The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-12
OLYMPICS
MAY COME
ANYWAY
They Are Prepar-
ing for the
Trip.
Cspec4al to the Advertiser.)

AN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-The
Olympic Club is making prepara-
tions to send a crack football team
to Hawaii When this was written.
word had not yet been received from
Honolulu. that. the required funds had
been raised to guarantee the expenses
Of the Olympic's trip. But so confident
have the men OF the great athletic club
been. that they have gone right ahead
making their arrangements for an an
tlcipated delightful trip to the Paradise
% the Pacific. They a no small idea
OF the ability of the Oahu collegians,
and while they expect to win any
games they play, they do not look for
easy Victories.
The Olympic Club is the biggest ath-
letie club west OF Chicago, and is said
to have the finest equipped house in the
United States, II not in the world.
With 1850 members. and an income of
$500 a month, the club carries things
on on a tremendous scale. There are
always a hundred or more members in
training for handbaIl. boxing events.
wrestling and fencing bouts, running
and track athletics. and natatorial
sports. The best talent from every
source Is welcome.
So II Oahu meets Olympic on the
gridirOn at P~unahou, a mighty contest
may be locke for, IL the Olynlpics sur
vive the voyage in good shape. and are
not affected by the unusua beat.
Some crack-a-Jacks will line up for
Olympic.
\ Geo. Cadwalader, commonly known
as Babe" who weighs 23O pounds,
and who was one OF the best
players at Yale, should be mentioned
nrst- His place is guard, and his great
bulk and generalship make him a for
midable contestant. He will captain
the OlympicsL
Next perhaps IN merit Is Walter
Cannon, who plays left half and who
weighs 165 pounds Cannon is one of
the gamest. quickest and Quickest
football men playing today.
Here Is a full list of those who will
come to Hawaii, If the game is finally
arranged:
George Cadwalader. Captain-p;Hyed
at Yale two years and at the Univers-
fty OF California one year. Substitute
center. Walter Camps All-America1
team In 1898. His weight is 2SO
pound. Plays guard on the Olympic
team.
William Plunkett. left guard-Uni-
Versity OF California three years:
Olympic one year. Weight 21O pounds.
Harry A. Young, extraordinarily
Of Oregon three years; Olympic Ath-
letic Club one year; weight 100 pounds
w. b. Albertson, right tackle-Uni-
versity OF California three years; cap
tain-elect University OF California 1901;
weight 1S5 pounds.
j. A Clay, left tackle-Unlversity of
California three years; Olympic one
year: weight 30 pounds.
Paul Ford, left end-Cornell Univers-
ity: two years; Olympic one year;
weight I65 pounds.
L. A. womble. right end-University
OF California four years; weight 165
pounds.
Garth Parker. substitute right end
Stanford University four years; weight !
40 pounds. l
John T. Nourse. substitute left-end- +
Stanford University three years; I
weight 40 pounds "a
L. s.. Rerfoot, quarter-back-Uni- !
yersity OF California four years; +
one year; weight $50 pounds. j..
s. NJ. Kohn. substitute quarterback |
and haIf-back-Michigan University :
two years: weight 165 pounds. e
lack Rithet. full back-Yale Univers-
ity' two years; Olympic one year; h
weight ITO pounds. p
Walter Cannon, left half-Univers- q
ity Of California two years; Olympic g
one year; weight 165 pounds. :
w. w. Smith. right half-University o
Of California three years; weight ia
)
Robert Sherman. substitute right r
years University OF Cali
weight 165 pounds. h
Charles Eagerly. substitute right
1a1f-Universlty OF Buffalo two years; "
Olympic one year: weight 40 pounds. a
The following paragraphs are clipped
the last flies Of the San Francisco p
Chronicle: .
The Olympic game will be the final :
OF the season for Reliance. but
will be the test for Olympic by
her players will qualify for the
,hristmas-time visit in Honolulu.
where several games are to be played
With Hawaiian teams made up of ag- =
OF resident veterans from
colleges and teams I'm America. s
Honolulu f. actively preparing for
rames with Olympic Christmas Oahu
College and several other Hawaiian
teams are training TO meet Olympic in 4
-fe holiday series there.
I Olympic. with sixteen players. viii
tepart for Honolulu by steamer De
18th TO play a Christmas match
with Oahu College, which has guaran- h
ICED $500 for expenses OF the trip. :