Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-09
Hard-Fouglt 6ridiron Contest
Leaves Championship With
Punahou; Unsatisfactory

Forfeit score-Punahou Academy l.!
Mckinley High School 0. .-.--- u
Actual seore-Punahou II, Mekin-
ley 3. >.-. =. =.
Game forfeited in last quarter on
refusal Of Mckinley to continue play
There was but one game Of football
in Honolulu Saturday, but that one
was quite enough. 1t was played be-
tween Punahou and Mckinley High,
on the Alexander field, and was wit
messed by the largest crowd of the
season. ..--
The game went to Punahou on a
forfeit early in the fourth period, when
Mckinley refused TO continue play if
their captain, Lionel Brash, should be
removed from the game. Before this
time Punahou had piled up IL points
to McKinley's three, and everyone on
the sidelines had become thoroughly
dissatisfied with the game They
were dissatisfied because of che rough
playing. The game was much more OF
a pugilistic encounter than a football
contest. ..-..... =.
Every story has two sides. Doubt
less both teams we're to blame. The
spirit was very high and the rivalry
between Punahou and High School
was very keen. Punahou was determ-
ined to have revenge on High School
for the defeat she suffered at the
hands Of the Black and Gold three
weeks bore, and hence played the
very hardest sort of ball: Mckinley
had tasted the glory of victory and,
feeling a possibility of beating Puma
hou and taking the football champion.
ship for the first time in history, went
In to win in the same spirit.
1t Is probable that the determination
to win was too strong. Certainly
Mckinley pulled off tricks that are
not football, and the officials found
Punahou reciprocating. 1t is further
more very certain that hoodlum ele-
ment on the sidelines, for which the
Mckinley players are not responsible
but to which the team responded, caus-
ed Mckinley much damage High
School was penalized for this crowds
interference with the play.
This made very hard proposition
for the officials, Lieut.. Besson, referee,
and Glenn E. Jackson, umpire. These
MEN did their best TO hold the game in
check and keep the players in hand,
but to do this would have meant the
early suspension Of a number on both
teams. As it was four men we're sus-
pended, two on each team, and it was
just In this that the pilikia occurred.
On one play al the beginning of the
fourth quarter the referee turned from
the ball just In time to see a McKin-
ley man and Punahou man closing.
The game was very rough at this point
and to the referee it seemed a clear
case of pitched battle. Mr. Besson,
wishing to control the play, separated
the men and ordered the msuspended
for the remainder of the game for un.
sportsmanlike conduct. Punahou call
ed in a substitute for her man at once,
but Mckinley felt that the penalty In
flicted was unjust and refused to abide
by the decision Of the referee. After
much wrangling in which the sideline
element played very deplorable part.
Mckinley was ordered to resume play
without the offending member of the
team or to forfeit the game. McKin-
ley refused, disrsgarded the officials
to say the least, and walked off the
field. Thus the game went to Puma
hou as forfeiture: score, 10.
During large BART Of the game Me-
1Kinley outplayed Punahou both in the
line and on the wings. The Mckinley
line charged lower and harder than
the Punahou line and the secondary de.
tense Of the Highs often broke up the
attempted PunahoE plays for loss.
In carrying the ball consistently, Nc
Kinley outplayed Punahou except in
the first period and for part of the
second period. Punahou's place-kicks
came after penalties on High had help
ed place the ball we'll within Nigh
School territory, and tumble of a
long punt into Highs territory paved
the way for the only touchdown, that
by Punahou
Punahou excelled in taking advan-
tage of following these misplays with
proper tactics, opposing misplays, in
interference and in steadiness. High
School played more spectacular and
generally more alert game.
Disregarding the rough playing the
game was q fine contest. Although
individually Mckinley has a number of
superior stars, Punahou teamwork was
noticeably better than Highs.
The greatest play features were
Punahou's interference and charging
defense. and McKinley's open forma-
ton plays.
Punahou drove mass Of hard-ram-
ming weight at Highs tackles and
gained consistently on skin-tackle
plays. But the most noteworthy plays
were the end runs. On these Puma.
hou's backfield swung out wide against
Mci.inley's ends and generally made
long gains, either being driven out of
bounds after gaining or being nailed
by ABBY" Bush, the last man of the
defense. Punahou made two attempts
at forward passing. one of which. Papi.
haa to Magoon, Melted II yards.
McKinley's split formation, in which
she strung out her line wide apart and
worked Brash's pass to the ends who
came running across in front, or
Brash's surprising runs, worked until