Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-29
TRACK ATHLETES
HOLD STAGE FOR
next few WEEKS
Cornell A. A. U. and InterschoI-
astic Meets Scheduled for
Three Weeks in March

The track and field season is here
again. -: se:
Student and other athletes are hard
at work, and will be for two or three
weeks, in preparation for three big
meets to be pulled off in March and,
as regards the showing to be made by
several schools, the outlook is not very
bright. ..--.
Next Saturday afternoon the finals
of the big annual Cornell meet. will
be run OF at Alexander Field, and on
March IL the A. A. u. track and field
meet will be held. The interscholast
tic meeting is scheduled for March IS
at Alexander Field. .....==
Gloom at Punahou? .".-
A certain amount of gloom is said
to be enveloping sport circles in Pu.
nahou for the reason that majority
of the material which made good in
last years athletic meets has been
lost. Jere Smith, the Buff and Blues
crack half-miler, has gone to the coast
STAFFORD Austin, who ran the 440, the
half mile and In the relay for Puma.
hou. was lost through graduation.
Stanley Mott-Smith, general utility
man and a star man in the jumps, is
not available.
In spite of these handicaps, the Pu-
riahou men have started practising
with a vim, and assert that they will
at least try to make showing. Frank
E. MidKiff, athletic instructor, has the
men in charge and is shaping them
up for the various events.
GPif6fhd ~.
planned the other day, there is great
deal Of young material in school this
year. largely represented in the
Freshman and Sophomore classes. Ev-
cry man from Punahou who entered
in the recent cross-country races. with
the exception of one, was member
of one OF these classes.
Thersfore, says President Griffths,
there are possibilities for the future
rather than for tie present, as regards
Punahoi's athletes.
Much New Material.
George Lindley Is captain of the
Punahou team this year, and is work
ing out on the Jumps and pole vault
William Napihag, former Kamehame-
ha man and football star, will enter
the 100 and 220-yard dashes. George
Bromley and Ernest Mott-Smith also
Will enter the jumps
Waterhouse appears to be the best
distance man the school now has. An
other good distance man is Stanley,
who made a good showing in the
cross-country race. Correa and Peke'
10, who are warming up on the dis
tances, are both expected TO make
good showings.
Just what Punahou will do in the
coming meets remains to be seen.
Whether the young material will be
able to cope against the more hard
ened athletes of the other teams forms
a question which only the meets them
selves will solve. Speaking very
frankly, President Grifiths says he
hardly expects much OF q showing
from the Buff and Blue, but thinks
that this years events will assist in
getting the new material ready for an.
other season, and in building up a
team.
There is far greater dearth OF
good material at Punahou now than in
former years. he declares.
This weeks practise at Punahou
was handicapped for the reason that
many of, the athletes acted as ushers
at the various Carnival events. For
this reason, and for others, Punahou
has not been adequately prepared for
the track and field season.
st. Louis and kanns Training.
The st. Louis athletes are reported
to be showing up very well in prac-
tise, and Hore IS said to be good for
large number of points for his school,
The Kamehameha men are also put
ting in lot of practise, and are being
touted as possible winners.