"Kava Bowl" gridiron
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in Am. Samoa
American Samoa’s first “Kava Bowl” gridiron football competi tion, in December, turned into a hard-fought defensive battle, after Mapusaga racked up two first-period touchdowns to defeat the Samoan High School 13-0.
The game, a climax to the first season of American foot ball played by local high schools, was played at Mapusaga field and drew several hundred spectators.
Mapusaga’s crack player, Tafai, notched up two scores —both on long end sweeps.
The first came within minutes of the opening when he ran about 50 yards to score.
Minutes later he scored on a 20-yard end run. Jackson Mapu went around left end for the extra point.
From then on the game be came a defensive challenge for both sides. There were a number of clashes and many penalties but Stan Eckert, supervisor of recreation for the Department of Education, said that generally the standard of sportsmanship was good.