The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-22
FinneYs Favorites Score Out
After Elgnt In4rgs.
WOODS DOES FINE PITCHING.
Looked a. Though It Might be Ten In
nings -Luahivva and Neeley Didn't
Know They Were In It-Hard to
Find the BaIl-Good Attendance.

The best game or Dali Tor seven IN
nings that has been witnessed here in
several years was played by the Homo
lulu and First Regiment teams on Sat
urday The change in the battery in
the First Regiment team, substituting
George Woods and Baker for Simerson
and Aoiwihi, made it possible for the
|'Greybacks" to win, but Luahiwa and
NeeIey, whether from irrepressible ex-
element or not, made the Honolulus
a present of il in the eighth inning.
So far as the Greys were concerned
it was a battery game from start to
finish, for with but few exceptions the
fielding was slow and bad. Simerson at
left took a couple of good flies and
missed a third. Luahiwa's wild throw
to Baker and NeeIey's extremely bad
playing at short gave the Honolulus
six runs which they were not en-
titled to.
The Greys were first at bat, and were
put out so quickly that half the audi
ence missed the play. The Honolulus'
half was settled in short order, Dayton
making a run.
In the second inning Luahiwa flew
to right and Jack Low held on like grim
death Carlyle took first on balls and
made a run on series of passed balls.
Neeley struck fly to Cupid and went
to the bench, and Mayne struck out.
CARLYLE held the record for the inning
and the game stood even Stephen.
When the 'Lulus went to bat Wood
was on his, mettIe. Cupid struck to left
field and Simerson caught the ball and
fumbled long enough to let the batter
get to first George Woods commenced
to send in drop balls and Low and Holt
struck out. Clark found the ball and
made first on short hit and got as far
as third on errors. Wodehouse struck
out
In the third inning Baker made safe
hit to second, but as there was no one
on hand to run for him he was put out.
A bit of bad management of the cap
tain.
The HonoIuIus retired in short order
Dayton struck out Lemon at first on
hit to Woods, and Thompson at first.
Interest in the game increased and
the spectators realized that there is
good ball yet in the country. Woods
pitching and Bakers superior handling
behind the bat were features. Young
Clark, too, was improving, and from a
disposition to let the Greys hit him he
changed his style and succeeded in fool
ing the batters in several instances.
In the fourth inning Luahiwa made
a run through Thompson's falling over
himself in trying to stop a ball hit by !
Neeley. The Honolulus' part of the |
f1tI
struck out and Cupid went out on a fly |
to Simerson at left field.
In the fifth inning Chris Holt had
the same luck. Clark made a safe hit
TO Neeley, who got the ball and then
lost it somewhere between earth and
sky. He found it when Clark stole sec
ond. Dayton struck safe ito left and
brought Clark home. Lemon struck out
and the crowd yelled F'inney smiled on
his favorites and shouted:
"W'ot t'eHi W'ot tell!
oh hully gee.
De Greys has two,
Dem 'Lulus tree"
Everybody said good BALL" and call
ed Woods a corker. Interest was in
creasing One small boy around the
score board got so excited that he
threw aside all scores above Al and
let go.
The sixth inning brought the crowd
to pitch that savored of the. old days.
Simerson took first on balls and stole
second. Carlyle's hit to Clarke and the
Iatter's tumble gave him first and it
brought Simerson home. The score was
even. Thompson was the only man to
hit the ball for the Honolulus, but be-
fore he could get home Lucas, Cupid
and Low famed out.
The seventh for the Greys was dis
astrous. Mayne struck out, Scanlon
went out on a foul to Dayton, and Ba
ker flew to Chris Holt at left. The Ho-
noIulus retired with goose egg to
their credit.
In the eighth Neeley and Luahiwa
killed tie game by exceedingly bad
pIaving. Success was more than they
could stand and they became ratified.
Even the superior battery work of
Woods and Baker was knocked into
cooked hat. and after succession OF
errors the Honolulus made six runs and
finished what would otherwise have
been an exceptional game.
Following is the score.
HONOLULUS.
T.B. r. 1B. Pc. 4. E.
Wodehouse, ID. 0 10
DAYTON. D.. c.5 ? 2 y
Lemon, J., 3b....4 0
Thompson, 2b. A
Lucas, w, ss...-4 y
Kalanianaole, cf.4
Low, J. s., RI. "A U
Holt, Chris. n....4
Clark, Geo, p....4
50 IL 81 10 2