The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-15
and pair of shoes from Kahului

TO- japanese Wrestling. Prizes, value
SIS.
In the first event the pig, though well
creased. was too tame and when. freed
instead of running away calmly began
to nibble grass in spite of the scream
ing and laughter of the multitude. 1t
proved too easy a victim, and the
lucky man a MeXican) bore away the
fat porlser to his home where a luau
was soon in progress.
In the second event the pole, proved
too slippery and climbing it with shins,
knees. arms and hands seemed impos-
sibIe Finally combination was eff
fected and Manuel Vasconcellos reach
ed the top. He, however. had to divide
up the prizes among the three other
contestants for to win the event he
stood on the shoulders of the third man
and the third on the shoulders of the
second and the second on the should
ers of the first. who had his feet plant
ed firmly on the ground.
The tug of war between the seven
brawny men of Puunene and seven
muscular 1ongshoremen of Kahului was
indeed the most attractive feature of
the day.
For 10 minutesa the mighty struggle
lasted, the sides being evenly match
/, ed though the central mark on. the
cable slightly favored Puunene. The
Kahuluis were always on the defen-
sive. contenting themselves with reist-
ing the systematic Juggling of their OPP
ponents. Finally amid loud cheers
Puunene gained almost a foot and
then the required distance, winning the
event and the prize of SIS. Henry
Daniel was the anchor man for Pun
meme and Puuiwa for Kahului with
John Makahio as captain.
The baseball game was a disappoint-
ment. for the Morning Stars outclass-
ed the Puunenes, shutting them out by
the score of IS to 0. George Cummings,
VIM. Horner, John Profit and one or
two others played good ball for Pun
meme, but the machine-like team and
heavy batting of the Stars, not to men
ton the excellent work in the box by
the Kruger brothers, Were too supe-
rior to be vanquished by a picked-up
nine, however, brilliant the efforts of
few individual players:
Puunene. .........0 0 0 0 o.
NJ. stars ........3 0 1 3 6 0 0 SIS
Cummings, Jno. King, Joe Pa and
Profit all pitched at different times
against the WaiIuku club.
The polo game for a $50 cup did not
take place inasmuch as it would in
terfere with the regular practice game
OF the Makawao Polo Club and the End
team did not care to De overwhelming
1y beaten in the presence of so many
spectators by the first team which had
been recently selected to go against
Kauai.
The officials of the Puunene Athle-
tic Association are Elk. Conn. N. S.
Williams, chairman; Geo. B. Hender-
son, secretary and treasurer: r. w.
Filler, VIM. Walsh, W. w. Westcott,
VIM Longher, and F. A Mayfie1d.
Sports Com.-Wm Searby, chairman;
Jas. B. Thompson, Daniel Quill, ]. j.
Corell, James Kirkland, H. B. Weller
and George Mayfield.
Arrangements Com.-WilIiam Walsh,
chairman; E. Deinert, r. w. Filler
and 0. Amundsen.
judges. J. Corell, Geo. Mayf1eld.
Timekeeper-Geo. L. Keeney.
Starter-W. Tougher.
BIG SOCIAL EVENT.
The Harvest Home Celebration
dance given in Puunene mill, the even
ing of the 18th, by the general manager
and employees of the Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar Co. proved to be
the most popular and most largely at
tended social event of the season
Trains brought the dancers from all
over Central Maui. The floor was not
so crowded as last year, but dancing
was all the more enjoyable. A most
elaborate spread was served in the
vacuum pan room which had been
transformed into bower-like supper
room.
George L. Keeney, W. Tougher, Jas.
B. Thompson and VIM. Walsh made
an able committee of arrangements
Dancing to the inspiring music of the
Waihee stringed band was kept up I'M
til wee sIna' hours.
NOTES.
w. F. Pogue and Solomon Fuller
have resigned from the newly appointyl
ed Maui Board Registration, the latter
because he is to be teacher of agricul-
ture at Lahainaluna Seminary T. B.
Lyon, the well known Democrat, is the
only surviving member. 1t is stated
that Rev. s. Kapu of Lahaina and w.
F. Crockett of Waikiki have been rec
commended by the district committee
for the positions. A. N. Hayselden of
Lahaina and j. ]. Meyer of Molokai
are also mentioned
The new Koolau ditch is well nigh
completed, there remaining only about
800 feet of very hard rock to penetrate.
With power drills this obstacle will
be soon overcome. 1t is possible that
by using another part of the ditch.
Koolau water will be turned on the
first of next week. Engineer John II.
Foss has charge of the Hamakua ax-
tension ditcn-work in the absence of
Geo. H. Baldwin, now on vacation
to >the coast. H. w. Dietz, who has
been surveyor on this ditch, departed
for his home in Honolulu by this weeks |
Mauna Loa