Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-07

PREPAR|NGFOR
OUTDOOR SEASON
Rowing, Track and Golf Look
ing Up In the Frozen East;
British Players Coming
ASSOCIATED Press

Associated Press
NEW YORK. y. I.-Beginning
April with the Yale and PennsylVa-
MIA regatta at Philadelphia, the col
legiate rowing season opens with a
good deal of promise for interesting
contests during the ensuing months
until intervarsity honOrs are deCid-
ed over the POughkeepsie course next
June. The unusual open winter has
afforded the coaches and crew can
didateS a much earlier opportunity
to go out on the water this year and
this in itself should be potent
factor in getting the rival crews into
excellent condition for their coming
struggles. The varsity combinations
in all probability will be selected
earlier and the various crews brought
to a higher state of perfection than
ever before, when the time arrives
for the New London and POughkeep-
sic races. Next week the Pacific
Coast Intercollegiate regatta will be
one of the attractions for the visitors
to the Panama. Pacific International
Exposition at San Francisco and to-
ward the end of the month both
Princeton and Harvard will meet the
"NIiddies" in dual contests at Anna.
polls, Md.
After a brilliant season of indoor
athletics the arrival OF the time for
outdoor competitions Is gladly well
coined by the amateurs, many OF
whom have acquitted themselves
more than creditably during the win
ter months. Boston's big Marathon,
the nineteenth annual running Of
which will be decided over the Ash
d-BOstGn course, two weeks hence,
will be the first Of the great outdoor
events Of the season. The Patriots
Day classic Of the Boston Athletic
Association will furnish an additional
incentive for distance runners this
year as the winner will be enabled to
take part. in the Panama Pacific Mara
rthon at San Francisco next SeptemS
Der free of expense. The Boston A.
A. in addition To the, cnn pEize will
donate a. sufficient sum to cover the
travelling and other expenses OF the
victor to the Pacific coast and return
and to the second man an allowance
of one hundred dollars will be made
toward giving hfm . chance to com!
pete in the California race. Should
the Board of Governors Of the ANA
teur Athletic Union adopt the rule,
recently recommended by the general
and athletic rules committee, prohib-i
iting marathon runners from receiv-
ing coaching assistance or refresh
ments during a race, in accordance
with the federation rule, It may have
a deterrant effect on some OF the IN
tending competitors and consequently
greatly reduce the size of the field
which otherwise gives promise this
year of being the largest in the his.
tory Of the event. -
Although it was rumored that none
of the English professional golfers
would visit America this year Il
seems to be a certainty that in addi-.
ton to Harry Vardon, who has decid-
ed to4play here, at least three or four
others Win come over In time TO take
part In the open tournament at Bal
tussOl, Short Hills, N. J., next June.
Edward Ray. James Braid, George
Duncan and j. Fl. Taylor are expect.
ed to make the trip and their coming
will be welcomed by golfers every
where in this country where the
game is making wonderful progress.
Francis 0uimet, the national cham
pIon, gained an international reputa.
ton two years ago when he defeated
Vardon and Ray in the pIay-off Of the
famous triple tie" for the United
States Golf Association open cham
pionship over the links of the Coun-
try Club, Brookline, Mass, with a
brilliant round Of ~. Vardon beins
second with u and Ray third with rs.
The possibilities Of history repeating
itself with these three players TAX
ing part in this years "open" should
make the event one of the most at
tractiVe and interesting golf classics
that ever has been decided over the
beautiful New Jersey course.