The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-07
AG|TAT|NG
ASSOCIATION
Socker Enthusiasts
Will Soon Get
Together.


season.
Although very little has been heard
from the Association clubs during the
summer. football matters have been by
no means neglected. a steadily in
creasing number of prospective mem
bers is reported, and there Ia eyery
encouragement to hope that the sue
cess last year, which was the result
OF the initial attempt at a regularly
organized program. was not spasmodic.
but has laid the foundation for great
things in the future, and assured the
permanence Of Association football In
Oahu. AT the same time reports come
game in that Island. AND local enthu-
siasts already look forward. although
the fulfillment Of their aspirations ia
somewhat visionary. to the time when
inter-Island matches will find a place
in every seasons fixture list -,
From among so much that gave.
ground for encouragement during last
season, there is one factor which, al
though conducting materially under or
binary circumstances to promote rival
Ty and keenness between respective
clubs, has shown itself an insurmount-
able obstacle to the future development
of the game, and which, if allowed to
remain, will prove not merely an OBJ
stacie, but an appropriate epitaph
The formation Of football clubs on a
national qualification basis, while hav-
ing much to commend itself on patrf-
otto and other grounds. and while hay-
ing done good service in the past sea
son, is fundamentally obstructive to
the advancement of the game In Ho--
nolulu, for by it's very nature 1t re-
stricts expansion and confines the
number of clubs at the present time to.
at the most three, and these so irregu-
larly balanced that the superiority of
one is as patent as the well nigh harm
lessness Of another. This condition of
affairs, while affording satisfaction to.
not even the league champions, can
only lead to stagnation, and stagnation
carries in it's train an end to all.
1t is generally conceded by the great
majority of Association players THAI
the only means Of obviating this most
undesirable atrophy Is a total reor-
ganization of the football clubs and
the establishment of others upon some
other than a national qualification of
membership. This arrangement would
in no way interfere with the interna-
tionai matches, but these would be
outside and in addition to the league
program and would take place as be-
fore. The effect. therefore, of q reor-
ganizatien of the clubs would have no
effect upon such time honored match
es as. the England VS.. Scotland fixture
That action will be taken at the APP
preaching league meeting to institute
new clubs seems conclusive, and the
question practically will resolve itself
into a discussion as to the number of
new clubs, and what the qualification
of membership shall be. To. a great
extent the latter question involves the
former 1t has been suggested that
clubs should be formed having gener-
al names, and consisting to a great
extent of members associated by com
mon ties; the membership OF such
clubs to be open to any player who
conformed to the regulations and rules
of the club
1t appears, however, that such an
arrangement would not be characteriz-
ed by sufficient permanence to- warrant
it's adoption, as it would be at the
disposal of any player to join which
ever club he chose. Unless some re-
strfction We're placed in the way OF
this a number of players would be
fluctuating continually from any club
TO another, and a successful season
would attract every disaffeeted player
to the standard of the champion club.
The clubs of one season would by the
general uncertainty Of things, probably
not be those of the next, and the life
of club would be always at the mercy
of chance.
A more permanent and lasting foun-
dation for club formation, and one
which would give a more stable rally
ing ground and tend to foster that
esprit de corps so essential to the in
terest of all true sport would be to
organize the various clubs in connec-
ton with some of the chief business
houses of the city. Three such clubs
can already be relied upon. Mr. Morse
has taken in hand the formation of a
team from Messrs, Hackfeld e. Cos,
and Messrs. Davies and the iron work
ers furnish two others, Besides these
three there are sufficient players to
guarantee the formation OF at least
two other clubs which, on the league
scheme with a total list of twenty
match fixtures, would give each club
eight scheduled matches.
Whatever action is taken at the
league meeting next month will be
with the view of placing Association
football in the way Of making its ru-
ture development certain, and raising
it from the "cabin'd. cribb'd, confn-
ed" condition it occupies at present.
In view of the expected demand for
Association balls, a large consignment
is expected during the coming month
of from headquarters. This will be
welcome information to all who played
with the miserable balls which did duty
during the earlier half of last season.
There is a new patient at Bellevue hos
pital, New York, the only patient Of It's
kind ever treated there. On the card ap-
pears the name of Bum a kitten, suf-
ferfnR from diSlOcatiou of the suir.