The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-20
DAY HAS
BEEN SET
Big Athletic Meet
on March
10th.
MEETING HELD
LAST EVENING
Prize Cup Will Be Given to Teams.
Standard Track and Field
Events Adopted.
~ REPRESENTATIVES. from the va
HN rious organizations of Honolulu

~ REPRESENTATIVE from the va
sN rious organizations of Honolulu
met last evening with the execu-
tive committee from the Boys Brigade
Athletic Association, in the parlors OF
the Young Mems Christian Association,
and decided to hold the field day on
Saturday, March %, at Kapiolani Park.
w. w. Harris, chairman OF the Boys
Brigade committee, presided at the
meeting. Every one there was enthu-
siastic over the prospects, and agreed
that each organization would partici-
pate in a manner calculated to make
the athletic meeting the greatest ever
held here There were representatives
present from the Honolulu Athletic As
sociation, Male Ilimas, Kamehameha
School, Kamehameha Alumni, Punahou
Athletics, Punahou Alumni. Scottish
Athletic Association. Young Mems
Christian Association, and the Boys
Brigade.
1t was decided that Saturday, March
%, would be the best day on which to
hold the event, as five weeks would
give all the athletic associations ample
time in which to prepare their teams
and individual members for the same.
The fourteen standard events for track
and field were adopted, but after con-
siderable discussion it was decided to
eliminate the one-mile walk.
When the meeting was called to or
der Chairman Harris made the fol-
lowing statement:
The Committee of the Boys Brigade
ly ~. Ntvast
ment and submit a proposition to the
athletic organizations of the city In re-
gard TO the proposed field day. AS stated
to you in our letter, we feel that the OBJ
ject being a worthy one. attain a
double object in the advancement of
good clean sport and also putting into
condition athletic field N the center
of the city. We should like the athletic
clubs and associations here represented
to consent to the calling of these events,
to be held at date to be agreed upon
tonight, championship events for 1907 In
SO doing, we feel that the interest al
ready aroused will be increased consid-
erably, and all the clubs and individuals
taking part viii have more desire to en-
ter these events as championship medals
will be conferred on the individuals win
ming.
I'VE also feel that the result VIII have
beneficial effect on the athletic organ
izations, by a revival of good sport. we
WOulu also like 10 SUBMIT OuI piObiaiii
of events, subject TO whatever additions
or alterations this meeting tonight may
decide upon We would. however. call
the attention of all to the fact that a
program must be arranged that will keep
the interest Of the spectators alive. and
a short program well arranged is much
better than a long one where delays oc-
cur. and events called off for want OF
entries.
I'VE have thought that the best plan
Saturday afternoon, to give everyone an
opportunity to witness the events. In so
doing we must necessarily have only
enough events on the program TO run on
in an afternoon. We submit list OF the
fourteen standard events usually held by
the athletic organizations or the man
land on their field days.
For the committee, I also wish TO
state that we have In mind the appoint
ment of proper officers for the day
sport, and wish to assure any VINO may
enter these events that this will be one
of our most earnest efforts to provide
only officials who are competent and i'm
partial We have been reluctantly com
PEELED to decide on Kapiolani Park as the
place for the events to come on. ano
hope that with the proceeds derived from
this field day, that the next time snail
see rs in our own ground, where with a
cinder track we shall have some records
broken.
we would also add that to avoid as
putes arising in the running OF these
events. the committee have thought
proper that some standard rules shouiu
govern these events, and hereby susgesl
the adoption of the rules of the Amateur
Athletic Association of the United States.
I'm conclusion. We would ask the d-1
and support of all the athletes cluos a.
t,St,idt,ale to make this field day sue
cess and revive the interest IN soou
sport"
It was decided to have siiver cup
nraeeptad TO the team obtaining the
number of points The genera
nrlinion at the meeting was that there
oIDl.,T9 he orpanization rather than IN
5iT5fdual competition, and II wa
thought that a cup gwen 10 ."e oirts
Ter the largest number or point
l-,ia ~ he an inducement to better ef-
FoT.g = g.-s1 from the clubs. Prizes Tor m
loi I!I.il,,,Ie we're not considered the pest