The morning call., 1891-01-05
!. THE FIRST DEFEAT.
.HenOIuluS Lose a Game to the
ALI CalifOrnias.
A Nine-Inning Contest Played Despite
Heavy Downpour Of Rain-Excel-
:. lent Field Work.

Although rain fell in torrents at intervals
yesterday afternoon, anIne-inning game was
played between the Honolulu tourists and
the All CALIFORNIA; at Central Park. The
players several times were forced to leave
!. the field for shelter, but resumed work when
the downpOur lessened. The last inning
was contested in very heavy shower, and
the play was interrupted when only one
more put-Out was needed to finish the game.
The attendance was probably heavy enough
to cover expenses, but the teams struggled
as earnestly TO win ms though there was
$1,000 in gate receipts to be divided among
them.
:. Tom Powers men had an uphill battle
= from the start and made strong hghI 10
win, but lost their first game through lew
unfortunate errors that occurred at period
when the AIl-Californtas were doing very
effective work with the bat.
With the exception of Dreamer, who
guarded second base. the HOnOlulus gave
one OF the finest exhibitions of fielding ever
furnished a California audience by either
State league or an Eastern club. The beauty
of the plays did not consist SO much IN Inc
nature Of the work itself as in the style In
which the work was performed. 1t was
evident that the players understood the
value OIL team NOlA anu lllCN play OA INV
each others hands with precision OF an
older organization. The throwing to bases
from the outfeld was surprisingly accurate
and figured in the accomplishment of trio
of double plays that seldom occur in the
average game. The fielding of Harry How
:. ard, Power and Sharp was particularly
~ noticeable. Leveque occupied the box for
the Honolulus and pitched very steady ball.
I'D : Wild uD1nr control and
his knack of putting them over the plate
forced opposing batSmen to use their sticks.
Van Haltren and +. Delmas batted the
young tWIrler's delivery very freely, but the
3alance OF theAl-Calitornias did not hit MIN
hard.
- The winning team, barring few glazing
errors, played a good game, The battery
work of Van Haltren and Dave Levy was
: excellent although the soGgy condition u
=. the ball prevented the pitcher from sending
: the sphere over the rubber. George WAS
again in great fielding form and made some
pretty assists on short infeld hits. Ryan,
WHO held down the initial in god shape.
ewes his error to carelessness. He was
watching second base when the ball was
tossed to him by Van Haltren, and it rolled
20 the fence. Hanley was at second base
and accepted SIX chances, some Of them diff
cult ones, without an error. Delmas in
center field made three neat catches and two
accurate throws, by which he retired base
runners.
In the first inning for the All-Californas
Van Haltren made first on Howard's mutf
. and went around to third when Dreamer
failed TO stop the throw to second. Pete
Sweeney hit safely and Van scored. c.
Sweeney batted to Leyeque, who threw to
second. Crramer again erred and Pete ai-
.Raneed to third, scoring later On Thompson's
sacrifice
In the first for the Ronolulus Farrell
raped out two-bagger, went to second on
HOward's sacrifice and scored on a wild
=: pitch.
Dave Levy's base on balls and Delmas'
hit over right-feld fence gave the Al-Cali-
foTnias two runs in the second inning.
-. The score was tied in the fifth by Powers
team. Ward took first by being hit bv {
pitched ball and Farrell was sent to the
initial on four balls. Howard hit to Van
.Haltren, who threw to Ryan. and the ball
; passed the frst-baseman, Ward scoring.
Farrell and Howard were brought home by
Powers safe hit
= c. Sweeney. in the sixth inning, batted
the ball over left-feld fence for a home
run. In the ninth Ryan made a single ID
.. Levy hit to Power, who threw wildly Il
second, and Ryan advanced to third. Del
mas batted safely, scoring Ryan. Van Hal
tren hit to Power and Tom threw to Reilly
- who covered second. Reilly erred and Lev
crossed the plate. Tie scUIe.