Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-24
KAMEHAMEHA
TO PLAY 0. C.
THANKSGIVING
Captain ManOha of Cadets 10
! Uphold His Teams Right
To- Contest

4 :
At
George Manoha. captain OF the Ka.
mehameha Manual School football
squad. said yesterday morning that
his aggregation would assume the
bonus promised the Town team by the
high school. and play the final foot
ball game Of the season with Oahu
College on Thanksgiving day, having
won the right to the contest a. the
result OF the game with the collegians
last Saturday afternoon
At q recent meeting OF the repre-
sensatiyes Of those football teams IN
the 1884 interscholastic league, an
agreement was reached whereby. n
Punahou defeated the cadets by two
touchdowns. the Mckinley High
School team would be entitled TO the
game with the collegians on Thanks
giving day, but II Punahou won BY
smaller score. or was defeated OF tied,
namehameha would have the right 70
the contest As the result Of the game
Saturday. in which Kamehameha was
defeated by a score Of to 2. the ca
diets reserve the right TO the last con-
test, and Captain Manoha's decision.
as made yesterday morning, Il de-
clared to be final.
It was rumored yesterday morning
that, with regard to the present pub
lie opinion with regard 70 the Thanks
giving day game. that Kamehameha
would withdraw for certain percent.
age OF the gate receipts and IeaYs the
final game to Oahu College and the
~ s.1, -
been anxious to see these two elegens
battle for the championship, claiming
that the McKinleyites have made
better showing against Pnnahou than
has Kamehameha--not from stand
point OF scores made IN games. bur
from strength and aRgreasiYeness.
Captain Manoha,s decision TO play the
game, however, Is perfectly Just one.
for Kamehameha has won her right
to try for the championship, and d
just as eager for the laufels az b the
high school or Punahou. The cadets
have put q strong. fast squad IN the
field. and II has proved its ability e.
a football team IN every game which
Il has engaged In this season. and now
the team. according to Manoha, 4
willing to assume It's share q the
bonus to the Town team. paying $3.50
against funahou's $3.50.
II Is said that the Mckinley High
school team. having failed 10 secure
the Thanksgiving day game, VIII dis
band although there + some talk
that II viii play game with Puma
hOu sometime during the early part
of December. Coach Glenn Jackson,
who has handled the Black ana Gold
squad for the past two months, said
yesterday that, In case Manohass de.
cision Is final that the Mckinley ag.
gregation should disband Ct once.
from the fact that Il has engaged n
q hard season and thar Il would not
be Of any benefit to the men % over.
train Nothing but praise Il due the
High school men for the way IN
which they have entered into foot
ball this season, having come up out
Of the depths OF fiye.year slump IN
manner which has been 9 distinct
surprise to the local lovers OF the
game. The credit Is equally divided
among the members OF the squad, for
every man has played his game and
aP1tcla llAC HOtlDE ia MS NS8OOl " Tic
best OF his ability. Nothing but good
luck Is destined to 60 with the. Nc
KinIey team upon its retirement.
with the hope that next year q like
aggregation may be organised. The
thanks of the team and OF the school
is due to Coach Glenn jackson and
Percy N. Folsom and also to the stu
dent body for the support given. The
Mckinley High school football team
has come back. and to stay.
When told Of Captain Msnoha's de-
cisicn, William Inman. captain Of the
Punahou team said that he had no
choice In the matter Of which squad
his aggregation played on Thanksgiv-
ing, but expressed his disappointment
at not being able to play the McKin-
leyites. The final game, IL played as
now evident, will be q fast and inter
esting one, for the teams ere evenly
matched and each eager for the
championship. It win be tough
fight from start to finish and the best
team will win.