The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-18
NO SCORE
WAS MADE
HonoIuIus and the
Male IIimas
Tied.
GAME WAS FOUGHT
TO BITTER END
Males Played Below Expectations
and Bulk of Beef Saved
Honolulu.


Male Ilirnas and the Honolulu Athletics
have met in a struggle for supremacy
and though the result was a tie the
strength and weakness of the two
teams lies revealed.
The game at Punahou was interest
ling from a spec tator's standpoint, but
as a scientific exhibition of the great
sport it fell far below expectations.
The Males had the physical training
and the team work; their opponents the
advantage of weight The latter made
every use of their beef; the former
neglected to turn their football educa-
ton to the best account. This alone
prevented the green and gold contin-
gent from being hailed winners. They
had all the best of the game and came
near scoring twice. On the first occa-
sion the ball was on the Honolulu's
4-yard line and thirty seconds remain
ed before the half time whistle should
blow. There was just time for one
more play and the chances are that had
that play been executed a touchdown
would nave resulted. Instead of lining
up, a>N1aile player pleaded for time in
which TO recover his breath. While he
was wasting what little breath he had
left, the golden seconds flew and the
half time whistle sounded.
The Males started off with a rare
rush and their snappy playing soon had
the red sweatered men guessing. Once
in the first half they came within a
hairsbreadth of points. Lond before
half time many of the Honolulu play
ers had bellows Ia mend and noting
this their opponents made every legiti-
mate use of the information gained.
Soon after the start of the second half
the Males forced the ball to the Ho
nolulu'S 11-yard line and again looked
like scoring. Their opponents held
their ground however, and the ball re-
verted to them on downs. Hereafter
until the end of the game neither
citadel was endangered, but toward |
the last the superior avoidupois of the |
Honolulus told and their successive |
line bucks wrested gains persistently |
from the fast firing pack of foxes from
the Kaahumanu street den.
Throughout the second half it was |
time OUT for the cripples and the |
package of minutes extracted from the /
official time on that account would al
most have allowed another game to be |
played. Several members of the Ho
nolulus were not in the best physical |
shape to stand hard game and it was
apparent that the club in aiming to
secure as heavy line as possible had
sacrificed condition and in some meas
ure speed.
The game was, with a few exceptions, |
a close one as far as plays were con-
cerned. The Males would dispatch a
man round the end and his progress
would be summarily checked. Occa-
sonally a fair gain would be made but
long runs were entirely absent from the
game, a twenty-yard progression being
the exception. The Male players, when
they got the ball, seemed to court OBJ
struction. 1t was painful to watch them
pursue their undertaking course straight
into the tackles hands. The art of
lodging they seemed to have forgotten.
In this respect one of the their chief
ground games, VIII Wright was nota-
bic offender Sam Johnson made valu-
able gains for his side, and as a guard
Dusenberg was interchangeable. The
trouble with the Males was that their
repertoire of plays was too limited for
the game they had to put up. was it
that they did not draw largely enough
upon that repertoire?
With the HonoluIus It was buck, buck,
buck, and they bucked well. Henry Cock
EFT the bull of the game, went through
the line like tramp through a pair of
vacant trousers, repcsing by the sad sea
waves.
TIC him and Blaisden belong the lions
share of the honor and glory. The latter
behind the line was strictly Johnny-on-
the-spOt, and for his weight played a
game Surely ne and Cock
EFT saved their side from defeat. Joy at
center played the game and deserves
credit for it. Will Vida, pugnacious and
agile as of old. did yeoman service for
mis- side and got pretty well used up in
The doing of it. A Lawrence showed all
MS old dash behind the line, and retired
rom the game with a broken finger as a
usual. played for all he was worth, and
with merry quips and frequent badinage
zept his company in excellent humor |
throughout the ARRAY.
Messrs. Elston and Babbltt, for their
work in the ring, are deserving of moth
ng but praise.
The casualty list was a small one. |
Chris Holt injured his shouIuer in an
.arly play. and w. Crook took his place |
The doubling up of Lawrence's Inger let
Barry in IN the second half. Prince
Supid's wind went back on him toward |
he end and r. w. Wright relieved him. |
Before the game the Honolulus camped |
L the Waikiki end Of the field. where a
ent was erected for their benefit, at the
opposite end of the ground the Male Iii
mas rallied around n banner of green
nd god. At 800 p. m about Ge0 people
we're on the ground.
The Males were on the field first and
vent through few plays. After watch
nE them for while the Honolulus lined
p and practiced a signal or two. At 800
he teams took their positions. the
Tales who won the toss, electing 10 de-
end the Eva end of the campus
Wright kicked off, Gleason missed and
grabbing the ball ran with Ii