The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-09

The Boys Field athletic committee
in their zeal for simon pure amateurism
excelled themselves at the recent field
day. They not only caused to be
gathered up the numbers won by the
contestants, but they sent a man round
% collect the badges used to distinguish
the officials of the day. All over the
world it is the custom for an official at
any kind of sporting event to retain
his badge as a souvenir of the occa-
sion. One of the judges on the occasion
referred to asked to be allowed to keep
his silken emblem of authority.
Cant do it, replied the badge
gatherer. these things cost money.
So saying, he detached the little bit of
silk from the judges coat.
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These things cost money" is the
undelivered text of many a sermon on
amateur athletics. Good medals cost
money, so do acceptable trophies. The
Rev Theodore Richards would have
men run and jump for leis. They cost
less. The excellent Mr.. Richards has,
however, yet to show any sign of abat-
ing the price of admission to sports
held on the Boys Field. The admission
fee is always advertised at a certain
figure and then there's the extra charge
for seat in the grandstand, which,
somehow or other is never mentioned
in the advertisements. That's a horse
of another hue. however; that's money
coming in.
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To avoid not only evil, but the ap-
pearance Of evil, is a commendable re-
solve. Mr.. Richards has been quoted
as saying that FOR champions of Oahu,
a medal of some material of less
value than leather" should be used. The
fact remains that a gold medal was
advertised to be given the winner of
the most points at the recent cham
pionship athletic meet. These things
cost money" also, SO champion ath-
lete McCandless received a gold-washed
affair in token of his success, bearing
every appearance of the gold medal
evil which the very sporting Mr.. Rich
ards has of late been so stoutly COM
batting.
I suggest that at future athletic
meetings held in the odor of Theodore's
amateur sanctity, money be not wasted
even on Ieis. Besides costing money,
they give an air of ribald levity to the
wearer and are apt to lure him to the
vice of vanity. Let it be made a mis-
demeanor to win a race, the first man
to sunder the worsted being subjected
to a fine and the breaker of a record
sent to jail. Then will Mr.. Richards
be RECALLED with that brand of anna
teur athletics for which he so evidently
bankers: the proceeds of the filming of
course, to be turned over to himself
or some other deserving charity.
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En- Sue wins the hundred in
A common kind of trot
The man who acts as clerk of course,
Arrests him on the spot;
Jess Woods behind the megaphone,
EN- Sue WINS then hollers,
It's not his first offense, so it
''Win cost him just five dollars"
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Even such placid, easy-going fellows
as cricketers have their little pilikiaS.
l hear that the Restorer crowd are
likely to secede from the Honolulu
Cricket Club. The reason why, no one
seems to know. Some have it that the
ca ble-layers object to the w. c. T. u.
good DANES as patronesses of the club. |
though why this should be I am at
loss to understand. 1t seems that the
influence of those worthy ladies over J