The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-26
HIGHS AND
NORMALS WIN

Talk about being game! Well, that
sizes up the Punahou basketball team
to a T. Beaten, almost from the start
in their contest yesterday afternoon
with the Normal girls, they put up
mighty brisk fight for the rawhide.
One little bantam, a Punahou guard
at the Normal goal, had to be carried
off the field after the second half was
over She was not the whole show, but
she was a lot. Determination and an
expression which almost meant that
she was out for blood stood up so
plainly on her young face that she was
easily the center of interest on the
basketball grounds, where the second
set of games of the league series were
played, beginning at four o'clock Her
work would not have been so notice.
able if she had been faced by a less
worthy opponent in the red, white and
blue colors of the Norms.
1t was a case of when Greek meets
Greek and the tug of-war" which is
popularity supposed to follow such a
meeting, was by no means absent. Had
they been boys, even Well bred boys,
faces would have been irresistible, SO
closely We're they matched and so well
did each meet the others attempts to
upset the enemies plans. But being
we'll brought-up young ladies, that was
out of the question. The Pun. in Buff
and Blue was a little the heavier, but
the Norm. was a little the taller and
consequently had a little the longer
reach. And reach as we'll as weight
counts in basketball. When these two
glared a each other after the umpire
had hurriedly FASTENED up to stop what
several times looked almost like a
scrimmage, it was as good as a gladi-
ator fight must have been, but with
the blood splitting left out.
Speaking about reach, one of the
girls who held the center for the Puns
showed many a time the advantage of
height and agility. AS to agility, If
anybody thinks basketball is ''child's
play they should have been there and
tried to keep their eyes on that ball An
even dozen of muscular girls, full OF
blood and life, after one poor rawhide
ball kept the poor thing on the move
to say the least, and the girls-well, |
they We're glad of the rest afforded be-
tween the two halves.
Basketball is a most delightful sport |
There are no broken fingers making a |
catch on a fly There is no brutal !
kicking In fact, the rules require that |
neither one of the opposing pairs into !
which the teams are divided must /
touch the other. but fouls We're quite |
the order of the day. 1t is clean. !
healthy and healthful sport, requiring !
quick perception, a good eye, steady |
nerve and plenty of team work and ac-
.-y.,,-,
but playing basketball she seems right |
in her most favorable element. No IN |
necessary trappings of fashion hamper
her and if she has any spunk it will !
quickly come out in basketball.
The day was lovely. Just enough |
sun to see we'll without being too not !
or binding. The rain thoughtfully |
waited until the game was about over |
and then fell in one of these liquid |
sunshine" stunts for which Hawaii IS |
Justly famous. It simply added 10 the |
beauty of the scene without in the /
least disturbing anybody Every seat |
was taken and fully three times as |
MANY more stood up outside the ring |
which fenced off the chairs to when ,
alone admission is charged. hooters
were much in evidence and added not
a Tfrt1e TO the rnerriment of the occa- !
sion.
There were two games played. the |
Standardization and the kamehafhe-
ha-High School contest. The line up |
on the first match was:
Puns-Alice Roth (captO. Ethei lay
lor. forwards; Irene Fisher Rena Der
tlernan. centers; Florence Winter, Az
mes Smith. guards.
Norms-Amelia Akeo- Caslna SpecA-
man. forwards: Sarah Aiona, Mary
AGO centers: Mary Aylett (capt),
Emma Peplowski guards.
Ccora-First-haIf: Puns l, Norms ).
Game-Puns 5. NOrms A.
The second match looked as though
i might 60 the other way from what
was finally decided. In their practice
the Kans showed up in good form
better if anything than the Highs ana
+1,,,- laD+ things even in the first-hai