The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-13
SATURDAYS GAME.
The First Game of the Season
A Fair Day-A Large Number

| season OF 1891, between the Kane
hamehas 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 uproarious when a good point
was made, showing that even if
Honolulu has had no game for some
time the lovers of base ball had not
forgotten how to appreciate the
game.
It was the first of a series of
games, one OF the objects of which
being the winning of the silver cup
won by the Kamehamehas last year.
The game commenced at $3.50 P. NJ.
with 81. Wodehouse at the bat. He
responded to the honor of heading
the batting order of his club by
making clean hit of the first ball
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-
malkai. Two runs Lucas gave Pa
hau his life and Meheula's long drive
against the right-fi field fence scored
him and placed the batter safely on
third. Keliinoi hit safely but was
out trying to sneak second. Four
bad balls placed Mathematical on
the initial bag. but g. Lucas quick
handling of Mahuka's grouuder 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-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 a safe hit
from Fl. Warehouses; stick, and the
Kamehamehas took the bat. One
run.-In their half of this innings
only one of the college boys reached
81. Warehouses; territory. No runs.
Third innings-The Ronolulus re-
tired in one, two, three order. G..
Lucas foul flied to Mahuka; Wiider's
foul settled safely in Davis hands;
Winter, after three attempts to make
connection with the sphere went to
centre tield.-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 safe hit by Lawelawe, who
Immediately stole second. Croweli !
went to first on four balls. With the
bases full, Davis came to the bat, but
retired a sader man, for a good hit
would have added two and possibly |
three runs to their score. Makai-1
moku hit safely; Mahuka scoring,
but Lawelawe was thrown out at the
plate. Two runs
Fourth Innings-G. Lucas and |
Desha sent flies to centre field hut
Crowell was under them. Whitney
was felded out at first, short assist
ing. Quickly done. No runs.-Pa-
hau famed the air; Meheula was
in better luck and reached first. w.
Lucas dropped Keliinoi's hot line
drive but threw the ball to first in
advance of the runner. Wahine
maikai landed on first; Meheula
scoring. H. Wodehouse pulled down
Mahuka's fly. One run.
Fifth Innings - E. Wodehouse
sent the ball rolling into centre field
for two bases. w. Lucas retired at
first. II. Wodehouse made safe
two Dagger; E. Wodehouse scoring.
e.. 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
lulus got only one man on the bases.
Lucas was unsteady and sent
and Pahau to first. Grow
ell hit safely, and Davis popped up
a fly behind third which E. Wode-
house handled. This was the most
difficult catch of the game. Makai
moku 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
foul; and Makaimoku's nice pick up
of hot grounder cut off Whitney at
first. No runs.-This half of the
inning proved a Waterloo for the
Honolulus. The students evinced q
marked fondness for Lucas balls
and kept the "red legs " chasing the
horse-hide all over the field. Kelii-
moi was quickly retired at first.
Wabinemaikai knocked out clean
single; Mahuka's safe hit placed
him on third, and Lawelawe's sharp
rap to the out field brought him
home. Crowell was swatted a terri
BILE blow in the side and on this
bump took first which filled the
bases. For the second time in the
game Davis was called to the bat
while three men were on the corners.
He waited and caught the ball |
squarely on his "wagon tongue"
bat. High in the air and sailing out
across the field it went. Three run
ners crossed the plate, but Davis
was headed off at third. Makai- |