The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-11
|EASY FOR
ATHLETICS
Morse HadOnly to
Go Round the
End.
SOLDIERS WERE
SHOWED UNDER
With a Score of SO to 0 the Pura.
hou Athletic Club Took First
League Game.

rain and overhead leaden colored clouds
threatened every minute to treat both
players and spectators to a soaking.
Despite the unfriendliness of the ele-
ments three hundred people were on the
ground when the ball was kicked off.
The time honored furnishings of a foot
ball game. ribbons, horns and chrysan-
themums. were as much in evidence as
usual and the celebrated roofing chorus
of Oahu College proved itself to be in
lexcellent voice.
Visitors to the scene of the contest
were much pleased to observe that pre-
cautions had been taken to ensure the
game being played without interior
ence on the part Of the spectators, The
field had been roped off and the only
persons allowed within the boundary
line were the police, officials, substitutes
and representatives of the press,
Great interest was manifested in the
game for it was the first OF the league
series and enthusiasts were anxious to
| get line on the teams. The Punahou
I Athletics had shown up well in practice
games and We're conceded to be a strong
| team. They were the favorites in Sat
| urday's game and were generally eX
pected to win. OF the Artillery, pre-
vious to the game but little was known.
The soldiers were said to have prac-
| ticed hard and to be fairly confident of
the issue.
The game itself was a walkover for
| the Athletics In the first few plays
the Artillery held their opponents sue
cessfully and even gained several yards.
When they hit their opponents line
they. crumpled it. The spectators were
not SLOW to notice this and at first blush
il was prophesed that the Athletics
would have to fight their way to vic
tory9 A change of tactics however soon
tcauSed the soldiers stock to go a-tumb-
| ling Morse was sent round the left
end with the ball and soon scored a
touchdown. This seemed so easy that
the experiment was repeated, and as
| before netted points. The score at half
| time, 81 to in favor Of the Athletics.
was mainly complied by Morse around
the left end.
In the second half the soldiers We're
pretty tired and their opponents secured
| three more touchdowns, the final score
being. Athletics Sc, Artillery 0.
At $3.50 the Athletics kicked off in the
direction of Waikiki Five minutes
/ from the start the Artillery had adj
vaneed fifteen yards. Then Punahou
got the ball and at $40 o'clock scored
| a touchdown by means of Morse round
| the nlauka end. Soper kicked difficult
! goal The soldiers were playing a very
close game and their ends seemed frozen
to the line. Athletics c. Artillery 0.
! Morse took the ball from the kick and
| recovered twenty yards. Immediately
1 n 70 h M
he made a 3O-yard run. losing the ball
as he fell The soldiers lost the ball
on downs and Morse took the ball round
the left end for touchdown which
Soper failed to convert into a goal.
Athletics IL. Artillery 0.
| on the kick off Armstrong caught and
saved fifteen yards of the kick. The
Artillery got the ball on a tumble and
Host il on downs on their 30yard line.
Small frequent gains by the Athletics
drove the soldiers to their second white
| line and Soper was sent through guard
and center for a touchdown. He failed
at the kick. Score: Athletics 16, Ar
tiIlery 0.
| With but FIVE minutes to half time
the ball was kicked and downed on Pu-
nahou's 25-yard line. Morse was then
sent round left end and made a brilliant
4
| Interference was very fine but the Ar
| tillerists seemed to utterly lack speed
at this stage of the game. Soper mis-
| judged the kick.
AS soon as the ball had been started
going again Downing got hold of it and
netted fifteen yards, then the half time
| whistle sounded with the ball in the
center of the field. Score: Athletics
q, Artillery o.
During the interim the college root
ing chorus sprang a new one on the
crowd, just for fun. 1t sounded like
this:
XII vi axle. XII vi axle,
Holy Moses. see that tackle,
In the second half Morse and Down
ing were relieved by ]. Marcalliuo and
ingalls,.
Williamson accepted the ball and re-
covered about ten yards of the kick
shortly after which the Artillery Sc
cured possession Of ii. Ends OUT was
the signal. but the play was marred I
by an abortiVe kick. Athletics were
penalized ten yards for off side play.
J. Marcallino gained fifteen yards and !
a touchdown on a mis-SignaL A punt
out was attempted. but the catch was
missed. Athletics 26. Artillery O.
In a scrimmage Hawkins, of the Ar
tillery, sprung a tendon, and BiSler /,
took his place. The ball was fought .
by degrees right down to the Artillery /.
citadel then the Athletics lost the bah +
and the soldiers made heroic efforts
to save their goal. II was no good, !
however. and they had to relinquish /
TO the Athletics. who put the ball over
the line by the aid of ]. MarcalIino. |
Soper was fooled by the wind and kick |
ed in vain. Athletics 81, Artillery 0.
The soldiers led off with a hefty kick :
which was missed. Armstrong how
ever, got up in the nick Of time, and