Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-24
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FRIDAY MORNING
Mills viii Meet Fast FurIong
Sprinters in Trial Heats;
Military Meet Attracts

Fast time is expected in the go
ward dash tomorrow morning when the
furlong runners take their holes in the
preliminary trials In this event Mills,
the star sprinter of the 25th Infantry,
will meet many of the best go men
in the service The other runners
who viii take the lanes are GersliT1g.
er OF the LIST Infantry, Rich. End IN
fantry; Heckert, 4th Cavalry; and
Corn, Coast Defense
Mills has a notable record in the
spirits. and his teammates are count
ing on his breasting the tape ahead
of the other men. Mills has made the
distance under %, and it. is certain
that he will make close to this time
In the coming preliminary. Gersling-
er of the 1st Infantry mas pretty
stride for the distance, and the LIST
Infantry men are hoping to see him
score victory over the 18th speed
merchant
Mills a Sprint Star.
Mills should be the fayorite in the
furlong, and Parker Of the 18th has a
good chance TO win in the century,
but Gerslinger. Van Pelt and Wat
fense-are sure to be counted in at
the finish. From the dope thus far,
there will be no fayorite in the 100-
yard dash. All of the men are cap
able Of making time we'll under IL Sec
ends, and the winner should make the
cinder trail in 1872
Dark horses in the. half mile run.
is the cry of the athletes, and this
race is certain to be one of the feat
ures of the day. Pride showed plenty
of speed in the first half mile race,
and Travers was defeated in the race
for the tape, but the 1st Infantry men
state that Dencher will come back
with victory for their team. Harri-
son is the fastest man of the 18th.
and with Smith entered the LIST In.
fantry is banking on victory Nor
row OF the End infantry should not be
overlooked. as. his record for the dis
tance is fast.
Good Wrestling Bouts.
In the wrestling bouts Williams, the
present champion, and Stoicoff of the
LIST Infantry are the two stars who
will be watched with interest. Lieut..
Gonser states that Stofcoff will give
the 25th mailman good rub in the
wrestling game, and If these two men
enter the finals ti.ere is certain to be
banner bout for the lovers of the
mat game.
Tomorrow's entries in the various
events are as follows:
100-yard dash-G erslinger, 1st Infan-
try; Van Pelt, End Infantry; Parker,
25th Infantry; Watkins, 9TH Cavalry;
HerZog, Coast Eefense.
Tug-of-war-Coast Defense vs. 25th
Infantry; LIST Infantry VS.. End Infantry.
Half-mile run-Dencher,l 1st Infan-
try; Morrow, End Infantry; Smith,
18th Infantry; Van GayeH Coast De-
tense. G
Baseball relay-1st Field Artillery
VS.. Coast Defense.
220-yard DASH Arsfinger, list In.
fantry; Rich, End Infantry; Mills, 18th
Infantry; Heckeit, 18th Cavalry; Corn,
Coast Defense.
Three-legged race-Entries from all
organizations. s@s
Wrestling ls5 to $50 pounds)
Schmidt VS.. Deveiy; t165 to 1870
pounds) Williams, 18th Infantry; W.
loski, Ind Infantry; Stoicof, list In
fantry.
On Saturday morning the finals of
the 100-yard dash will be run off to
open the program, those running be-.
ing the ones winning the first and sec
ond places in the preliminaries.
There will be no tug-of-war contest
unless, by that time, two or more
teams have each had the same num-
Der of wins. Those who win the first
and second places in the preliminaries
of the half-mile run will take part in
the finals of that event. The three
teams winning, the preliminaries in
the baseball relay will participate in
the finals On Saturday morning.
The finals OF the 220-yard dash also
will be run off, the entries being those
who won first ant second places in the
preliminaries. The centipede race will
be open to all contestants.
A feature Of Saturdays meeting will
be the wall scaling contest. in which
each organization has entered team.
First prize viii be s24, second SIS and.
third, So.
The marathon race from Schofield
Barracks to Honolulu also will be
feature of the last day of the meet.
Several service men already have
signed up to run The prizes will be
$50, SEA and SIG.
The finals in the wrestling contests
will be run off on Saturday morning.
Each winner will be awarded So