Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-24


Dortunfty to cheer when the SsO-yard
run was finished. Harrison, who won
the event last year from Trayers of
the 1st Infantry, is the fayorite in the
finals for this event In the half-mile
run today Harrison had everything his
own way and finished strong with a
lead of II yards. He jumped into the
lead from the start, and at the 40
mark was leading Sprock of the LIST
Infantry by 40 yards. H.
Harrison For Finals.
Coming down the back stretch and
into the turn Harrison eased up and
flashed across the line in = minutes
II 20 seconds. Sprock vas second
and Janokowski of the same regiment
was in third position. Judging from
his race today Harrison should win
in the finals of the half.mile with
Pride picked for second place. With a
good race the time for the distance
should come close to the best mark
made last year.
After the 25th Infantry had won the
major glory in the cinder path events,
the crowd formed themselves in
semi-circle around the field and watch
ed for the best wrestling match of the
day. Williams of the 25th Infantry
was the champion until about II
O'Clock this morning. and the colored
soldiers expected to make a clean
sweep of the events. but the LIST In
fantry organization was pinning its
faith on Stoicoff, the husky mailman
They had their share of the cheering
after this match. g@
Decision on Form. <.
In the first period Stoicoff outgen.
eraled Williams and the champion
failed to do anything much in the
wrestling line. After 10 minutes of
work. Stoicof was awarded the deci-
sion by Lieut.. Robert Sears on aggres-
siyeness. Stoicoff kept after his man
and in the second period again won
by decision on form.
Workman won from Alexander of
the 18th Infantry In three falls, catch
ing the colored mailman twice by a
neat scissors hold that Alexander
could not wiggle out of. Workman
shows plenty of class and viii be
strong contender in the finals tomor-
row against Gets of the 1st Infantry. /
/ Workman is member of the Hos
pitai Corps, which furnished much
comedy for the men of the 25th until
he won the final fall Schmidt OF the
4th Cavalry won his match with
Amundsen of the End Infantry in two
straight falls, the first by a rolling
fall and the next by a neck hold
Shafter Wins Ball Relay.
Shafter representatives won out in
the baseball throwing relay for two
miles this morning, heaying the leath-
er sphere in 2 minutes 2-5 seconds
The Coast Artillery were the oppo.
nents, but some of the players held
the ball in careless manner. The
18th Infantry also scored a victory
over the Coast Defense tossers in
did not enter a team and defaulted to
the LIST Infantry and LIST Field Artil-
lery. The 25th Infantry went into the
finals when they defeated the list Field
Artillery in 2 minutes 20 seconds.
This event is one of the prettiest of
the program. About dozen men are
lined up on the field, and they throw
the ball to each other and the team
heaying the ball back first to the two
mile line wins the event One error
gives the other team a big advantage,
and the spectators were on their feet
this morning throughout the events
Two finals will be run of tomorrow
The wrestling bouts will
then be decided, and the 1st and End
Infantry will tight for first place in
the tug-of-war.
Crowd Larger Today.
Trials of the 100-yard and 220-yard
dashes will be held tomorrow, and the
last trial OF the half mile will be
staged. The crowd was much larger
today than on the opening day, and
hundreds of civilians gathered at the
field to watch the events
The results today were as follows:
100-yard dash-Gilbert, 18th Infan-
try. first; Smith, LIST Infantry, second.
Time, 8 As seconds.
220-yard dash--Mills, End Infantry,
first; Bray. LIST Infantry, second; Van
Pelt, End Infantry, third. Time, % 40
seconds
SS0-yard run-Harrison, 18th Infan-
try, first; Sprock, 1st Infantry, sec
ond; Janokowski, LIST Infantry, third.
Time. 2:12 2-5.
Throwing baseball. two miles -25th
Infantry defeated Coast Defense.
Time, 2:02. " H.
First Field Artillery defeated 9TH
Cavalry by default
First Infantry defeated LIST Cavalry
by default.
Second Infantry defeated Coast no.