Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-27
Honolulu Relay Teams Will Be
ReadyFor Biz Volcano Classic
pan.Paco Mills School, Japanese and Stars Working Out
Over Five Mile corse-Tryos Win Be Held at Fort Shatter
an SUNDAY for Stars-HIo viii Have Two Teams IN the Big
Race CARVING Madame Pees Message to Fatner Nep'ue

Honolulu will have at least four
teams in the big relay race "hlch WIZ
be staged on the Big Island on Jan. &.
And-tfers ts n slight possibility that d
fifth team may be entered. The Fan,
Pacific. Mills School, Japanese ana
stars viii enter teams in the o0-mi'e
jaunt .h,,
During the past three weeks thln
clad runners have been worKhg ouI
along the roads of Honolulu ana II -
expected that the Oahu runners wiz
he IN condition to hold their own WIN
the best that the other ISLANDS Can
profgSs. - .,..a,x
Runners who wish to make the oIa
,,aaro win hold a tryouf at Fort snal-
Tar a. q O'Clock on Sunday mornlhs'
In the list of runners who are eA
nected 10 he on hand for the hnal u!
Ant are Ljuirn. shannon, Wade Behe
gsia sotiza Rowland, Weir, DoWne!'
henderson and five or SIX otner " .ta
who have been In training ourlhs u'e
past week or so. od
the star team should have gooo
chance 10 finish well up In the race'
e tbere ara a number OF experienced
rnnners on the list Many OF tnem
have been training for the past Weeh
and the tryout on Sunday should DC
enc of interest. Corporal Quinn mas
ehsrra Of the team and any runnst
who would like to enter the tryout -
raonested to communicate with him ~
Company c, End Infantry.
The Mills runners have oeen man
ing excellent time in the tryouts any
have been making the four mines anu
are expected to 90 over the luA tISe
nile distance this week. With Cnou
lee puck. Edward Ha, lshumura, Ter
sgawa and others in excellent shape,
the nrospects are bright for a winner
~ The Manoa valley school. Both
Wyman and Gibbon are watching the
hoys and Gibbon is expected to make
the trip to Hilo.
Toe stickney and his Pan-Pacitlc
..nners are working out every night
.nd are eoing the four miles already
n a. axpected that they VIII go
around the full distance TINS Ne ven
with Scott, Hawkins. Carey, MIis ~
stickney and Thompson ready ior tne
run, the contingent ID counting Oh
winning, -. .,,...
George Murakami is also firm IN ING
helflf that his Japanese team VIII
ssrrv OF the trophy. His runners are
ssctedS To 20 over long distance, ana
I,.saneS be hasn't any sprinters on
NJ team. will have number OF men
80 have run anywhere from tour 70
EH1 miles. The runners have peeh
Eoirr over a full course and the otnef
evening they logged off the six mics
in fast time. RI, -
large crowd going over to Hllo on
saturday, Jan. 5, and with, the hsfrn
Melim Town Team playing footoall
zane with Hilo team on SUNDAY
there should be much interest IN the
big race.
The mainland newspapers have been
eerrvine stories Of the big run, and
Ire publicity gained from such a
snurce should be OF great benefit to
laval The Hilo committee B al
nresent working hard IN q plan to
make the affair big success from
every angle.
The Hilo Tribune has the followins
! 10 saw about the race which VIII send
Madame Pele's message to Father
Neptune:
Hlio Relay
aJust twelve days from today the
hip relay running race from the Vol.
tane 10 Mooheau Park, Hilo, viii take
place. That Hilo may have two teams
Ia the race seems possible. but, any
rate. there will be one good bunch oil
six men who viii be ready to defend
the athletic honor Of the Big Island
rom any possibility Of defeat at the
hands Of the invaders.
captain Helbush Of the Hilo mum:
her one team says that his men WI
be in the best OF trim by Jan. Z, the
tay Of the race. In fact he says that
the runners are well trained at the
present time and that each man il
ready to cover the five miles distance
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