Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-25
TOWN PLAYERS
Resent CHARGES
OF FOUL PLAY
And Allegations That Some of
the Players Were Under the
Influence of Liquor Cause a
Storm of Protest

The members OF the Town team, the
champion aggregation OF the present
grldiron season. are highly indignant
over the fact that, because they play
ed strenuous football during the game
with the Mckinley High School last
Saturday, 1t has been alleged that sew
ereal Sof them were under the influ-
enee Of liquor, and that they were
supplied with liquor while the game
was In progress. Thee portion Of q
story published yesterday morning
which alleges that certain members Of
the Town team were intoxicated, is
branded by Captain "Scotty" Schuman
ana other players as being absolutely
false. .s..s.<
In the first place." said Captain
Schuman last night. 1T appears that
the morning paper has absolutely no
grounds for any of its statements with
regard to the condition of the mem
bers Of the Town team, as there was
not even q representative OF that pa
Per on the field during the game.
With regard TO the paragraph regard.
ing Campbell Crozier's injury, the
members OF the Town team are OF
the opinion that that was written by
a person who failed to secure the I'm
mediate facts The statement that
several OF the members of the team
were under the influence OF liquor is
absolutely without foundation. II is
said that. during the game, the men,
Oers OF the team were supplied with
liquor by the driver of an automobile. 4
There were but two automobiles on
the field, one Of which belonged to
me and which was occupied by lady
during the contest do not know
who the other machine belonged to,
but ] do know that none OF the mem
bers OF the team either came to the
game or went home in it. / know
positively that no man on the Town
team had been drinking before the
game. because some time ago warn
ed the players that IL they INDUCED
IN. liquor prior to any contest they
would not be allowed to play. II is
true that the members OF the team
INDUCED In some OF the more strenu-
GUS tactics Of football against the high
school but ] noticed that not once was
the Town team penaliEed by the ref |
cree for rough playing.
According to q story told to e. p.
Tuttle BY Mr. Glenn jackson, who
refereed the game, the latter saw me
'deliberately stick cut my two fists and
allow Er0Eier to run full tilt into3l
them. r. Mr. Jackson saw me do this, /
why did be not penalize my team the
usual IS yards Cor rough playing? ii
did nut ON my arms and open my
hands to stop croSier. which Is a per.
fectlv legal block. There was slight
degree Of rough playing during the
game, but It was equally divided be-
tween the teams. But the fact that
the men have been accused of being
under the Influence OF LIQUOR Is unfair,
and is q distinct knock to what has
been an excellent football season.
Other members OF the Town team
appear to be rs indignant as Captain
Schulnan. and many OF them have
voiced their protests against the I'M
called for accusation Glenn e. Jack
son, coach OF the Mckinley High
School team. who referred the game,
was asked last night II he had any.
thing to say regarding the manner in
which Campbell Crozier met with an
Injury. II
II have nothing to say. said Jack
son. For the good OF the sport next
year, do not believe that this mat
ter should be stirred up. The morn
Ing paper yesterday said: 1T is al.
legged by Glenn jackson, according to
the story he is said to have told z.
?. futile, that Scotty Schuman, cap
tain Of the Town team deliberately
stuck cut his two fists and allowed
Urozier to run full tilt into them,
causing the injury which
may result In the loss of an eye to
young Grozier s2a So
It Is known. however, that jackson
was on the lookout for any infraction
Of the rules and would have penalized
the team guilty OF violation. sr>az Is
Il was reported this morning that
crozier is slightly better. and is slow.
W regaining the sight of his left eye.
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