The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-27
Standing of the League.
By Jack Densham.

By Jack Densham.
Upon the field there was wond 'roui
! sight,
Parading on the grass in broad day
light,
Nor was there grave suspicion of mis-
hap,
Though walking on the field there wa,
cap.
Beneath this cap little tinge of green
Yea, and a pair of legs, methinks was
seen.
A beauteous cap, massive cap indeed
1t rushed around at e'er increasing
speed.
"What is that animated head gear
there9"
I asked, and for reply got stare,
cit is a cap" the laughing man re
piled.
But look. there's Henry ChillingwortH
inside.
1t was the best kind of soccer that
was played at the league grounds yes
terday afternoon. All four teams show
ed wonderfully good form considering
that it was the first day and some of
the individual playing was very good
to see.
There was a great bunch out to
watch the games too. The bleachers
and grandstand were well filed. Far
more so than for the later games of
the baseball series. It cannot be said
that the crowd was enthusiastic because
it was largely made up of Britishers
and Britishers do not enthuse very
much, but there was liberal applause
when clever plays were made and ev-
cry soul on the field enjoyed the after
noon s. show to the limit.
Humorist in Buggy.
Down on the benches in front of the
driving entrance there was a buggy
with a Hawaiian inmate who enjoyed
himself thoroughly and made others en-
joy his very entertaining comments on
the game. With slightly exaggerated
Hawaiian accent he commented on the
players and the game in so insouciant
and genial a way that he soon had all
the spectators, within sound of his
voice, roaring with laughter. He pick
ed up and mimicked the nicknames that
were being called from the sidelines
and was inexpressibly funny in his
handling of them. He was loud in his
protestations that Barefoot Bob was
there with some kick" that "Opu Slim
must tumble on somebody and he would
left that "You must kick some man
if you can It kick the ball. and all
with a smile so pleasant that nobody
could possibly take offence.
There was not so much excitement
during the first game as there was when
the Diamond Heads and Y. NJ. G. A.
teams went up against each other.
Then the crowd began to wake up and,
aided by our genial friend in the buggy,
there was some hot roofing that helped
to carry the game along and make
some fun
Y. M. G. A. Team Work.
OF the four teams that appeared on
the field, the Y. NJ. c. A. had distinctly
the best team work all round. This
was, perhaps aecentuated by
their striking uniform of red shirt
which made it appear as though there
were nothing but Y. NJ. c. A. men on
the field.
The Males had a forward combina
ton that is, without exception, as good
amateur work as | have ever seen. The
TWO Baileys with Dwight, Andrews and
Davis went down the field time after
line with that real Entende' in their
passing work that was very, very good |
% see. Their shooting at the end of
he rushes was also very good and it |
vas only the really classy defence of |
he Punahou backs and especially Patty |
n the goal, that prevented much more |
scoring.
Space, or the lack Of it, forbids
genuine appreciation of the games. l |
bought they played good soccer on the
COAST but | say unreservedly that they /
,lay much better soccer here. Every
,ody had told me that L would be sur
,rised when the series started and [
ooked for something pretty good, but
was more than surprised.
What struck my attention more than
nything else was the way the local
,Oys who had never played the game
ntil recently had taken to it and play
d with a sense of fitness and clever
assing that would do credit to big
aague professionals.
No Dubs Present.
There was not a single dub on the
ED. Of course, mistakes were made,
nd the sideines waxed wrathy at
ines when a clever pass was not well
eceived. There was some very poor
hooting. but to take it all round 1t
-as keen, courageous and clever soc
err. AS a spectacle and an after
Don s entertainment, it is hard to
nagine anything more pleasing than
ne two games that were played.
The great beauty of both the games
as that they were not real walkovers.
he scores seem to show that the win
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