The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-04-14
SATURDAYS GAME.
The First Game of the Season
A Fair Day-A Large Number

OF Spectators.
The first base ball game for the
season of 1891, between the Kane
hsmehss and Honolulus, took place
Saturday afternoon at the new base
ball grounds. The weather was cool
and pleasant. A large number of
spectators were present, including
some of the most prominent citizens
of town and numerous visitors from
the other islands.
Throughout the game, especially
during the fore part, the applause
was uprosrious when a good point
was made. showing that even il
Honolulu has had no game for some
time the lovers of base ball had not
forgotten how to appreciate the
game.
1t was the first of a series of
games, one of the objects of which
being the winning of the silver cup
won by the ksmehamehas last year.
The game commenced at $50 P. NJ.
with 81. Wodehouse at the bat. He
responded to the honor of heading
the batting order of his club by
making a clean hit of the first bali
pitched. Stole second and G.
Wilder's safe hit after q. Lucas had
flied to Mahuka. brought him home.
Pahau muffed and Winter was safe.
A. Lucas gave Pahau an easy chance
and Desha fouled out to Wahine-
maikai. Two runs Lucas gave Pa
hau his life and, ,Meheula's long drive
against the right-feld fence scored
him and placed the batter safely on
third. keliinoi hit safely but was
out trying to sneak second. Four
bad balls placed Wshinemaikai on
the initial bag. but G. Lucas quick
handling of Mahuka's grounder pre-
vented that batter from reaching the
first corner. Lawelawe hit safely,
stole second and died for Crowell,
retired the side at first, g. Lucas
assisting. Three runs.
Second innings-W Whitney made
single, but keliinoi let the ball go
by and the runner landed on second.
Makaimoku stopped E. Wodehouse
at first. and W. Lucas was run down
on the line; Whitney scoring. Lave
lave returned apparently safe hit
from II. Warehouses; stick, and the
Kamehamehas took the bat. One
run.-In their half of this innings
only one of the college boys reached
H. Wodehouse's territory No runs.
Third innings-The Honolulus re-
tired in one, two, three order. G.
Lucas foul flied to Mahuka; Wilder's
foul settled safely in Davis hands;
Winter, after three attempts to make
connection with the sphere went to
centre field.-Keliinoi made long
hit and by hard running reached
third, afterwards scored on MANU-
ka's single. Waihinemaikai was out
at first. Mahuka was advanced to
third on q safe hit by Lawelawe, who
Immediately stole second. Crowell
went TO first on four balls. With the
bases full, Davis came TO the bat, but
retired ssder man, for a good hit
would have added two and possibly
three runs to their score. 1akai-
moku hit safely; Mahuka scoring,
but LawelsBe was thrown out at the
plate. Two runs.
Fourth Innings-G. Lucas and
Desha sent flies TO centre field but
Crowell was under them. Whitney
was ielded out at first, short assist
ing. Quickly done No runs--Pa-
hau famed the air; Meheula was
in better luck and reached first. ". |
Lucas dropped Keliinoi's hot line
drive but threw the ball to first in /
advance of the runner. Wahine |
maikai landed on first; Meheula /
II. Wodehouse pulled down
Mahuka's fly. One run.
Fifth Innings E. Wodehouse
sent the ball rolling into centre field
for two bases. ". Lucas retired at
first. H. Wodehouse made safe
rEo-bagger; E. Wodehouse scoring.
@. Lucas few TO left, and Wilder
was left at first on Winters repeti-
ton OF his third inning act. Two
runs. Alter this inning the Homo
Iulus got only one man on the bases.
Lucas was unsteady and sent
La1elawe and Pahau to first. Crow
ell hit safely, and Davis popped up
3 fly behind third which E. Wode- /
house handled. This was the most /
difficult catch Of the game. Makai-
noku knocked the ball into Desha;s
hands, and Meheula initiated Win
Ter. One run.
Sixth Innings-A. Lucas flied to
Pahau; Davis took care of Desha's
.ouI; and Maksimoku's nice pickup
# hot grounder cut of Whitney at
irst. No runs.-This half of the
ming proved a Waterloo for the
The students evinced a
marked fondness for Lucas balls
nd kept the red legs chasing the
lorse-hide all over the field Kelii-
loi was quickly retired at first.
Yahinemaiksi knocked out clean