The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-07
By Jack Densham.

| Inc game between the dlgn Scn0Ol
and Oahu College second teams resulted
in draw of no score yesterday after
noon. 1t was a terrific struggle and
the class of football played was way
/ beyond the expectations of the specta,
tors. The lads on both sides showed
strong knowledge of the game and
fierce attack and stubborn defense were
in evidence whenever the ball changed
ownership.
ique of the game it would appear that
the High School had slightly the better
of the game. But critiques of all kinds
are like pie efusts and promises, very
frangible and, from the point of view
of the ordinary spectator, the game was
as even as game could be.
So far as brilliance is concerned the
game was almost featureless. This does
not mean that individual players did
not play brilliant games, but team work
was made the object on both sides and
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was subordi-
mated to team efficiency through the en-
tire game.
As a matter of fact this was a great
feature and one on which both coaches,
Messrs. Blanchard and Arnold, are to
be very heartily congratulated. 1t
means that the lads who were disap,
pointed in not being able to make the
first team made up their minds to make
good second team and they succeeded
beyond their own expectations.
To one who understood and appre-
ciated the conditions, the way those fell
lows played was a paean of praise for
the true sporting spirit that is rampant
in the two schools. Here were twenty
two boys playing in a game and any
one of them had a chance, by doing
individual work, to attract the atten-
ton of the coach and make his place
on the first team today There was no
disposition shown for this kind of work
in any part of the game and both teams
won great victory over selfshness and
the insidious lust for personal glorifica-
tiOn, that does credit to coaches, cap
tains and players alike.
Bulldog Work.
Bulldog attack and bulldog defense
held sway throughout the game Trick
and clever plays were not given much
chance. Each team determined to reilly
on what it was sure of To introduce
only plays that they knew they had
down to a fine point and, for this rea-
son, fumbles were few.
Few as the fumbles were, the Oahu
boys were the culprits in most cases.
Several times they lost possession on
this account. But it was patent that
all these fumbles were due to an ex-
cursion from the realms of the known
and practised into the unknown wilds
of trick plays. As soon as they return
ed to the plays they were sure of, they
made no more fumbles and notably at
the end of the first half, carried the
war dangerously into their enemies
territory.
Bond Catches Well.
It would be unfair to pass over the
game and the thirty-four players who
on the field without making
of one or two of them who
showed up well. Bond who played quar-
ter back during the first half for Pu-
nahou particularly attracted my atten-
ton on account of his skillful catching |
Several times he took long punts on
the run and had full speed up by the
time the opposing taeklers reached him.
[ noticed also that his wind was in ex- |
nellent condition and his signalling /
work was cool and heady.
Lando for the High School, who went |
n during the second half, played very
good game. In his position as left |
guard he seemed to carry an added zest |
INTO the school ranks and the wonder
fuI success of the High School s hard
bucks at the end of the second half
we're in no little measure due to his
work.
Taylor, the Punahou right half, was