The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19
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LEAGUE FORMED
Punahou, kamehameha and
High School in the New
Organization.

Interscholastic athletics were placed
on sound, systematic footing last,
night, when representatives from the
leading schools of this city met at
the Y. M. c. A. and formed the Inter
scholastic Athletic Association, which
will in future handle all the school
sports of Honolulu, No better move
ment could have been made to organ
ize athletics than the action taken by
the members of the faculties and the
students at last nights meeting. An
arbiter for all disputes has now been
provided, a committee to regulate each
sport and keep it within season will
be appointed, and, above all, spirit
of true school rivalry will be incul-
Gated in the lads who strive for honors
for their various institutions.
Punahou, Kamehameha and the High
School were the three leading schools
represented at the meeting, and, in
fact, the league will be triangular, al
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other institutions of the city may
enter teams in certain branches of
sports. For some years past, Punahou
and Kamehameha have been locked in
a dual struggle for supremacy, the
teams from the other schools chipping
in now and then in various sports. But
there has been no definite organization
to carry forward the good work here
tofore. The management of the new
interscholastic league will consist of
one faculty member and two students
from each school.
E. K. Arnold, who has handled ath-
letics at Punahou for some time past,
and who is known as an advocate of
everything that will tend to improve
sport in the community, was elected
president of the organization last
| night. E. B. Blanchard, also well
known for the manner in which he
has doomed the cause of athletics at
the High School, was chosen as vice
president. Blanchard IS work has been
really remarkable, in a way. Until
the past year, the High School never
counted for very much in the line of
sports with the other schools. It was
customary for the High first team in
football to tackle the second team
turned out by the Puns. And the for
mer didn't always win, at that. But
Blanchard has developed the public
school boys to a marked degree, until
this year they figured greatly in the
| intercollegiate game.
Mr.. Hopwood, of Kamehameha, was
| selected to act as secretary of the
| league No other officers were chosen
last night, as it was the first time the
promoters had got together to talk the
thing up. However, there will be a
meeting of the league again ON Wednes.
! day, when the committee appointed last
night will report on the soccer football
schedule for this season.
| 1t was stipulated last night that the
soccer season must end on Washington s
birthday each year. This was done SO
| that the football season would not drag
itself out into the time allotted to other
| sports. Immediately at the close of the
/ soccer season, the schools will get busy
in preparation for the triangular track
meet and it may be that the Y. NJ. G
| A. viii invite representatives from the
schools to compete in their annual meet
Aliiolani college was represented at the
meeting last night, and asked to be al
lowed to enter a team in the soccer
schedule of the league. The request
was granted, as will be similar requests
from other institutions of the city. Fol
instance, st. Louis college turns out {
pretty fair baseball team each year, anC
it will be well to match it against the
| regular teams of the league.
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Punahou, under the direction of In
structor Arnold, probably at the begin
ming of next week. 1t is practically
impossible to get the men out at the
present time, as they are in the mids
of a tennis tournament.
The other teams will be working hare
by next week, though it was also slip
ulated last night that each team should
practise but twice a week. This is tt
prevent an unfair advantage being tax
en- in the case of two of the teams, will
whom it is impossible to get togethel
on the gridiron more than that numbe
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