Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-01
EASTERN TEAMS
SEEK GAMES ON
PACIFIC COAST
Great Work of Last Year on
{ Gridiron Gives West Much
Prestige in Football
nv Associated Pressl

San FHANCISCO, CdilIOFnld.
According to reports from Spokane.
Eastern and Middle States football
teams are falling over themselves to
make the .transcontinental trip to the
Pacific coast next fall in order to
match forces with. Far Western teams.
II is said that no less than sip
teams already have signified their
willingness to make the trip in the
event that the proper arrangements
can be made. OF these, the team of
the University Of Nebraska Is the
only one which, so far, has beensahie
to schedule contest.
Pacific coast teams doubtless would
be glad of the opportunity TO meet
teams that have proved their worth
in the East, but many OF the institu.
tons that are seeking games have lit
tie or no reputation at home and
would prove poor drawing cards here.
Such q venture would inevitably en-
tail a loss which no one Is willing to
assume merely for the sake of giving
the Fasteners jaunt.
Georgetown Wants Game.
The University OF California is one
of the coast institutions which has
been the recipient Of offers from
Eastern teams to play here. George
town University has been cited as be-
ing among those willing. According
to Graduate Manager John Stroud,
however, of the Blue and Gold. while
he admits that Christmas Day game
smacks of possibilities, nevertheless
he leans more toward the Middle
Western teams as against those from
the Atlantic states. The reasons are
that 1t costs less to finance q team
closer at hand, besides which the mid
die western teams have shown IN their
playing ability is quite on par with
that of the large Atlantic states teams.
Ten Eyck Boosts Pacific oarsmen,
James E. Ten Eyck, member of the
famous family of rowing coaches
known to oarsmen from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, has been making trip
along the Pacific coast and has been
interviewed all along his route at the
principal cities. According TO these
reports, Ten Eyck has been fayorably
impressed with the rowing conditions
and outlook, and predicts a glowing
future for rowing on the rim Of the
Pacific.
The crews of the Portland Rowing
Club, the University of Washington
and Stanford University, he said. have
forced the Fasteners to recognize the
ability of Far Western rowers.
He expressed the opinion that the
Willamette river was an ideal loca-
ton for rowing. This opinion he re
iterated when shown the various
courses along the coast which are
used for regattas.
Fear Western Crews.
'.The Eastern rowing authorities do
not smile when the news that coast
crew is coming to the big races is
told them now, as they used to dc" he
is quoted as saying. They know bet
ter. Instead, they work all the hard
er..
He expressed the hope that a Far
Western crew would be sent to parti-
cipate IN the national Championships
to borrowed at Duluth. Mich, and said
that an effort would be made to get
the coast and Poughkeepsie cham
pions together at that time.
Polo Rankings.
The 1916 ratings recently made pub
lie by the handicap committee OF the
Polo Association show that not in
three years have so many players
been raised, while the number of those
whose handicaps have been lowered
are comparatively small.
Fifteen army players have been adj
judged to have improved their game.
The maximum increase Is credited to
Lieut.. Sloan Peak, who has been rails
ed from one to three goals.
Hugh Drury, formerly star in the
Long Island matches, and now play
ing on the coast with the Riverside
Polo Club, has had his rating increas-
ed from six goals to seven
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