The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-08-21
NEWS ARTICLES.
BASEBALL.
HONOLULU vs.. vANpALIA.

On Saturday afternoon the Homo
lula and Vandalia teams crossed
bats in what proved to be one of the
most exciting and closely contested
games of the season. Each club
presented its best players, and more
brilliant fielding or more daring
base running has never been witness
sed on the grounds.
Up to the seventh inning the
game seemed to be entirely in the
hands of the home team, the score
to that time standing to /, in its
favor At the seventh inning, how
ever, Dame Fortune began coquet-
ting, and as q result of her incon-
stancy, it required ten innings to
decide upon which team she smiled
most favorably. The Nandalias bad
gotten the inside track, howe er,
and upon their brows she placed the
laurels.
AT little after $3.50 the game
began. The Honoluius having won
the toss, took the bat first. Hay
Wodehouse opened by securing 1st
base OH balls. He was followed by
Geo. Lucas, who, making single
base hit, passed Wodehouse to $.d,
but went ont himself on LIST. Whit
ney now made u base hit for third,
sending Wodehouse home, and Oh
wild throw, crossed the plate.
Markham went out Oh fly to Cos
tello on left field, and Low bit the
dust on q foul. For the Vand"lias
Crane went ont on a fly to left ield.
Plckerell made two base hit, and
was sent home on Sweeny's three
base hit. Martin and Perkins
| knuckled on strikes.
In the second inning A. Lucas led
with n base hit, securing lst. Dat
followed with similar hit. Parker
went out ut lst, from Perkins to
Martin. Wodehouse made base
hit. q. Lucas sent the ball to right
field for base, and by Perkins
wild throw of the return ball, the
three safely crossed the home plate.
The Vandalias failing to score, the
game stood to l against them In
the 3rd, 4th, 9TH and 9th innings,
neither team scored.
SO dark and gloomy did things
appear for the Vandalias, that their
most ardent admirers gave UP the
| ghost of hope. With most comrnen-
dable spirit and grit they entered
the seventh inning. The Honolulus
failed to score. Carlin secured lst
base by being struck by the pitcher.
Crane followed with base hit, and
sent Carlin to second. Crane being
caught mapping, was thrown out by
Wodehouse. Pickerell made base
hit, passing Carlin to 3rd. Sweeney
followed with two Dagger, sending
both Carlin and Pickerell home,
making End himself. Rourke by
two Dagger sent Sweeney over the
plate safely, but went out himself.
Costello struck out.
lnthe eighth inning the home team
again failed to score. For the Van
dallas, Mohler went to first, BY be-
ing struck by the pitcher, and by
daring running stole second and
third, and on base hit by Picberell
went home, tying the score. The
excitement at this stage was beyond
description. The spectators, by
their yells and cheers, created per-
feet bedlam. In the ninth inning
neither team scored.
The Henolulus opened the tenth
inning by failing to score, their only
hits being three high flyers TO I'd
base, centre field and left field. each
of which being easily caught by the
Nandaiias. For the Vandalias Moh-
Ter, after an unsuccessful attempt to
bunt the ball, Knocked a base nit to
left field and daringly stole second
and third, and on long hit by
Crane to left, went home, sec curing
for his team the last and winning
run. The game here ended, the
hard earned victory belonging 70 the
Nanda.ias by score of to 3.
When the game closed, and with
such unexpected results, the large
company seemed to let themselves
loose, and cheer after cheer greeted
the teams as they returned from the
field.
The work of the two batteries.
Perkins and Crane, and Parker and
Wodehouse was simply wonderful,
and repeatedly during the game
evoked ouIbursts OF applause.
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