The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-10
Only Four MOlrlGFS for the Last
Sad Rites.
WILL NOT MEET PUNAH0U
Manager J. O. Woods Lessey-ProposaI for
aY. N. c. A. EIeven-0id Town
Spirit Gone.

The Punahou and Town foot ball
teams will not meet on the Makiki
gridiron Thanksgiving Day, 1898. The
Town team has cancelled the engage
ment. \ challenge from Punahou had
been accepted conditionally. IL was
by Manager Wood did not meet with
the approval OF his men. In short, the
Town team has gone TO pieces. IL has
quit, disbanded, refused TO turn out
for practice. dropped the game. de-
clared a rest, died. 1t was officially
retired at a meeting held last evening.
And only four members responded to
the call for an outpouring of Town
men interested in putting up a good
battle against Punahou on Thanksgiv-
ing day. The old Town spirit has de-
parted. Wood, the redoubtable ]. O.,
sheds tears large as pills. Only few
others join him. The old strong play
ers are all out OF il. Clarence Cooke
has retired. Schermerhorn is in Ma
Mia. Tuft can not leave his steamer
position. Whitehouse is engaged with
road contracts on the other Islands.
The two Cocketts and Motley are
weary or busy. For three weeks there
have not been at any ore time more
than half a dozen men out for practice.
The Punahous. 20 the number OF two
elevens, have been at il every even
ing. They made a good showing
against the Pennsylvania soldiers and
are improving right along.
It Is declared by the real foot ball
men that there must be a game on
Thanksgiving Day. If there is none
this time it will be the first omission
in eight years. Manager Wood has
inherited the debt of the Town team,
amounting to S190 and will take care
OF il. He is not worrying over the
financial problem, but he wants TO
have foot ball. II is his proposal that
the Y. NJ. G. \. gymnasium or athletic
branch take over the suits and outfit
OF the Town team and go in for a
meeting with the Punahous on
Day. Assistant Secre-
tary Brock OF the Y. VI. G. a. "a few
days ago spoke favorably of a some
what similar plan and il is believed
that If he would interest himself in the
line indicated there would be no
trouble at all in rallying an eleven
that would do credit 10 the Society on
facing the Punahous.
The Town team has gone TO pieces
like the man who swallowed the ther-
mometeT, by degrees. but OF course
various grievances are related The
claim is advanced that while a few
have been fighting for the foot ball
reputation OF the town against all com
ers the people have given the club lit
tie or no encouragement. The gate
has always been light and there has
been no inclination to assist the club
The great and really the
only work OF the club each year Is TO
give battle 10 Punahou. II Is claimed
that the college insists on getting out
side men on its lineup. like VIII Sop
er and Sam Johnson. The college peo-
ple. on the other hand. contend that
they should be allowed TO play all
former students and a few volunteers,
III necessary. for the reason that the
Town team have the whole Of the
Island players for material
! number OF the men Interested IN
the game will use every endeavor 10
have a game Of some kind on Thanks
giving Dlv.