The morning call., 1890-12-29
FRESH LAURELS.
Honolulu Tourists Defeat the
AIl-Californias.
curerior Fielding and Few Timely Base
Hits Win Close Game-Cahilrs
Great Catch.

Owing to a misunderstanding concerning
Yesterdays ball game q large number of
people went out to the Haight street
grounds expecting to witness the contest
between the Honolulu tourists and the ALL
Califernias. The league grounds were
found closed and information was given
that the game would be played at Central
Park. The trouble arose over the indec-
sion of the players regarding grounds. and
the league people were not informed until
a. late hour yesterday afternoon that Cen
trail Park had been selected for the game.
AT the latter place about 500 people saw
Tenn Powers aggregation defeat team
: composed of Eastern and local talent.
The returned tourists wore neat uniforms,
white shirts and caps and blue breeches.
The breast of the shirt bore the word Cali
fornia." The team presented fine appear
ance in contrast with the heterogeneous dress
of their opponents, and the nine played to-
gether with a smoothness that betokened an
earnestness Of purpose and attention to the
instructions Of their captain.
The CALIFORNIA;, OF Horolulus, as they
were designated in the score books, in con-
tradistinction to the All-Californias. play
an accurate and pleasing fielding game.
There is a finish about their work that IS
sciuOW SttIl III u anu
their performance yesterday was on The
whole far superior to that of the losers.
Jew of the amateurs in the nine are good
batters and experienced little difficulty in
finding Van Haltren's curves. Dave Cream
Ell, besides guarding second IN perfect style,
raped out double and single.
Ward and Farrell make an evenly bal
anced battery, and the steady twirIing of
the pitcher was faultlessly received by his
backstop. Hulin at third fumbled two Of
his chances. but made few neat assists and
pulled down fly ball some distance beyond
"stIeaky." his excellent blocking and
throwing being married by a tumble and
a wild throw. His catch of fly in deep left
field in the ninth inning was one of the
bright spots of the game. The feature OF
he play, however, occurred in the eighth
inning. Dave Levy met straight ball
squarely with his stick and the sphere went
sailing ont to left field. 1t was sure hit,
20 the spectators thought. but Cahill gnt
over thirty yards OF ground like Bethune
and grasped the ball with his right hand as
Il was flying over his head. Patsy was loudly
applauded, and deservsdly so.
Tom Power looked quite natural In his old
position at first base. There is very little
change In his method Of guarding the initial,
except that he is nimbler and lighter In his
movements. Tom was good first baseman
when he left the Coast to go to Baltimore,
and if lie has been improved by his Eastern
season it was not shown yesterday, as the
game was not one to bring out frst-base-
mans best points. Power was tritie weak
at bat, however, and struck out twice.
The All-California team was made up of
Eastern, California League and amateur
players, yet the club was strong one. Van
Haltren pitched good ball and was excel
ieBty supported behind the bat by ID. Levy.
Jack Ryan of the cid G. & Ms was at first
aud PLAYED an errorless game. Charley
Sweeney was in short field aud put up fair
ball. His batting was very heavy.
The early part of the game was uninter-
eSting, but the teams steadied later and
:. layed Glass A ball. The runs were made
as follows:
.. In the first inning for the ALL CALIFORNIA;
Van Haltren hit to Reilly and was safe on
the shortstop's wild throw 10 the initial.
Van went TO second on wild pitch and
scored on c. Sweeney's double.
For the Honolulus In the second inning
Sharp made first on c. Sweeney's tumble.
Reilly hit to P. Sweeney, who made bad
throw to first, Sharp scoring and Reilly 60
ing TO third. Another error by p. Sweeney,
on Creamer's groulder, scored Reilly.
Creamer was put out in an attempt to steal
second. Leveque was given first on balls
center and Leveque scored on Hanley's
wild throw home, Ward going to third.
Cahill vent to first on ball. Farrell batted
lsHanley, who muffed, and Ward and Ca
hill went home.
In the second for the All-Californias
Thompson hit for single. was forced to
second by base on balls and scored on
FarrelPs error on Shea's fly. In the third
inning p. Sweeney went to third on CahIlPs
muff and wild throw TO fist, and scored on
C. Sweeney's single.
In the fourth for the Honolulus Leveque
made first ON P. Sweeney's error, was forced
to second by a base en- balls and scored
when thompson dropped CahilPS fly.
In the fourth for the All-Californias Han
ley batted triple TO left field and scored on
Ryan's sacrifce. Thompson made first base
on Hnlsn's error. d. Levy hit for double
and Shea wentto first ON balls. P. Swee-
ney's two-base hit cleared the bases.
In the seventh for the Honolulus Farrell
was given four bad balls. went to second on
Huiip's sacrince, to third on Powers single
and scored when Levy cried on Browns
throw TO the plate. Power took third on
he plate and scored on Sharp's infeld hit
The score: