The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-20
FULL BACK
PAT. 'DEA
Famous Wisconsin Foot
ball Player in
Town.

| Pat O'Dea, the famous fullback foot
ball player of the Wisconsin team from
1896 to 1899, is in Honolulu Accom-
panied by his wife he is enjoying the
sights of the metropolis of the Pacific
for a few weeks before returning TO
| the mainland.
| There was a time when the name of
! ODea was one of the most prominent
| ly mentioned in football seasons, espe-
cially in the middle west. The Wiscon-
sin team enjoyed the reputation for four
or five years of being almost invincible
| and 1t was during this time that the
| teams scores were run up by the Won
| derful punting of O'Dea. O'Dea made
a record goal punt from the o5-yard
| line.
After his college career O'Dea was
member of the All Star team which
played, among others, Yale's team in
1900, ODea playing full-back Sonny
Cunha, OF Honolulu, played center for
Yale IN game against the Wisconsins,
with O'Dea as full-back for the Badgers.
ODea is an Australian and played
Rugby at Melbourne. He entered the
University of Wisconsin in the fall OF
1896 and was Immediately run into the
| against his will, for he disliked it. On
the second day OF his practice he broke
his arm. While it was still bound the
game of Wisconsin VS.. the Carlisle In
dams was scheduled Extra precau-
tons were taken to get his arm secure
ly bound, ana in this condition of O'Dea
the famous Wisconsin Carlisle game
was played in the Coliseum at Chicago
at night in the glare of electric lights
he Carllsles won the game, I8 to s,
and much of the loss was due to IDEAS
unfortunate condition. During a scrim-
mage MetoXin, the famous Indian play
er, dashed through the line full upon
O'Dea. and catching his wrist turned
the injured arm. II his put the fullback
hors de combat. With O'Dea out of the
way, the Indians scored.
That was a savage game" said
O'Dea yesterday "The Indians bit and
chewed at us as if they were wolves,
but they were good players just the
same"
In 1897 the first big game was with
the Milnesotas, the Wisconsin's Win
ming, 80. to o. In this game O'Dea made
two goals from the field, one from the
5o-yard line and the other from the
3o-yard line
AlS iiC@Nl DIS game was III 1nlCd3O
Will the University OF Chicago, whom
the Badgers defeated by a score of "a
10 g. This is believed to be the only
intercollegiate game in which team
left the field before time was called.
In that game O'Dea punted a goal from
the 45-yard line.
ODea broke two ribs on October 20,
1893. in a game with the Minnesota
eleven. Two weeks after, however, he |
went into a game against Chicago, the !;
score being to o in favor of Chicago. !
he weight was Overwhelmingly iii favor ;
OF the Chicagos. 1t was in this game :
that the West seemed to go in trans !
ports over the Wisconsin, That night. |!
when the Wisconsins were at their hotel |
O'Dea was picked up on the shoulders
of the crowd and carried about as if
he had won. He was then the captain
of the team.
The next game was with the North
western University, the Wisconsins de-
feating them badly in the score of II
to o. This was on Thanksgiving Day.
O'Dea opened the game with a goal kick
from the 65-yard line, which broke all
records for distance.
In game with Michigan the latter
was defeated on Thanksgiving Day by
score OF II to 5. 1t was during this
game that the efforts of the Michi-
ganders were directed, where possible,
to laying O'Dea out Every play was
worked to bring MIN in to it He was
5lugged so palpably that when occasion
lrose he slugged back, laying out man
IN the other side This was at half
ime and O'Dea was ruled out of the
game, although he protested it was done
II self-defense. The Chicago papers Z
TODD behind O'Dea in the controversy
which followed, and said he had done {
he right thing.
After his graduation O'Dea played f
IN an All-Star team, and studied for \
ONE time in Senator Spooner's Office
lie then went to South Bend, Ind. as g