Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-18

Some remarkable performances
were recorded by college athletes In
various sectional championship games
during the closing days Of May. In the
intercollegiate games at Philadelphia
Smith of Michigan won both the 10C
yards and 220 yards in 10 seconds and
% seconds respectively, while Mere
dith OF Pennsylvania was a dual win
ner. In the 44Q yards and $50 yards In
4S seconds and / minute and 81 rs
seconds. In the Missouri River Con
ference meet Simpson Of Missouri Uni
yersity won the 100 yards and 20
yards hurdles and the running broad
jump as well. He equalled the world
record for the high hurdles. :: Il.
In the Indiana state intercollegiate
games Myers Of Depauw was re
peatef winning the mile in minutes
"a ga seconds and the half in 2 min
utes 1 4-5 seconds. The Pacific North
west Conference games were held in,
doors owing to heavy rain which left
the Oregon Aggies'. track ankle deep
with water and MUD. The eleventh
hour shift from cinders to boards did
not interfere with the athletes per-
forinances. Kadderly of Oregon cap
tured the 220 yards in % 2-5 seconds
and later romped away with the 440
yards in so Is seconds. At Gettys-
burg, Pa, during dual meet between
Bucknell and Gettysburg colleges, .Bos.
took of the latter institution was q
triple winner taking first in the 100
yards IN 10 seconds fiat; the 220 yards
In 90 SIS seconds and the Broad jump
with %, feet IL inches. Apparently
there will be some material available
for the American Olympic team should
the occasion arise for such, a squad
during the. next few years. s.,
tfy5 tatf, ~ r. ---rr7---+1!,tEs EsttEs,i%t
The acancellationi of the English Der
by brings home. to sport followers the
world. around the blighting effects OF
the European war oRfsporting events
CT all types Although the Oxford Cam
bridge boat race and track meet; the
English Henley. Wimbledon tennis and
the golf chafmpiohships for, 915 were
all abandoned, IT. Was thought thatsthe
Derby would be ran as usual Even
though. q substitute race be held,
there now exists a break in.fhe chain
OF Derby races which. extended over a
period of nloret an lao years
This greatest OF an turf classics
with rs records I'M attendance, wager.
ing and briilianey Is the biggest event
CT the Engiish year M ports : 10 win
this race is tfr desire az every owner
or breeder OF race horses throughout
the. worlds Fortunes have been spent
in breeding. preparing or leasing prob
able winners land the records shoY
thai. American turf ID eyotees have had
4 faif share Of success dn .this uiree-
ton in recent years.
What Does He Meani - 81
:, American yacbtsmen are still puk.
cling over an alleged interview with
Sir Thomas Upton In which he was
credited with the. statement that il It
Developed that the lines of his sham
rock. w were known, he would build
another. challenger. The Upton yacht
arrived. In New York lastsautumns and
when the European war prevented the
races for the Americas cup, Shamrock
w was. hauled out and housed,
The greatest secrecy was maintain
ed during the operation, Huge can
vas curtains were. dropped over the
yachts sides before she left the wa
ter and as soon as she vas berthed for
The winter the entire yachtsWas board,
ed in and a private. watchmaI has al
ways been IN charge. II ANY yachts
men connected with the. cup defend
ing. group has learned. the Shamrock
" lines he has been extremely sue
aessfnl ii kespingl THAT knowledge con-
eeaied IN bis own locker. To- date the
owners 81 the Resolute and Vanitie
have shown; no unseenily haste toward
ordering additional defending yachts
for the cup races, which may not be
held fol: several years.
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