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Christmas at HofgaarcTs. Grand display of Chriftmas goods now on. We have a large variety to choose from, consisting of Norwegian Enameled Ware, Japanese Silks and Fancy Goods, Mandirin Coats, Hawaiian Jewelry, Cut Glass, Perfumery, Fancy Stationery, Toys, Etc. C. B. Hofgaard & Co., Ltd. Waimea, Kauai t taMMIIttNMNl i itwwati Big Display of CHRISTMAS GOODS at J. I. SILVA'S ELEELE STORE Our space will not permit the enumerating of the many beautiful, as well as useful Xmas Novel ties we have on display. SHOP EARLY Lawn Tennis Notes i mm mmm mamm mm -r-m' mnrmut m Thirty years fairly intimato ac quaintance with the game ot lawn tennis, ten, as an interested onlook er, and ten as a referee and handi capper, have provided me with a store of hunimorous recollections. From the serious faces of many onlooker and players at a great tournament one might easily bt excused for thinking a tennis tour nament the last place to look for humor. Yet even at Wimbledon the un usual happens. A year or two ago an Italian competitor appeared in the sensible but unorthodox garb of a sleeveless vest frilled and em broidered. I remembered a pair of players once who turned up on Tuesday of a tournment and not being put on to play immediately, never ap peared again till Saturday after noon and were then extraordinaryly bitter against me because they had been scratched some time on Thurs day. After inquiring as to how the tournament was progressing they blandly ssked, "and when do we play?" It then dawned on me that this was the couple over whom I had gone hoarse through the me gaphone all Thursday afternoon. An amusing incident occured at a little tournament some years ago when one of the committee was asked by the player if he would mind serving underhand, as his overhead servico did much damage to the net! At another of these little meet ings a shinning light of the chanc ory bar went in, being on his holi day at the not prohibitive fee of half a crown. Despite the presence of numerous curates among the competitor.s he overcame all com ers, and went home having enjoy ed hisgameand oblivious of prizes. Think of his mingled horror and amusment when next morning a messenger brought him a pursi; full of silver, doubtless the curate's contributions with a note from the I secretary to say that this was what point "Fifteen in" and the second 1l ft It rwl iiiaii LT n 4- lllltj. "" "cc proceeaeu iitteen out" then shouted "mit" to a, silversmith purchasing a suit able momento to the value of the money except for a quarter with which he purchased a "Lawn Ten nis Annual" which he sent to the secretary, drawing attraction to Regulation four. One of the hardest things the management of a tournament has to contend with is to get a good supply of umpires. Almost innu merable are the excuses given to avoid mounting the umpire's steps. Players who in their own mat ches, can see with hawk like keen ness the exact piece of chalk that the ball they returned hits on their opponents base-line will allege short sightedness when called on to umpire. Perhaps the record excuse ever given by an unwilling umpire was that he'd do it with pleasure, only he couldn't hear the net-cord strokes, and so was afraid he'd be no good. As against that, I have heard one, who observing the se cretary bearing down upon him with the score book, made virtue of necessity and mendaciously re marked "Oh yes, I was just com ing to ask if I might." One umpire who had sat in the chair for a long time and longed for a change, at length resolved to grasp his first opportunity to get away. So as soon as one man at last got within a point of the match and his oponent served a fault, as he served again the um pire called out, "Fault! foot-fault! Game set, and match to Jones" and beat it off to the referee's tent with the score, before Smith open mouth in dismay had recovered from his astonishment at this sum mary ending to what had been to him a most interesting game, Once at a match between K. R. mien ana a. n. JJeauush a mani asked to be n''oved to umpire.! The referee thinking that one soi eager might also be competent,! entrusted him with the duty. But when h e called the first to a ball that pitched almost on the junction or the service and half court lines, the ogouized screams of E. R. brought the referee forth with a frest umpire in record time. The duties of a n umpire ur often apt to be disturbed by tele grams such as the following series which once came at internals of about half an hour from an absent competitor whose presence was urgently desired. No 1 run, "Car broke down hiring another" No 3 Train broke down hiring special" and No 4 "Special broke down; walking." The information on competitors entry forms is also at times very amusing. Here are a few. "Please remem ber I am over fifty and weigh 252. "Beaten by Ritchie in the open singles at Cannes 6-0. 6-0. 6-0; did not play in the handicaps." "Have been out of the coun try for some years but last year won the ping pong chameionship of the Eastern Pacific." Mv stvle ,is good, but I am very erratic." ine only information on one ladie's entry form was "Service very unsafe." The spectators also at times fur nish their share of humor. At re cent very good an exciting men's doubles a lady being asked by a new arrival what the score was, replied in a clear and resonant voice, "Well this side's four all; I don't know what the other lide is." Philip L. Rice and Frederick H. HayKeldeu of Makaweli were ap pointed Jury commissioners t o serve during the coming vear Lorenzo Bele was last week con victed of murder in the second de gree, in Judge Dickey's court. 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