Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
BOYS CLUBS TO
HOLD BIGEVENT
ATTY ONFRIDAY
HonoIuIu's Premier Gymnastic
Exhibitions viii Be Staged
BY s. w. Bebley


! Next Friday evening. April 9Th,
the Honolulu Boys Clubs are giving
their annual athletic entertainment.
Last years program was conceded by
all to have been a pronounced sue
cess and the best ever given here in
Honolulu along the line OF straight
gymnastic exhibition.
With another year of training and
instruction the work of the various
clubs has improved beyond all ex.
pectation and a few comparisons will
give one some idea of the progress
that the boys of the different clubs
have made. One year ago there were
in all the clubs combined but eight
boys who could turn the front air
circle, or that which is most gener-
ally known as the front somersault
in the air. Today Kakaako has six
boys doing this stunt, the Koreans
have six, the Kaimukis have six, the
Industrials have twelve, and Manoa
two. T..
Then there Is the trick which re-
Quires the most practise and which
Is the dream Of all floor gymnasium
wofkeIs--the back handspring, or
the leap in the dark Last year
there was but one boy in all the
clubs that could consistently do this
without assistance, and he was the
proud property Of the Kaimuki club,
August Plada by name, and now a
member of Honolulu fire department.
Now Kakaako has two. the Koreans
three, the Indnstrials three, and the
Kaimukis have produced another to
replace Plada. making nine in all.
There viii be eight different clubs
represented in the dumb bell drill,
which number alone will bring 10
boys, the pick OF these clubs. working
at the same time. In the mat drill
last year there were so boys OF the
different clubs taking part. This year
there are 100 that have thus far
qualified and to economic on time
there win be four separate sets of
mats In operation at the same time.
An Indian club class, the pick of
the Kakaako Korean and Industrial
school clubs, will be a new number
this year and will surely get big
hand as the past seven months Of
training has worked wonders with
this division.
There will also be two pair of par
alIel bars and three horses operating
ana in this way the program will not
be permitted to drag but viii in a
sense resemble three-ring circus.
Another means of adding interest has
been installed by S. w. Rcbley in
permitting but two boys OF each club
10 enter the high and distance div
ing from the floor and but three
from each Of the clubs in the spring
board contests and the mat races
and Honolulu crawl
The Y. M. C. A. orchestra has con-
sented to furnish the music and this /
win add greatly to the pleasure and
program of the evening. The large well
equipped new hall at Rakaako has
been the golden opportunity. for Rob-
ley in handling and developing the
Kakaako, Koreans, N A. c.. and the
p. B. c. clubs which meet there, and
the results will be shown to the
general public next Friday.
There are sixteen numbers in ALL
but so we'll arranged and timed that
no cutting of numbers viii be neces-
sary, and the program. which starts
promptly at 1880, will close just as
az GAS.
The tickets win be on sale Mon
day and the price is fifty cents for
the best dollar show along this line
ever given here. The proceeds of
the entertainment viii be devoted
to partly paying the expenses of a
company Of 80 boys that will be
picked from the different Honolulu
boys clubs to make a trip during the
month Of August to Kauai under the
direction and supervision Of s. w.
Robley.