The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-28
JAPs BACKING
Mr.. TSUKAMOTO
Large Purse Raised by the
Local Japanese for Expense
and Wagers.

Tsukamoto will not be without back
ers when he starts in the match Mara
thon at the Athletic Park next Sun
day afternoon at 1870. The local Jap
anese have rallied round him and are
making a very loud noise to the effect
that Jackson has not got chance
A sum of some $4,000 is in the hands
of a prominent local japanese mer-
chant to be wagered at odds of 10 to
that Tsukamoto will win the race. This
may be taken all at one time or in
any quantity desired.
In addition to making up this huge
Jackpot the japanese are showing
their confidence and appreciation of
their countryman in other ways. A
special fund for Tsukamoto's training
expenses has been raised and the finest
masseurs and trainers of all the local
sons of Nippon have offered their SER
vices free of charge.
Tsukamoto's room was a trife warm
at night. A japanese merchant sent
up two electric fans. Tsukamoto IS
kimono training cloak was torn when
returning from his last run. Another
and very much finer one was sent up
to his rooms.
Tsukamoto IS trainers ran shy of
rough towels. Two dozen of the finest
bath towels were delivered by polite
,outh on Saturday afternoon. When
asked where they came from he re-
piled "From a japanese admirer.'
A Big Celebration.
The local Nipponese population is
preparing for great celebration next
Sunday. Hundreds of Tsukamoto flags
have been ordered and these will be
attached to canes to be carried to the
Athletic Park and waved during the
race, for the encouragement of the
japanese runner.
While talking to Tsukamoto in his
dressing room yesterday afternoon, an
Advertiser reporter heard sounds of
combined yelling followed by most
lively Banzai. He asked what the
noise was about and was told that it
was the roofing squad practising for
next Sunday.
Tt seems that large number of the
younger japanese have organized--a
roofing squad The sounds they have
manufactured are based on regular
American college yells. To reproduce
them would be impossible but a rough
translation given by Tsukamoto s
1rainer-in-c gives some idea of it:
Tsukamoto runner. runner,
Tsukamoto covers distance.
The American is left far behind
And Nippon wins thn race
Banzai. Banzai. Banzai.
BanZai Tsukamoto.
The Japanese words fit together in
great shane and it is really quite en-
7ivening when the whole bunch starts
this warcry.
Likes His Haole Grub
Tsukamoto is still enamored of his
haole food. Unlike Jackson he is quite
stuck on half raw beefsteaks and has a
great penchant for bread and butter
and-would you believe it?-English
marmalade.
He saws that he picked up this habit
in Hilo. There were Scotchmen there
who ALWAYS had Dundee marmalade fol
breakfast and he caught the habit
from them. Now that he is training
ana can nave every LH1hS VI bhot hihN
he goes for the orange dope every
morning with great gusto.
No More Breakaways.
jackson was out again at the park
yesterday morning. He is brimming
with good health and spirits and looks
all the better for his dip from the
training cart on Sunday. Now there
are two stolid sleuths who follow him
perpetually.
jackson paid visit to this office
Yesterday afternoon about o clock. A
solemn looking guy followed him The
latter was asked if he wished to see
the editor. The answer was to the
point. "See de editorP" he grimmed
<FWen I should savvy NO. Ne ! N
after dat gink dere wot thinks he's
trainin' fer a Mary Thorn. De last
time he poked his rum-smeller in dl;
nlace he hit de ice-water tank fer 8
dozen. L didn t see him, but I heard
about it. Nothin doin' on the glacier
route
While Jackson told of how he felt
and of the great speed he could have
shown during his morning training, the
sleuth stood nearby. After ten min
utes of talk Nigel was told ''To cut
out Their get-yer-red -hots and to mosey
along TO der mush factory" Also
something about ebay makings fel
vonse at nine well before midnight.
And Nigel went very, very meekly.