The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-12

for the swimming meet to he held near
the boat houses in the harbor on the
afternoon of Saturday, January %. /
The conduct of the races has been put |
into the hands of the H. A. A. c. and |
that organization will appoint officials !
and put the time on record. These
will be the events:
a mile.
100 yards for natives only.
so yards championship open.
10 mile championship open.
The prizes will be trophy medals. |
No entry fee will be charged and en-
tries may be made up to the time of
the starting of each race. The book
is now with Jas. L. Torbert at the Pa
cifc Hardware Companys. 1t is ex-
pected that the contest of the day will
be between Renear and KimokeO in
the 100 yards event. Renear won the
championship of the United States in
an amateur race for the distance at
Chicago year ago. Since arrival here
he has been defeated by KimOkeO and
is anxious for another trial with the
native John Marshall is expected to
enter and there are about dozen
other foreigners who viii start.
The races will begin promptly at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t will take
an hour to finish them. After that
there will be a game of water polo
aquatic fOotball-between the follow
ing teams: Captain Mitchell-Mayne,
Scott, Bechert, Cook, Lyle and Wirud.
Captain Renear-Jones, Bower, Kiley,
Faneuf,, Harris, Davis. Substitutes
Whitehead and Seaman. At the re-
quest of a number interested in athle-
tic sports of all kinds, the water polo
rules are published as follows:
1.-The play to last 80 minutes or
! less as determined upon in advance,
with teams of Z on a side. Teams to
change ends at half time.
2.-The teams shall be distinguish
ed by the players wearing caps of
different colors. Goal-posts to be Z
feet wide, feet high from the surface
of the water. The bal to be not less
than 261a and not more than 281h
| inches in circumference.
| 3.-The Captains shall agree or toss
for choice of ends.
4.-Each side shall appoint an UNI
pire, and a Referee shall be appointed
| by mutual agreement, whose decision
| in all cases of dispute shall be final.
Sat the commencement of the
play the Referee shall be at the CEN
| ter and shall bow a whistle to signify
to the Captains to get ready, and after
ascertaining that they are ready, he
shall give the word Go" at the same
time throwing the ball into the center.
6.-All players, with the exception
of the Goal-keeper, shall enter the
water Immediately at the commence
ment of the game, and remain in the
water while the ball is in pay.
mo player shall be allowed to
duck an opponent unless such oppo-
nent shall be holding the ball; no
holding or pulling back of any oppo-
nent, nor with the exception OF
| GOal-keeper) throwing the ball with
both hands.
S.-A Goal should only be scored
when the ball has been thrown be-
tween or placed beyond the line of the
GoaI-pOsts under the bar.
9.-Fouls to be declared by whistle;
Goals, half time, and time to be de-
clared by bell.
1O.-No player with the exception
of Goal-keeper) shall be allowed tc
stand on bottom while playing the
ball
IA Goal-keeper throwing the bal
more than half the length Of the pond
shall cOncede a free throw to his oppo-
nents. The free throw to be taken
from the center of either side of the
field
12.-Should the opposing team throw
the bal over the end of the bounds
the Goal-keeper shall have a free
throw from Goal; but should the de-
Tending team do so, they shall con,
cede corner throw.
| 13.-No player shall be allowed t
play the bal while holding on to any
support
14.-Any infringement of Rules 7
10, 13 shall be considered a foul. II
the event of a foul being declared
against any player, his opponent!
shall be allowed a free throw
in any direction from where the fou
took place. A Goal shall not be scored
from free throw. unless the bal ha.
touched another player before goin.
between the Goal posts. When a Goa
. has been scored. the time from tn,
scoring of the Goal to the re-startin.
OF the game, or any time lost in dis
pute. shall be added to the game.
l5.-The Referee shall have full con
troll of the players, and shall follow
the game from end to end. The I'm
pires shall be placed in a line witt
each Goal. When an Umpire consid
ers that the ball has passed between
the posts, at the end at which he i
situated, he shall signify this to tn
Referee, the decision of the latter t,
be final
16.-If player be guilty of rougl
play, he shall be warned by the Re
fierce, and in the event of the rougl
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