The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-10-18
Men From Camp Otis Win Foot.
ball Game. \
IT WAS A CLOSE CONTEST
Score Made Only In First Hail A
sportsman-Liks MsstIng-Hard
Field Struggle.

1t Is seldom a foot ball game !.
played from start to finish with entire
satisfaction to the three interested par.
ties, namely, the contesting sides and
| the crowd, but such is the verdict on
the game which took place last Satur.
day at Makiki between the Town team
and the Pennsylvania recruits from
Camp Otis. The game was particularly
free from the usual pickering and
angry disputes. In this respect 1t was
strikingly unlike the base ball game of
a week previous between the Towns
and the New York soldiers. 1t was
not an ideal afternoon for outdoor
sport, for frequent showers made the
ground and ball slippery and proved
disagreeable to the enthusiasts and
! rooters on the side lines.
The teams were quite evenly
matched, the Town boys outweighing
their opponents slightly. Both teams
showed the results OF good coaching
and faithful practice. The plays lacked
variety, being almost entirely center
PUSHES and mass plays. No long runs
around the ends, which SO delight the
grand stand, were made in Saturdays
game. The playing of the Town team
may be criticised as being too high.
Holes were easily made in their line
and the high play allowed the op-
ponents to make frequent gains by
sliding in underneath. Both teams
showed deficiency and timidity in
punting.
Promptly at 1 o'clock the teams lined
up, the Towns having won the toss
and retaining the ball, while Pennsyl.
vania chose the field. Singer kicks off
thirty yards and Pennsylvania is held
after advancing the ball five yards.
Pennsylvania then wins five yards on
first down but loses ball on off-side
play, soon regaining It on a tumble.
pennsylvania now begins a series of
PUSHES, gaining from five to ten yards
at each play. The pig-skin approaches
the Town goal and the citizens look
on in silence, while the rooters IN the
Pennsylvania camp make joyful
noise. Within ten yards of the goal
Pennsylvania loses the ball on downs
and the Towns send 1t back twenty
yards by punt, which goes out OF
bounds. In the ensuing scrimmage
Lieut.. Falls Is hurt and time is taken
out. When the ball is again put In
play Brewer, the captain Of the Penn
sylvanias, gains five yards. Lieut..
Halls gazing five
Pennsylvania now begins showing the
ball down the field for a touchdown.
On the Towns ten-yard line Kienzle,
pennsylvania center, Is hurt, and
time Is taken out. Only four minutes
remain before the end of the first half
when the ball Is again put in play. The
Town team made a valiant fight on
their Vineyard line, but finally at the
close Of the half Bruff. Pennsylvania
left half back, gets the ball over the
line for "A touchdown. Captain Brewer
kicks an easy goal. Score: Pennsyl-
vania, 6; Town. 0.
At the beginning of the second half
the Towns showed new life and vigor
and 1t was thought the score would
soon be tied. Pennsylvania made a
good kick, but ]. Cockett caught the
ball and advanced 1t twenty yards be-
fore being downed. Singer then car
ries the ball TO Pennsylvania's fifty
yard line. J. Lane gains five and a
half yards and Johnson gains three
yards more. Lane makes two yards
and Pennsylvania gets the ball on
Cocketts tumble. The pig-skin is now
as slippery as an eel from water and
fumbles occur frequently on both sides
Pennsylvania again loses on downs
and Cockett gets ahead s yards. The
crowd goes wild for 1t looks like a
touchdown for the Towns. Captain
Camp makes five yards, through Penn
sylvania's center. Pennsylvania now
gets the ball on downs at their fifteen
yard line. Here Pennsylvania should
have punted, but instead the end play
was tried and the Towns soon had pos
session OF the ball and had showed
pennsylvania back to the fye-yard
line. The second half was nearly end
ed and the excitement ran high. Penn
sylvania put up a good fight and after
getting the ball on downs they worked
II up the field on their twenty-yard line,
'Hl VI hdHStT. ItnnSylNdnla tnen
pnnted. and a dispute arose as to who
blocked the ball. II was decided that
a member OF the Town team did and
play was resumed. Only minute re-
manned. Casey made a pretty run
through the center of the Towns and
gained ten yards. Time was called
with the ball well in the center OF the
field.
Score: Pennsylvania 6; Town, 0.
Umpire, Mr.. Elston; timekeeper, Mr..
Morgan; linesmen, J. w. Camp and
Morrison Baday. Company !. Tenth
PENNSYLVANIA. Attendance, 400.
Referee, f. w. Enos.
Pennsylvania. Towns.
Kienzle Center. Houghtailing
Bender ...,Rt. guard ....H. Cockett
Casey .,.,.left guard. j. Cockett
McHenry -, .Rt. tackle ........ Lane
Landefeld Left tackle. j, Waterhouse
Lieut.. Falls .Rt. half 900. Johnson
Bruff ......, Left half Camp Capt.
Hoffman 80. .Rt. end. Lawrence
Foss ....... Left end .Koii, Prince d.