The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-26
MALE lima
THE winner.
Football Championship
The Prize.
LAST GAME At PUAAHOU
Oahu ColIegians Downed by Weight
and CIeyerness--Story Of
the Contest.

In enc Of the best games of football y
ever seen in Honolulu the Male lima Ii
Athletic Club won the championship of ;
the city for the season of 1900 Saturday !
and carried off the ball used in the !
game.
/ In the face of frightful odds the Puma
hou team put up a game that will long
1 be remembered. II
! Crippled as the College was by the loss
of two of it's most reliable men, Plunkett
at left guard and J. Marcellino at right
half. the defensive work of the team was
magnificent. and by sheer grit the visi-
tors were kept from crossing the goal 7
line more than twice.
AS early as 2 o'clock the crowd began
TO collect on the campus. The support
lers of the green and gold lined the ma
lkai side of the field. while the mauka side
was gorgeous with the blue and buff of
lPunahou Never before have the College
Alumni turned out in such numbers to
back their successors in athletic con-
tests. Gray-haired men caught the spr-
IL of the hour and yelled themselves
hoarse.
At 3 O'Clock the town team appeared
ON the field confident of victory, and aft
or running through signals retired 10 the
side lines.
Fifteen minutes later the PunahOu team
after a few dnal words of advice from
the coach trotted the gridiron led by
captain Castle oahu won the toss and
chose to defend the western goal
Promptly at 800 o'clock Referee Elston
blew his whistle and the battle was on
As the teams lined up it was very evil
dent that the Athletic Club had by far
the heavier team, but the aggressvenesS
|of the Collegians made up in some de-
gree for this advantage.
Wilson kicked off and the ball fell into
the arms Of NJ. Robinson, who ran up the
side line to the center of the field. Pu-
luahou bucked twice without avail and
castle punted TO King on his N-yard
lire Male lima worked the ends Tor
short gains but surrendered the ban on
- the 5N-yard line. The College backs
plunged into the line. but could not gain
the necessary distance. and Castle was
forced TO kick. King caught on the ~
ward line and was downed in his tracks
hut Umpire Rabbit caught a Collegiar
off side on the play, and 1t was Maize
ball on her 4s-yard line.
Johnson wen. around left end for fou
yards and Wilson duplicated the trlcf
on the other side of the line. clark add
ed five around left end and King wen
n Through the center for two. johnson
We furnbied and Marcellino fell on the ball
Kaulukou went around right for var
but Williamson was downed behind IN
line by Johnson. On the third down, VIII
= nine Yards to gain, Castle kicked thlrt
IN wards to Richardson, who fumbled, an
II tho lively Punahou ends captured III
hail Castle went through the center to
two yards and Williamson went throug
the same hole for two more. cast
smashed the center for first down, OF
Johnson was off side and Punahou ma
the ball on the 25-yard line. The cones
men could not force the line and punt'
fifteen yards to King. who was naii'
our in his tracks by NJ. Robinson.
,R- Wilson bucked for two yards; Johns'
S. melted eight around the end. The &C
TY lege line then held for two downs al
Ms Wilson was forced to kick Wllhahs
ing caught at the center of the held ana
we turned the ball twenty yards INTO
ST lopponents territory. Castle hurled III
self into the center. but the whole Ma
~, iuima team was on him and he made !
~ - a ward. Kaulukou added one more
was thrown out of bounds.
Castle punted to King, who was or
ned without gain by Judd. King piunt
through Perry for three yards and Cl'
sxirted the end for six. Wilson ado
five more Clark fumbled, and w az
feI on the ball on the 30-yard line Z
lie hit the center for three yards and
sR tho next plav went through Sumner
eight Once more the College capt
plunged through center. this time for
- Yards. and Williamson made first do
Coats gained half yard in two plays
il was third down with four and one-i
/, to gain. only ten yards from the
/, lire.
W Narcallino observed that Clark
been drawn in on the center plays.
gave the signal for a run around his
Williamson covered the distance, b'
~ downed by Jarrett near the corner OF
GAN field. and the Punahou contingent
egin- wild with delight oahu hau u'a
blood.
castle kicked out to NJ. Robinson
then added one more point by lifting
ball over the crossbar squarely oetV
the goal posts.
&, Wilson kicked off to Cruzan, who
- turned the ball two yards. Castle
tor through center for two, but on the
- pIay there was something wrong with
r signal and Punahou lost a yard. g
LIZ hunted to Richardson, who caught Il
on the 25-yard line. Johnson, Sur
and King rushed the ball to the &c
MS of the field, where IT was fumbled,
s'tS Cruzan fell on it. Coats gained two
the town line held like a stone wall
oahu surrendered the ball on downs
King went through Cruzan for
yards. and Wilson added six thr
Goats The Male fullback advance
another five. Wilson skirted the enc
te, Yards and +. Wright added eight
"a. through the same place. 1t was Nj
hall first down on the Punahou 10
~. line. but Johnson fumbled and Ma
limo captured the pigskin for the GO
5, Mo. Johnson broke through and tackled
hanson for a loss and Castle
ips. forty-fve yards to Clark and both
College ends were on him like fla
Insur- Richardson's quarterback crtss-
was nailed for loss of five yards
any Of Male was forced 70 give up the ba
downs.
ny OF castle kicked out Of bounds.
went through Perry for five yards,
Wilson around the end for ten, bl
the next play Marcallino broke TIN
fh and downed Johnson, as he received
w ball from the quarterback.
oahu surprised the visitors by ki
on the first down, and the ball roll
Males 3o-yard line. when King fell
- Wilson punted at once for thirty
ldl. into College territory. Williamson c
the ball and. eluding both the ends
through the entire town team aid
timely interference for sixty yards
with only a minute TO play, Castle
IN Ia, MIA Eick tn