The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-02
SOME new PLAYERS SIGNED
ToWnieS Punahou Regiment.
Captains and Men Work.
ing Hard.

pig-Skin and rysanthemum-thes sea-
son when long hair on the heads of the
young fellows must not be laughed at
and when tin horns, though they dis
turb the peaceful slumbers of the peo-
pie of the place must not be counted
Football is here for space and those
who enjoy seeing the clever plays of
the men who are in the field this year,
can count on a season that will sur
pass any other Honolulu has seen for
many moons. The play will be quicker
and sharper and the interference some
thing that will be calculated to aston
ish.
1t seems pity that the Regiment,
Town and Punahou teams have decid-
ed, to give but three games, in the
1897 series. Certainly Honolulu could
stand at least twice that number.
Football is perhaps the youngest
game in Honolulu if golf is not taken
into consideration and, before people
can come to real appreciation of the
play, there must be an education up
to the rules and regulations that gov
ern it. That can be learned in three
games? Just enough to forget ere the
next season is here.
However, the Town team has a very
good proposition on hand. On the
Baltimore, expected Saturday, is a
team of navy boys, some Of whom have
played on crack teams in the east.
The Town team proposes arranging a
number of games with them so that the
season will be prolonged after all.
Then the management says, in case
the Town team is beaten by the Puma
hou or Regiment boys they will be
willing to have another try.
The first game of the season will be
played on Saturday afternoon between
the Regiment and Punahou teams.
Previous to this, say Thursday or Fri
day. a pamphlet containing the prin-
ciples of football, will be printed.
These to be distributed at the gate of
the baseball park, Makiki on Saturday.
In the meantime they will be given the
newspapers for publication. The object
OF these pamphlets is to give the peo-
pie not acquainted with the game of
football, a chance to learn a few of
the points The rules governing the
years play will be the same as that of
last year.
A few points of interest to the foot
ball enthusiasts will be found in the
following:
The entrance fee to the grounds will
be only % cents.
Each team will wear a. distinctive
uniform. Colors: Town, orange and
black; Regiment, red white and blue;
Punahou, buff and blue.
An attempt will be made to get Geo.
r. Carter to act as umpire. There is
no better man in town for the place.
Captains of teams: Town, w. H.
Cornwell; Punahou, Ella Long; Regl-
ment, E. Austin.
The teams will not be announced
until later; probably not until Satur-
day.
There is a proposition on to get UP
team among the players here tc
make a tour of the United States.
The grounds at Makiki will be mark
| ed off today
The baseball score board will be
used to mark up the points at the enc
OF each half
An attempt will be made to get th'
band to play on the grounds Saturda!
afternoons while the season lasts.
Messrs. Whitehouse and McCorn1ck
| the latter from the Bennington, VII
play with the Town team.
The Punahou and Regiment team
handle the ball in great shape.
A thing to be remembered: When
half or full back makes fine play
the credit should not all go to such
player. 1t should be remembered tina
his path through the line or aroun'
the end is paved by the men in tn
line who do the interference part.
The playing ground will be marke'
off closer to the grandstand than las
year and carriages will be allowed ol
cidoc