The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-14
He SAW THE INDIANS
MIR. JAS. b. CASTLE TELLS OF CAR
Isle FOOTBALL1STS.
Witnessed the Harvard Contest
Twenty Years Ago"-Collector
General on Annexation.

tour he became quite Il foot ball en-
thusiast. 1t was great pleasure to
him to watch the games participated
in by the worlds most famous college
teams but nothing gave him so much
genuine satisfaction as the recent
match on the old Jarvis grounds at
Harvard between the Carlisle Indian
college team and the Harvard eleven.
On the very same gridiron twenty
years ago almost to day, Mr. Castle
had seen the Harvard and Princeton
elevens battle for supremacy. 1t was
in the fall of '76 and Mr. Castle was
i'm college then. He wore Harvard's
colors on that day, and he wore them
as proudly again this fall.
II was a brilliant game and hard
fought one, too" began Mr.. Castle in
relating some of his impressions of
the match this morning. Although
the Indian team met defeat | went
away from that game prophecying
that within the next two years the
would turn out a foot ball team that
would conquer every other college
team on the planet.
The work done by the Carlisle team
in the match with Harvard was most
extraordinary. In strength they far
surpassed their antagonists but what
was lacking was science. That the
game was won altogether by Har-
wards clever tricks and science every
one who saw it will say-even the most
ardent admirers of the famous college
will admit it.
THE Indian players possess that
principal thing which is essential in
good foot ball players and that is
sand. They have plenty of it. In
the first half Carlisle wedged their
way from the center of the field to
within two yards of Harvard's goal,
when the latter in their desperate eff
fort to save the day for Harvard, got
the ball and by an exceedingly clever
trick, which was perfectly honorable
though. carried it far up the field and
But despite this defeat the Indian lads
were not confused or Respondent the
least bit. They played the second half
with more strength. grit and vigor
than ever.
For four successive Saturdays the
Carlisle boys faced the best teams in
America-Harvard, Yale, Princeton
and the University of Pennsylvania.
They never supplied a substitute,
while five Harvard players were forced
TO retire IN the match on Jarvis
grounds. This was but one of the
games.
"These Indian players do not seem
to mind defeat at all. Every player
has got an abundance of endurance
and courage. Naturally they are quick
and are feet of foot. 1t is these quail
iications which have enabled them tC
give the great college teams the hard
est fights they have had this season
They have demonstrated by theil
work that they can play foot ball ant
good coacher, who can afford then
the same instructions that are giver
to the older teams. will make the Car
) Isle eleven world beaters in another
| couple of seasons"
: Mr.. Castle also talked on annexation
4 l., "a Il
of the United States to determine tht
proposition of anneXing Hawaii there
would be no question about the result
1t would be almost unanimously il
favor, of annexation.
They feel that it means very mucl
to the United States and is matte
= of the greatest importance to Hawaii
1t is their desire that the group com,
into the Union.
Mr.. Castle met and talked with
! number of people in general wa.
= who were well aware of the value tn
; islands would he to the States in
commercial way, also from a STRATEGY
: point of view.
Mr.. Castle states that the visit o
Minister Cooper to the States and es
D pecially to Washington has given ris
to numerous political rumors. He wa
the guest of Minister and Mrs. Hate
several times while away. He accom-
: panied them to Mr. Hatch's old HON
in Portsmouth and there saw the oil
Hatch homestead, which is somewha
historical in its way. Minister Hate
= and Mr.. Castle took in all the point
n of interest on the bicycle. "My visit t
4 Portsmouth showed me conclusivel
- where Minister Hatch has acquired hi
Z yachting propensities, said Mr.. Cas-
tie. 1T is a lovely spot at the ocean.
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