The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-06-13
ON THE DIAMOND
The Rams in Fine Feather on Saturday
Yesterday Game.

Baseball, HOnOlulu.S weekly IeCIea' ,
ton from the cares and perpleNlties OF
life, business, social and political drew
larger atter dance than usual at the
League grounds last Saturday to witness
the match between the Hawais and
Kamehamehas. Both clubs had
staunch defenders in the grand stand
that rivalled at times the sonorous notes
of Berger's full band, which was in
attendance, and put his drum c. rps
entirely in the shade whenever the
good or bad points OF one or the other
side gave the least excuse for public
expression of private views. 10 say
that favortism existed, or that prejudice
overruied judgment in the mass of the
spectators would probably be deemed a
harsh statement, yet the fact soon be
came apparent that it was the hope Of
the majority that the Rams would
meet a check in their scorlngs for
| CHdlll plOlSlllh INV h'uNh VI 'h'S
feeling arose from the natural sympathy
that arises for the "under dog" in a
fight, or to what extent tie Kams
themselves are responsible for this
desire to see them defeated, through
the selfcon6dent actions Of several OF
the prominent players, which b riders
SO closely on conceit as to make 1t
obnoxious depunent ssyeth not. Both
together make a powerfully one.slded
factor, and when the fact has also to be
recorded that the tlawais kept scoring
"goose eggs" up to the ninth inning, it
was denounced as a 'one-sided" and
"rotten" affair.
This latter term could not, honestly,
Apply to the coleg ans r, if anything
they played better than usual, having
My three errors scored against then
/ to their oppC nents' dozen. Heavy bat
, ting by both clubs was the order of the
= day from the start, so neither of the
pitchers were at their best, as experts
might learn from an analysis of the Of
hclal score, did one exist. Palmer Woo
= pitched for the Hawai- Throughout
the game, but failed to distinguish him
self greatly to his clubs interest, thcugl
. he certainly showed discretion to be tn,
=. better part cf valor when Lindsay, il
, the third innlng, struck him hot liner
neck high, that he lodged so quick a
o to floor him and starlle Thompson a
second base.
The game began at the usual time
$50, with Harry Whitney and Consu
n Wilder as umpires Hawaiis to tn
bat. Careful play kept both sides from
scoring run til the latter half of tn
n fourth inning, when tn fellows VIII
are supposed to have bas, ball for break
e fast, dinner and supper began to pill
q up runs and scored four in this innln
|, and five in the following, and with thei
e general up.ard-aws ke method of pla
: naturally took advantage of opportr
mites presented. With the eXceptio
of some errors not to be wondered q
y when their opponents play ball livel,
of the HawaliS did not fail SO much fror
< their fielding I, cord as from poor judg
n ment in batting, Even Captain Them
e son was guilty of striking at balls that tn
II umpire would gladly have given hin
being SO far out of regulation bat-lengt
reach. But notwithstanding the latte
clubs d,feat, they secured the fir.
stolen base and G. credit for the onl
d three base hits of the day by Pric,
Cupid played well and deserved a bette
score, but the fates were against hin
r. though his run in the ninth tailed ;
N last,
i By innings the score stood as fl
lows: