The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-10
Chance for Good Game Spoiled By
Warm Disputes.
BOTH SIDES WERE STUBBORN
Audience Left in Disgust One
Player Hissed-Umpires Kept
Busy-Award Made.

Saturdays base bail game was a dis
appointment, To say the least \ large
audience was thoroughly disguised and
the players themselves We're not pleased
with the results. Like the negro dance IL
started in a row, ran with row and
ended in a row. The trouble seemed TO
be in u spirit of get all We can on the
part of both sides. In this the town men
We're prominent and the New Workers
Were equally bad. From first TO last not
a concession was made by either side
Both captains We're unyielding. and close
points had to be settled with an iron heel
by the umpireS.
1t was a fine day for balI-just a bit
cloudy with a refreshing north breeze
blowing. George Angus was selected by
the town team as umpire. He was fair 10
fault, and so was abused by both sides.
Arthur Helme, of the First New York.
represented the visitors. g. l.. Clement
and Il man from camp were Official scOr-
erS. There was quite "A large audience
in the grand stand, most of whom were
soldiers and sailors. The First New
y DIRK band furnished music.
The "Wela IA Hao,' town. team
went to the field with Togo Jackson i'm
the box and j. Is. German catch. Willis
held first, Moore second, Bower third
and Davis was short stop. kiley was on
right field, Wilder center and Pryce left.
At the end of the fifth inning Lemon was
substituted for Jackson in the box. Lish-
game.
Hendrickson, catcher and champion
sprinter of the New Workers, was first to
bat and pasted two-bagger to left, Civ
ing all the nelderS something to do;
knight, first baseman, struck for a single
and brought HendrickSon home; Knight
attempted to steal second but was caught
by Moore; Fox, left fielder. lifted fly
to Kiley, and Shea. second baseman hit
a pop-up to Willis, retiring the side.
Bower took the bat for the towns, and
had the appearance of being about to
made a homer but he didn't; Collins, the
left-handed pitcher of the New York
team, was too much for him and he died
easy under the bat; Wilder hit safe
enough, but did not run and was Kissed
by the whole grand stand; Moore reached
first on a dead ball and second on a baulk
of the pitcher; Davis hit for "a single and
scored Moore: Davis was caught nap
ping at second, retiring the side.
In the second inning Collins, the little
New York pitcher, hit for a single and on
a passed ball at the plate scored; kearns
famed out; Wilson took first on a dead
ball but was thrown out at second; wall
stole the plate; Carrick got Tirst on balls
and Hendrickson hit for one bag; Car
rick made an unsuccessful effort TO steal
third. German, of the towns, famed out
and Pryce flew out to first. Willis hit
for a single and reached home on a passed
ball by the catcher; kiley famed out.
In the third inning Fox lifted pretty
two-bagger, but this fine start was not
followed up; Shea and Collins were
struck out and Wall flew out TO kiiey'
The towns could do not better. Jackson,
Bower and Wilder were all retired at
first.
son reached nrst on a mum by Willis;
Carrick famed out and Hendrickson flew
out to Willis. Moore, of the towns; took
German hit for single and Moore
scored; Pryce and Willis famed out.
In the fifth inning Knight, Shea ana
Collins went to first on balls; knight
scored on passed ball by German ana
Shea on miss by Bower; FoN, died al
first Wall famed out and kearns flew
out to Willis. Kiley, Jackson and Wilder
struck for a base each for the home team
Eilev was thrown out in a brave attempt
to steal the plate; Bower famed out ana
Moore was retired at first
In the sixth inning Lemon sent wilson
Shea and Collins to first on balls; Hen
erickson, Knight, Fox and Wall record
ed safe hits; Wilson, Knight ana Hend-
rickson scored; Carrick Few out 10 VII
lis, Fox was out at home anu hSaIns
flew out to Moore. For the towns Davis
went to first on balls: German flew out
to Wall and Davis was caught on hrst;
Pryce got first on a muf by Collins
Willis struck out
In the seventh inning Wilson was re-
tired at first. Carrick dew out to Lemon
and Hendrickson flew out 10 Davis. for
the towns Hiley batted a two-paSSer; pIt
was caught in attempting 10 te dpe, -. a,rb !,
Wilder famed out; Moore got Single
and Lemon scored. ,. -,
At this juncture the ball was thrown IN
struck someone. and glanced of into the
field Davis, the batter, ran, ana tl 's
catcher claimed a dead ball. me ne , tNMi,
runners scored. There the big rackSI
started 1t was known that the bail
struck the umpire. The New WORKERS
Claimed that il previously struck Davis,
H. halter while the towns commended
that Davis was not hit. Davis denied
that he was struck by the ball, but coulc
no eXplain why he ran the bases AFTER
considerable pickering, during whlcH
trouble seemed imminent at severai t liIies
| the umpire decided in favor OF a DioC b.
hall and ordered the team TO play. IN
New Workers refused, and, after a giNei
time the game was awarded to the towns
| by a score of to .. This was the ac'u'
| score recorded: . --,,,
New York ..........1
| Wela IA Hao - / "
- ,..s Thought saturday night that tn,
r.s,,Its of the first days playing nae
killed the sport so far as the two team
now in are concerned. This may not u
| Tho case however. Better feeling pre-
| vailed Yesterday and IL now seems IKE
| " that the series Will be finished.