Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
orr HonainIn Lcitcr.

oar Honoiaiu Lcn~r
The Champion bat sent down hy The Spreok
el.sllc Club still hang, over the door OF
Noltc', restaurant The biz II boy, have
put . nail through either end of it 10 that the
Oceanics cannot cauy 1t oil and declare their
intention ia present it, newly decorated with
uaudy ribbons, H. the Married men next season.
II is not 80 sad as parting with your best gih
at a fashionable watering place At the end ol
this season. and yet ii almost gives inc the
blues to think | shall meet the boys but
seldom until spring, when Nc gather again on
the diamond provided We all escape the
arrow death shoots IN liic's crowd. The
game OF last saturday was disappointment
in some respects 10 miay and IN
others ii VT, a, inlcrsin. as any
played tas season Neither the Homo luus
nor the champion, came up to their standard
Of playing; but taking the season a, Il whole /
sm informed that the average score has been
lower and the pitching aud catching better than
heretofore. The two clubs have been quite
evenly matched a. lar as their fielding goes.
Altogether the llonoluus have been con.
Sidercd in the past As the heaviest biters. yet
they have failed in the main To hit Wallis
pitching this season. There is no doubt that
Wall, fine pitching has been the means Of
Transferring the championship to the Oceanics,
although it would he hard to say how things
would haveendcd il the Ilonoulus had won last
saturday and the clubs had been forced to
play another game to decide the matter.
Mr.. lBoardman our urbanc umpire called the
game at j:25 =. Nj, and the Occancs took
the field, The boys were in good thin and
looked like an army with banners as they
matched gu, into the diamond. The pavil.
lion cheered and Dick Sharrctt quietly lifted
the bat. Well, it was just here that the
| Oceanics broke all up and the lionoluus
made three runs. Scotty shut his eye aud
patted himself with self compacency that
made Whitney look around to see If all the
bases were in place. Spencer Of the Bencdicts
stuck hi, thumb in my rib and asked me how
| liked it. Spencer said |, you are not 50
old as | am, but il hike me you had been dis.
ceved in love You would not grow enthu
siastic over any thing that may happen in life
Garenberg made good play to home base
before the biz If. boys went out and Wall
walked over the plate from the pitchers stanC
with sort of curve movement that seemed
part Of habit. Winter is always gay ever
ltb, 10, I.g
field he never smiled until Hay Wodehoust
finished the inning with three errors. While
the big II. boys were a, bat, during the scconc
inning, Wall made two good plays one o
which was fly catch, tina, put Fred Dat ant
the side out. When the champions went 10
bat Il. Baldwin took first on called balls
Whitney made good fly catch and Il. Bald
win made close play ON third base, al
though the umpire decided not out. Scott,
looked like an interrogation point as he Slid il
on second aud italicized hi. reputation a, tn
Oceanic's best base runner. Kinney her
made fine line hit hi, went out on first
Now Guy | have told you often enough t
throw straight and hold on to the ball whc
you scl u, uui HGNSilHclCss you idiVu 10 pu
{. Baldwin out ON first aud followed the thin
up by muiling foul bail at third. Bruc
Cartwright sail, two 10 one Dick Shared
| strikes out but was so busy sharpening M
: pencil that l hadn't time to answer him bu
when did look up | saw Hay Wodehous
taking first ON called balls while Dick wa
5 rubbing his elbows in front of the scorer
/ stand. only had time to jot the item dow
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