The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-29

| iLdt ION hhbA II d> tlIt ildNd IIDiA -tliId-
| yeur Athletic Association went into
executive session yesterday afternoon
and drafted the form of application for
admission into the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States. Follow
ing j. the form of application, to which
the local athletic clubs viii be asked
to af1ix their official signatures. and to
suggest any further reasons why the
benefits Of the \. !. L. should be eX
tended To the Hawaiian Islands than
already Incorporated in this petition
. which may weigh with the national
board when considering the application:
Board OF Governors Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States Of
Observation-Disclosures
1.-The Hawaiian Amateur Athletic AS
ISOLATION. comprising the following
/ clubs: The Hawaii Yacht Club, the Ho-
uoluIu Yacht Club. the Honolulu Cricket
Club, the Hawaiian Association Foot
bah Club. the St Louis College Athletic
Association. the Oahu College Athletic
| Association. the College Of Hawaii As
ISOLATION, the Diamond Head Baseball
Team. the Mckinley High School, the
| kamehameha Schools, the Grammar
School League the Myrtle Boat Club.
| the Male Baseball Team, the Oahu Col
! Ieee Alumni Association. the Healani
Yacht and Boat Club. the Outrigger
Club. the y. NJ. C. A. the St. Louis
| Alumni Association. the Kamehameha
| Schools Alumni Association. the Homo
| lulu Golf Club. the Oahu Country Club.
| the Oahu Polo Club, the Hawaiian Ten
| mis- Association and the Hawaiian Gun
] Club, hereby respectfully makes appH-
| cation for membership as an active
member in the Amateur Athletic Union
! of the United States Of America as
=! the Hawaiian Association of the ANA
/ teur Athletic Union Of the United
/ States of America.
The territory to be included in this
association is to be the Territory of
/ Hawaii, comprising the five islands.
namely, OAHU, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai
! and Moloka
! 1.-The reasons why the creation of
such a proposed association is desired
and desirable are as follows:
q" First-The Territory of Hawaii is
two thousand miles from the Pacific
Amateur Athletic Association Of the
\. A L. which is the nearest branch
of the A. y. [.
(. Second-The climate is the same
the year around, permitting athletic
sports of all kinds to continue uninter-
ruptedly, and the various seasons are
not strictly Observed The population
Of the Islands is over 100000, and there
are a number of athletic clubs promot-
ing tennis, baseball, football, handba1,
basketball, rowing, sailing. surfriding.
canoeing. polo, swimming, golf, cricket
and field and track athletics. but there
is no satisfactory association to govern
competitions Young athletes are con
tinually going to the United States to
compete. but thew have no standing.
Many of them have made, and are max
ing. notable records in the big eastern
colleges on the various athletic teams.
They have made brilliant records in
the Islands. all Of which counts for
naught for the reason that there is no
official record of their achievements
Records are being made in athletic
meets in the Territory Of Hawaii which
compare favorablv with the records
made in the States, vet by reason of
the Islands not being on the athletic
map athletes in the Islands can not
gain recognition outside their own com
munitv, and can not compete except
among themselves There is no encour-
agement for amateur athletics in the
Islands and 30 incentive to desist from
becoming a professional While there
is not enough remuneration ii any line
of sports 10 make il a profitable voca-
ton there is enough professionalism
iutermlngled with amateur sports to
work serious detriment to heathful
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