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. 49,.

Andrews in regard to the formation
OF branch of the Amateur Athletic
Union I'm Honolulu The Majors let
ter is printed below and speaks for IT.
self. The idea that Hawaii should
form an amateur association of its
Iown Is worthy of deep consideration:
San Francisco. March IL, 1910.
Mr.. Lorrin Andrews, Honolulu. III. !.
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 op-
poitunity to meet you. l 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 c. A. ami which do hope you will
be able to work up with love and zest
for the cause In which we are all deep
" 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 good deal
of talk In Amateur Athletic Union cir.
tlSS anu as tnt nav lElbltlS DC-
| long to our terrltory-the Pacific Ath-
letic Associations territory of
course, am responsible to certain
extent for 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
young men would be welcome. Of
course. Il Is impossible to discuss the
baseball side Of Honolulu lie. as this
does not in any way come under The
jurisdiction OF amateur athletics. We
would Just discuss the matter of pas-
lketball, track, swimming and other
forms Of athletics which are under
the jurisdiction Of amateur bodies. My
Idea In the matter Is that commits
son should be appointed, consisting of
three to five gentlemen, who Will lie
known as delegates at-largn and who
iwill have the regulation OF amateur
sport in the Islands. Every effort
should be made to have all the instl.
tutions In the Islands members of this
Hawaiian Board of Control II Ka-
mehameha College desires TO be a
VI 'i1N bphau aHtN VIII u' vi
titled to appoint delegate to I've a
member OF this body. That is the
way our Pacific Athletic Association
Is made up Five delegates-at.large
appointed by the president and one
delegate from every member of the
athletic association. We have thirty
eight institutions that are members Of
our board, each having delegate. |
believe that with little work yon
could easily find twelve organizaiiu
in the Hawaiian Islands who would
come In and belong to the governing
amateur athletic body There is a
due Of $3.50 for membership In ,he
association, which Is paid by the gov
erning body of the organization .desir.
ing to join.
Mr.. Jas T. Sullivan. the former
president of the Amateur Athletic
Union, Is very much in favor of a
lseparate athletic organization for the
Hawaiian Islands. The distance fl ON
San Francisco TO the Islands being so
great, ] think 1t would be splendid IT,
by hard work, you could build up I
Honolulu branch of the Amateur Ath.
letic Union and have independent sup,
eryision over athletics. | believe that
Is the great end you must have In
mind. Two years ago, | organized the
southern California board of directors
and since that time they have so At.
cred their athletic conditions that last
lyear the National body gave them n
separate organization. We were very
glad to have them get this as II l.;
very hard to work together at such a