The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

A thoroughly well-conducted field
and track meet was the result of the
Military Athletic Association IS efforts
at the league grounds yesterday aft
ernoon. Each event was brought off
promptly on time, the weather was
clear. if trife warm, and, although
there was not nearly such a large
crowd as was expected, there were
enough spectators to cheer Justify for
their faverites and make noise like
encouraging some of the professional
soldiers, who were soon left way in
the rear by their amateur opponents.
McCandless and Rice were easily the
champions of the meet. They both
worked indefatigably all through the
afternoon, and every event they went
into. they were sure to get the first
place between them.
Strangely enough, the only event
which En- Sue wen was the standing
broad jump. He proved to be great
adept at this stunt and easily outjump-
ed all the others. Rice won all the
spirits, ae well as the 220-yard hur-
dies. His hundred-yard race was
magnificent exhibition of running. The
track was grass of she short and slip
perry variety, something to which Bill
is not well used, and yet he made the
distance in 10 1-5 seconds. Bill is get
ting to be finer athlete than ever
Eff he ever gets pressed on a cinder
track, under suspicious circumstances,
1t is probable that he viii do it in 10
fiat and perhaps under. He shows all
the signs of becoming one of the great
sprinters of the country.
Spirits Were Exciting.
The principal excitement of the day
was over the sprints and hurdle races.
These were all closely contested, and
Kept people guessing as to the winners
until the very last part. But the N. G.
H. letters were always in front and
usually second as well.
One feature of the afternoon was
the terrific throw of the baseball made
by Johnny Williams. He threw so fan
that the ball actually hit the grand.
stand and the judges had to make q
guess as to what the exact distance
was. They put it down at $50 feet
inches, which was probably just about
correct.
Tug-of-War Easy.
The tug-ofwar was exciting enough
while it lasted. In the preliminary
heats, the National Guard forfeited t
the Fifth Cavalry. 1t took the IA
rines just twenty seconds to vank tn,
Twentieth Infantry over the line. Then
in the finals, they took two seconds
longer to do the same thing to tn,
Fifth Cavalry.
This was one of two frsts that wer,
not captured by the n G. H. team
The other one was the hammer throw
which was won in great style by No
testine of the Fifth Cavalry Thi
muscular man has the art of swingin,
the hammer down to a fine point, an,
easily outdistanced all competitors wit
the remarkably good throw of ninet,
feet and seven inches.
A Successful Meet.
The meet was a good success j
every way. The gate receipts, Will
not large, were sufficient to defrav eX
penses, and all the officials did thei
parts to perfection. Lorrin Andrew,
as clerk of the course, had, perhap:
she hardest time of anybody. aithoug
Johnny Marcailino, as announcer, "a
dim a close second.
DIR. Hand was very able refere
while the officers who acted as iufpe
knew their business thoroughly and III
result was one Of the best cOuducte
meets ever seen on the Islands Som
of the events were trihe wearisnm
and il might be suggested that a rela
race would well take the place of som
of the longer events, such as the stan,
ing broad jump.
The official results were as follow,
High Jump-McCandIess. n. G. Fl
FOLEY, Fifth Cavalry; Keeshan and Co
nor. Z. S. NJ. c., tied for third plae
Height. ) ft., So ms.
Sue. NIGH; Mcdonald, Fifth Cavalr
Time. ) 3-5 seconds.
Halm-mile Run-1Carey, y. G. H.; T
rerson, Twentieth Infantry; Sorenso
twentieth Infantry. Time, . mil
is IA sees.
Baseball neutrality-suspicious.. \.
T.. 3S5 IT. 9 ms; Butler, \. G. H, 5