Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-26

: the past might not have been think
: ing of football, 1t nevertheless ap-
= uIied on Saturday afternoon when out
= of a clear sky the gridiron stars OF
Kamehameha trampled on the Puna-
hou team by score OF t9 U.
The Punahou machine which ap'
neared on Alexander field on SatLr-
day afternoon looked about as much
, like the machine Coach MidKltt haa
built up as does Golden Buck LOOK
like an English tank. The Old tlgEt-
ing spirit was missing. 1t looked IKE
q complete change OF tactics all
around. and although some of the
s. players kept fighting en-, they hao
- little to work on.
~ Coleman Stars
Kamehameha simply played rings
around Punahou, and there is no get
ting around this TACT. From The Kick
off until the last whistle the Kan
backs ripped big holes in the Funa'
: hon line and Punahou had nothing TO
come back with. Little Coleman play
ed one of the best games seen IN IN
T. terscholastic football for many
moons. The little Kan star brought
a spirit into the Kan team which had
, been lacking In games OF the past
and he brought the crowd to shelr
feet on many occasions when he kept
: hammering away, putting every ounce
of strength into the play. He Was the
bright individual star of the game,
and his gritty playing marks him as
&c a real star of the year.
. A great deal of credit must 90 10
Coach Borden for the victory. Inc
Kan mentor uncovered number OF
plays which made it possible to gam
ground. On the other hand Punahou
showed a weakness in the coaching
department, due to the absence OF
Frank Midkiff, who has been at the
National Guard camp. Had Midkift
had the men in hand there is a Ger
> tainty that he would have planned a
defense which would have stopped
much of the ground gaining.
Punahou Spirit Missing , .,.
This feature was commented upon
yesterday between halves. There
were many outstanding features In
the game. In the first place Kan had
the esprit de corps, and Punahou DID
not have. In the past it has always
been noticeable that the Punahou
+ spirit carried the Buff and Blue to
victory, while Kan has come upon ire
field with a stronger team and lost.
The same old Punahou spirit was
evident in the stands. Led by MISS
Male Wears, Miss Elizabeth Hobby
-. and T. Fassoth, the Punahou students
gave the best exhibition Of united
cheering and singing that has been
heard at Alexander field for years
The BOYS on the team were fighting
hard. individually the boys showed
the same spirit that they have in the
mast. but it was like sending troops
70 dig a trench with curling iron.
They simply didn't have the tools to
work with, and for the first time in
wears Punahou was outplayed IN
every department of the game. With
Midkiff back on the job 1t might have
been a different story and the con-
sensus of opinion appeared to be that
this was a big reason for Punahous
defeat.
Kan Hammers Away
Bordens men started to gain after
the first kick off and end runs and
line bucks by Coleman brought the
ball down the field and Aarona, Qaw-
son and Groves hammered the line for
big gains. Kan had plenty OF oppor'
tunity to gain ground on more than
one occasion and with the ball on the
five ward line Aarona went over for
a touchdown and goal was kicked.
: Later in the game Coleman ran %
I wards across the goal line but "Shor-
ty" Ross decided that the center had
: the ball too much in front of the line,
and the touchdown did not count.
In open field running and ability to
nick holes Coleman and Pogue were
the real stars. Pogue played beauti-
ful game and had the Punahou men
heen coached to stop the breaking
through the line, Pogue would natur-
allv have gained more ground. In
Pogue and Coleman the schools have
two shifty backs. There are few high
school PLAYERS on the mainland who
show more real football ability than
these two youngsters, and the re-
markable part of it all is that Pogue
and Coleman are playing their first
interscholastic football.
Pete Makes Good
s Peterson gave a mighty pretty ex-
bfbition of punting on Saturday after
noon. On several occasions he booted
the ball 60 and 65 yards with the
wind. and considering the fact that
he had a number of poor passes and
had TO get his kicks off in hurry, he
made a remarkable showing. Peterson
Is far and away the class of the lea
eue In the punting department. He
missed one field goal by inches.
Dawson. Aarona and Groves tore
+be Punahou line to threads on a
nnnber of occasions, and little Cole
nan picked him way through the line
For consistent gains. The little player
= demon on returning punts, and
he made q hit with the crowd when
he kept on plugging until he was
downed. And best OF all, he evidently
has helped Coach Borden in getting a
siebting spirit into the team. Dawson
rms we'll with the ball, and showed
an ability to pick holes.
Strong Line
linemen Saturday, and Huhu. Kaiona