Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
FOOTBALL ROW
AS ALUNNUS OF
HIGH sEESIT|
BY AN aLUMNUS

1t must be admitted by all tnaI the
football game last Saturday afternoon
between Mckinley high school and
Punaheu academy was most d+s-
graceful affair. The conduct Of both
teams was an eyesore; the behavior
and the actions Of the spectators on
both sides Of the field was such as to
put an end to football in the islands.
The most remarkable thing about the
affair was that any football was played.
at aiI-and that was not much. What
footbll was played was, without the
least doubt, not played by Punahou.
According to the scribe in the Sun
day Advertiser, mckinley forfeited
the game, and Punahou won. Was
there ever a more foolish assertion
made? True, Mckinley did the best
thing that it has ever done in all its
gridiron history---that was to walk on
the field and refuse to play with
such towards as its opponents, and to
refuse to put up with the rulings thai
were ordered by the officials in charge
of the game.
A more cowardly attitude in sports
men has never before been witnessed
at any contest than was exhibited by
the Punahou players. 1t is a we'll
known fact that Punahou has to have
everything her own way. 1t makes
no difference whether this end be
accomplished fairly and squarely or
not. The players on the Punahou
team are made to believe that it is
absolutely necessary that Punahou
win. They are to make any sacrifices
to attain this end; they are to violate
any and all rules or honor IL neces-
sary And that is exactly what was
done on Saturday. Punahou was be-
ing beaten, and badly--her men were
desperate; they remembered their or
ders; they must win; and they began
to make their sacrifices. They have
forfeited their honor as clean sports
men and they have ruined the pres
tige OF their school by their cowardly
conduct on Saturday.
When such little fellows as McKin-
ley has on its team can play rings
around the towering giants of Puma
hou, can beat them by clean, straight,
hard football, is it not a joke that
Punahou should lose its head and be-
gin to use tactics that should have
been promptly condemned by the Off
Gals, and the guilty ones sent of the
field--so are the rules But the Off
cials, ever mindful that the flower OF |
Henolulu's society was up on the
mauka terrace, witnessing the strugl
gle from its motor cars, saw not these |
violations Of the game Well knew |
they that it was absolutely necessary |
to their social positions as well as to
their commercial positions to favor I
Punahou at every turn. This attitude |
OF the officials encouraged the Puma
hou boys; they saw that they were /
not being stopped from violating rules /
and usurping prerogatiEes, so they
went right ahead and played in such
a manner that caused the high school
boys to complain. Naturally these
were met with closed ears;
the only course was for the high /
school boys to retaIiate
Immediately the officials were up.
In arms. High school was pIaying
dirty. was holding, was violating rules,
was not playing football etc, etc. :
This would never do: they must bel
penalized Twenty-Five yards was the
first one assessed The Punah0u side i
line went Wild the flower Of society {
ii the motpr-cars footed horns, waved
handkerchiefs and lauded the referee
o the skies His social position was
assured now More penalties were a.
sessed against the high school until |
he decisions Of the officials became L
'lIch that the only thing for Mckinley +
. do was to walk ffthe field and +
'efQse 70 play Captain Bfasch ofl
lcKinIey deserves the greatest praise i
or his determination to secure q /.
square deal. Is
Who started the melee that ensued f
Ipon the cuftailing Of the eamez TIE Fl
lirect cause the small spark such as
let the world afire in its present war |
was the little mixup that occurred /
when husky guard Of Ptnaholi. the
'trapping son of one Of the defeated I
'andid1tfs FOR delegate to Congress-,
let satisfied with putting his direct
opponent fat q dc ground. proceed