Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
LOCAL COMMITTEE
ASKS FOR CHANGE
OF DATE FOR RUN
impossible to Send Teams to
HiIo on Sunday Date; Army
Men Are Training


from Honolulu in the Volcano run II
the original date of January is re-
tanned by the Hilo committee. Inls
was the sentiment expressed at tue
meeting of the Volcano run commit
tee last evening at the rooms or the
Pan-Pacific club.
January 6 falls on Sunday and this
throws out three teams at least VINO
do not wish to compete in an event
on the Sabbath day. If the big run
was held on Sunday the Honolulu
runners and excursionists would have
to leave this city on Wednesday ana
could not return until the following
Tuesday. This would work great
hardship on the members of the team,
and would cut down the crowd which
would 60 from Honolulu.
Monday Ideal Date
By staging the bis run on Monday,
January Z, the local teams would De
able to leave Honolulu on Saturday
arriving in Hilo on Sunday morning,
giving them one day Of rest. they
would race on Monday and would
leave for home by the first steamer,
This would cut down the expenses OF
the teams to a great extent. p.
Although no definite word has been
received from Hilo on this subject, 1t
is thought that the Hilo committee
will be alive to the necessity OF nav
ing Honolulu teams in the big run, as
is would give the race much bigger
start. With a Saturday excursion 1t is
thought that a large delegation would
go to Hilo from this city.
Bring Publicity
From a publicity standpoint the Vol
cano run will be the biggest athletic
event ever staged on the Big Island.
The Associated Press and every main
land newspaper would carry story
of the race, providing the other Is.
lands were represented. Hilo should
work for as many teams from Homo
lulu as can be gathered, and if word
ia received from the Crescent City
that the date can be changed and the
boys taken care of the local commit
tee will begin a strong campaign at
once for as many teams as can be lin.
ed up.
At last nights meeting Mosher Of
the Army and Navy Y. M. c. A.
brought news that the Department
hospital runners we're in training for
the big event, and he was confident
that the athletes of the other army
organizations would begin work. a.
Army continaents
At the present time the committee
is working on a plan to line up team
from Fort Ruger, Fort De Russy, Fort
Kamehameha, Department Hospital,
National Guard, 1st, 33nd and 25th In
fantry, 4th Cavalry and 1st and 9th
Field Artillery. Fort Armstrong also
has a number or runners and six men
could be gathered from that post, it Is
thought.
The schools of the city have num-
Der of good runners, and Mills and
Kamehameha have a large number OF
stars who can make the run with
ease. Efforts are being made to Sc
cure teams from ST. Louis, Mckinley
and Punahou, but whether or not
these teams will enter remains to be
seen.
Joe Stickney has his Pan-Pacific
team lined up for the big run, and will
make the trip, providing the date is
changed. Then there is still a posi-
tility of teams representing the va:
ious nationalities in the city. Homo
lulu deVotees of athletics are bank
ing on sending at least five teams Il
Hilo if the proper arrangements are
made.