The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-27
By Jack Densham.

Upon the field there was wond 'rous
sight,
Parading on the grass in broad day
light,
Nor was there grave suspicion of mis-
Though walking on the field there was
Beneath this cap little tinge of green,
Yea, and pair of legs, methinks was
seen.
A beauteous cap, a massive cap indeed.
It rushed around at e'cr increasing
speed.
sswhat is that animated head-gear
thereq''
i asked and for reply got stare,
s'It is capt. the laughing man re.
piled.
But look. there IS 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.
l There was great bunch out to
watch the games too. The bleachers
and grandstand were well filled. Far
more so than for the later games of
4 the baseball series. 1t cannot be said
that the crowd was enthusiastic because
4 it was largely made up of Britishers
! and Britishers do not enthuse very
much, but there was liberal applause
4 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 buggy
4 with a Hawaiian inmate who enjoyed
himself thoroughly and made others en-
s 10y his very entertaining comments on
4 the game. With slightly exaggerated
4 Hawaiian accent he commented on the
4 players and the game in so insouciant
and genial way that he soon had all
y the spectators, within sound of his
4 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
81 handling of them. He was loud in his
protestations that "Barefoot Bob was
s there with some kick that "Opu Slim
must tumble on somebody and he would
q wipe up the grease spot that would be
s .left,' that "You must kick some man
s if you can't kick the ball,'' and all
s with 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. M. G. A.
teams went up against each other.
s 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. @. A. Team Work.
Of the four teams that appeared on
the field, the Y. NJ. G. A. had distinctly
the best team work all round. This
impression was, perhaps accumulated 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
time with that real " Entende'' in theil
passing work that was very, very good
s to see. Their shooting at the end OF
the rushes was also very good and il
was only the really classy defence OF
the Punahou backs and especially Patty
8 in the goal, that prevented much more
scoring
Space, or the lack of it, forbids ;
genuine appreciation of the games.
thought they played good soccer on thu
Coast but l say unreservedly that the.
play much better soccer here. Every
# body had told me that L would be sur
prised when the series started and
looked for something pretty good, Blu
was more than surprised.
What struck my attention more thai
anything else was the way the loca
boys who had never played the gam
until recently had taken to it and play
! ed with a sense of fitness and cleve
passing that would do credit to hi
league professionals.
No Dubs Present.
There was not a single dub on tn
field. OF course, mistakes were made
and the sidelines waxed wrathy a
times when a clever pass was not we
received There was some very poo
shooting, but to take it all ronnd
was keen, courageous and clever 500
Ger. As spectacle and an after
noon entertainment, it is hard t
imagine anything more pleasing tina
the two games that were played.
The great beauty of both the game
S was that they were not real walkover
5 The scores seem to show that the wiz
ming teams had an easy time of it, bu
they did not. Both the Punahous an
the Diamond Heads had fine individu:
material and all thew need is som
practise, and esneciallv team work,
) make a strong fight for the cup.
The Diamond Heads had a Gran
string of forwards and half-bac
who PLAYS an ideal game. Bob Chi
lingworth made any number of fun
bles. but that was. pure lack of pra
tise. and his method of hurting himse
at the ball for a long clearance
very good. When he gets it down
point where he does not miss at an
time. he win be pillar of strength
the back field.