An article in a sports magazine on high school sport rivalries brought to mind my own memorable occurrence between, Roosevelt High School, a public school and our private school, St. Louis College, now Saint Louis School.

For many years there was only one interscholastic athletic league in Honolulu. Today there are two –the Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) and the Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH). In the old days, the football teams used to compete at the Honolulu Stadium, situated across the street from the St. Louis Alumni Clubhouse, the "Dreier Manor''. Classmates and old friends used to meet at Dreier Manor before and after those football games.

Photos from "The 1942 Crusader" Yearbook

Howard Guerrero, Pee Wee Lopez, and I, SLC Class of `42 faithfuls, would always meet Roosevelt diehards, Charlie Warrington, Oliver Brilhante and George Rodrigues and our wives prior to the St. Louis vs. Roosevelt game. At one such meeting, Guerrero suggested a friendly wager, the loser pay for an after-the-game-gathering for beer and pupu. The first of 10 or so gatherings was at Guerrero's home in Kapahulu. Other gatherings were at the Brilhante, Lopez, Warrington, Alves and Rodrigues residences, and Francis Ii Brown Golf and Country Club. The gatherings always included an equal number of RHS and SLC guests and ended when the public schools stopped playing the private schools.

The get-togethers after the games were outstanding, and as many as 75 people would show up. Abe Dung and Abe Kauhane, purveyors of fine spirits, furnished the liquid refreshments, while the wives provided the heavy pupu. On several occasions, we transported an upright piano to the party house and a SLC song leader played and led the crowd in singing our school songs. I remember that our gatherings included several Brothers from SLC.

In the last two years of our get-togethers, Joe Pao and I held a shotgun golf challenge at the Francis Ii Brown Golf Course, now known as Pearl Ridge Golf and Country Club. Abe Heen and Pee Wee Lopez provided a 6-pack for each of the 40+ golf carts. The wives and Dr. John Felix provided pupu for the 19^th. In spite of the fact that the SLC team had the most low-handicappers, such as Herman Wedemeyer, Joe Pao, Mayor Neal Blaisdell, George Akahane, Rudy Pacarro, Howard Guerrero and Judge Felix, we split the challenge with Roosevelt. To this day, we still have a great report and aloha with all those involved in the after-game gatherings. Howard Guerrero and Clarence Lopez were the motivating force that made this great endeavor a true friendship experience and tradition.