The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-23
SATURDAY RUGBY
GAMES ARRANGED
High, AIii0Iani and Town Play
ers to Practise on Soccer
0ff-Days.

| The Rugby germ seems to have been
spreading in a very surprising way and
doing some fast work round town. Yes
.terday morning bunch of High school,
ers turned out with the Aliiolani boys
on the latter s campus and butted into
the game with vim and purpose that
shows they will quickly get onto the
intricaeies of the Rugby rules.
Elisha Andrews was one of them and
statement, made in this paper some
time ago, that he would make an ideal
Rugby back was proved to be by no
means short of the truth. Andrews
very quickly saw the possibilities of
speed and passing to such good effect
that he romped over the other side g
goal line for three tries in the first ten
minutes of play.
After that the opposing backs bucked
up and found that, if they would mark
their men, big Elisha would not have
such a cinch and this proved to be the
case for the long punter was downed
in his tracks each time thereafter when
he started on a run.
Kellett was also there and played in
the back field. He win find his meter
in the serum, however. With his great
weight and strength he will prove a
power for much holding of the other
side and make it easy for his lighter
team mates to heel the ball out with
the necessary despatch.
After the game the players got to-
gether and discussed the possibility of
having some more games. They do not
want to interfere with the school soccer
games but thought that it would be
a pity to let all this practise go by
without having some fun out of it.
1t was then decided to start series
of practise games during the holidays
and to have match on the afternoon
of Saturday January 9. Providing, of
course, that the soccer league has fin
ished its season by that time.
With regard to the practise games,
fortunately the soccer players will not
be out next Saturday nor the follow
ing Saturday This will obyiate any
possibility of the Rugby interfering
with soccer in any way and will leave
the league grounds open for the use
of the practisers. Permission has been
obtained from the ground authorities
and the soccer league to use the ground
and the first practise game will be
played next Saturday at three o clock
on the league park.
This will be the first opportunity for
oldtime players to turn out to a game,
as all previous games have been in the
morning and on days when the aver
age business man cannot get away. The
boys are very anxious to have all pos
sble old players there, who will en-
able them to get wise to the game
more quickly than if playing by them
selves.
There is no doubt that enough play
ers for more than two teams will turn
ont and 50 it has been arranged to
pick up first from those who know the
game and the boys who have taken
part in the recent practises at the
college
The other players can decorate the
sidehnes during the first half and thus
take an object lesson. During the sec.
ond half these will be substituted for
players who are willing to step out
for their benefit and everybody Will
have a game and a chance to catch
on to points that have previously
puzzled him.
Next week there will be another
practise. probably on Wednesday morn
ing at AliioIani college and the follow
ing Saturday there will be repetition |
of the previous Saturdays stunt. By |
that time there viii be plenty of fine |
material from which to pick two good |
teams and these will play match on |
January 9. Should this prove a sue
cess and the players wish to do so, a |
series may be arranged for to be play
ID after school soccer with the High
school, Aliiolani College and town
cam, and some possibility of the Ka-
Schools coming in.
There are several High School Alum
ii who are interested and who would
ike to get into the game but they
ay that they cannot find anybody who
IAN turn out to coach them. There
must be plenty of old players here who
ould find time to devote a few hours
week to the coaching of their own
same and it is hoped that some of
hese will be out for the practise next
Saturday and offer their services in
lelping along this latest athletic inno-
alton.