davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
STEcKER BOOSTED E0R
G0TCH'S SUCCESSOR

Close followers of professional
sport are of the opinion that careful
ly planned campaign is under way To
smoke. out Frank Gotch, the retired
wrestling champion. Joe Stecker Of
Dodge, Nebraska, the sensational
young grappler, is apparently the can
didate the promoters have in mind as
opponent for the originator of the IA
nous toe hold. The preliminary work
has all the earmarks Of the campaign
which preceded the matching OF Jim
Jeffries and Jack Johnson. It is pos
sible, however, that If these two wrest-
lers meet on the mat that the bout
will develop better wrestling than the
Johnson effries bout did lighting.
Stecker is about 23 years Of age and
has shown remarkable strength and
graphing ability in his short mat ca
reer. Rival wrestlers, who are never
keen to praise an opponent, declare
thath he is a marvel. Gotch. while
considerably older. is far from being
a weakling. Since wrestlers do not
deteriorate in either strength or gran
ping skill as rapidly as pugilists, 1t
may be that Gotch will listen in due
time to the promoters proposals, al
though to date he has been deaf to the
opportunities Of host Of foreign Go
liaths.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
Champion Diuer
Will Exhibit At
Pool New Years

Clair TAFT, champion diver OF the
Pacific Northwest, viii give an exhibit
tion of high and fancy diving at the
Y. NJ. C. A. swimming pool on New
Years night This will be Talt's first
appearance in Honolulu lie comes
with a fine record for exhibition and
contest work In Portland. Seattle and
thereabouts.
Robert Fuller and Lorrin Thurston
two Of the crack local divers, VII
work with TAFT in this public exhibi,
ton which forms an important mart o.
the open house for the men and won
en- of the city at the Y. NJ. c. A. New
Years night.
L. Fallard-Leo. who has held cyerv
worlds record In swimming from 8
yards to Is miles, has recently re.
turned to Honolulu and viii give an
exhibition of swimming strokes at the
New Years entertainment He NAV
take a dive or two with TAFT, Fuller
and Thurston.
Good for Exhibition.
The Y. M. c. A pool 10 admirablv
adapted for exhibition. work. as there
are bIeachers seating sever7l hundred
lBC it5HNo oIAH
clear water make eyerv move OF the
swimmers and divers visible to those
in the audience.
There win he many other athletic
features during the evening. basket
ball game between the crack Service
team and an All-Star aggregation
which is being organized by John Go
mes and will meet for its first prac,
tise tonight of o'clock. A gymnas
ium exhibition by high school students
under the direction of Physical Direc-
tor Glenn Jackson will take place right
after the game.
The bowling alleys and billiard
rooms will be open to ladies as vel
as men during the evening. A sDeeial
New Years cafeteria dinner will be
served from $50 to 1880 and a con-
cert and reception follow just before
the athletic program begins.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
field DAY MEET
FEATURES PLANS
FOR new YEARS

Athletic events at Schofield Bar
racks will continue, until the end OF
the year, with baseball and track
events. One of the features that is
causing much interest among the en-
listed men at present is. the Field Day
exercises which will be held on Thurs
day at 8: 80 a. m. on the 1st Infantry
parade ground.
There are number of men in
the 1st Infantry who are capable of
doing the sprints in fast time, and it is
expected that the century will be run
close to 1871. In addition to the reg
ular track events scheduled there will
be features. The events and officials
are as follows:
Il. 100-yard dash. Entries, one man
from each company.
Q. Pitching large pyramidal tent.
Entries, one team from each company.
consisting of one corporal and seven
priyates.
8. 220-yard dash. Entries, one man
from each company. =
4. Bayonet fencing. Entries, two
men from each company.
5. Running broad jump. Entries
two men from each company.
6. Tug of war (as prescribed in par.
81. Cir. 35, w. D., 1909. Entries, one
team from each battalion. (Not to
count in competing for regimental
cup.)
Z. Shot put. Entries, one man from
each company.
s. Wall scaling (1O-foot WALL. En-
tries, one team from each company.
For strength of teams and other con-
ditions see par. SO, Cir. 35, w. D.. 1908,
which will govern, except that arms
and equipments will not be carried or
worn, and a sergeant may replace a
lieutenant on the team.
Officials.
Referee-Capt. Joseph F. Janda.
Comsy, 1st Infantry.
Athletic Officer-1st Lieut.. John w.
Simons, B. A., 1st Infantry. (He will
secure the necessary material for con-
Quoting the exercises and will have
charge of same.).
Judges-1st Lieut.. Bryard Sneed, LIST
Infantry; LIST Lieut.. Charles H. Rice,
LIST Infantry; list Lieut.. John d. Rear
dan, 1st Infantry; LIST Lieut.. Charles
H. Bonesteel, 1st Infantry; End Lieut.
Charles L. Everitt, 1st Infantry; End
Lieut.. Robert T. Snow, 1st Infantry;
2nd Lieut.. ". Vincent Enyart. 1st In.
fantry; End Lieut.. Otis K. Sadtler, 1st
Infantry.
Starters-2nd Lieut. John Fl. Hine-
mon, Jr., LIST Infantry; End Lieut..
Frank v. Schneider, LIST Infantry.
Timekeepers-1st Lieut. Charles G.
Bankhead, 1st Infantry; End Lieut.. Ed
ward C. Rose, LIST Infantry; End Lieut.
Frank ]. Riley, 1st Infantry.
Announcer-2nd Lieut.. John H.
Smith, Jr., 1st Infantry.
Clerk of Course-1st Lieut.. Kneel
and S. Snow, 1st Infantry. =
Assistant Clerk of Course-2nd
Lieut. Rufus S. Bratton, 1st Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
ERTLE WILL GO AFTER ~.
KID WILLIAMS AGAIN

Johnny Ertle, the st. Paul bantam,
who won from champion kid" Will
liams of Baltimore, ON foul short
time ago, has woR all of his battles
since he arrived in the East last Oc-
tober. His swift rushing style and
fast action, with both hands have
been very effective. He has won all
of the four bouts in which he took
part in New York and in Philadelphia,
outpointing his opponents cleverly in
the first two and scoring knockouts
in the others. H."
Ertle has. made an excellent i'm.
preston on all who have watched his
ring work here and the majority of
the experts are of the opinion that if
the ST. Paul lad meets Williams again
the result will settle decisively which
of them is entitled to the bantam
championship title. j.. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
'UNAHOUS Will
MEET CHINESE
ON new YEARS
Two kIl-Star Aggregations viii
Clash in Feature Game of
Holiday Season

That grand old game received a
leyere slap in the face the last week
When old ]. Pluv. came around and
dashed all the hopes OF the fans by
remaining on the Job for some time.
On Friday Lai Tin had his team Of
Chinese Travellers out in rubber
joots, but the bases foated away,
and the game with the All-Service
can was called on
Athletic park resembled sea on
Sunday afternoon, and the only
amusement there one could watch
was the efforts Of the kids diving
Tor coins Baseball was an impossi-
bility. Yachting would have received
more consideration at the hands Of
the fans. The Oahu League schedule
has been finished. unless the mag.
mates take II into their heads TO
schedule q new series or play one
Of the postponed games.
On New Years Day the fans will
have an opportunity to look over Ed.
Nelps Punahou team which repre-
SCENTS an allstar lineup. Nell expects
"a sign ]. Pluv. and keep him in the
background for next Saturday as his
squad holds no records for aquatic
sports Looking at the team from the
paper showing and past performances
~ appears a fast organization.
Kelley Henshaw looks good behind
the plate and Lyman is a worthy
backstop. TO grace the mound, Nell
has York. Brown and Williams.
Francis IL laid up az present with an
injured knee. but the former Punahou
star Is expected to get back into the
game soon, but with York and WIFI.
ans the punahou willow wielders
WIN have . good pitching corps.
DOty at first base il q real ball.
player From reports received from
the Northwest, Dofy made great
record this year. and In his first
workout looked good. Sadtler at sec
ond. Lyman. ChillingWorth and Peden
ii the infield and Lang Akana, Arga-
brite. Inman and O'Brien in the out
er garden win surely make q strong
aggregation.
The Chinese team which will meet
the punahous on New Years will be
the pick Of the two Chinese organiza,
tons This In itself win mean some.
thing, @ this organization is the pick
of the city. that Is unless the Puma
hou' squad can prove this statement
q mistake. Lai Tin. Ayau. Kan Yen,
In Sue, All Lee. Luck zee and Others
have proved their worth this year,
and when the two teams meet on
New Years there should be one
sweet bali game.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
SWEDEN WANTS ATHLETES ri.
TO COMPETE IN EUROPE

The Swedish athletic authorities
are understood to favor visit of an
American track and field team to
Sweden next summer for a series of
international meets. All hopes Of
holding the Olympic games during
1916, as previously planned, has been
abandoned by the international Olym-
pic Committee and that body, as well
as the officers of the International
Athletic Federation, is reported to IA
vor such a meeting of American and
Swedish track and field stars. Ernie
Hjertberg, the Swedish National Ath-
letic Instructor, will probably be dele
gated to visit this country shortly and
arrange all details for the tour. i,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
clseoNs CAN'T FIGHT
FOR AT LEAST A MoNJH

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 9.-Mike
Gibbons, who was to have fought
Young Ahearn here tomorrow night.
Is suffering from bronchial pneumonia.
according to his physicians, who today
gave II as their opinion that Gibbons
could not train for at least two weeks
and would not be able to fight for at
least 80 days.
As a result the Gibbons-Ahearh
fight has been indefinitely postponed
II may be held late in January If Glib.
bons RECEIVERS rapidly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
BALL PLAYERS ASKED 5Y
FORD TO TAKE TRIP

\ The good ship Oscar II carried 4
4 a distinguished body of men to 4
4 reestablish peace ON earth. All =
y professions are represented,
\ men from every walk OF life 4
y were called, and what could be I
\ more fitting than that Henry =
4 Ford should turn to the baseball =
\ diamond for the most distinguish
4 ed opponents OF peace, harmony =
4 and good will? \
y In order that the mission of =
r peace might be crowned with 4
\ success, the modest hero of the 4
y Middle West invited four ball
r players, famed for the evenness =
4 of their dispositions. They are =
= Johnny Evers of the Boston \
y Braves. Heinie Zimmerman of 4
= the Chicago Cubs. Kid Elberfeld. \
= once with the Yankees, and =
4 George Stovall. the famous che \
= rub of the Federal League All !
\ these boys will have peace, even \
= if they have to fight for 1t, and \
4 how well and often they fight
4 are attested by the fact that 4
4 few are the months when the 4
4 salary checks are unmarried by \
= fines. \
q 4 4 q \ q
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
SERVICE TEAM ROLLS
P. B. C. FIVE TONIGHT

Tonight's match-Service VS.. p. B. c.
Thursdays atch-Knights of Ka.
mehameha vs.. Xxx Club intermediate
Leaguel.
Saturday eyening-New Years open
house. Alley open to ladies as well as
men from 6 10 1890
The p. B. c. and Service will stage
their bowling match tonight at 1880
In the Y. M. G. A senior league. Cap
tain Stayton has his full team together
while Captain Soares expects the p.
B. @. to give good account Of itself.
Thursday night the Xxx club will go
after the knights of Kamehameha in
an effort TO hold the championship OF
the intermediate League which they
won last year. This match will begin
at e:45 and is scheduled to be over
about o'clock since there are just
three men on each intermediate team
Saturday evening will be ladies'
night on the alleys, and bowIers can
show their lady friends where they
spend many pleasant evening. The
maple drives viii be open to both Ia
dies and men ON New Years night
from until TO-: 90.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
CHAMP. FREDDIE WELSH
IN DRAW BATTLE

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 10.-Frcd'.ie
Welsh, lightweight champion, and
Bonnie Palmer, Mexican, fought eight
rounds to a mo decision" here last
night. 1t was the opinion OF many
that the Mexican forced the fighting
enough and landed enough clean hard
blows to the body to have earned a
draw.
Welsh did not exert himself with
the exception of a few spurts in the
elinches, where he used short rights
and lefts frequently.
Palmer had a shade in the first
round, when he started smuggling and
landed several hard body blows.
Welsh made his best showing in the
fourth. The other rounds saw much
clinching and were about even.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
PULLMAN SQUAD
MUST DOLL Up
FOR PASADENA
Ollie Skjarsens Holding Signal
Practise in Evening Dress
SCrimmaqe
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,

WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, Wash.-The fictitious exper-
fences of the famous ,"Olie" Skjarsen,
football warrior and society aspirant,
are recalled by the feverish activity
of w. 8. C. football players. cham
pions Of the Northwest, in prepare
ton for the trip to Pasadena, Cal,
where they will represent the Pacific
coast against the Brown University
eleven on New Years Day,
DOC" Boiler, in charge of arrange
ments for the trip, has informed the
men that word had come to the eff
feet that there would be much form
atty attendant upon the entertain.
ment of the team in Pasadena, and
that each member of the squad must
provide himself, by fair means or foul,
with full dress costume.
More Practise.
The Is men, many of whom came
to the college direct from the farm,
are securing town and college in en-
deavoring to negotiate q borrow" of
a dress suit and ''fixin's." Those hus.
kies who have been so fortunate as
to secure the fancy toys are spending
spare moments practising putting on
and taking off the shackles with
which convention will bind them dur
ing their stay in the sunny South
Husky linemen who have stopped all
attacks of opposing backs during the
season just closed are perspiring free
ly in their efforts to handle the full
dress trimmings proficiently. Efforts
to encircle No. Is necks with Is col
lars and struggles to force feet ac-
customed to confinement in heavy,
cheated football shoes into dainty
dancing pumps are proving to be more
serious problems than the piercing of
the most stubborn line met on the
field this year.
No matter what the cost, however,
in pain or mental distress, the Wash.
iLgton State players will be correctly
garbed when they breeze into Pasade-
ma to meet Brown University's team
in the big game of the year.
In Pasadena the state college team
will be put up at the Hotel Maryland,
one of Southern CALIFORNIA; most ar
istrocratic hostelries.
No Cattle Cars.
The possibility of securing cattle cars
in which rooters might go to the game
is being discussed widely, and letters
have been sent by Pug" Barnes,
rooter king, to railroad officials in.
curing about the possibility of secur.
ing such accommodations
The idea was first put forth by
students of the University of Penn.
sylvania, who wished to go to the
Harvard game in such conveyances.
After all arrangements had been com.
pleted the Interstate Commerce Com
mission refused to sanction the plans
of the Fasteners.
In case favorable replies are receiv-
ed from Northwest railroad officials it
is expected that sheep or small hog
viii be taken in each car to comply
with the l. C. C. regulations and to
be used as "maseots" at the game
Nearly so students have expressed
their intention of going to the game
whether or not special arrangements
we're made, and it is expected that
several cars could be filled If arrange.
ments could be made. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

the Southern California Golf Associa-
ton.
Paving a golf course! Who ever
heard of such a thing. But this is ex-
actly what they are doing In the con-
-struction of the new course at Lido,
near Long Beach, Long Island
After the surfaces have been graded
by means of scoops, that part of it
which was to be grassed was covered
with bricks made from meadow bog
These bricks measure. 10 inches long
by five inches thick, and inasmuch as
go acres were paved in this fashion,
the enormity of the work may be i'm
agined
. These bog bricks we're then subject
ed to disc narrowing. and after half
inch layer of lime had been spread,
well-rotted stable manure was put on
to the depth of from two to three
inches, and over this two and one-half
inches of top soil was spread.
1t is contended that with this foun-
dalton it will be able to produce turf
the equal of any to be found any
where.
Here's a life-saving shot that ought
to be rewarded with a Carnegie
medal. From psychological and shot
making viewpoints 1t is the best Of
the year. Playing in a 72-hole best
ball match, Harold Fisher and Fred
Bell, the Denver professional, we're
being given a hard finish by Carroll
Brown and Professional Walter Clark.
Fisher and Bell were four up when
play started in the last half of the
match at the Lakewood course and at
the 54th hole they were all square.
The last IS holes were played at the
Denver Country Club, and it was
seelsaw affair. The match was square
at the 69th hole, but Fisher and Bell
dropped the 10th. They won the next
At the final hole Bells second shot
crossed the green and went into
flowerbed. He pitched out, and, to the
surprise of the big gallery, his ball
made a billiard from tent pole to
the corner post of the tennis court
and caromed to the edge of the green.
He holed for a four and won the hole
and the match. ~. III. ... -. ..
Never has the value of putting been
more clearly demonstrated than in
the amateur championship at Detroit
There match after match depended
upon the success or failure of a single
putt. As matter of fact, the green
is where any close match is won or
lost. 1t is an easy matter to figure.
1t is the dream of every dub golfers
existence some day to play round in
or under so. Surprising he takes two
puts on every green. That makes Sc
strokes, leaving him A strokes from
tee to green on IS holes. That is an.
average of less than three strokes per
hole, which doesn't allow for much
Iinparipo IN hunkorcE ar tho ranch
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
RED sox PURCHASE
AGNEW FROM ST. LOUIS

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. 16.-The pur-
chase of Sam Agnew, catcher, from
the ST Louis Americans. was AN
nounced by President ]. ]. Lanin OF
the Boston Americans in telegram
to the club officers from Chicago to-
day. The transaction involved no
other players, he said.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

Carpenter Joined the colors when
war was declared and has been In the
thick of the fighting ever since. He
was first with the signal service and
twice had his apparatus blown away
by German shells. Later he became
an automobile courier on the firing
line and then was assigned to the ayi-
alton corps in May last.
Carpenters last important pugilis-
tic achievement was to win from Gun
boat Smith on foul In London in six
rounds on July Is, 1914.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

On several occasions 'debaters i'm
bued with the spirit of argument and
research have taken up the question
as to how much further golf ball can
be driven beyond baseball wallop.
There are at hand no official records
of long flights in either game, mea-
sured to the ultimate inch and estab-
lished as the last word in the case.
But there is this to go on: Fred
Merkle and Hans Wagner startled the
populace on two occasions by driving
a baseball over the left field fence in
the home plate, and each drive landed
at least 40 feet beyond the fence, max
ing total carry of 440 feet.
Only recently Walter Johnson
smashed drive over the scoreboard
in Cleveland, situated 400 feet from
the plate This smash also carried
about 440 feet So, in the way of
flight, not including roll, no ballplay-
er probably ever drove beyond 45G
feet. No man has yet hit the center
field fence at the Polo Grounds, which
is 4S0 feet from the plate.
A Loo driver in golf can frequently
carry between 225 and $50 yards. And
on one occasion Jesse Clifford, the
far-driving wonder from Intervale.
christened the New Hampshire siege
gun, smote golf ball that flew 312
yards from the tee. This totals 936
feet, or about twice as far as any ath-
.1ete has ever been able to hammer a
baseball on its way There have been
golf-ball smashes well above 1000 feet,
but these included the roll, which is
too much a matter of baked-out turf
and wind to be used in any official
way. =" j. .t... =.
The time has passed in American
golf when any one or two men, or even
any three or four men, can rule the
field. There are now 10 or Is golfers
who may beat any of the champions
at any time, and as each season comes
it is going to be harder and harder to
win championship. &C., II
"A year or so ago." says Jerry Tray.
ers, you could always figure only one
to meet them in the draw About one
hard match was all that ever wor-
ried about, knowing that in the other
matches had only to play steady golf
to win. But those days are gone You
can't loaf on any match now, and this
means that the golfer who wins must
start in fighting for every hole from
the first day.
ANY one of 10 or IL men is liable
at any time to move around in 70 or
73, and you can't loaf any against any
such chance. This means that to win
a golfer must be in fine physical con-
dition to stand the strain The one
who is not will never go through, for
he can't stand the burden of fighting
hard for six days without a chance to
loaf" -.
Maxims of the 10Th hole.-There
are those, my son, who shall seek to
Instruction. in 10000 complexities of
golf -.
And yet its complexities are but two
in number, and these are the soul of
simpleness, being only a rhythm of
swing and the power to hold ones
head still while making the stroke
For therein is built up the proper tim
ing, which is the soul of the game
E. H. Bagby of Los Angeles has
been elected honorary secretary of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

A writer remarks that Harvards
eleven is the best in the country
And that in spite of the teams repre-
senting Cornell and Pittsburg. But
few will take the statement very seri-
ously, and ii is difficult to understand
how that writer convinced himself
thusly.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

Alfred de Orc established new
worlds record at three cushion bill
lizards. when he ran so points in 35
innings. The previous record was 36
innings for the so points, made by
Frank Day of New Orleans, in match
with De Gro in st. Louis in 1907.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
cornhuskers Have Good Record.

Any way you look at it. the Nebras-
ka record is one to be proud of. Dur
ing the past five years the Corn
huskers" have played SO games. of
which but two have been lost, both
defeats being at the hands of Mime
Sofa. In these 80 games Nebraska
has totaled 1886 points to its oppon-
ents' las.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27
CARPENTER DECORATED
WITH THE MILITARY CROSS

PARIS, France, Dec. 8. Sergt.
Georges Carpenter, champion heavy.
weight pugilist of Europe. now at
tached to the French Aviation Corps.
has been decorated with the military
cross for brilliant and daring recon.
noissances in an aeroplane.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-27

E. H. Bagby of Los Angeles has
been elected honorary secretary of