Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-06-20
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coolly walked away with the Benedicts an
appetizer for to.day's game with the Homo.
lulus The playing so far this season has not
equalled that Of last year, but the opening
games this season have been considered rather
as a trial Of strength than as test OF skill
which is expected to be the leading feature Of
the game this afternoon between champions and
ex.champions.
The Oceanic boys showed up in good style
last Saturday, rugged out in knee-breeches and
red stockings. Seotty was red at both ends
and made luminous target for Walls curvers,
which no sooner passed within Scotty's orbit
than they were lost in superior splendor like
the satellites Of Jupiter Cardinal. Kinney
paced sedately to and fro, bordering over the
amenities Of the game and wondering II
criterion Of juristic penetration could be es,ab-
lished which would unmask the seeming indif-
ference of Umpire Whitney's face.
The Ocanics have made but one change IN
their nine since last year, viz. David Moe
honua playing center field in place Of Charley
Baldwin. The Married Men played with a
stronger nine than on the previous Saturday,
having Foran, professional player, on first
base and Hay Wodehouse Of the Honolulus
behind the bat.
The boys tossed up for choice at halfpast
three o'clock and the Benedicts took the field,
Umpire Harry Whitney, u. calling the game
at twenty minutes before four o'clock
Scotty pulled his red hat well over his right
eye, almost hiding his jetty hair, and, after
cycling Parker indiierently for moment,
struck the leather orb and pushed the earth
briskly behind him until he reached his first.
Before Kinney took his first on called balls,
Sco,ty stole to second by sliding in on close
play and made his third on a passed ball.
Benny Baldwin followed Kinney and put up
high fly to center field which was duly corralled
by Don Antonio, who, after a magnificent
Spanish flourish, attempted to throw Kinney
out before he returned to first, but the ball fell
several yards short and several seconds late
of success. Eddie Jones went to bat, took
his first and stole to second, which Kinney had
before taken on wild throw by Hay Wode-
house. Moehonua took his first by the ball
being thrown too low and fumbled at frs,
base. Thurston followed, but went out by
batting fly within range OF the weather.eye Of
Don Antonio. Z. Baldwin then grasped the
willow, but the Oceanics were put out by
Dowsett fielding Baldwin's strike to Foran on
first. Scotty and Kinney both got home,
opening the score with two ITALICS.
Napoleon Spencer was the first Benedict to
the bat, but failed to show up at first base,
because Baldwin passed the ball to Kinney at
hrst in most aggravating and previous
manner. Hay Wodehouse followed the man
OF fate by tipping up fly to Benny Baldwin,
when Foran took the bat and reached his first
by sending daisy cutter past third base, stole
to second and reached third on passed ball,
before Parker, who was at the bat, succeeded
in missing one strike, and having two more
strikes called on him, thereby sending the
Benedicts out with goose egg.
In the second inning Wall took his first on
seven called balls and stole to second Doc
Grossmon sent fly over into Spain, which
Don Antonio formally annexed to the castles
he was building on the chances OF the Bene-
diets coming out of the game ahead of the
Oceanics. Scotty and Kinney both reached first
base and Wall came home, when Benny
Baldwin went out by batting fly to right
| field, which was gobbled in judicious and
strictly legal manner by Thurston, and Eddie
Jones put the red-legs a-feld by batting a ball
| to short stop, which beat him to first base.
The Benedicts made three runs this inning
which brough, them even with the Oceanics.
Lishman went to bat and reached frs, by the
ball being fumbled at third base, took his
second and reached home on passed balls
Boardman took the bat, and, after having two
strikes, called on him, went out at first base.
Dowsett followed, took his first, stole to
second, but was put out at the home plate by
Wall throwing the ball to Scotty. Burgess
reached his first by the ball being fumbled by
Senny Baldwin. He then stole to second
before Don Antonio took first. Napoleon
Spencer followed with FIRST base hit and took
his second, when Hay Wodehouse ended The
inning by going out at first base, the bal
reaching Kinney from second base.
In the third inning the Oceanics received
gentle reminder Of the instability Of human
affairs in the form Of a metaphorical white
wash which almos, turned Scotty's hair whit,
with grief, and ended in his calling Wal
aside, feeling over the muscles Of his arm
and giving him some timely advice before tn,
next inning began. Moehonua was the frs, t.
bat and went out by putting foul fly to thir'
base. Thurston followed to the bat and sen
the ball to Burgess who passed it to Foran ant
the legal gentleman rested his case. Z
Baldwin followed out on foul which mad
the acquaintance Of Hay Wodehouse and tn
champions took an outing without reaching
first base.
Foran took the ba, for the Benedicts an
struck grounder to short stop which cut tn
professionals career short at first. Parke
followed out on foul to Wodehouse. Lish
man took first base on called balls, mad
second on passed ball, took third, and cam,
hme on deceptive play of Scotiys, VIII
thew the ball to short stop and only failed il
trapping Lishman, because Benny Baldwin
threw short in returning the ball. Boardman
in the meantime, reached first on 1y
muHed by Eddie Jones in right field, whe
Dowse,, went out on first, and the Benedict
retired with one run ahead Of the Oceanics.
In the fourth inning, Wall, Of the Oceanies
took first base on safe hit to left field, s,ol
second and third bases and came home on
passed ball Doc Grossman struck once an
had one strike called on him when he took hi
6rs, on seven balls and stole 10 second
Scos,y again showed his head -ligh, at the HON
, plate and struck a short in6elder which wa
thrown by Wodehouse to first and allowed III
brave back stop Of the oceanics to walk in fo
exercise. Kinney followed with a safe hit 4
the field and took his first but was forced ou
nj second base when Kenny BALDWIN fook tir,