Newspaper accounts referred to the University of Hawai'i team as the "leather-pounders" and its opponent as the "McKinleyites." Touchdowns also were worth five points then.

On Oct. 23, 1909 — just two years after the school then known as the College of Hawai'i was established — UH played its first football game, beating McKinley, 6-5, before, 2,500 fans at Alexander Field on what was then-called O'ahu College (now Punahou School).

Here's how The Advertiser — then called the Pacific Commercial Advertiser — previewed the game:

"There will be a hot scrap on the gridiron when the McKinleyites line up against the College of Hawaii leather-pounders on Alexander field this afternoon. The game will start at half-past three, and everybody will be asked to pony up a two-bit piece for the privilege of watching the game."

McKinley scored first and held a 5-0 lead before UH rallied for the victory with the extra point being provided by Marcallino (his first name was not mentioned).

The next day, The Advertiser's Headline 1 read: "College wins by one point" with an additional Headline 1 that read "College of Hawaii Wins From High School by Close Margin of One Point in Great Game"

The story's first paragraph read: "The Interscholastic football series opened with a big whoop at Alexander field yesterday afternoon. It was the real old American kind of football with all the trimmings. There were college and school yells, regular rooting squads, tons of charming girls, all showing the colors of the team they championed, and the most expert cussing of the officials from the sidelines."