Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-02
LOCAL A. A. U. RECORDS
REVISED.

LONNI -. y. W heIOhDS-
REVISED.
so yards--5 rs seconds; Y. Yama.
shire. Lai Tin, Fernandez.
100 yards-1o Is seconds; w. S.
Rice.
22o ysras-2s is seconds; W. S.
Rice.
$40 yards-54 rs seconds; Renja.
min Mills.
$50 YARDS minutes seconds;
Jere Smith.
One mile minutes 81 3-5 seconds;
One mile walks minutes % sec
One mil walks minutes % sec
onds; o. oss.
12o-yard hurdles-17 Is seconds; r.
NJ. Friesell Harry Baldwin, Waldo
Heinrich.
2oo-yard hurdIes-27 rs seconds;
Thomas Hore.
Pole vault--11 feet inches; e. s.
Andrews.
High Jumps feet 10 IA inches;
w. =. Jansen.
Broad junrp-21 feet ~ inches;
r. NJ. Friesell.
Javelin throw-137 feet 4 ~ inches;
{. Wicke.
Discus Throw-112 feet 2 inches;
Sidney Nicholson.
fs-pound shot put--se feet IL
inches; Stephen Sousa.
16-pound hammer throw-1o6 feet
IL inches; Frank kanae.
Hall mile relay minute 80 Sec
onds; kamehaneha team.
Entries for the A. A. U. meet must
be filed with John Soper at the Ha-
walian News Company before o'clock
on the evening Of March 4. The A.
a. v. meet will be held on Alexander
Field March II.
Hawaii has developed many ath-
letes on the track and field. and the
A. A. Y. meets each year have been
more successful than many other ath-
letic meets In other sections of the
country. The revised list of records
which carries the official stamp of the
Amateur Athletic Union has been ar
ranged and revised, showing that In
some Of the events the marks have
been equalled by other athletes.
or the athletes competing this year,
those who hold records are BENJAMIN
Mills In the 440, and Thomas Hore III
the 220-yard low hurdles. Jere Smith.
who holds the mark in the half mile,
has recently left for tho coast, while
the other athletes are not competing
In the meets this month. The records
have been lowered from time TO time,
and II is certain that new marks win
be made again this year on March IL.
Gilbert In Spirits.
Gilbert. who win compete for the
Triple a club. Is certain To lower one
of the sprint marks held by Rice,
while the half-mile mark is threat
ened. There does not appear to be
any star high hurdler this year, but
should one crop out OF the list the
mark OF IL 1-5 over the high barriers
is destined TO fall. as this is not UNI
usually fast time for an A. A. u. mark
Jansene mark of feet 10, 1-2 inches
does not appear to be In danger this
year. rs many of the best high jump
ers are not making better than feet
6 inches IN the workouts. Andrews
mark In the pole vault has not been
crowded this season. aud II is not ex.
pected that his mark viii be beaten.
In the sprint races, both marks may
be smashed. and these events will be
watched with interest by the lovers OF
track and field sports.
Good Officials Necessary.
The officials for the A. A. u. meet
are now being selected, and in this
department the heads OF the union
should select carefully Track off,
cials are important, and throughout
the country much consideration is CIV
en- to the men who handle the meet.
San Francisco has been given a black
eve ON many occasions in handling
meets because men acted as officials
who could not tell pole vault event
from the finals in the furlong. Stan
ford and California have been sue
cessful because they have been most
careful in the selection of men to han
die THAR events.
Followers of track and field will
watch the time in the sprints with
Gilbert running Gilbert is credited
with a mark of 9 3-5 seconds at the
military meet and many expect him
to equal this mark once more.
Ii is not expected that he will make