The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-17
NO FOOTBALL
At MAk|k|
Alameda Players, However, Get
Practise---StanfOrd Team
Coming.

Notwithstanding the failure of the
local team to turn out for the Rugby
football game yesterday afternoon, the
sailors from the good ship Alameda
" hove to- and played scratch match
which was exceedingly interesting
There were number of spectators pres
ent, among them being party of la
dies, who understood and appreciated
the fine points of the game.
There was not a siga of the local
footballists until about hals time of the
practise match, when Bee KaneaIii of
Alllolani College showed ue. His APP
pearance was the signal for a storm of
queries as to the whereabouts of the
Honolulu Rugby players. He stated
that owing to the illness of Jack Den
sham the local players had decided not
to play and had despatched messenger
with the word to Captain Jerome of the
Alameda players The heet-footed mes
senger must have anchored' along
the way, according to the Oceanic kick
ers, for he never reached jerome with
the notification.
Il would like to hold some sort of
an open-air congress- stated Captain
Jerome last night, for the purpose of
discussing ways and means for the or
ganization of a Rugby football asso-
citation in Honolulu. There is no reason
why some excellent contests can not be
played here between the fellows of Ho-
noIulu who have at one time or another
had experience at the sport, and the
best way to awaken interest is, [ think
to get everyone interested together
Thus we can talk the situation over
and decide what manner will best ad-
vance the interest of the game. [ may
say that the Alameda boys were very
disappointed at not being able to stack
up against the local players yesterday
afternoon, but under the circumstances
it probably was for the best, as the
illness of Densham left the promoter of
the game out.
81 might suggest that all interested
IN Rugby football and the formation
OF an association for the purpose of
advancing the game here be at the
band concert at one of the parks Mon
day evening. This may not be the
most suitable meeting place, however,
and [ would be glad to have some sug-
gestions from the Honolulu sportsmen.
Word could be left at the Advertiser
office and it would be published in the
paper on Monday morning. All of the
Alameda boys are eager for some sort
of guarantee that they will be given
games while they are in port, and it
seems to me that the sporting blood
of this town should be aroused. It will
be great sport for all concerned, as at
present the game is not overwell known
here, and spectators will undoubtedly
turn out in goodly numbers
The Australian Wallaby Rugby
team will pass through here some time
IN February, and L hope that they
will be able to play an exhibition
game. LII so, [ am sure that this will
have the effect Of arousing great
deal of interest in the English game.
These lads are about the best there
are at the sport, and they will demon
strate that Rugby is a game for gem
tlemen.
Captain Jerome of the Alameda
team also left the interesting informa-
ton that the Rugby team from Stan
ford University would come to Hone
lulu in the first part of June, en- route
to Sydney, New South Wales. The
varsity team will remain over here
about FIVE days to meet the Australian
boat, and, If the local association is
formed in the meantime. a series of
excellent games can be arranged.
Stanfords team Is also one of the
best, although it has been only the
last two years that the game has been
played by the college men. Jimmie
Lannigan, the coach of the university
team, spent a year in Australia study
ing the inside working of the game,
when it was first decided by the au-
thorities at Stanford to make change
from intercollegiate football. Every
one who has followed athletics al all