Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-21
ARMY FOOTBALL
SERIESCINCHED
BY lST INFANTRY
SchofieId Team Trims Engi-
1eers by 6 to O Score at
Shafter Yesterday
FINAL STANDING.
Especial star Bulletin correspondencel

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Especial star- Bulletin cofrespondencel
FORT SHAFTER, Dec. 2l.-The
LIST Infantry won the army league
football championship at Fort Shafter
yesterday afternoon when the team OF
that regiment downed the strong
eleven representing the Engineers.
The score was small one, but the
SIX points annexed by the single
touchdown far outweighed the zero
score Of Lieut. Besson's men.
Firt Quarter.
Engineers kick of and Infantry fail
20 return any distance. Lieut.. Bes-
son, who Is playing at right tackle
Tor the Engineers is hurt in the play.
LIST makes 10 yards in two tries and
then fumbles. Engineers ball. VAR
ner starts the first of his many quar-
terback runs with no gain. A forward
pass for rs yards goes true from Var
ner to Foppiano. Engineers 60 around
right for i've yards. A tumble follows
that Warner falls on. A forward pass
tails and the Engineers essay place
kick that goes wide. Infantry's ball
on their 20 yards. Right tackle
yields 2 yards and the left 8 more. but
the LIST is penaIized on offside play.
Infantry pnu;s SO to Warner, who is
tackled In his tracks. Hancock re-
places Besson in the Engineer lineup.
(Besson later Is taken to Hospital on
q streteher bur is not seriously In
1ured.l Infantry line allows one yard
but stops run by quarter for loss.
Warner punts scant 80 but Engin-
GERS make prompt tackle of receiver.
Infantry tries forward pass that
touches ground. They attempt a run
on a kick formation but fan to adj
vance, and lose for off-side. Row.
land receives punt OF Infantry but Is
tackled hard BY Stockdaie for no gain.
Cain makes yards around Stock
dale going all the way across field TO
do It. Warmer starts run around
left but fails to advance. Warner
lifts short one and his ends follow
close and mail bali on tumble. Eli.
OF craWls yards straight through
Peterson and nrbt quarter ends with
ball Ct center. No score.
Second ouarief.
Engineers start with failure ofs'a
forward pass, Warner TO Foppiano. and
fail again on a lateral pass, Elliott to
Warner, that is followed by Warmers
forward pass Warner takes ball on
next play and retreats yards then
passes brilliant one to Cain for IS
yards and success. Engineer rocters
deafen everybody with their cheers
az the play. II deserved it. Success
sive tries at ends Of infantry fail to
gain as does pass. A place kick is
blocked by De..rmond. but Rowland
falls on ball for first down. A pass
is grabbed by Greenway in mid-air
but he cannot get on. Infantry punts
against wind for 80 yards only. Bes-
sons lads fail again on the pass to
front. Cain makes two around left
end and Rowland adds 2 more after
running full across field. Stockdale !
makes tackle and Il was q real one.
A punt TO Greenway follows, who i
brings ball back 10 yards until |
stepped BY Hancock Infantry tries /
line twice but gets only a yard for
total result Greenway punts low
one that Sure-fire Varnum nails. Hell
follows with run that DeArmond I
smothers for q 3-yard loss. The Wild !,
est Of forward passes follows and q /
second effort at the same play lands +
The ball in Stavoskfs arms but In
fantry lose ball by penalty. Cain
starts around right but Stockdale
Sits through and by fine tackle
stops runner for yards loss. De
Almond gets through and does the
trick on next play. Quarter and half /
end with no score for either team.
Third Quarter.
Greenway takes KICKOFF and bulls
+ back for 5. Infantry make first
down on second try. Law hits line
for 5 in two consecutive bucks. Green
way makes UP the 10 required. Onsa
take kick Law adds but pass falls
10 earth Offside by Engineers gives
Infantry first down. A quick SHIFT L
play with Stookle carrying ball nets
5 yards. Stavoski goes through CEN
Ter for ? and Law with a variation Of
he SHIFT makes Il first down. Infan-
Irymen are now whooping 1t up in the
bleachers in great style. A tumble is
he sedative administered but Infan-
Try luck holds though they lose 81
Yards. A gasp goes up from rooters
is q second tumble follows that luck
again gives to Infantry. A play around
eft gains. but fourth down is al hand
With ten yards to go Greenway
shoots a pass but Rowland bats it
md ball goes to Engineers on their
70 yard line. They gain 3 yards IN
ries and Warner boots good one.
.aw attempts to signal fair catch
nut II is not allowed Infantry start
'omething then. They are presented
nth 5 on first play. Law goes through
or 8. Greenway comes fast for the
leedfui Z Stavoski and then Stock
ey each take 5that is followed by
irst down BY Stavoski. Engineers
light gameiy and Elliott stops first |
play BY Law who comes right back
With run Of that Stavoski turns /,
into FIRST down. Law tries center