Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-26
y SPORTS y
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS

From present indications there will
be no intercollegiate Football League
in Honolulu this year. The game
seems to have died natural death and
the knights Of the moleskin and nose
guard must take back seat and amuse
themselves In some other way. For
the last ten years this city has been
the scene of many gridiron battles
which Will go down In history and
fought for many years to come. Base
ball and football have been the two
leading outdoor sports Of this country
and now the latter is to go behind the
scenes.
Al this date in previous years the
teams were all doing preliminary prac-
tice and IL was familiar sight to see
the long-haired hero making his way
toward the practice field. Such names
as Fuller, Walker, Morse, Hatch. JOY.
Houghtailing, Baisdell Jarrett, Buckle
and other heroes will not be In the
mouths OF the fans this winter. End
runs, skin tackle, bucks and punts Will
be forgotten to the big league bunch
and they must be content with going
out TO oahu college and the Kan
schools and watching the youngsters
buck one another And then the game
is so changed that many of the old
fans will not recognize the game under
the new rules II will be strange 20
hear the official sing out, third down
and eight yards to CO." This season
your half back and other runners must
gain ten yards In three downs. For
ward passes will be allowed and many
strange rules that Will make The old
timer scratch his head to learn.
Neither the Punahous nor Males
have shown any action toward getting
teams together and not word can be
heard that gives any indication that
they will enter teams. Benson, the
coach and mainstay of the Males, is
to go to the coast, so there is no one
TO boost the former champions. Ben
son has been n big factor In Island
football and has done much to keep
the game alive. The Punahous have
lost the majority of their oldtime play
ers and although Reed. last years
coach. is willing to take the team in
charge. there does not seem to be the
material and If there was there is nc
team to go up against.
Jess Woods. the president OF the
league. Is up at the Country Club ana
has no time to devote 10 the game. II
looks very much as though there will
| be no league football. but when tn,
local lads begin TO read OF the accounts
Of games between coast teams they arc
apt to again catch the spirit ana dor
their suits and perhaps some special
teams may be put In the field to Play
some games.
In case there are no big games this
year II would be a good idea TO have
the two schools play their champions
ship game on Thanksgiving Day. Thii
game could be held at the Baseball
Park and be made quite an athleti,
event. Both the Kams and Oahu col
lege have a large following and d
game between these two teams on this
day would attract much interest. They
would surely pack tho grounds.
II has been limited that MI. Dicke!
and his lineup of ministers will tackle
| football this season rs they have box
ing II would be well to remind then
that the rules OF the game have beer
radically changed so as TO make IN,
game less rough. No one in Hawai-
has chance to complain as to III,
roughness in football rs there has new
er been serious accident happen here
II football is stopped they should stol
every game under the sun.
In the meantime the lcather-lungCC
rooter must lay low until he can hay'
q chance to extend himself and II h
does not see football there will b,
something else TO take its place.
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