Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-06
GRIDIRON TEAMS
EAGER TO START
SEASONS GAMES
LeiIehuans Beginning to Branch
Out Toward Larger Work
in Open Field

The 1917 interscholastic football
championship series is ushered in this
afternoon when Kamehameha meets
the Mckinley high school at the for.
mers home field in kalihi and Puma
hou academy meets the College of
Hawaii on Alexander field in Punahou
beginning at $50 o'clock. The form
er game will be played in the series
for the football championship while
the latter will not count in that score.
In spite of the reports during the
week that the teams appearing will be
in a general state Of debility and suf-
fering from the injuries recently sus-
iained by their players, there is every
indication to believe that bcth con.
tests will be very close While Puma.
hou is now rated as the strongest
team in the league, they are playing
the College of Hawaii which boasts Of
several former stars of that league,
and Mckinley. which has suffered
from early season losses, will meet
Kahehameha, whose team is not only
lighter than common, but is supposed
ly doing poorer work than usual
Mckinley Team Fast.
Although Mckinney has lost IL men
during the past week through injuries.
they will play much stronger team
last year. 1t will be light, but so also
will be the kamehameha team.
Captain "Dud" Pratt of the Punahou
eleven. and star center, will play in
the first part Of the game at Alexan-
der this afternoon. said Coach F. Z.
Midkiff last night. Pratt split open
an old wound which. at the time, it
was believed, would keep him out of
the game today.
Captain Lionel Brash of the College
of Hawaii team and mainstay of their
backfield, will not play If he acts &C.
cording to what he was telling his
team mates yesterday. II he does not
change his mind, as members of the
Punahou team are sure he will, the
college team will face a hard game
with Punahou.
Cheering To Be Feature 49,. 60.
In preparation for the opening
games this afternoon, Punahou acad
envy held a rousing mass meeting yes.
terday morning in Pauahi hall at
which Coach Midkiff spoke and cheer
leaders we're elected. Gordon Scott
and Robert Mott.Smith were elected
to take care of the boys section and
Male Wears of the girls section.
Punahou has prepared to seat its
rooters on the bleGChers and will
bring them out with gay colors. The
cheering feature they have made |
much of and in practises have prom
ised as much noise as ever.
Mckinley has been practising cheer
ing throughout the week and this af |
ternoon will appear in large numbers |
and yell under the leadership of Kuni. |
a diminutiVe Japanese who has been
chosen especially for the occasion.
Kamehameha will be prepared to
sing and cheer as they have in the
past. Their singing will be special
feature Of the game at which they |
play.
The College of Hawaii will make an |
effort to sing and cheer this year un.
der the direction of Charles Poole and |
Margaret Austin. They have not |
made much of cheering at football |
games in the past but will be out Ell |
masSe today. |
The game at Alexander field will be
Judged by Ross as referee, Jackson as |
umpire, with Andrews as timer and |
Quintal as head linesman.
The game at Kamehameha will be |
Judged by Captain Britton as referee.
Zimmerman as head linesman, Blowers |
Is umpire and Bartlett as timer.
Both contests are scheduled to be. |
Yin at $3.50 and admission will be
charged all except students with spec |
al tickets. .<.r