The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-25
SPO R II 8
some SORE SPOT
IS H|LO'S DEFEAT
Big Island Threatens Dire Ven.
geance Next July Fourth

Far from kindly did Hilo take the de-
feat Of its senior rowing crew here on
Regatta Day at the hands Of the Myr.
ties. The Big Islanders, one and all.
have decided that they will retaliate
when Honolulu shows up in Kuhio BAY
next Fourth Of July. Here are some
extracts from the Hilo papers. ,aa
From a returning Hiloite this morn.
ing it was learned that there was eyi.
IDENTIFY something wrong in. connection
with the part that Bertlemann played
in the Regatta Dny race. The day
prior TO the final race the Hilo team
made the distance in little more than
thirteen minutes, while on the day Of
the race more than fifteen minutes
we're consumed. The consensus of
opinion up to the very day Of the race
was unanimously In favor of the Hilo
team. Hilo money is said to have gone
begging, SO sure was every one that the
Hilo boys would win. 3D..
IAN observer, who claims to have
been occupying most advantageous
point, saw the crab that Bertlemann
made. They saw him dip his oar and
SO disarrange matters that q compnn.
ion was interfered with to such an ex.
tent as to kill the boat's progress and
make the Hilo boys start from a dead
boat. The same spectator declares the
big race to have been one of the best
he ever saw and that there was no
question but the Hilo crew was BY far
the superior and that the race should
have been theirs under any eircum.
stances. In Is
"While this statement may be some.
what unintentionally exaggerated from
the fact that the speaker was Hilo
man, yet there h 10 much talk which
substantiates the above description
that considerable eredenee is estab.
lished in the report. !" w. ~r r..
Ebert Webster Although our bows
lost the boat race, they had an excel
lent time and are willing to try il over
again next year. Yes, the water was
new 10 the boys, but it was simply our
fate to be defeated, but the Honolulu,
sports were so decent about il and so
courteous to the boys that il almost
made Us feel like we had done the
proper thing to allow them to defeat us
after all. The Honolulu boys are sure
some entertainers. ",
lotto Rose You bet I had a good
time. We lost the boat race, and 1 fell
pretty sore over IL, but it couldn't be
helped, SO ! dismissed this from my
mind and went in for o genui,,J time
for the rest Of the program, and Hilo
sure did herself proudly
ARRIVING on the Mauna Kea this
morning WAS the Hilo boat crew that
while not winning first place, never
theless distinguished themselves Just
the same. Our boys are true blue
sports and Hilo likes them and will
back them to the limit in the future
even to a greater degree than in the
past, il that be possible.
t'Hilo will not forget--nor will Ho
nolulu-that on the Fourth of July last,
-our boys for the first time in the his.
tory of this city put us on the map as
athletes to be reckoned with. This be
ing the case, there il no failure upon
their part that could in the least de
stroy the faith the people of this city
have in their ability to row. They are
ace.high, every member of them, and
there Is no doubt but what immediate
arrangements will be made to 20 into
training for the coming rowing season
Welcome, boys, for old Hilo is too
proud of you to allow the defeat in Ho
nolulu to cut any ice whatever"