The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-19
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INTERSCHOLAST|C
LEAGUE FORMED

1nterscholastic athletics were placed
on a sound, systematic footing last
night, when representatives from the
leading schools of this city met at
the Y. NJ. C. A. and formed the Inter.
scholastic Athletic Association, which
will in future handle all the school
sports of Honolulu. No better move
mtnt could have been made to organ
ize athletics than the action taken by
the members of thu faculties and the
students at last nights meeting An
arbiter for all disputes has now been
provided, n 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 THEN 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
/ though by consent of the league tho
other institutions of the city may
/ enter teams in certain branches of
! sports. For some years past, Punahou
| and Kamehameha have been locked in
n 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.
Z. K. Arnold, who has handled ath
letics at Punahou for some time past
and who is known rs an advocate ot
everything that will tend to improve
sport in the community, was elected
president of the organization last
night. L. b. Blanchard, also wei
known for the manner in which kt
has doomed the cause of athletics nj
the High School, was chosen as vice
president. Blanchard s work has been
really remarkable, in way. Until
the past year, the High School never
counted for very much in the line OF
sports with the other schools. 1t was
customary for the High first team il
football to tackle the second team
turned out by the Puns. And the for
mcr didn't always win, at that. Blu
Blanchard has developed the publi'
school boys to a marked degree, unit
this year they figured greatly in tn,
intercollegiate game
Mr. Hopwood, of Kamehameha, wa
selected to act as secretary of thu
league. No other officers were chosen
; last night, as it was the first time TIL
promoters had got together to talk tn
; thing up. However, there will be
meeting of the league again on WedDes
, day, when the committee appointed las
night will report on the soccer football
schedule for this season.
1t was stipulated last night that tn
soccer season must end on Washington
birthday each year. This was done 81
that the football season would not draj
itself out into the time allotted to othe
sports. Immediately at the close of tn
soccer season, the schools will get bus
in preparation for the triangular tracl
meet and it may be that the Y. NJ. {
A. will invite representatives from tn
schools to compete in their annual NEE
Aliiolani college was represented at tn
meeting last night, and asked to be a
schedule of the league. The reques
G was granted, as will be similar request
g from other institutions of the city. FC
instance, st. Louis college turns out
pretty fair baseball team each year, an
it will be well to match it against tn
:. regular teams of the league.
Soccer football practise will start q
!. Punahou, under the direction of II
d structor Arnold, probably at the begil
o ming of next week. 1t is practical
impossible to get the men out at II
n present time, as they are in the mid
< of tennis tournament.
n The other teams will be working haI
n by next week, though it was also sti
I ulated last night that each team shoul
n practise but twice week. This is
a prevent an unfair advantage being tai
!, en- in the case of two of the teams, wit
= whom it is impossible to get togeth
on the gridiron more than that numb
of times weekly.