The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-21
STARS ARE THE BEST.
PRIDES OF THE VILLAGE WALK
OFF WITH THE PENNANT.
The Regiment Nine Their Victims
Close Game for Six Innings-Then
the Deluge Crowd of Season.

the Deluge-Best Crowd OF Season.
The Base Ball League got cash for
SIS tickets on the occasion of the great
deciding contest between the First
Regiment and Star base ball clubs
Saturday afternoon. This means that
1000, or thereabouts, were prcstn'.
Hart held down the box for the STAR
and pitched the game of his life. Hab-
bitt held down right field and did good
work. George Woods pitched FOR me
Regiments to the end of the sixth in
ming when he had to retire on account
OF the condition of his arm. He went
to center field and Simerson took The
box. Up to this time the game stood
3 to and had been exceedingly in
t,resting. But Sinners IN prove toe
! light for the Star giants ana was bat
! ted all over the earth. -Four runs were
| piled up in the seventh and seven in
the eighth. giving the game and the
championship of the '06 season to the
Stars.
The Regiments took the bat first
Baker and Cummings struck for
/ singles and on passed ball by wilder
the former reached the plate. On Il
safe hit by w. Woods, Cummings also
got home, giving the soldiers start
of two runs. In this inning Simer,on
famed out and Gleason and Cunha
went out at first. The Stars could not
get to first.
In the second the Regiments WEI"
kept off of first. Pryce of the oppos-
ing team hit safe and ON II wild throw
by Cummins took third. On n safe by
Lishman he got home.
In the next inning Cummings wert
to first on balls and scored on a Saft
hit BY W. Woods. The Stars crowded
the bases. Willis came up Oh w.
Wilder on third, sacrificing him at the
home plate. Ross few out to Sinner
son and H. Wilder to Cummins. In the
fourth neither side got a run. Sam
Woods few out to w. Woods on sec
ond, throwing Pryce out at that base
and making easy double play.
In the fifth inning the Regiments
got one man to first. With Willis on
second and Hart on first II. Wilder
tapped to an infeder by the left of
Pitcher Woods. The latter failed to
reach it. In the meantime Cunmins
had runs,up. on the line to support
Woods. All eyes on the ball, Willis
running from second to third, struck
Cummings and both fell. The former
was quite badly winded and had to be
taken from the field. \ runner was
substituted and given the third bag
stop had no business on the line on a
pitchers ball. On Pryce's safe Willis
sub and Hart got home.
The sixth inning was notable only
for two-bagger by Carlyle. Neither
side tailed.
In the first half of the seventh Bake
struck to w. Wilder. He Muifed it
The ball flew high in the air, wai
! caught by Lishman, thrown to thirC
in time to get Baker by close deci
sion. This play was quite feathe
4 for Lishman. Simerson hit safe, bu
y Cummins and w. Woods went out.
Y At this juncture Woods retired from
v the box and Simerson was put in
U After that the game was not the same
HI Out of the eight Star men who went ,
NJ the bat in the seventh, five made SAT
II hits, one went out on "A long fly t.
Il right field, one out at first and on
Y famed out.
U In the eighth Gleason pasted "A two
III Dagger, but Cunha, G.. Woods an
III Carlyle went out i'm one, two, tire
NJ order. The inning was notable for tn
ri phenomenal batting of the Star team
II Ross landed threebagger to tn
v fence. Hart Lishman, Wood and W
u Wilder were each credited with two
III Dagger. Lishman's two-base hit wa
NJ fumbled by w. Woods and on passe
N the runner touched all the bases an
II got home. Seven runs were piled II
Y by the Stars in this inning. In tn
" ninth Luahiwa went to first, but wa
VI thrown out at second. Baker was re
MI tired at first. Simerson hit for tw
n bags, but Cummins famed out. Tn
ii score was as follows.
y Regiments 10000 0 o.
Stars ...........0 | o VI
After the victory the Star club CAV
three cheers for the First Regimen
team. The compliment was returne
with zeal by the soldiers. At night tn
Stars continued their celebration
After that dinner they took in th