Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
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NbASKETbALL
High School Players Stage In
tercIass Contests. Many New
Stars in Game This Year


Basketball is on at Mckinley High
school. The practise season commenc'
ed with a turnout of over a score who
responded to the calf of Captain Nc
Taggart. McTaggart is unable to play
early In the season on account OF
football injury to his knee, but he Is
confident of turning out a squad tina:
will give st. Louis a good run for
their money, and his motto is Second
place this year, but the championship
next year" In other words. Mckinley
is out for blood, and If 1t is not spill
ed this season, she will be ready for
the Saints another year. 1t 10 not to
be denied that the St.. Louis boys
have everything their own way IN has
ketball, If in nothing else. and NC
Kiniey cannot hope to take Q fall out
Of them with the green material she
has on her hands. -...
:. Johnny Thompson, Cooper and Nc
TaRgart were on last years squad,
but none Of them figured In the scor.
ing to a great extent, being occupied
with the guarding end OF basketball
They will be towers OF strength in
cutting off shots at the basket and
the Mckinley coach Is slapping him
self on the back at this good start
Some OF the other men have played
on "Y" teams, and one man halls
from Hilo boarding school, which has
one Of the best fiyes on the Big Is
land. This man, Wikander, was kept
ont Of football all season on account
Of cracked shoulder blade, but he is
back in harness again and will try. to
Dust one Of the trio. Of veterans from
bis guard position. ..-. .,....--.
! ...,' :: Practise Monday :. ..@..
The first practise wac held on Mon
day, but examinations have cut into
further training, and the next prac'
tise will be held this coming Monday.
For the week before vacation, inter
class games win give the coach q line
ON his material, beginning Tuesday.
The Seniors and Freshmen will mix
on Tuesday. This will bring out the
cream Of the entering class, including
Jones, the football find Of the, season,
and Holt, who played q hard game on
the Midgets at center He&wiil make a
good man at the same position on the
Basketball quintet for the Frosh. For
the Seniors Thompson and Cooper
win star. Wednesday afternoon the
Sonhomores and Juniors win battle
for the right to play, the winners ct
the FIosh-Serior game. There is sup.
posed to be a,twealth OF material IN
the two middle classes. This Z game
win show just how verdant or veteran
It is. ~.,..,.r.e2 :, H.. -,
Drawn w. r. -.
The championship struggle will be
staged Thursday At $:2.S0, when the
winners of the two previous games
Will decide who has the right to the
championship. Bpt the big
game Of the week will come on the
afternoon. This will be
conflict of Drawn against brain, for
the Seniors Will attempt to make the
Faculty look foolish, and the, pedago-
cues will try to outwit the fourth
year men. It 10 reported that Cunning
Of the Faculty team has figured 1t all
out that the chances of the seniors
add up to, about nausht, and Mac.
Co1Rney mas Q1SeoNSISukSdf HdEoHOia
for the ball to follow that never fails
10 put 1t In the basket. Greenly has
been at work on the arm action neces.
.ary to tip off the ball at center, and
saws that he. can reach several inches
higher than any Of the Seniors can
Jump. Be that as 1t may, Joseph, the
IanitoS Of the school, has them all
guessing, and 10 reported to have been
Indulging In night practise at bomb
throwing with the basket as q target.
He. viii be used, on the faculty team,
Is there IL shortage Of men. at the |
iigh school. Brier will also play, pair |
ng off with MacCaughey at the for.
ward positions. 49,. .,.. ;.
\ There will be no admission charged
It this game; and a fund Is being con-
to, hire modrnefs for the
syent: The raourners will also take
are of the corpses of the Seniors af
,er the struggle. A high class Of ball
d assured, the only question being |
whether. tits to be basketball or foot
Jail. In any case, It will be bloody.
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