Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-21
MAJOR PEIXOTO
WRITES ANDREWS
AMATEUR ATHLETIC
UNION is BOOSTED
J. E. Sullivan Favors Establishment
of Separate Union for Hawaii
Meeting Mill Be Called in Near
Future.

Andrews in regard to the formation
of q branch OF the Amateur Athletic
Union in Honolulu. The Majors let
ter is printed below and speaks for IT,
self. The idea that Hawaii should
form an amateur association of its
own Is worthy of deep consideration:
San Francisco, March IL, 1910.
Mr.. Lorrin Andrews, Honolulu. II. /.
Dear Mr.. Andrews:-I very deeply
regret that during my stay in your
beautiful city my time was so much
taken up with performances and ath.
letic games that could not find an OPP
portunity to meet you. regret this
very much as ! wished to talk over a
matter which. ] know, has Jeen pre-.
scented TO you by DR.. Hand of the Y.
NJ. G. A. and which do hope you will
be able to work up with love and zest
for the cai,se in which we are all deep
ly Interested, and have been so sue.
cessful In carrying out in the Califor-
mia territory.
The matter of the condition of ath.
letic affairs In the Hawaiian Islands
has been the subject of a good deal
of talk In Amateur Athletic Union cir.
cles and as the Hawaiian Islands be.
long to our territory-the Pacific Ath.
letic Associations territory. of
course, am responsible to a certain
extent Tor the progress ana uplifting
and love OF amateur sport In this com.
munity. ] believe, from what | saw,
that the community Is deeply In earn
est In athletics and that any effort
to purify and supervise the work of
younp man wpulJ he wplcomn nf
course. 1t is impossible to discuss the
baseball side OF Honolulu life, as this
does not In any way come under the
Jurisdiction OF amateur athletics. We
would Just discuss the matter Of mas
ketball, track, swimming and other
forms or athletics which are under
the Jurisdiction OF amateur bodies. My
idea In the matter is that a commits.
son should be appointed. consisting of
three to hve gentlemen. who Will he
known as delegates at-!arge and who
VIII have the regulation OF amateur
sport In the Islands. Every effort
should De made to nave all the insti-
tutions In the Islands members OF this
Hawaiian Board OF control. III Ka-
mehameha college, desires to be a
member OF the board they viii be on
titied 10 appoint a delegate to he a
member OF this Dody That Is the
way our racine Athletic Association
Is made up. Five delegates'at.larSe.
appointed by the president. and one
delegate IRON every member OF the
athietic association. We have thirty
eisht institutions that are members Of
our BOARD, each having delegate. |
Deheve that with a little work you
could easily ma twelve organizations
IN the Hawaiian Islands who would
come IN ana belong 10 the governing
amateur athietic BODY. There Is a
due OF ToO Tor membership In The
association which Is paid by the gov
erning body OF the organization desir.
ing to Join.
Mr.. Jas 70, sullivan. the former
president OF the Amateur Athletic
Union, Is very much In favor OF a
separate athietlc organization for the
hawaiian Islands. The distance nom
san francisco 10 the Islands being so
great think IL would be splendid II,
by nara work, you could build up I
hohoiuia Dranch OF the Amateur Ath-
ieuc Union ana nave independent sup
erVisioh over athletics. believe that
liz the great end Won muSt have In