Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-24
HIGH SCHOOL
NAY HAVE
4 Fine FIELD

IN connection With the plans Tor the
proposed new polo and athletic field
on the McCulIy tract comes talk OF
I the recently proposed athletic field for
Mckinley High School. This matter
was taken up more than year ago,
and although 1t received considerable
impetus upon its birth, it was quickly
dropped, The spirit of the PROPOSE
ton is now becoming infused once
more in the High students. who set
forth that as Punahou and Kameha-
meha have their individual fields, that
they, too, should have one. In the
past the High has made use Of Makiki
Field and the grounds fofIRerly occu-
pied by the College of Hawaii in its
cid location, and both these fields have
proved too small for the increasing
activities in the way of outdoor ath-
letics. The site which was picked out
for this field was on King street OPP
posite the makai end of Victoria street
In case the new field st the McCully
tract comes, however, the Highs may
give up their plans for field of their
cWn.
New Field Discussed. II
Backed by committee of prominent
local sportsmen who for the past four
months have been arousing active IN
terest in the. proposition the plan for.
complete combined baseball park.
polo field. athletic oval and race track
for Honolulu now bids fair to mate
rialize. At a meeting OF the promo
ton committee yesterday afternoon it
was announced that, after preIimi-
nary investigation of the plan, that
body has become deeply interested III
the proposition, and would do all in its
power to have the new venture real
lied.
A committee composed of Robert
Single, Walter F. Dillingham; and
c. G. Ballentyne has been prominent
~ advocating the proposition, and the
manner in which the public has looked
upon the idea promises that work will
soon commence, upon grading and lev
cling the new site. The site which
has been tentatively chosen is the Nc
Gully property at Waikiki. and, ac-
cording to the plans of the originators
of the idea, the field will be one of the
most complete of its kind to be found
anywhere in the United States. The
race course will consist of the regu-
lation mile track, with grandstand and
all the necessities for stabling horses
The polo field will also be of the regu-
lation size and will be located near
enough the grandstand so that an un-
INSTRUCTED view of all that takes place.
NAV be obtained. The athletic oval
and the baseball diamond viii be nat
termed after those ,nuw prevailing
throughout the States. the ball field
,heing arranged in such 2 manner that
it could easily be transformed into a
football gridiron The site favored is
an ideal one heing easv to reach from
tfe center of town, and so situated as
to be constantly subject to the cool
ocean breezes.
"Such a field would supply long
felt want" said Secretary Wood of
the promotion committee, in Speaking
of the matter at the meeting. "for
there we could hold our carnival and
roview of the floral parade floats.
The revenue derived from such a
show would help to defray expenses,
and make both events. permanent fea-
lures. On the other hand, Honolulu
IS sadlv in need Of 2 complete athletic
field aud race track and. the sooner
NO IS established and thrown open
, the publc. the quicker VIII Homo
llans be given q chance to see lust
wat we can do in the way OF fairs,
hose shows. automobile shows, and
f cuacar athletics"