Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-20
N KINLEY Meets
Il. N. A. team in
SATURDAY GAME
Dick Whitcomb's Squad Shows
Much Improvement in PraC-
tise; H. M. A. is Fast

. Coach Whitcomb is rounding his
team into fine shape for the tlnal
football game of the Mckinley scheo-
ule. Having run through a season
marked by the largest number OF IN
iuries any team suffered in the league
Dick is now in possession at a re-
paired squad that would have cut
wider swath in the race for the pen
nant had it suffered the norman
amount of casualties during early sea-
son practises.
The game with Honolulu Military
Academy is bound to prove a gooa
curtain raiser for the ''Y"-4th Cavalry
mixup, later in the afternoon. inns
doubleheader is to be played at Mol
Iiili. the high school game starting
at 200 O'Clock. A good line on the
comparative strength of the, II. M. A
bows and Whitcomb's gridders can De
gained from the practise scrlmmages
these two teams have had early IN the
season. Then, when both teams were
practically free from injuries, they
stacked up so evenly that II maze
good football to watch. The Military
Academy. with only % or 80 boys
from which to pick team, was not
considered seriously as a CONTENDER
for the championship rag. But as the
work of the H. NJ. A. backtield pro-
crossed. it became evident that they
had a coach who knew the game out
at Kaimukl. s=".'".
Strono Backfieid
After the first series had been play
ed off and Darnell's team was entered
i'm the football league for the second
round, his going backfield began TO
show up. 1t has had the same men IN
it for two years, and will be intact
Saturday except for the loss OF Fred
ericks. Searle as quarter back is
about. as big as match, but he is
stockily built and can charge through
the line with some effectiveness. His
brother is a fine half back, and with
Fredericks shared the honor for most
of the gains. which the Kaimukl .coYs
have made against their larger op'
ponents.
Whitcemb's team shows some great
football these days. Against the much
touted Punahou team it came very
near to scoring an So victory, and had
il not been for an awkwardly handled
ball picked up. by Holmes, Punahou
might not have snatched victory out
of a losing game week ago Saturday
The back field with Jones, Tsuayama
and big Nua, run through their plays
by Captain Johnny Thompson, is as
fast and consistent as Dick could dc
sire. They will more than break even
with the Fl. NJ. A. backs, experienced
as they are. In place of Tsukiyama
whose knee is indispensable, Sato is a
sweet half, while All Chow usually
shows good headwork and speed as
sub-uuarter. Thompson has an ole
injury which sometimes makes 1t nee
essary to put in All Chow.
Strong Line at n. S.
In the line Dunn shows the fight al
the time that makes the better part
of football. McTaggart is still laid az
with a badly wrenched knee, and can
not be expected to start at tackle, hu,
Dunn. Jacobson and Gehring are al
able.bodied> and can give a good &C
count of themselves, while OllVlere
stood out above them all as grounc
gamer in skin tackle plays at the las
game. Walter Akana, if he can over
| come parental objections as a resul
of the accident in the College-kam
game. will be seen at end, while Toxic
ka will guard the other extremity o
the line. Suzuki is good linesmaI
also. and he gets into the game witt
| a lot of fight for new man at the
game.
Chong Ching played guard In thu
last game, having been out of the
game all season with a cracked rib
but he may be, back at center thli
Saturday. He is a tower of strength
for the Mckinley line, but Hemingei
knows the position we'll, and will
Robert Chang on one side and Chint
on the other there is little that cal
get through these huskies. HALLS pc
| sition is in doubt, but he is good a
half as we'll as in the line. Whitcoml
| is not noted for making many changes
| in the lineup of his team, but has mad
| some shifts with great success Thu
season, so there may be changes mex
Saturday. The game will be close
| and interesting throughout.
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