The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-15
BUT HALF A GAME.
Unsatisfactory Contest Of ToVnies
and Regiments.
WERE MAD OVER DECISIONS
Soldier Boys Blamed Referee-Re-
fused to Continue Piay-Had
Improved-Forfeite

Town teams was certainly very good
out there was not enough of it to salts
" the people who paid their money at
he gate There was decidedly enough
Of certain kind of playing, however.
E. r. Adams was chosen referee ana |
P. L. Weaver, umpire, while Sam john l.
son and A. H. Moore acted as lines
men. The Regiment boys took the |
Eva side with the ball and the Townles
went TO the Waikiki side. Previous TO
the beginning of the game, Mr.. Adams
took the precaution to call the teams
together at the center of the field and
there explain to them the conditions
under which he and Mr.. Weaver would
act as the officers in charge of the
game. He gave them an opportunity
then and there to choose other men if
they were not wholly satisfied and OBJ
tanned from them promise of their will
ingness to abide by whatever decl-
sions should be made.
The Regiments kicked the ball far
into the Townies' territory. Cooke
secured it and made splendid run
ming fight, taking the ball about fifteen
yards Conradt kicked, Austin fumbled
and Waterhouse fell on the ball. Corn
we'll and Conradt made small grains
and the ball went to the Regiments
on downs The ball was fumbled and
the Townies tried again. Ground was
lost and Conradt kicked. The ball
went out of bounds and Austin of the
Regiments and Armstrong of the
Townies ran out among the carriages
for it, There was mix up and Arm
strong came out with the ball. Austin
sought to take the ball away and then
drew back to strike Armstrong. Speci-
al Officer Vida was standing near by
and gave the captain of the Regiments,
a timely warning.
The quarter of the Townies now kept
passing the ball to Whitehouse and
Schermerhorn, who did splendid work
through the line 1t was just here that
Austin of the Regiments became wild
ly excited and did work that is con-
demned by all true sportsmen. Scher-
merhorn had just made a big gain
through the line and had succeeded in
getting the ball to within a very few
yards of the coveted line. Austin ran
around while SchermerhOrn was al
ready on the ground and jumping up
on him, caught him by the neck and
beat his head upon the ground, leaving
some beauty spots"
The Townies were on touchdown
bent and Conradt. in a very few min
utes after the accident to Schermer-
horn, carried the ball across the line
securing four points. No goal.
The play had lasted just fifteen min
utes and it was very evident that the
Regiments were playing much better
game than they did with the Punahous
on Saturday previous. Their line was
solid and the men got through to tackle
in fine shape. many times catching the
Town players before they had started
off with the ball. Then, their interior
ence was better.
There was considerable fumbling at
this stage of the game and the ball
went from one side to the other without
much gain for either. Austin's voice
was heard addressing his men "Play
rough and hard" The Townies kicked
| and Waterhouse secured the ball.
! few more plays and Schermerhorn car
ried the ball across the line White
| house punted the ball out and Cocket1
failed to make fair catch, thus spoil
ing the chances for a try at goal
| Score. s to 0.
The ball was taken back to the cen
ter of the field for another kickoff by
| the Regiments. On account of failins
to gain the required number of yard:
within the limited number of downs
| Conradt kicked the ball for the Town
les and sent it a good distance down in
TO the territory. A number of thu
Town boys were off side and according
to rule. could not touch the ball unit
fumbled by member of the othe
team or put on side by one of thei1
own players. Both Regiment and Tow1
boys were playing hop skip and jum1
about the ball, when suddenly the Re
giment men ceased playing. claimin.
that the ball had touched Koii. Con
radt picked ND the ball and ran with i
for a touchdown. Score IA to O.
The referee declared a touchdown
and the Regiment players immediatel,
retired from the field claiming tina
they could not get a decision in an,
play. The Townies lined I'D. KICKED
their goal and retired from the fielt
also. The Regiments were given Ger
tain amount to time to get back OF
the field again but it was no good am
the people. very much disapnointed
left the grounds. many declaring the,
had seen enough of football and ex
pressing it as their opinion that tn
money paid in at the gate. should b.
refunded. The Regiments were aske,
to play the game under protest bu
the refused saying that there was n
association to which they could refe
the point under discussion.
The game was according to rule i
such cases. awarded to the Town team
with a score Of s to 0.
Saturdays lineup was as follows:
Io"n. Regiments.
Motley ........ Center. Walli
Cockett ......L. G. .Houghtailin
Manase ..........R. G.. .Cocket
Waterhouse IL. T. .Hirshman,
Whtehouse. R. T... Peterso,
Armstrong. L. E. Kilb
kon R Sproa
Corn"eH -......L H.. .Becher
Sehermerhorn. R. H.. Frfedersdori
COOKE .....O. B. .Myhr
Conradt .......F B.. Austi
NOTES.
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