The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-28
FOOT BALL DISCUSSED ALONG
WITHTA SPECIAL MENU.
Toasts and Responses-professor F. A.
Hosmer Presided-Note from the
Chief Observation-Disclosures

Because the Punahou foot ball team
was bested in the match with the
Town Boys on Thursday afternoon,
did not interfere in the slightest de-
gree with the appetites of the faculty
and students of that college. at
Thanksgiving dinner held in the large
college dining hall last evening. The
toasts that were responded to by Pro-
fessor Hosmer, members of the college
team, and others of Oahu college, were
full of praise for the excellent work
already done and full of hope and en-
couragement for the future of the
Punahou eleven.
The dining room had been taste
fully decorated by the ladies with col
lege colors, palm leaves, potted plants
and cut flowers. There were none but
happy faces gathered about the board.
The scene was a very pretty one.
Professor Hosmer ofliciated as toast
master with the grace of Chauncey
Depew. Before calling for toasts Pro-
fessor Hosmer addressed a few happy
remarks to his guests. He spoke on
the new education and concluded by
be continued by all colleges. He also
made a brief review of Saturdays
and Thursdays games when the Puma
hous were on the gridiron. His COM
ments on these games were sincere
and the details were accurate in every
particular. No one took deeper in
terest in the two matches than did
Professor Hosmer. He received the
students victory on Saturday modest
ly and their defeat on Thursday grace
| fully.
Nor did the toastmaster confine his
praises to the college team altogether.
! He paid tribute to those members in
the opposing team who did good work.
Professor Hosmer stated that j. @.
| Wood was the father of foot ball in
Punahou and that the Punahou team
was victorious in 1891, 1892, 1898 and
1894. This year they had tried con
clusions with team which was COM
posed of seven former PunahOu boys
and four others who were taken from
pick of the entire city of Honolulu.
They had lost, but the college colors-
buff and blue-went down flying.
Professor Babbitt, who is captain Of
the college team, but who was unable
to participate in Thursday 5 match,
made neat little speech, commend
ing the boys on their good work and
predicting that Punahou would again
be heard from in the near future.
The toast "Our Umpire" was re-
sponded to by Professor Ingalls,. 'If
there is anything ! desire to have 0n
the gridiron it is frmness on the part
of the umpire" said the professor.
''Mr. George r. Carter carried this out
as faithfully as it could be done. His
interpretations of the rules in the
games that were played on Saturday
and Thursday were as square and hon
est as it was possible for them to be.
He had the confidence and COMMANDED
the respect of every player on the
field, and well worthy was ne of this"
At the suggestion of Toastmaster
IIosmer, the guests stood up and gave
three cheers for Umpire Carter ana
followed this by drinking soda to his
health.
Professor Howard spoke of the
friends of the Punahou boys. Profes-
sor Colstein praised the ladies for the
interest they had shown in foot bali
during the season and for their loyal
ty to the colors. Numerous other eN-
temperaneous talks were made.
\ letter from Chief Justice Judd
was read in which he regretted his
inability to attend. The Chief Just sc
said that he had witnessed Thursday
game and was proud of the Punahou
lads He characterized foot ball as a
noble game and gave it as his opinion
that il developed in lad all those
things which go to make up mar
and which could be summed up in the
one word "Sand." He would always
be heartily in favor of the sport.
Mr.. Cunha rendered couple oi
piano selections, and, after other
music the students and their guests
: arose and joined in the mighty college
, yell and sang good night.
THE HONOLULU SANITARIUM.
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