Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-19
ON
edge FOR THE
SATURDAY meet

When all the best interscholastic
track performers meet on Alexander
Field Saturday afternoon, for the
championship meet. there should be
pulled off some of the best races that
have been seen this season. Every
runner is in tip-top condition, for the
schools are all keen on winning the
championship. The competition will
be closer than ever, and it would not
be safe to pick winner under any
conditions.
The five schools which will enter
teams = Kamehaineha. Oahu College,
St Louis, Mckinley High School and
Mills = have some good men, and If
certain of them show up as we'll as
they have done in practice, a couple of
the records will go. Never before
has there been such classy bunch
Of distance men in the schools, and it
is in these races that the old marks
should CO. There is an unusual num-
Der of good sprinters also. and certain
of the fans are sure that either Hore
or Melin will lower the old record OF
10 Is in the 100-yard dash.
Considering the past performances
of the men in the Cornell and the A..
A. u. meet, 1t is safe to say that SAT-
|urday's event will be a close call be-
tween Oahu College, St Louis and
Mckinley High School. The last two
schools mentioned have a few individ-
ual men who will win most of their
points, while Oahu College has a
large number of good runners besides
two or three individuals who are good
for number of races. 1t looks as
though the Oahuans would be able to
come through with the greatest num-
Der of points by winning a couple Of
firsts and the greater. number of the
seconds and thirds.
Melin Good
Mckinley figures that Melin will be
able to give Hore a rub in both the
100 and 220-yard dashes, and that if
the latter has to run two or more trial
heats, Me1in can beat him in these
spirits. Hore is not much on endur-
ance. as was indicated by his condi-
ton after the meet on Saturday, and
If he does have to run a number Of
trials he will find it hard pulling
away from the fast high school man,
Melin. Punahpu will have Gay in the
sprints and although he as not come
near to first position in the past two
meets his running of late has inn
Saturday should be able to count for
a good deal with Hore of St Louis
and Melin of the High School.
The mile and half-mile pulls should
be two of the best races of the after
noon. When Carey won the mile in
the A. A. u. meet the Saints were
sure then and there that he could be
counted on to win in the interscholas-
tic championship event Watt, who
was slated to do wonders by certain
fans, did not come near Carey, and
Jack Lee of Mckinley was able to beat
him out. Although he did not do well
in the run on Saturday, the Punahou
men figure if John Watt gets the right
kind of start he will overtake
Carey and the rest of the runners and
leave them good ways behind Watt
lis in excellent condition for the meet
and he says that he will do his best
in everything he goes into.
Half-mile Close
In the Al. A. u. half-mile run Camp
bell Crozier, captain of the Mckinley
team, ran a half-mile that only Mid
kiff of Oahu College was able to beat
The formers running was a surprise
to all, and as was the case with Carey
his supporters felt that if he was able
to repeat his performance in the
championship meet he would take the
half-mile easily. Punahou was of the
, same opinion until yesterday. when
Watt ran over the same distance in a
time that was close upon the old rec
ord, established over six years ago by
Deverill.
There are number of good half,
milers in Oahu College, and the team
from the same school will take a
good share Of the points in this race.
Austin has done exceptionally well OF
late and in trial run yesterday made
good time Brown, Webster and
0'Dowda have all improved and will
be close on the first man in the half
on Saturday.
Carey viii probably run the half
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Woolsey will run the same distance
for the cadets These men are only
fair performers and viii not come
near Crozier and Watt
Brownie" Rice should take the
440-yard dash in good time. His work
ia the last meets has been of the
best elias and the high school fans
feel sure that they can count on
Rice winning the quarter-mile dash.
Watt and Austin of Oahu college will
again represent this school in these
races and there is no telling what
either of them might do when this
race Is rum
Hore Picked for Hurdles.
The 220-yard hurdles was won BY
Hore in both the Cornell and A. A. L.
meets, so the wearers of the red and
blue have right to feel that this
run and jump race win net them five
POINTS. Melin of the High school and
Gay of Punahou are both good men
, in the hurdles and will give Tommy
Hore good rub for the initial posi-
/ ton Harry Baldwin is another man