Here is the Honolulu team, island champions and victors over the Navy champs from Philadelphia. Top row, standing, left to right—Billie Cornwell, Chris Holt, Louis Singer. Continue reading
PROMINENT among the leading lights at the dedication of the Punahou tank were the group pictured above. They are, from left to right, Duke P. Kahanamoku, Mrs. David Wark Griffiths, Oscar Henning, Duke’s manager; and Dad Center Continue reading
Kaulana Hawaii a puni ke Ao,
Ia oe e Duke Kahanamoku;
Nau i alo aku na kai loa,
Pakipika me ka Atelanika;
Haalele mai oe i ke one hanau,
Maluna o ka mokuahi Honolulana;
Ike oe i ka nani o Maleka,
Ma neia hana he heihei au;
Ike oe i ka hau-oki o Kaleponi,
Me ka uluwehi o ka Ipuka Gula;
Haalele oe i ka nani o Kaleponi,
No na kulanakauhale o ka Hikina;
Peneselavania ame Nu Ioka,
No ke komo i ka hui Olimapika;
Ku’i mai ka lono puni Hawaii,
Ua lanakila oe Duke Kahanamoku;
He moho Au hoi no Ameria,
E paa i ka moto haneri-mita;
Heihei Au nui o ke Ao nei,
Kulanakauhale o Sekokahama. Continue reading
HERE are members of the All-Round Chinese Athletic Club who are coming to Kauai July 2, for a series of baseball games with our clubs. Top, left to right—Shipp Lo, rf; You Chang, p; F. Tyau, 3b; Lee Lai (captain), 2b; C. Chang, p; Edward Low, p. Middle row—Lim Young, rf; Abraham K. Kalana, manager; Young Yuen, 1b. Front row—Lee Kai, Wah Han Leong, ss; Ah Kee Leong, c; Nelson Kau, p; Chun Chew, cf.
(Garden Island, 6/22/1920, p. 1)
The Garden Island, Volume 16, Number 25, Page 1. June 22, 1920.
Here is the Chinese Pioneer club that won the volleyball championship of the Nuuanu Y. M. C. A. league recently. Continue reading
Flower Show Today, Old Hawaii Feature Tonight, Are Main Program Events
Spectacular Water Carnival Saturday To Bring Spring Fete To End
FINALS EVENTS
Today—”Flowers of Hawaii” exhibit, Royal Hawaiian hotel ballroom, 1 to 10:30 p.m.
Tonight—Pageant of Old Hawaii, Waialae Golf club grounds, 8:30 p.m. (Bus runs from end of Kaimuki carline from 7:30 to midnight.)
Saturday: Surfboard polo and water sports, Waikiki beach, 2:30 p.m. Continue reading
An invitation was sent to Ted Nobriga of Kohala, Hawaii, from the ball team of Saint Louis in America, to become a pitcher for the team, with the expenses for his trip being paid for and he would get good pay. Continue reading
The Lahaina Club Defeats the Waikapu Boys.
On the 27th of February a game of base ball was played between the Lahaina and Waikapu base ball teams, at which the Waikapu was defeated by its opponent to a score of 18 to 24. Continue reading
On this past 27th of February, there was a ballgame between the teams of Lahaina and Waikapu, and in the ballgame, the win went to the Lahaina team. Lahaina had 24 runs [puni] to only 18 for Waikapu. Continue reading
BY BILL PACHECO
Judge John “Jack” Desha, another of Hawaii’s oldtime greats in sports, attended Kamehameha and Punahou schools in Honolulu, participating in football, baseball, track, soccer and tennis. He has the honor of being elected captain of the Punahou nine for three straight years. He was an outstanding shortstop at Punahou and later at Harvard University.
The Judge attended Harvard from 1908 to 1912 and participated in baseball and played some football also, but wasn’t big enough for the tough Eastern circuits.
He recalled that Harvard won the mythical baseball championship of the…
Bill Pacheco
…East in 1911, playing 31 games of which they won 28. He was a shortstop. Continue reading
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