Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-21
PUNAHOUS WIN
1905 CHAMPIONSHIP

An athletic contest of any kind is
never won until It is lost. This was
clearly demonstrated yesterday at the
baseball park in the championship
football game played between the
teams representing Oahu College and
the Kan schools. With but a minute
and half to play, the ball in the cen.
ter of the field, with two points to the
good II looked like sure Kan victory.
Already the Kan rooters were singing
their songs and yelling that they were
Champions of 1905" There was ono
thing left for Punahou and that was a
long run and clear field. Little Heen
parked the signal, the ball was passed
to Lyman, who started for the Rams
left end. AS he ran he passed the ball
to Joe Pa, who started in the other di.
rection. Pa in, turn slipped the ball to
Renton. 1t was pretty triple pass and
| entirely bewlldered the Kan boys. Be
fore the latter woke up Renton was
sprinting clear of all but the man in
the back field. The white lines flew be-
meath his feet for 40 yards. 1t was
the proper play at the proper time and
won for Punahou victory together
with the 1905 championship. II was
shortly after this long run that Joe
Pa, the Pun's captain, was fairly hauled
over the Kams line by his team mates
for touchdown from which an easy
goal was kicked. This placed the
score 1915 In favor of the Puns.
This was perhaps the best game Of
football that was ever witnessed on a
local gridiron. The play was fast,
clean and open. Sensational plays
were numerous and the tide of battle
changed at least three times. II kept
the spectators guessing and wha,
looked like sure victory was turned in.
TO defeat. Each boy was on that field
TO do his best and they gamely stuck
to the task and worked hard to bring
glory to their school. Spurred on by
the roofing of their fellow students
they worked like beavers The Rams
in defeat deserve almost as much glory
as the Puns get by winning.
Both teams, as the score shows. wcrs
very equally matched and while Puma.
hou excelled in the end running game
the Rams played the better buckina
game. Both teams punted well, Puma,
hou having a slight shade the better
In distance. In the first half of the
game the Punahou lads displayed a re-
markable defense. They charged fast
and low, using their hands freely. Ths
Rams found their front like a stone
wall.
| The individual play was also a feat.
ure of the game. The play was so
open that the good qualities of many
OF the players could easily be seen.
Dick Ahrens comes in for the most
praise. 1t was he who booted the pig
skin fairly between the posts from
under the very hands of the anxious
opponents, scoring the first points OF
2O.yard line. His puntlng was also q
feature. Several times he kicked tht
oval well out of danger. Hogs, the
Funs' left end, played fine defensive
game for his team and captured the
runner time after time His tacklinG
was sure and hard. Joe Pa proved 4
good ground gamer for his side AMI
was bright in picking openings. Ly
man and Renton also did good work.
For the Rams, Oliver, Lota, McCand
less and Mahukona all did bright play
Ing. Mahukona proved the best line
bucker on the field. McCandless ant
Lota did some good end running OF
liver ran the team in good shape unit
he was put out OF the game by a hare
TALL,
The demonstration that was dis