Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-24
Punahou Squad Holds
Practise On Gridiron
Coach Mdf Keeps New Players Falling on Ball and Tacng
the Dummy in First Workouts-0ny Two Players Of Last
Years Championship Team Turn Out for PfaclleeleM
Material Shows Up Welcolege Of Hawaii Has Fast Team

From. now on the interest al Puma
hon viii largely run to the heroes Of
the gridiron. With the exception OF
the interest IN school work which IN
every school always comes first. foot.
ball viii be featured. The ping Of
the ball as Il starts from the kiekers
toe. and the bruised face Of the tackle
will all be IN evidence. and the boys
In the moleskins win have the edge
in the race with the ladies until the
season closes
Practise has been going on for
about d week now ,and.,the men are
gradually getting into the work in.
earnest The lesson Of falling on the
ball, catching punts and passes Is be.
ing learned, and fhaN lacking dunn
my has q prominent place IN the
daily workouts The men who VIII
try out for the line are working on.
the bueking machine, and there are.
many sore arms and shoulders this
week around school
Punter Needed.
Coach Midkiff Is trying TO develop
man who viii be able 10 take the
place Of Quintal IN kicking and pass
Ing. Among the players who viii be
asked to fill the shoes of last years
stars are Captain Napihaa. Correa
and Bromley The signal system has
been given out 70 the men, and q
few plays are being developed.
Owing to the number OF new men this
year the work has been slower than
usual. but the players are being
brought into condition slowly. and by
the end Of next week should be In
condition to 60 into game in ear
nest
Captain Napihaa is showing his
value to the team BY working hard
and helping the rockies to get
clear knowledge Of the game. In the
practise thus far he has been firing
the men with enthusiasm, speeding up
the plays and injecting an unusual
amount Of pep" ia the daily workouts,
Jack Clifford has returned to school
and has been working out with the
squad In practise. Last year Clifford
showed up strongly in the latter part
Of the season. and his increased
weight and experience should make
him much better tackie this season.
Team Of New Men.
Practically new team viii have to
be selected from the second squad Of
last year or the subs Of the first
squad. Among the men who will try
for this years team WIN be Kula.
George Bromley, Ernest Mott-Smith
and Sleepy Baldwin. They have
taken hold this year, and should
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Several new men who have had more
or less experience In football are:
Hipa, Correa, KaihanL ]. Pratt. Stew
ems, g. Glib and d. Brown. Glib has
been In school at Palo Alto and may
give some examples of passing as dis
played by the All Blacks Ernest
Gay, who has played four years. viii
not. be eligible TO this years team.
Looking at the situation from every
angle il is, hard to see where Puma
hou should ronp away with the hon
ors this year but the gridiren game
Is queer one atlthe best, and one can
never tell. The boys will all be work
ing hard to keep the island champion
ship In the region 81 Rocky nil.
The Interscholastic League has not
yet formed schedule ct games for
the year, but viii probably have the
arrangement or games announced /
some time next week The entrance
Of the Celiegefof Hawaii into football /
competition this year -mays change the
proposed schedule somewhat. al
though ii is not thought that the col
lege will be eligible. to compete for
championship hon6fs In the league.
Hawaii Has Stare - { q
The College OF Hawaii team held
their first practise on the Punahou
field Wednesday evening. and al
though a small squad turned out for
the initial play there were many well