The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10
slow FOOTBALL
| CAME YESTERDAY
The Hams Win---Many Disputes
With Umpire Spoil
Contest.

In one of the poorest games = foot
II ball ever seen in this city, the KANT
i hameha Schools defeated Punahou yes
terday afternoon at the Kamehameh;l
u grounds, by a score of SO. The pla.;
ats1he way through was ragged,
Szkh one or two players did very
sS individually. The game was
raarred to a great extent by the fire.
auent delays. due to disputes between
the players and the umpire. George
r. Carter, who acted in this capacity,
was far from popular with either spec
tators or players. He called offside
plays to such an extent that far more
ground was gained in this manner by
both teams than in any other way. His
position, when watching for offside
play, was, as a rule, about ten feet
behind the full-back, where it was
practically impossible to see, and this
caused a great deal of comment.
Ex-Governor Carter sent one Kan
DldXGT OH the SIOuAluS LOA
ing at one of his decisions, taking adj
vantage of the undated designations
which had been placed in his hands be-
fore the players were allowed on the
grounds. The fact that the umpire did
not seem to be familiar with the rules
and that the game was frequently de-
min a q time while
the official rule book was being called
into play. made the game very tire
some.
M The KAN players had the advantage
IF the Puns in weight and outplayed
their opponents all through. They
made their only touchdown early in
the first half, mainly through the use
of The forward pass, which they nam
died magnificently at first, but could
not seem to locate toward the end OF
the contest.
LYMAN and Captain Joe Pa were the
heroes of the day for the Puns, both
doing good work on the offensive and
holding their own on the defensive.
Capta;n oliver, at full-back, was the
star of the Rams, and, besides gain
ing almost every time he took the ball,
did some very good punting. Both
sides fumbled at every opportunity
and this was the one thing which kept
the score down.
In the first half the Puns kicked off
and the Rams got the ball. After one
or two fumbles a forward pass gained
the Kams nearly twenty-five yards,
and brought the ball to the Punahou
ffteen-yard line. A series of plays
through the tackles and guards forced
il over for a touchdown, from whlch
a goal was easily kicked.
In the second half the Rams had all
tbe hest of things. though once or
twice the Puns braced and carried the
hall for some little distance before
tbav we're forced to kick. They got
one chance to score. trying place Kick
from the field, but the ball failed to
60 straight and was soon back in their
territory A fair catch, maze py
Kan man, who only touched the pan
fwfsh one hand, caused good oeaA Oh
dishussion about the middle or the Pc
rod. and, as has been stated, the con-
tYnAal disputes made the game drag
At times the field resembled stormy
session of the Legislature, with mar
a dozen players talking and gesticulat-
ing at the umpire, who would finally
carry his point, and the referee. Col
Sam Johnson, would then pace on the
distance of penalty desired.
I.ota, who was brought in at hat'
back for the Kams, made a couple Oh
very neat runs. and Bartels saved his
side by dropping on the pigskin when
il was fumbled several times. The
game ended with the ball on the Pu-
nahou eight-yard line and a few min
utes would have seen it pushed over
The tineups were:
Punahou-D. Townsend, left end; c.
Akina. left tackle; r. Hitchcock, left
guard; H. Hind, center; w. Lidgate.
right guard. F. Stack, right tackle.
Chi But. left end; Joe Pa (captain).
c. Lyman, half backs; Jack Desha, full
back.
| Observation-Disclosures left end; Kali
Nihiwai. left tackle; MahOe. left guard;
Somomua. center; Kealoha, right
tuard: Kauai, right tackle; Macken-
te and Puaoi, left end: Naeole, Lota,
half backs; McGovern and Oliver, full
Jacks.