Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-12
LOCAL ATHLETES Of FAME
NOW ON RETIRED LIST

ones VINO nave Obtained fnme In the
athletic world both as amateurs and
professionals. In looking over the list
we find many boys here who In their
day were cracks in their class Among
them are baseball. football boxing ana
rowing men, referees and trainers.
II Is surprising to see the number of
old stars that have settled in this neck
of the woods. The chances are that
some of these boys could write some
interesting stories relative to ihCir
sporting history but mos, Of them nre
now in the down and out class hustling
Tor the kopcUks which are 20 hard to
gather.
The writer has a few Of these one
limo stars I'm mind and will give brief
history OF his athletic career.
+. w. Klcbahn, now the genial man
agcr OF tne steamship department Of
Hackfeid d Co. was at one time one
Of the beet OarsmCn In the world and
has won mere trophies on Il sliding seat
than some people could imagine. klc-
balm was the crack OF Germany In tAC
single scull class and won the cham
piUuship OF that country and then Cnt-
cred the Diamond Scull events and
made a very good showing. lie cane
to this country Il few years ago aud
coached and rUwCd for the IlCalaui
crew. While klCbahn was with the
blue and white they iOui: everything In
sight. The boys Btill talk OF "Klay'
and his great coaching.
sonny Cdnha may have been 100
pounds overweight, but when he was
in his prime he was the real thing In
athletic circles around Yale. Sonny
still sports the big ~" on his sweater.
Sonny was the catcher on the varsity
hinC and every lime he came to the bat
i was back TO the fence with the out
lcldCrs. Sonny was Il great hitter ana
Il good catcher. Not only was this lit
tic fellow Il baseball star but OH the
gridirOn he could also go some. Sonny
was center rush at Yale and was about
d5 easy to buck as Il freight train.
Cunba's local record as a ball player l.
rot forgotten. In 1902 he caught JOY
Tor the II. A. C.s, and the record that
this battery made will never be forgot
ten. with Cunha behind the bat the
NedB were invinciblc. Yes, sonny was
Il great star In his day.
Take Billy Woods. the Ind who
guards the boys in stripes ont ut the
reef, Pneumatic" Woods Is the name
that Billy is known by on the Coast.
Woods halls from Denver and has
earned his meal tickets by his knUwl-
edge Of the fighting game. Billy was
one OF the best heayywCights In the
country ut one time and had such u
rep that when Jim Corbett was look
Ing for man to train with when he
was preparing for Fit2simmons he
chose Billy. 4 pnoumatl, guard was
made for Woods during his stay with
Corbctt. This was to protect Woods
face against the shower 81 blows that
Corbett ra!nCd on him. This protector
maze Woods famous. Billy came 10
Honolulu several years ago and has
been prominent in sports here Tor some
time.
Percy Benson was the greatest quar-
tcrback that ever yelled signal tor
the University OF California and when
henson played football for this :, hUui
the Stanford lads never had look In.
From L. c., Benson went to Butte.
where an all-star football team was
gathered. This team was supported by
the wealthy people Of that city ANA
Benson acted rs quarterback, coach
and captain. They beat everything In
sight. Benson was known aS tho
Fighting quarterback" Benson came
here from Butte and his position as
coach oI inc local Male team needs no
comment, his work with this team
speaks for Itself There has never been
another quarter at California like Ben
son.
Ever notice the fob that jim Fox
sports ON his watch ribbon. Take Il
Pipe the next time you sec him and you
will notice that ii Is engraved "Ch.In-
piOn Lightweight" Jim earned this
title at the Olympic Club, san Fran
cisco, some years ago Fox was cley-
er boxer and out-pointcd all the lads
for the title ut one of the Coast cham
pionship events. FOX's ring experience
is long ore. He was at one tine box
ing instructor nj the Reliance Athletic
Club, one OF the largest clubs on the
Coast. Since coming to Honolulu jim
has added much to his ling history as
a fighter ana instructor. His battle
with Lon Agnow IL well remembered
Bill Huihui is Il pupil of EoX's.
You would never know that Prof. Il.
a. Woods was one time the weltcr-
weight champion OF the Pacific Coast
and In fact gained decision over Tom
my Tracey, one of the greatest fighters
that Australia has ever turned out.
Woods was II pupil Of Walter Watson,
the man who turned out Jim COrbett.
The professor found boxing to his dis
like and took up Physical Culture and
made careful! study of this science.
He takes pleasure In flashing a testi-
monial from the board OF examiners
OF the L. s. Army, stating that he
passed the finest physical examination
OF any OF the California volunteers.
Paddy Ryan, our own Paddy, was the
man responsible for Tom Sharkey, the
sailor pug, Yes, Ryan was Il shipmate
of Sharkey's and taught tho sailor 10
put up his hands. Ryan trained Shar-
key for his fight with sailor Brown at
Vallejo, Ryan can tell many funny
stories about the fighting sailor. Did
you know that Billy Hebron refereed
Sharkeys first fight, which took place
here In Honolulu? II we are not mis-
inE.r Gutn IIhngnn lpyoI 4, in