Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-18

the offices OF President Rawlins.
Officers for the coming year were
unanimously elected as follows:
William T. Rawlins, president.
A. T. LongIey, vice president.
Joseph Stickney, secretary and
treasurer.
John Soper, chairman OF the
registration committee and Ben
Clark and w. T. Rawlins, the
other two members Of that COM
mittee.
Members of the board OF governors
for the following year we're announced
by each club as follows: Harold Cas-
tie. Hui Nalu; John Soper, Myrtle;
/ A. T. Longley, Healani; K. e. Bart
lett, Kamehameha; F. Z. Midkln,
Outrigger; Ben Clark, Palama; Lorrin
Andrews, Trail and Mountain club;
Joseph Stickney, Mckinley; w. T.
Rawlins, Hawaiian Athletic cluoi anu
Mrs. Fullard Leo, Woman's Auxiliary
OF the Outrigger club.
William Bachrach was given author
fly to proceed with plans to send a
Hawaiian swimming team to the
mainland next spring, and the trip Is
practically assured.
Track athletics in Hawaii Will Dc
boosted by the association in an at
tempt to make them as successful as
they have made swimming.
Peace was restored in the A. A. u.
OF Hawaii after a series OF petty con-
troyersies which threatened TO play
havoc with local athletics. =,
Gathered at their seventh annual
meeting to hear the reports Of the Oh
ficers for the past year and TO elect
a new set of officers, the A. A. VI
Yesterday set forth upon anotner
years work with harmony within lts
ranks and prospects for brilliant
athletic success in the future. Fol-
lowing a meeting of the officers OF
the association, the formal meeting OF
the association was held and ATTENDED
nv representatives of all the CLUBS
who claim membership to II.
After the meeting was called TO or
der nv President Rawlins, Lorrin An
drews submitted the report OF the
secretary ,treasurer, ending his report
by stating that he would refuse 10
consider denomination to an Office
which he has held since the assocla.
tons inception. T..
Although the report showed large
deficit. total receipts of $16S.15 ana
expenditures of $533.47, the income on
the last swimming meet, which net
ted the association a large sum, was
not included in the totals. At no time
during the past year, stated the re-
mort. has the association been In imam
cial straits.
commenting upon the action OF the
national A. A. U. in awarding the Ha-
, waiian association the lOO-yard open
watEr championship and the 5O-yaro
indoor swimming championships for
women, the report of Mr.. Andrews
stated: !
saThe awarding OF these national
CHAMPIONSHIPS to US was not only
compliment to our association, as
there was serious objection from the.
mainland associations on the grounds
that they could not enter competltors
for the same in view Of the distance
of Hawaii from the business centers
of the United States; but also showed
that the national A. A.sU. recognizes
our position in swimming"
President Rawlins expressed regret
that Mr.. Andrews was giving up his
position as secretary-treasurer. He
then presented William Bachrach, the
trainer who came to Honolulu with
the swimmers and who returns with
them to the mainland on Wednesday,
Mr.. Bachrach thanked the associa-
ton for Perry McGilvary for the
treatment they had accorded him
while here. He then entered discus
sion Of the prospects for sending a
Hawaiian team to the mainland, the
conclusion of which was a molten
passed by the association which gives
Mr.. Bachrach authority to proceed
with the arrangements.
s1'd like to get them in my own lit
tie bath tub" declared Mr. Bachrach
in his enthusiasm for the proposed
scheme People on the mainland
prick up their ears at the sound OF
Hawaiian swimmers.
.sThe greatest swimming meet
ever saw was held here in Septem.
Der. would need an affidavit in Chi
cago to convince people there that the
bleachers were filed three nights in
succession" declared Mr.. Bachrach.
Mr.. Bachrach stated that nearly all
OF the leading athletic clubs of the
Middle West would support the tour
that has been proposed. II would
cost them about $4,000, he estimated.