Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12

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while attending a soccer game at
Moiliili Field a month or SO ago, was
heard to remark at the close Of the
contest: THAT was the finest match
have ever Witnessed; and have
seen them play the game in England,
too" IL the person in question had
heen spectator at the A. A. u. track
and field meet which was held on
Alexander Field two weeks ago, he
would no doubt have had the saIue fa-
yorable comments to make on that
contest. and would have pronounced
IL the forerunner of "a great upiift in
track and field sports in Hawaii.
While the A. A. u meet was without
doubt the forerunner of this uplift, tine
big Cornell Club contest, which takes
place on Alexander Field next Satur-
day afternoon, will be the realization.
II has been predicted that it will revo-
lntionize clean athletics in Hon6ulu.
The Cornell Club meet, in prepare
tion for which every. interscholastic
athlete in Honolulu is now training, is
the outgrowth of proposition made
ty the Honolulu Cornell Club to the
various schools composing The Inter
scholastic Athletic Association, where
by it would hold a meet every year
and offer handsome cup to the win
ming school, The proposition was
unanimously accepted by the schools.
When the time came to figure up the
entries for the annual track and field
meet which is held by .he schools
composing the Interscholastic Athletic
Association, IL was found that the Col
lege of Hawaii would not enter into
the contest this year. AS n result of
this, the Cornell Club once more came
forward with a proposition. and of
fered to agree TO a combination OF
the Interscholastic and the Cornell
meet. making the two events into one
big contest. Again the schools ac1
cepted, and it is by these various
steps that the track and field meet
rext Saturday afternoon. under the
auspices of the Honolulu Cornell Club,
will no doubt prove to be the biggest
event of its kind ever undertaken in
Honolulu.
Five Schools In 1t.
The FIVE schools which are to enter
the meet are Punahou, St Louis. Mills
Institute. Kamehameha. and the Nc
Kinlev High School The idea Of the
meet is to encourage greater interest
in clean sports, and incidentally to
boost Cornell. and the contest will he
governed strictly under the A. a. u.
rules, Any member of any of the four
schools is eligible to partieinate in
the meet provided he has informed his
school representative OF his intention
of entering. and providing his name
is sent to the officials. together with
a statement from the principal of the
school of which he is a member. s. at
ing that he has been enrolled at least
two months prior to the meet. All
protests are to be filed with the COM
mittee in charge not later than three
DAYS before the meet. ~
The silver cup, which is to be award.
ed to the school making the greatest
number of points in the meet. has
been submitted by Reed & Barton. On
one side is an etching of John Paul
Jones. the famous Cornell runner
breaking the worlds record for the
mile. while the other side BEERS the
inscription: Cornell Gun. presented
by the Cornell Club of Hawaii. II Is
a handsome trophy and well worth
working for. The cup is TO be Offered
yearly, the winning school to have its
name engraved upon II and to hold
il until the next connection. The cnp
becomes the personal pronertv of the
school first winning it three times
after which new one will be offered
bY fhe club.
Perhaps the most inportant evants
cr the meet will be he the relay r'ces,
which are four in number and consist.
ing of ona-half mile hne mile. two
! mile and four mile distances. II viii
be the winning of these events which
viii count the most with regard te
points. as a first place counts ten;
second place, six; third place, four