The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-20
FLORA BEATS
The CAMbR|AN
Rugby Teams From the British
Cruisers Play Game at
Punahou.
Flora, is; Calnbrian, 0.

The Rugby team or the cruiser
Flora showed its superiority over the
Cambrian aggregation on Punahou old
field yesterday afternoon by scoring
four tries on the latter, two of which
were converted.
The game, originally supposed to
start at half-past two, was postponed
till two hours later on account of the
warmth of the early afternoon and
duties aboard ship, so that there was
not much of crowd to watch the
game. although the upper sideline was
well-decorated by Oahu College stu
dents, who enjoyed the game thorough
ly; especially the serums, which gave
them good opportunity for good-na-
tured joshing.
Considering that the Cambrians have
not had chance to play more than
one or two games in the last eighteen
months, they did mighty well, and both
teams went through the two thirty
minute halves in excellent shape.
The back lines on both teams had
more or less of sinecure. The for
wards lacked practise and seemed I'M
able to get the ball free of the serum,
So that the unfortunate result was
much struggling work. When either
of the threequarter lines got hold of
\ the ball there was some good running
and passing, married by the eagerness
of the wings. who strayed ahead of
their fellows and thus caused forward
passing.
The feature Of the game was the
really brilliant work of Smale in as
sitting to the first try, which was
scored by Taper. Smale got posses
SION out of the serum and started
straight for the goal line. He was
threatened by an opposing threequar-
ter, but booted over the latter's head.
The ball crossed the line, and Taper,
who was following up, beat the Cam
brian backs to the ball and fell on it
for the first score.
The kick at goal failed and the ball
was kicked off from the twenty-five
yard line. The Flora fullback return
ed, and then the Cambrian fullback
furnbled the ball and had it kicked
away from him by Smale. Hullins, who
was following up, fell on the ball and
scored the second try, which was neat
ly converted by Luxton.
The whistle blew for half time soon
afterwards, and after a short interval
the sides changed ends and went at it
again. The Floras threatened hard for
time. then the Cambrian backs took
possession for change and started a
splendid run, which was broken up just
in time to save try.
Back came the Flora team, however,
IS 4hnI
opponents goal Out of a mixup Lux
ton caught the bali and booted for a
drop goal. 1t was a clever piece of
work, but the ball just missed the
post Stafford, another threequarter,
being on side, chased after the ball
and fell on it before the Cambrians
knew what had happened, and the
third try was scored. The kick fail
ed, and the score stood IL to in favor
of the Flora.
After this the Cambrians did some
good work. and it seemed as though
they would score. They carried the
ball directly to the front of the Flora
goal, and serum followed serum, but
the boys in black refused to let the
ball out, and when the halfback did
get it once and pass to his threequar-
tiers, the Flora defense was too smart
and their line remained uncrossed.
The last score was made by Wreble
after throw-out from touch. A for
ward caught the ball and was tackled,
but passed across to Wreble, who
lodged hard tackle by the fullback
and romped round between the goal
posts before touching down. Luxton
converted and the score was 16 to O
for the F1oras.
The Cambrian team had an excellent
front row for their serum, but the back
lines tied knots in their feet and never
let Peard get smell of the leather. The
latter played rafting good defensive
game all the way through, and broke
the eleventh commandment only once,
which is a great record for lively
halfback.
Spriddle was a prompt and effective
referee and did not spoil the game by
too liberal use of the whistle. Serums
were ordered for most of the otfslde
PLAYS, and the free kicks were all de-
served.
The lineup was:
Cambrian-Ston fullback; 1t. Pin
sent, Phillips, Lieut.. Spalding and Alb
bott, threequarters; Peard and Mat
thews, halves; Grifiths {captain),
O'Neill, Isaac, Querstret, Andrews,
Bali, Green and Greece, forwards.
Flora-Woodrow (eaptain), fullback;
Stafford, Luxton, Smale and Watts,
threequarters; Carpenter and Dunn,
halves; Frost, Cuttings, Taper. Wre-
BILE, Chanter. German, Meers and Hui.
Inns, forwards.