The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-07-20
STARS WINNERS
Regiments Put up Very
Unlucky Ball.
German Broke the Series of
Circles = Wayne Not Equal
to Task.

The only force that kept Mayne from
being batted out of the box on Satur-
day was his toe plates; they weighted
him down so that he stayed in all
right, but the Star boys batted him
whittier they listeth. On the practice
games during the week the Regiment
boys showed up in likely form, catch
ing the ball easily with one finger or
with their feet. But good practice does
not always proceed good playing, and
instead of their catching the ball with
their teeth" as Hennessy put it, they
fell all over it, and it looked at times
as though they just went out in the
field TO help the Star boys make few
runs. Perfect order reigned in the
grand stand, and men who have been
accustomed to smoke in the ladies'
section were invited by Captain Bow
ers to give up the practice or take
seats with the boys.
The Stars were first to bat, and Lish-
man struck the first ball and flew out
to Moore. Hart hit short to Kiley at
center, for Kiley failed to run up on it,
and the batter made first Wilder
famed out Mahuka singled to left and
rapid running brought him home on
Pahau's hit 10 center. Sam Wood made
an infield hit that brought Pahau
home, but the batter went out.
One fair and two foul flies were the
diseases which carried off Bower,
Moore and Luahiwa for the Regiment
team.
Koki hit to Moore and went out at
first. Then Mayne began to weaken,
and McNichol got his base on balls and
second on an undisputed balk. Lish-
man hit to Mayne and went out at
first, McNichol could not run enough
to make third; double play retired
him with Lishman.
Kiley made hit to left for sin
gle, but Germans hit to third put him
out at second. Kaapohi, out at first
on hit to Hart, and Davis sent the ball
right into McNichol's, hands in right
field. German did not get beyond sec
ond base
Three runs in the third were enough
to convince the friends of the Regi-
ment team that they were not in it.
Hart was struck by the ball, and trot-
ted to first Wilder surprised everyone
by jabbing the ball down to the corner
of the center field, and made a three
Dagger. Hart came home. Mahuka
sent the ball to left, and Duncan made
a very neat single-handed stop, so that
the batter did not get beyond first.
Wilder came home on it. Pahau went
out at first on a sacrifice; Babbitt took
first on balls, Woods hit to right and
brought Mahuka home, Hart out at
plate and Kok at first.
Duncan hit for a single, but Mayne
flew out, and by prompt handling of
the ball by Hart, Duncan went out at
first Bower went out on foul fly to
Wilder.
McNichol hit to Mayne, who muffed
and let him amble to first. Lishman
took base on balls. Hart died at first
on an infield hit Wilder flew out to
Kaanohi at short. Moore played so
slow that McNichol came home. Ma
huka's hit to center brought Lishman
home. Mahuka came home. Then
Moore, Luahiwa and Kiley went out in
one, two, three order for the Regi-
ment's half inning.
Pahau few out to Bower at third.
Babbitt went out at first on short hit
to Moore. Woods hit to center for a
base and stole second Koki took first
on balls. McNichol's hit to right
brought Woods and Koki home Nc
Nichol went out at third.
The Regiments again retired in one,
two three order, no one getting beyond
first
Lishman took base on balls. Hart
drove to center and Kiley's slow field
ing allowed Lishman to make the
plate. That was the tally of the in
ming. Wilder, Hart and Mahuka drop
ped out of sight
Then the Regiments had an inning,
but they merely played with it, Moore
made hit after two men were out,
and Luahiwa struck out, so that he
did not get beyond second.
In the seventh inning Babbitt,
Woods and Koki made runs on hit to
second by Woods.
German swatted the ball to cen
ter fence, after Kiley had gone out on
hit to third. German made third on
his hit, and afterward stole home on a
passed ball. Kaanohi, Moore and Dun
can dropped out.
Hart, Wilder and Mahuka died be-
fore they could leave the plate, and
then the Regiments got in and hustled
for three runs, and in the same in
ming the Stars made a ring around.
The playing by the Regiment team
was manifestly bad, so bad as to create
much adverse comment. Mayne was
so nervous that he put the ball just
where the Star boys could. hit it. Fol-
lowing is the score:
STARS.