The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-16

take place at the league grounds on
November p, two days after Thanks
giving Day.
Fort Shafter Games.
At Fort Shafter assembly was sound
ed at eight o'clock and everybody flock
ed to the field to watch the fun.
Lieutenant Bowen acted as starter and
Sergeant Williams of the Ordnance de-
partment and Sergeant-Major Krauss
acted as judges.
The first event was the ffty-yard
dash. Sergeant Truer of E Company
was first with Sergeant Mccall of II
finish.
The shot put was very closely con.
tested. Sergeant Simmons of f Com
pany won with 30 feet IL inches:
Private Johnson of G. Company was
second with % feet IL inches and Cor
poral Smith of G Company third with
- feet s inches.
The 100-yard dash was won by Me-
Call with Truer and Spicer of E Com
pany third. The hammer throw went
to Nickels of f Company. He made
81 feet 10 inches while johnson of G
Company was only FIVE inches short
of being in first place.
Excitement in $50 Run.
When the long distance men came
to the start for the SS0-yard run, there
was considerable excitement. Up to
the quarter-mile mark Mercer, the star
man of G Company led tie way. buG
he had twisted his ankle at the start
and gave way to Peterson of H Com
pany. The latter made the pace until
the hOmestretch when Sorenson of F
Company made grand squirt and romp
ed home a winner by several wards.
After the half-mile run came the
baseball throwing. Boloun, that big,
round jolly fellow, who plays such
star game on the diamond. threw
farther than anybody else and made
good record with 296 feet inches. He
is in G Company. ROLAND of f Com
pany was second with PA feet.
The 220-yard dash went to Woodruff
of H Company with Mccall second and
Mount of E Company a close up third.
In the quarter-mile run Woodruff and
Mccall both repeated their trick of the
220-yard dash. Quartermaster Ser
geant March of G Company gave them
run for their money but he was pass
ed about thirty yards from the finish
and came in third
Some Good Jumping.
The jumping events were hotlv con-
tested. In the running high jump Fol
kenstein of F Company. crossed the
bar at 1 feet 10 inches while Mccarthy
Of G Company, was second with Just
che inch less. The standing broad lump
was won by ROLAND of E Company
with feet ID inches. Hill of II
Company, was second and Simmons of
T Company. third.
Bowers of G Company, won the run
ming broad jump with IS feet -
inches; while Loughmiller of F Com
pany, was short about one foot and
took second place.
The high hurdles were won by Tough
miller in 10 As seconds with ROLAND
second one second later Mccall won
the low hurdles in % 3-5 seconds with
Loughmiller twO-ffths of a second later
for second place.
The Big Event.
The big event Of the dav was the
tug of war which was won bv G Com
pany. 1t took this bunch Of huskies
just twenty-seven seconds to pull F
Company over The ineups were:
b Company-March, Miles. Booth
Smith, Boloun, Johnson, Lancaster,
Herd. Bowers
f Company-Bowen. Simmons Pat
ton. Larson. Stewart. Heston. Jubin-.
vile, Fulton. Sorenson.
The points won by the different com
panies were: II, is points: T. II
points; G. SO points. and E. % points.
The Fort Shafter boys are muchIv en-
taused over their prospects fer win
ming the NJ \. 4. meet and those who