Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26
CARNIVAL SPORT
EVENTS ATTRACT
MANY THOUSANDS
High Class Athletics of Various
Sorts Staged; Olympic Base
ball Men Have Made Many
Friends: Tennis Has Great
Season; Military and School
Meets Figure
CARNIVAL ATHLETIC EVENTS.

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Feb. 19.-Tennis. Finals of :.
= beat Wright and Lowrey, 6-2, 6-S, Z
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x Feb. 25-FinaIs of Singles given J.
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n Feb. Restraining: Punahou Z
= wins Yale Alumni swimming =
\ meet. 4
q Feb. 19-Cross country: Mills Z
= School first, Kamehameha Sec <
q ond Woolsey of Kamehameha 4
Z first at finish. Z
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kEzEgR EaaHa EHss
Athletic events have furnished much
of the interest Of the Carnival peri
od,l and this year outranked any pre-,
vious Carnival in the class OF sport
furnished 70 the thousands of spec
tators. They appreciated the quality
Of athletics In every sense the fea-
ture OF the Carnival to those who are
interested in the advancement Of
good, clean sport.
Il think the Carnival thus far has
been complete success" said well.
known tourist today, but the one out.
standing feature Of the Carnival peri
cd has been the class Of your athletic
program have attended similar
events IN many cities Of America, but
nowhere have been able to see such
q high standard Of athletics in city
OF this size.
with Duke Kahanamoku, Ludy
LANCER and Miss Frances Cowells in
composition in your aquatic events,
not excepting your local swimmers
who are destined to be stars, with
Clarence Griffin, Beals Wright and
Ward Dawson here for the tennis
tournament. with the Olympics play
ing good ball against your local az.
gregations, believe Honolulu has de-
served the credit for making big
step forward Fl, athletics. Then your
military meet with a sprfnter rum
ming under even time, and your auto
drivers who are well known on the
mainland, combined with other ath-
letics. indicate that Honolulu is not
behind in the world of sport he con-
cluded.
Beginning with the first game Of
the olympic Club series and ending
this evening with the staging of a
number Of good sthletic bouts at the
armory, the Carnival period has been
replete with events Of athletic inter
est that surely made good impress
sion on the visitor. The Olympics
have played good, bah during their
stay here, and they have been furn-
,shed excellent competition by the
local players. who have richly de-
served credit for the class of ball
played against the visiting stars.
olympics Make Many Friends.
The boys have made many friends
during their stay In Honolulu, and
have made good impression in their
contests. One thing that the Olympic
players must be given credit for is
their work In the games. No matter
how the game stood they have always
kept UP their spirit, and one has yet
to hear the statement that they have
quit in any Of the games to date, In
addition they have given credit to the
local stars, who have demonstrated
that baseball Is not dead in Hawaii.
Following the opening Of the base
ball series, the tennis stars took the
court in the first round OF the doubles
and from the first serve the play has
been Of a high standard. The visit
ing players, Griffin. Wright and Daw-
son, have furnished sterling tennis
to the spectators and there has not
been one unkind word heard about
the class Of play at the Pacific courts
Tennis Is Helped.
The visit Of the mainlanders has
done much to help tennis in Hawaii
All three players are thorough stu
dents of the game, and the class of
play has helped the local players to
improve their game. The visitors have
played largely different game from
that Of the Honolulu racquet stars.
showing an ease and grace that will
carry them through hard match On
the other hand for one set the locals
have played a dashing game which
perhaps the best tennis. 1t is certain
that the coming Of the stars win do
much to improve the game OF the Ho-
uOIulu plagcfos
# is fortunate that the tennis COM
mittee was able to secure such a gal
sxy of stars. and with one national
doubles champion, a former national
champion and California first-rank
player, the class of play has surpassed |
that of many other tournaments held
in cities much larger than Honolulu
It was unfortunate that Beals Wright
could not play his best game on ac-
count of an injury, but his great gen.
eralship and his work in assisting the
committee will not soon be forgotten
in Honolulu.
Meet Notable.
To the men of the service, the event
OF interest was the military athletic
meet which was held at Alexander
Field. Many stars have been produced
in the preliminary races. and the
work of the 18th Infantry sprinters in
the short distance. events has, caused
many followers of track athletics to
state that Morse, Drew and DESMOND
of the mainland are not the only star