The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-18

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University Of California to send
team of ball players to the Mikado's
empire during the summer vacation
of 1912, it is understood that the trip
will be undertaken. The California
players, it is planned, will leave the
Coast about the middle Of next May
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them to battle for this year, keen
rivalry has already developed between
Tyrus Cobb and Napoleon Lajoie for
the premier batting honors of the
American League. So far Lajoie has
all the better of it, and Cleveland fans
are betting that he tops the Detroit
star at the finish. They are covering
all the Detroit money that has come
to light. Lajoie never started sea-
son in better form, and it would not
surprise his friends il he won the ban
ner this season.
Yale and Harvard to Meet English.
An international varsity meet in
which the combined athletic teams of
Yale and Harvard will line up against
those of Oxford and Cambridge will
be held on the Queens Club grounds,
London, in July, the American chal-
lenge having been definitely accepted
by the British universities.
July 8 has been suggested as the
date of the meet, but this may be
changed for a date little earlier or
later in order that it may not clash
with other events of the month.
Keene's Horse Wins Good Stake.
The Marlborough Stakes of 500 SOW
ereigns for three and four years olds,
distance one mile, was run on the
GaIwick race course, England, on May
6, and won by ]. R. Keene's Runny
mede. Amazed was second and Lux
embourg third. There were five start
ers.
Princeton Player Badly Hurt.
Robert Cardier Jr., star rightfielder
of the Princeton baseball team, is UNI
der the care of physicians as a result
of an injury received in batting prac-
tice on May 5. Cardier was hit on the
head with pitched ball. He was
knocked unconscious and had to be as
sisted by his teammates to the college
infrmary. His condition is not consid-
cred serious, although he will be out
of the game for some time.
oxford Declines Challenge.
Oxford has declined the challenge
of Harvard University for a boat race
on the ground that there would be in
sufficient time to prepare for the con-
test between the date of the Henley
meet and the opening of the October
college term.
1000 Compete in TwelVe-MiIe Race.
Lewis Towanima, the Carlisle school
Indian, finished first in the 12-mile
modified marathon race from the
Bronx to City Hall park, New York,
on May 6. His time was 1 hour 8
minutes 16 seconds, within three min
utes of the American record. Master
son of the Mohawk athletic club finish
ed second and Harry Smith of the
Pastime athletic club third One
thousand runners entered and 300 OIL
Gals checked the course to the city
hall. The business of the great city
halted and more than 100000 persons
saw the race.
Cornell Wins Dual Track Meet.
Cornell won the dual track meet
from the University of Pennsylvania
on May 6, by the narrow margin OF
/ one point. The total points were:
t Cornell SO, Pennsylvania So. The re
< suit hinged on the last event, the broad
jump, which was won by Little Of
Cornell. La Flamme, Pennsylvania
r was second, and Elsenbaz, Cornell