The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-27
BUFF AND BLUE
Annual Football Dinner at Puma
hon College.
A VERY PLEASANT EVENING
Everyone Cheerful-Looking for a
Bright Future Toasts and Re-
Sponses-Many Called Upon.

Covers were laid for 76 at the Puma
hou annual football dinner last even
ing. Those in attendance included
faculty and students of the Oahu Col
lege and the Punahou Preparatory
those of the football team who are not
now enrolled at the school and a few
invited guests. The large dining hall
was decorated with ferns and stream
ers of buff and blue. President Hos
mer was toast master and was well
sustained by those whose names were
upon the program. The chairs were
occupied for over two hours. The meal
was all that could be desired and the
event was pleasant for ALL
Professor Hosmer opened the speech
the boys they need not feel at all down.
hearted over the defeat in the Cham
pionship game, that they had stored
up considerable glory earlier in the
season. They had met a very strong
team and should take defeat gracefully
like men, He felt that they did ac-
students. With a limited number to
draw from they had sent to the grid
iron team that made good showing
against the pick of half a dozen uni
versities represented in Honolulu He
felt and knew that the boys would be
ready to try again and again and to
work harder than ever before. He
spoke of nearly every individual of the
first eleven and of the various teams
that had appeared in Oahu colors dur
ing the season. Each reference was
greeted with cheers. Mr.. Babbitt, the
coach, came in for praise and there was
compliment to the umpire. Profess
ser Hosmer then called upon Professor
Howard.
The boys out in Punahou like all the
teachers. Mr.. Howard was generously
applauded like the rest, when he rose
to his feet He spoke in a humorous
strain and kept all in laughter He
was willing to plead guilty to having
made foul tackle in the excitement
of the game, but offered an excuse. It
his tall friend, Professor French The
latter was given an opportunity to re-
spond at once and said that when Pro-
fessor Howard tackled high, he no
doubt had in his tumultuous mind,
thoughts of some of the tall stories
he had been telling about California
trees and other features of the great
state. Professor French vouched that
Punahou Preparatory would continue
to work in the line of assisting the
college to perfect itself at football
sufficiently to make as good record as
had the undefeated juniors.
Professor ingalls, spoke briefly on
football, as a game calculated to quick
en- the mind and build up the body.
He was satisfied that all who had
worked during the season, had been
benefited by the exercise and training.
For one thing it had enabled the teach
ers to become better acquainted with
the boys and with others fond of ath-
letics. He was ready to do his part in
all future campaigns.
At this juncture, Master Oliver Ian
sing was lifted up on a chair by his
admirers of PunahOu Preparatory and
made speech that aroused the gath
ering to the highest pitch of enthu-
siasm. He said he and his young as
| sociates had done all they could in the
way of example and yelling to help the
| college team along and would willingly
do still more hereafter
| Professor Babbitt, the coach and
close friend Of the boys, talked to them
| in earnest and had their attention un-
divided. He thanked each individual
for conscientious work and was GER
| tain that such organization and spirit
would tell in time, by showing the
! hoped for results. He let the boys into
the secret that all Punahou past and
present, was to be drafted for college
athletic teams.
| Professor COlsten was called upon fCl
some of his mathematical calculations
in re football 1t was a popular belief
that a man of figures had no use for q
memory. He said that must be his
condition at present, for during the day
someone had asked him about the score
of the Thanksgiving football game and
he had been compelled to answer tha
he couldn't remember anything about
it at all. He thought the bows were
not asking for sympathy-did not need
any. They made good fight and were
willing to abide by the outcome and
prepare for the fray again.
Mr.. w. r. Castle, trustee of Oahu