Unfortunately it's a hard problem with no easy, performant solutions.
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So the two players screens both show up, but you can't control player 2 with a controller? 2/3/4 players requires a plugged in controller and it's recommended that you use an xbox 360/one controller.
Does the controller work in other games, because if not you need to install a driver: http://www.cultofmac.com/198535/use-your-xbox-360-...
If the controller does work with other games can you try unplugging it, restarting your Mac, starting Planet Deathmatch, and then plugging it back in.
It's untested but if it's a dualshock 3 then it should work with BetterDS3: http://betterds3.ciebiera.net/ as it can bind it to virtually any input device including Xinput and mouse/keyboard. If it's a dualshock 4 then it should work with DS4Windows: http://ds4windows.com/ as it emulates an xbox360 controller.
If you have tried it, I would love to know how well it works as I don't have either controller available to test it on. However, assuming it works, any controller button prompts may be incorrect.
Can you try upgrading to Java 1.8? You are currently using Java 1.6 which is rather outdated. I suggest uninstalling all versions of Java you have installed, and using the following link: https://java.com/en/download/