Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-21
Cheering MADE
Things LIVELY
At ALEXANDER
ColIegians and McKinIeyites
Out in Force to Vie in
Tin-Panning


than 300 studentssaId boosters of the
Mckinley HigiE school, led by Max
Bolte. dean of the Black and Gold tim
panning aggregationt brought to light
q spirit which has probably never been
equalled In the annals of local football
history. AS result the High team
.bucked up to the extent that 1t was
defeated by score of but to 0 by
Punahou, which was considered little
less than miracle. 81. ! .s.
School spirit is asthing which has
been lost to Mckinley for years. but
it was born again Saturday and for the
first time in the reckoning of the old
est inhabitant, the High students, with
their lusty cheers and songs, drowned
out the noise made by the supporters
of the Buff and Blue. Not content
with mere yelling, the students deyot-
ed a part of the time to school songs,
and even went so far as to have Chi
neselO band ON the field. Max Bolte
cid himself proud in the way he ham
died the work, and from the beginning
until the end, the makai side OF the
field was one. continuous roar Be
lWEGu ILi0 Qudt lCL , anu JtLC noItC6s I1C
students, armed with. nerve-shattering
horns and other instruments for pro-
ducing evil noises. crowded into a
large motor conveyance and raced
around the field, with pennants flying
and racket prevailing The result of
the game was more a victory for the
Highs than the Puns, !. for in other
years scores have been 40 to 0, or sim
liar to that, and after the contest the
Highs thronged the field In q perfect
frenzy of enthusiasm. later going to
the school, where rally was held in
the assembly -hall 0lle young lady, It
lis said. had become - enthused with
the splendid, work OF the Mckinley
team that she proceeded to faint. Co
pious applications of camphor, ETC.,
were successful In bringing her to.
Enthusiasm ran riot through the ranks
|of the students when their team
came back" and was defeated by q
small score, and the fans are wonder
ing what viii happen If the Highs win
in the next game with Punahou.
For many years cheering was given
no special attention at Punahou Al
though the supporters of the teams
turned out at the games and cheered
there was no regular leader, and the
same yells were used time after time,
Last year Punahou became enVious OF
Kamehameha and resolved that they
would develop the art of cheering
among the students to such an extent
that they could cheer as good, if moi
better, than the KaIns. The first
thing done was, the appointing of a
cheer leader. Wrenn Undertake was
elected at meeting of the whole
school, and John o'Dowlia and Dixon
Mott were made his assistants Tim
berlake was just the man to fill that
position, as was demonstrated later
and he got to work at once fishing out
old cheers and making and finding
new ones. He was after everybody for
cheers and songs and for a couple OF
weeks everything at Punahou was
cheers. - ~ ..~ r
Then came period in which every
body was learning the new cheers and
songs. Cheers by the dozens kept
coming in to Undertake and as soon
as he received them he did what
changing was necessary, gathered his
rooters about him, sent his assistants
after others, and practiced the new
ones. During recesses Chief Timber
lake kept the boys busy with cheers
and there was hardly an intermission
that Pauahi hall did not echo with the
songs and cheers to Punahou. A large
blackboard was placed in the corridor
and here were written the yells, go
that everybody in the school could see
them. AS the time for the first game
of the season drew near, massmeetings
were held in which reusing speeches
on school spirit were given by the
coach and others. After the speeches
the students practiced their yells, all
OF which were given to them on type
written sheets of paper. The result
of all this fuss was heard at the games
last year in the form of yells. Tim
berlake kept the cheering up to a
higher standard than Punahou had
ever heard. He gained a reputation
besides giving the school reputation
for cheering. and through his work
the rooters grew to be a larger body
than before. Right through the year
this spirit was in the whole student.
body and right through the year Tim.
berlake was busy keeping it there.
From the looks and sound of things
it seems that cheering has slumped al
Punahou this year Whether it is the
spirit or not has not quite been de.
cided yet The school was late in
electing a leader and he therefore had
practically no time to do what Tin,
berlake did. Meetings have been hello
as previously and the cheering is gooc
at the meetings bat the turnout at the
games has not been as good so far
and the spirit not so enthusiastic.
The result is that Punahou has beer
outclassed by Mckinley in the cheer
ling line, and the cheer leaders, who
seem to be very good, have har,