The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-15
THE BALL IS
NOW ROLLING
Football Lea que
Formed Last
Night.
FIVE TEAMS
MAY COMPETE
November 9th Latest Date for
First Game-What the Clubs
Are Doing.

the headquarters of the Maile Ill
ma Athletic Club for the purpose
of organizing a league. Feur clubs
were represented, Honolulu Athletics.
Male lima Athletics, Oahu College
Alumni and H. Hackfeld & Co.
John Wise filed the chair w. Will
hanson was elected secretary and
George Lucas treasurer of the league.
The Hackfeld representative stated
that his team had not yet decided about
entering the league. He said that they
would know definitely after next Satui-
days game with the Honolulu Ath-
letfcs.
No representative of the Artillery
was present but it was stated that the
Camp Mckinley boys were practicing
regularly and would probably enter
team
1t was decided to defer fixing a
schedule until next Monday night, in
order to give the Hackfeld and Artillery
teams time to come to a decision
November 9th was definitely settled
upon as the latest date for the frs.
league game.
Mr.. Williamson stated that he had
conferred with the Oahu College au-
thorities and said that he thought that
there would be no difficulty in obtain
ing the use of the college campus for
league games. He suggested that
small charge be made for admission
and that say twenty per cent of the
gross receipts be turned over to Oahu
College to defray the expenses of mark
ing, roping and keeping the ground IL:
order.
The meeting finally adjourned until
Monday evening at o'clock at the
same place.
1t is probable that set of officials
will be selected to do duty throughout
the whole of the league series. To this
end managers of the several teams are
canVassing the town for gentlemen
who are capable and willing to act in
judicial capacities.
Two games are scheduled for next
Saturday. The Honolulu Athletics and
Hackfeld & Co. will play and the
Male Ilimas and the Artillery. a
game has also been arranged between
the Male Ilimas and Oahu College for
g date as yet unset.
George r. Carter is frequently men
toned as referee during the coming
season. He possesses a thorough
knowledge of the game, and is fear
less in his decisions. He has filled
the Office with credit in important
games of past seasons.
With a prospect of five league teams
the outlook for the coming football
season is bright The Maile Iiimas
are being coached by Benson. Their
team includes most of the players who
won the championship for the green
and gold last year The line will be
fairly heavy, and the team as a whole
promises to put up q very fast game.
Practice is held every afternoon in
front of the Honolulu Iron Works, at
kakaako. The turnout yesterday
numbered over twenty-five.
The Artillery team retains the Ser
3 vices of only two or three of last year E
y players. The vacancies have been fill
ed by recruits lately arrived from San
Francisco. c.. A. Elston is coaching
the team. The team as a whole will
be lighter than last year, but faster
and more heady. The progress made
in the preliminary work has so far
been encouraging.
Oahu College is poorly off for mate
rial this season, and viii, in conse-
auence, not tackle any of the senior
clubs. The Oahu College alumni team
however, is a certain contestant for
league honors, and should. on last sea-
"VA SAiO"AAiSs De wen up az the lLIl-
ish
II. Hackfeld & Co. has the making of
81 very fair team. They demonstrated
this a week ago last Saturday when.
practically unprepare7, they succeeded
in holding down the Maile Ilimas to a
score of 1870. Last night several of
the eleven were practicing at Makiki,
and showed much improved form.
The Honolulu Athletic Club has a
world of players to select from in fact
they have material for two good
teams. 1t is difficult to estimate what
the league lineup will be, and the
task of selections win be a very diff
cult one Eight or nine different men
turn out to practice at Makiki every
afternoon, and new players are con-
stantIy introducing themselves. The
line will be the heaviest, however, of
the league teams. Nothing definite
as TO the league team is yet known,
but Cunha seems certain of place at
center. and Gleason will probably play
n quarter. Rollins is acting as coach.
A full eleven turned out TO practice
last night, with few extras, who
formed the nucleus of a scrub team.
and bucked against the regul" j, line.