The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-23
GIANTS TO MEET
Will Battle at Football
Thanksgiving Day.
Contest omised-Training
Hard for the Work.

Turkey will be one of the good
things on Thanksgiving Day. The
football game between the Town and
Punahou teams will be another. The
noon will help toward a very hearty
appetite. 1t will be fight to the finish
and there will be no courtesy shown
by either side. 1t will be a game
where the best side will be the winner.
1t is the opinion of many of those who
have watched the evolution of the
game of football in this country, that
the contest Thursday, will be the very
best that has ever been played here.
Many of the men on the teams were
the first to enter into the playing Of
the game of football in this city, men
who have profited by the experience
of previous years and who will stand
on the field Thursday fully acquainted
with the game. It will not be case
of child's play but one continuous
fight from the beginning to the end.
An attempt will be made to have the
band out on the grounds during the
progress of the game, and it is sincere
ly hoped that the effort will result sue
cessfully, as there will be very large
number Of people out to see the cons
test, and a little music always gives
life to an occasion of the kind. AS yet,
no referee has been chosen, but George
r. Carter has kindly consented to act
as umpire. In this place he has no
equal on the Islands and the boys con-
cerned may be thankful that they have
secured his service. The linesmen
have not yet been chosen, but the two
teams will take good care that the
men who act, know something about
their duties. Harry WaterhOuse has
been mentioned by the Town team.
The PunahOu team is in excellent
form for the game. They have had no
unfortunate happenings, such as the
Town team, and the men who started
out with them in the beginning are
still with them. The team is out regu-
larly every afternoon and has been in
dulging in some very hard practice.
1t is a foregone conclusion that Bah
bitt will play quarter. He is the life
Of the team, but unfortunately, has
not gotten completely over the acc1-
dent he met with in one Of the games
he played short time after arrival
here This prevents his joining in a
scrimmage but he sometimes forgets
himself and goes in anyway. Antonio
Long will probably play half-back in
stead Of position on one of the ends
as he did in the last game.
The Town team is somewhat Grip
pied. 1t is now learned that Tuft OF
the Inter-Island company will not play
on account of his duties as freight
clerk on the Mikahala. The other mis-
haps have already been mentioned in
the columns of this paper.
The Punahou men are very confident
that they will win the game, although
some of their number say that they
are not sure. They are fearful Of be-
coming the favorites, well knowing in
previous occasions of the kind, what
happened to the favorites. Some of
the Punahou partisans are even giving
odds in the matter of bets, but there
are not many of this kind to be found.
An even bet is very satisfactory.
Mccormick and WhitehOuse Of the
Town team were out for practice on
Saturday, and the boys were very
much benefited by the coaching they
gave them and the advice they offered
in different ways.