The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-03
SPORTS


Association or Seeker football, no
less than the American game, holds
the center of interest nowadays, and
the fine game played yesterday on the
Makiki field indicates that Seeker"
football has come to stay. One of the
noticeable features yesterday was the
appearance of a number of American
young men in one of the teams, and
their playing was at times as clever
as that of their veteran opponents
and co-players.
1t is practically revival of the Eng
fish game in Honolulu, which has had
it's seasons of popularity here. It is
now coming TO the fore again and an
other season will undoubtedly find the
game producing equal interest with the
American college game.
-Four teams have formed isocker
league, the first game being played
last week. Eight games viii be played
this season at the end of which it is
safe to predict that Americans viii be
largely recruited into the teams.
The Pacifcs mostly veterans of
Scotland and England, played yester-
day with the Punahous, composed of
Britons Scots, and many Americans,
the former winning by a score of to
/. The score hardly indicates the quail
ity of playing which was exciting
throughout the game. The field was
fringed with spectators in large num-
Ders, who were well compensated for
their attendance. The Makik; field
is an ideal place for +.Socker' football,
the turf being excellent for running
and marking.
The playing of George Waterhouse.
J. H. Harrison, w. w Thayer, J.
Spaulding, r. McCorriston and Clar-
ence Cooke for the Punahous, was sur
prising to the old-timers, and although
only amateurs, their playing often par
alieled that of their seasoned oppo-
nents. They displayed an intelligent |
knowledge of the game and it is now !
understood that other Americans may |
enter the teams.
The longer they played the better the |
Punahous acquitted themselves. The |
defence was fairly reliable, and the |
attacks praiseworthy. The Pacifics, |
being older to the game, showed the |
better training in holding their wind, |
one of the chief requirements.
AS soon as the signal fer the kick
off was given the Pacif1cs, who made
the attack, plunged into the battle at
a great pace and with enviable VIM
They had the wind in their favor, the
Punahous guarding the makai goal.
The recruits of the latter team got the
swing of the play and soon showed
their oeftness of foot action in many
critical plays which carried the ball
toward their goal. Andrew Cation,
the young goal keeper of the Puma
nous. was a surprise to the players,
remarkable head work He
prevented goals several times by his
excellent plays. Cockburn for the
Punahous was here. there and every
whore, and being taller than most |
of the others, used his head often to
successfully bUnt the ball. During ,
this half @. p. Morse hurt his knee, the
one which was severely injured last
season, and was carried from the field. {
This crippled the Punahous. for shortly
afterWard the Pacifics made a goal, the
only one in the first half.
The second half opened briskly and {
was conducted throughout with ag-
sressive attacks by the Pacifics The
latter kept the ball well in the terri
.ory guarded by the Punahous. A S.
Iuild, Beardmore, Churton and CATER [
AL distinguished themselves by their
careful playing, all being excellent
'unners and good head-bunters w L
oufsenberg, the big goal keeper of the
'aci1cs, proved a wall of strength and {
licked the ball back time and again.
'he Pacifics made goal early in this
half The Punahous made a quick (
goal, Waterhouse doing most of the
ootwork. At a critical moment the [
'all bounded back from a Pacific's
lnec, struei Waterhouse in the face
nd reverted toward the Paciffc's goal
md Warehouse then kicked a clean
goal The Paci1cs forced another
'oal. The game came to an end when :
he Pacifics massed under the goal to +
block free kick of the Punahous, The :
move being successful +
The Iolanis and Punahous play next '
saturday 9
The teams played as follows: f
Pacif1cs-W. Duisenberg. goal; S. II
seardlnore. A. S. Guild, full backs; II. +
;. Sinclair, ]. Stokes. B. F. Beardmore,
alf backs; r. a Churton, ]. s. Gray, c
Catterall, J.. N, Shafer, Jas. Henry, T
orwards; j. L. Brett, Fred Young, re- r
erves.
Punahous-A- A. Cation, goal; P p
ileason, r. McCorriston, full backs; p
'. Rycroft, H Birkrnyre, ]. H. Harri- t
on, half backs;N w. w. Thayer, c. "
coke, c. p. Morse, j. Spaulding, J. L. b
ockburn, Geo. Waternouse, forwards h
j. w. Waldron, referee.
Resume:
Games. W. L. D. F. A. P. r.
laiie lima ......1 0 2 2 1 0
n 4-r.