Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-01
AMATEUR PROFESSIONAL.
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LOCAL FOREIGN
GARDEN island
OUT FOR SPORTS
Prophesy That July a Will
See Good Meet On
Kauai.

That the Fourth of July will see
some real sports on Kauai is the opin-
ion of William Puaoi Jr., writing in a
recent issue of the Garden Island
says:
From the interest appearing from
different sources, it would seem that
our two recent articles relative to in
teresting the citizens in a rejuvina-
ton of sports have done excellent pro-
motion work in this line, with which
fact am very much pleased
Nov that public interest in local
athletics has been awakened, let us
busy ourselves in properly organizing
clubs in every plantation camp and
town on Kauai, having for our ulti-
mate motive an elaborate field and
| track meet at the Lihue Park on July
4, at which all kinds of sports might
lind place on the program. There
are many of our young men who, by a
little practise, might develop into a
Soldier King or a Waialua Horse if
they but realized the possibility before
them when provided with suitable
practising grounds
Il am taking for granted that there
are many members of present organ
izations who have long passed the
amateur stage in athletics, and to
these same members / would suggest
that they take up training at once for
the coming event. Your training will
have a tendency to induce others who
are as yet undecided about lending
their support to our cause.
I'm addition to track and field meets,
Lihue is large enough to maintain
completely fitted gymnasium. This
need not necessarily cost a large sum,
as the building need not be of cost
ly nature, and for that matter, equip
ments might be added gradually, so
as to tighten the initiative expense.
The swimming pool in such build
ing would perhaps account for the
largest expenditure in connection with
such a project.
With proper facilities for pulling
off successful sporting events, there Is
no reason why Kauai should take a
back seat in this line to any of the
islands | am pleased to learn that the
manager "f Kilauea is an enthusiast
on baseball, an dthat he not long ago
supplied three complete outfits for the
several teams in Kilauea. If all plan
tation managers had such foresight,
there would be much less discomfort
ment and shifting about of some Of
our most desirable labor Mr.. Myers
is one among a number of plantation
managers to realize the Importance Of
amusements for the laborer We also
understand that Mr.. Myers is provid-
ing a park to be used for all kinds OF
games, work upon which is going right
along. and which, when finished, will
be credit to the plantation.
Kappa would like to see the old
race track cleaned up, and the track
and field meet pulled off on the old
grounds, This would, while perhaps
being suitable location as to ground,
etc. be too great distance for the
Wamea people to travel. A good sug
gestion made by one of our local bus
mess men the other day was that
local clubs organize in all the outlying
districts, which. in turn, would work
with the Lihue club, This is very
good suggestion, but ] would like to
add that a member of each outlying
club be assigned certain number on
the program, with an agreement to
train up on this one stunt To make
my meaning palmer, for instance; One
or two members of each club would