Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-21
End Infantry
BEATS Marines
ON GRID|RON
Slow Field and Slippery Ball
Make Playing of the Game
Extra Difficult

| Especial Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, Dec. 21.-Green's
Marines went down to the I'd Infantry
on Saturday on the post gridiron by a
score of IA to 0, after a game marked
by clean sportsmanship on the part
of both elevens The morning rains
had left the field in poor condition,
| and the heavy showers that fell at in
tervals during the game made fast
play almost impossible, while the ball
was the Slickest thing imaginable.
Time after time the leather slipped
from a players hold and the resultant
melees were an in1escribable whirl-
POOL of legs, bodies and mud. White,
the fullback for the Marines, was a
hero with his foot, his kicking under
the conditions OF field and ball being
but little short of marvellous. Friend,
for the I'd, was the star, though Long
for the same team was but a short
way behind in efficiency. Vendor,
for the visitors, played a great game
and pluckily continued after an in
jury with no elimination in aggres-
siyeness. Both quarters ran their
teams with Judgment, but Connolly,
for the Infantry, was the better on
defensive work. Brunswick of K COM
pany of the I'd, who is new man
here, showed up we'll and has played
the game before He is q hard man
to stop and runs low all the time. In
the many fumbles the Marines appear
ed to follow the ball somewhat more
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with good result.
The game by quarters follows:
Marines win toss and elect to re-
ceiye kickoff Connolly drives ball
well down, but Marines lost ball on
downs. Infantry carries by plunges
well towards opponents goal, where
they surrender the ball on four downs
foot from the line. White promptly
kicks from behind his own line. On
the lineup the Infantry put over a
fake forward pass that carries the
leather to within two yards of line.
The next play the ball is. showed over
for touchdown and Friend, who car
ried the ball over, follows up with a
well-placed goal. Score: Infantry Z,
Marines o. On the kickoff Fort Shat
ter Is penalized for off-side and loses
five yards. A second kickoff and the
Marines ball. They gain an easy
first down straight through center in
two plays. An incomplete forward
pass follows with loss, but a second
try Of the same play is successful for
distance. On four following tries the
Marines fail and ball goes to I'd and
In two bucks they make the 10 yards
required. The quarter ends with bali
In I'd lnfantry's hands and on their
own 35-yard line. -.
Second Quarter. ....-. -: ~
The quarter opened with an ex-
change of punts with xfumbIes, White
gaining on the exchange Infantry in |
three tries makes 20 yards and is then
penalized Is yards. A try at goal
from place-kick failed, the Marine for
wards blocking kick. but the I'd recoy-
cred ball, losing it Immediately on a.
tumble. The Marines cannot advance
1t in four efforts, but fail by a few
inches only. ON the lnfantry's first |
try Friend makes a fine buck that
nets 90 yards through left tackle. The
ball is taken to within five yards of |
Marine goal on successive line work |
and there the Marines stiffen and |
gain possession on fourth down. White
punts and Connolly returns with ball
Is yards by lucky slide past a tack
Ter and the half ends with ball at
center of field with Infantry in pos
session ,.. .@
Third Quarter.
Infantry kicks off and takes ball
when Pearl Harbor fails to gain on
four plunges. On the last of these an
attempt at hurdling is called against
the Marines, although to spectators
the player appeared guiltless of an
attempt at wilful violation of rules,
and the Infantry is given Is yards
Cornell is hurt and gives way to Mer-I
chant. The Infantry slip long-delay.
I'd forward PISS that is winner Of
Is additional birds. but lose that gain
Dy a penalty on the following play.
infantry tries two forward passes of
pe and both fail. Long,
attempts Z ID goal that goes wide
BY two yards Marines bring out BALL
o their 10Y; d line and buck. Wen