Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-17


Volcano Marathon IL staged. This
event Is assured. as the board OF trace
Of HfIo went on record as taEoring
the plan for the relay race. aud a
committee has been appointed 10
work on the Program.
George Wears, president OF the
Hilo board OF trade, is ln'the city. and
II, q talk today said that the plan 20
send a message from Neptune TO Peie
was one OF the biggest athletic Tea
lures that had been proposed In ia
waii. He was confident that Hllo
would be REPRESENTED with q number
az teams and furthermore said tnat
the citizens OF Hilo would DO all In
their power to make the event q soc
cess. a.. {.
MAY BE Run New Years
ALTHOUGH no definite. date, has been
set aside for the big event II vas
sugrested that the race be run On
New Years Day from 'Hiio TO tae2eaSe
Of the crater, distance OF ABOUT o.
miles. As planned at present So
men win compose q team each 'ruh-
ming about five miles. ~.
This In the first time In the MS
tory of athletics that such an event
has been proposed, and IL Is certain
that II WILL become one, Of the biggest
features OF the athletic work IN the
territory. Al record will be estaD.
lished and this will be placed In al
Of the record books on the MAINLAND
Publicity for Event 49, - 81. 80. 4. -
Al p TAYLOR, secretary Of the Ha-
wnii Promotion committee mas sent
out q letter TO more than 200 news
rapers describing the plans for tne
biz volcano Marathon, and L. w oe
Ms. Morton, secretary Of the Hawaii
Publicity commission, has Endorsed
The plan, and furthermore has sent
4 story regarding the race to hun.
dpeds Of publications throughout
Followers or athletics who. have
discussed the proposed race, believe
fhaf Il viii become one OF the really
hir athletic events In the TERRITORY,
and IN 4 few years It Is expected tnat
,nnlnland runners viii come TO lia'
vaii q attempt TO .wrest the laureis
away from our local long distance
men. -.-... 80
As proposed at present the teams
win leave Hilo on New Years LAY
and the first runner will Negotiate
4 distance or about five miles, when
he VIII turn over the message to the
NEXT runner. Distances win be placed
II conformity with the difficulty OF,
the climb, according to the prelirlin-
AIRY plans.
An. Islands Represented - I
There may be anywhere from SIX
20 twenty teams entered In the nrst
run which viii probably be held on
New Years Day, and the Hilo com
mittee of the board OF trade viii M.
vite teams from all Of the islands.
This feature would give Maui. Kauai,
Hawaii and Oahu. an opportunity TO
test forces, whereas Il Is not possible
N rowing. football and baseball. No
team would be favored TO win, and
the competition among the various
clubs and ORGANIZATIONS, added TO the
composition among the islands would
Be an especial feature.
IN the preliminary outline, civic or
R6nizations, athletic clubs and plan,
fttions would be eligible TO send q
team to compete for the honors. This
would give wide range for compe-
tifion, and without doubt Honolulu
and Oahu would be In line with Q
number Of teams The suggestion
was made that the Ad Club, Rotary
Club. Pan-Pacific Club, Japanese
Mnrchants Association. Pacific
League. Hawaiian. Chinese. Portu-
euese, Korean. and Filipino societies
enter IN the event which would bring
together all mationalities. Then tho
large plantations on Oahu would
without doubt be able to select six
sterling runners willing TO 20 the
route. Added to this possible en-
tries from Punahou, st. Louis, Nc
Kinley, Mills and Kanehameha, Oahu
would find o good representation IN
The same would apply for the other
islands, and e IL the Intention OF the
committee TO work on a plan which
win bring at least 20 teams to the
mark IN the big race. Hilo viii With
out doubt stand ready to assist In
every way by furnishing machines
and officials for the big event
Committee Named - = -
At the meeting Of the board Of
trade held recently in Hilo a com.
mittee composed Of v. L. Stevenson.
]. w. Bains and Demosthenes Lycur-
gus was appointed to begin work
on the preliminary plans for the
event. Roy Meyers Of the Hawaii
Post and Owen Merrick were later
added TO the committee. The commit.
tee will begin work at once on the
plans as outlined The first business
WIN perhrps be the setting OF the
date for the race. and then active
work win begin in lining up q team.
The following from the Hawaii
Post shows the interest which has
been taken IN the event in the Cres-
cent City: $ 5.rst- ~
Heal Entbusiasm $780, -. - =.
n the enthusiasm displayed by
members Of the board OF trade at
their monthly meeting yesterday can
be taken a. an indication Of their
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