Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-16

10 lovers or athleticS the follow
ing few days will supply the wants OF
all In plenty. Practically every branch
Of athletics will be represented in
the program OF sports mapped out for
the sport lovers during the Carnival
period. Included in the events will be
one worlds championship affair.
To the world at large the one event
that. stands out in the athletic field is
the coming swimming races which will
be held on Washing ton Is Birthday. In
the long fdistance etebts iiIdy LANCER
present title-holder, will meet Duke
Kahanamoku, world champion in the
sprint events. The winner In this
event Will have his name echoed
around thasWorld..s-s-- s
Miss coweiIs Enterea.
In addition to the banner events
between sthe tworchampicns, the Pa
cinc coast champion, Miss Frances
Cowells, will enter the swims against
the best;of the girl swimmers in Ha-
wall. Miss Cowells has made fast
time in the 50-yard swim. andswill go
after the mark of 81 seconds made by
Miss Stacker CT this city. In addi-
ton to these events, the sprint races
win be featured. with Lane, Kruger,
Curtis Htstace, and = any other sprint
ers. Altogether this meet should
prove to be the best ever held in Ha-
waiian waters.
Those who love to watch the tennis
players IN action will have an oppor-
tunity of seeing three mainland stars
in action against the local players.
Clarence Griffin, holder of the nation
al title In the doubles with William
Johnston, will be one Of the stars who
will begin play tomorrow in the dou-
bies. Ward Dawson, who has made q
reputation in California, is one Of the
leading players of the. Pacific coast,
while Beals Wright, although not
ranked last year. is former cham
pion, and has wonderful record In
the Davis Cup series.
Play Tomorrow.
The stars from the mainland win be
matched against Eklund. Castle, Low
~, Henoch, Kennedy and others, and
the first match will take place at $3.50
tomorrow afternoon. The players
have been working out each day on
the local courts and are in excellent
condition for the grueling matches.
One of the feature athletic events
from q local standpoint is the big mill
tary athletic meet which will be held
at Alexander Field commencing on
February % at a. m. Hundreds OF
enlisted men from every company on
the island will be entered in this meet,
and the interest will be greater with
strong comptition, There are many
stars among the enlisted men, and the
officials have worked hard to make
the affair one of the banner events of
the Carnival.
Marathon Relay. q
The big feature of the athletic meet
win be the relay run from Schofield to
Honolulu. Each regiment will enter
eight men in team, and the event
will start at Schofield at s a. m, Feb
ruary rs. Many OF the leading long
distance runners of the army are in
Hawaii, and each team will strive to
win the honors in the grueling grind.
Yale Meet.
The first swimming event Of the
Carnival period win take place at the
YIN. C. A. on Saturday evening, when
the interscholastic natators will meet
in the big pool In the Yale Alumni
aquatic meet. Many of the leading
swimmers of Hawaii are now at Yale
on the Eli swimming team, and the
local alumni are endeavoring to fur
ther the work in aquatics among the
students OF the various schools.
Each school has a number of fast
men entered in the meet, and close
race is promised for honors McKin-
ley will have a number of good. men
in the sprints, while Punahou will rely
on the distance men and the, diving
champions to lead them to victory. st.
I-buis and Kamehameha will enter
strong teams, and the meet should