Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-28
FIELDTIRINGOCCUPIED THE
attention OF NATIONAL GUARD

I'd Infantry preferred, but with no ta-
kers. The mere sight of so much mus
Gle as the five only" showed was too
appalling for the amateurs of either
organization and they then went on in
pairs for exhibition purposes. John
and brother Mel put up real show for
two rounds with John the winner in
two straight falls. Their work was
high-class throughout and in common
with the remaining brothers their
physical condition was superb. Sew
eral of the regular captains present at
the ringside expressed their entire
willingness to have the whole of the
Searles family there present enlist in
their respective companies. 1t was
during the preliminaries attendant
upon the first wrestling match that an
orderly made his way through the
crowd squatted about the ring with
call for Colonel Riley at the tele-
phone. Seargeant BoswOrth, master of
ceremonies, hearing the name of the
colonel called. but not catching the IT,
tie, made the deduction that some hus-
XIV youngster named Riley had accept
ed Sam Searles' open challenge and
with due solemnitv announced that
''the next event will be three-round
wrestling match between Riley OF the
LIST Hawaiis and Sam Searies. 1t was
hit with everybody present, but the
Colonel failed to accept the opportuni-
ty and Bosworth got his.
Dick SuIlivan's Boy Out
CORPORAL Avis CT G company OF the
Guard then stepped jauntily into the
ring and through the announcer stated
that he would like to be accomm!odat-
ed with a three-round go with some
130-pounder before he. Avis, marched
on guard later in the evening. A
lanky Mr.. Jackson of D, I'd Infantry,
Immediately responded to the corpor-
ais expressed desire for a little eXer-
else before taking up guard duty, and
after a few preliminaries, certainly
accommodated the f'noncom" right
abundantIy. Loud calls for the "su-
penumerary" were heard during the
progress of the discussion and at its
conclusion the corporal of c was we'll
worked out for his guard tour. Ben
ME and Comacho then started on the
three-rounds announced for them, but
Bonnie did not finish, since Comacho
d
was curtains for the pupil of Dick"
Sullivan. Newman of C, and Harding
of d, I'd Infantry, then mauled each
other to a draw, and Frier and Nor
row of B of the the I'd, wound up the
show in three smuggling heats with
Frier getting the decision from the re-
fierce. Altogether, the evening was
great success and the 500 men and
officers that surrounded the tent fly
stretched upon the sward on Squire
Damon's pasture, were well pleased
the manager At the conclusion of
the evening the announcer voiced the
challenge of the I'd Infantry tug of
war team to the men of the list, N. G.
H., the event to take place this after.
noon or evening. and the def was
promptly accepted by the Guard, and
the five Searles were Immediately
called upon to choose their teammates
for the pull. z..- &c.:
Has Lucky Escape az .v.t-tls.. r.. r..
Thus far no serious illness or acct
Lieut.. Thomas G. Spencer, I'd lnfan-
try, came very near being on the list
He was returning on Sunday night
from visit ito his family at Fort
Shafter, and while walking up the
first hill out of Moanalua gardens was
crowded against the low wall by an
approaching automobile at point of
the road overlooking high bank.
Seeing that the mud guard would
strike him the officer made a step
backward in the darkness to avoid the
blow and toppled over the wall for a.
30-foot fall Beyond a severe knock
on his head and numerous scratches,
no damage was done, but he was for
tunate in that his fall was broken by
the tree tops into which he plunged at
the beginning of his flight. The dri-1
yer of the machine was steering in a
most erratic manner and as is so often
the case made no effort to return and
see If any assistance was needed.
Lieutenant Spencer was unable to get
glance at the number of the machine
for when its number passed him he
was in full flight to the bottom of the
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