Sunday, August 5, 1928

I went to church and Sunday School but we didn’t rush off to the movies right after lunch as we usually do. About five Johnny Watkins came over to see June. Soon after he got here Mama, June, Johnny, and I went to see the First American football game played in the PI in sixteen years. The All Americans (some school kids) beat the 31st team 12-0. On the way home I bought an ice cream brick.

Jane’s Notes: Here’s the newspaper account of the game I found in the scrap book. “Yesterday afternoon Manila witnessed for the first time in sixteen years, an American football match. A huge crowd turned out to see the All American clash with the 31st Infantry men on Wallace Field. The grandstand was filled, the field was lined with cars and hundreds of people stood around the gridiron. The All American team is composed mostly of Central School students. These youngsters however, proved yesterday afternoon that they knew some football. They defeated the Infantry, 12-0. Bill Young, captain and full back for the winning team, made the two touchdowns that brought victory. He was ably assisted by Clausen, Tremblay, Miller, Cochrane, Kneedler and Dolan. The 31st Infantry entered the field with four men lacking. Four substitutes of the All Americans filled in the empty places and played against their team. Jennings, Gordon and Mars were the star players of the Army team. the Army men, led by Gordon, presented a stiff front to the winning team, but Young, of the All Americans was able to baffle them time and again.” It goes on to name the players on each team.