Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-17
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Davis was not given much work dur.
/ ing the first quarter in the game Sat
Schofield. The little half back more
than made up for it in the latter part
Of the game. and his good right toe
gave the Y. NJ. c. A, team the victory.
| Schumacher. the husky center of the
! 1st Infantry team. was the bright star
in the line for the infantry. Time and
again he spilled the. play coming
through his territory, and his work on
Saturday marks him as the foremost
man in his position in the islands.
Dick Whitcomb played another beau
| tiful game at tackle for the Y. NJ. c. A.
Fagin got through him a couple times
on cross bucks, but often Whitcomb
stopped the runner dead in his tracks,
or threw him for loss.
The Infantry made most of their
gains through the left side Of the line.
Won Holt did not play his usually good
game at all, and McCombs was off
| the play for the first three quarters.
He did improve in the last quarter and
the same may be said for Won Holt.
Referee Blowers had to call close
one when Davis booted the ball for
three points. He could have called il
either way and there would not have
been kick from either side. The ma.
iority of players on both teams admit
ted it was close, and when Blowers
made his decision the Infantry play
ers let 1t go at that. 1t was beauti.
full kick, and it would have been nm
fortunate had Davis been robbed of the
score.
The Infantry lost an excellent
chance to score when Don Ladd threw
a beautiful forward pass to Mutch.
The Infantry right end had 1t in his
hands with clear field before him,
but brought number of groans from
the >rooters when he dropped the pig
skin. It was the best chance the home
team had to score, although had Fagin
sent his place kick over the goal, the
game would have been on ice for the
Infantry.
Mutch played a beautiful game
throughout, and his one slip in drop
ping the forward pass was his only
bad play of the day. For all around
play he was far and away the best
end on the field.
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into the 1st Infantry team. He ran
his team we'll. and on several occa.
sions brought the ball up the field for
good gains. Ladd was especially good
in picking holes in the Y, NJ. c. A.
defense.
In the game with the Melim team,
Boghan was the bright and shining
star, but Saturday the backfeild hon.
ors must go to Fagin. Fagin had a |
peculiar shifty motion which brought
a number of gains for his team. Bog
han was injured early in the game,
which put him out OF it, but before his !
injury he ripped the Y. NJ. I. A. line
for big gains.
Noble Kauhane would make a reali
back field if one asked for speed. All |
of these men can run the century un. |
der 10 3-5. Shooting this quartet |
around ends would certainly worry |
the opposing flank men. Boghan,
Steger, Smith and McVey would make
strong combination for hammering !
the line.
A number of the local football play
ers were disappointed because the
Marines Of Mare Island, the champ
ion team of the Pacific Coast, did not
come here. This team will meet the
Allentown, Pennsylvania, football
squad at Pasadena on New Years
Day. This is the team which beat |
California University twice by more
than 90 points, and defeated Oregon
% to 0. The Marines have not lost a
game this year, and furthermore are
not liable to.
McCurdy, the big blonde of the 1st
Infantry, is an all-around player He
has been used in the back field and on
Saturday was sent into the line when
Leach was injured. 4
The game between the 32nd Infantry
and 7. NJ. c. A. promises to be a real
attraction. Both teams defeated the
LIST Infantry by narrow margin, and
there is certain tn he real crowd on