The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-04

Oahu College, the Artillery and tn
Male lima Athletic Club met at tn,
Y. NJ. c. A. and decided to play a series
of three games for the championship
of the season of 1900.
The first game was played at tn,
Punahou grounds between the Male
Ilimas and the soldiers, the former
winning by a score OF 5 to O.; Wilson
the big half back for the Males, max
ing the only touchdown.
The second game of the series was
between the Oahu College boys and
the soldiers from Camp Mckinley
The game came out a tie, the score
standing 0 to o.
The third and last game resulted in
a glorious victory for the Male Ilimas
against the Oahu College boys by a
score OF II to 6, thus wiping out the de-
feat of the year before. In the first
half the students had it all their own
way, making a touchdown and goal,
the Males not scoring. In the second
half the club boys had it their way,
and without losing the ball once made
two touchdowns and one goal.
In the early part of December the
manager of the Punahou Alumni foot
ball team issued a challenge to the
Male Ilimas for a friendly game of
football on Christmas day, and it was
promptly accepted. 1t was one of the
best games ever played in Honolulu,
neither side being able to score.
BY this time the membership Of the
club had been greatly added to and to
accommodate the increase the hall over
the offices OF j. T. Colburn on Kaahu-
manu- street was generously loaned by
that gentleman.
At the end of the year 1900, the Male
lima Athletic Club had won a name
and place in the athletic field and We're
recognized as being no mean oppo-
nents.
Nothing was done by the club until
April, 1901, when the Male Ilimas
played the Business Men a game of
basket ball for the championship of the
city for 1901. The Business Men had
won the Y. NJ c. A. championship. but
were. challenged by the NJ. 1. A. c., the
champions of 1900, who defeated them
by a score of II to ii, thus winning the
pennant two years in succession.
In May the NJ. I. A. c. issued an In
vitation to Oahu College and Kane
hsmeha School to run & mile relay
race. The Oahu College team won
Kamehameha School came
in second and the Males failed to cross
the line.
In June the Honolulu Base Ball
League was formed. consisting of five
teams, the Honolulu Athletic Clubs
nine, a new organization, the Male
lima Athletic Clubs nine, the Artil-
lery, the Police and the Star mines.
The season lasted two months, the
II. A. C's. team winning the champion
place, but as it is their first attempt
at baseball they are not discouraged
and will try again.
The football season of 1901 opened
with four elevens in the field for cham
pionship honors. The Punahou Ath-
letic Club. a new club but composed
mainly of old Punahou players, emit
cred a team, as did the Honolulu Ath-
letic Club, the Artillery Corps from
Camp Mckinley and the Male Iimas.
The Males played three games. the
first with the Honolulus, score 0 to o;
the second with the Punahous, score
To- 0, and the third with the soldiers,
score 1910 in the Males favor.
The Punahou Athletic Club gained
the championship having won two
games and tied one. The NJ. /. A. Z.
rame second with one game and two
ties.
The Male Iliu1aS won only one cham
pionship in 1901, namely, the basket
ball, but have made a good showing in
the other branches of athletics and
hope to do better in the future.
The membership Of the club is about
eighty. the finances are in good condi-
ton. although the club is by no means
1 rich institution, and the outlook for
the coming year is very bright
The present officers are:
President NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. X. -. King
vice-President ............ j. j. Beiser
Recording Secretary ...... 5. y. Crook
Financial Secretary 49,. c. w. Lucas
Treasurer .. C. F. Wright