The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-01
PLAYED real.
BASEBALL
Stars Double Score
On the Police
Nine.
STRONG TEAMS
CROSS BATS
Experience OF the Victors Tells
on the Beatwalkers -
Score 10 to S.

| Real baseball was played saturday
or the Punahou campus between the
| All stars and the Police mines, the game
going to the Stars, 10 to 5. Old stagers
said that with two such mines TO show
the community what batting, pitching.
EsteaIing bases, home runs and good
fielding were like, interest in the ma
tionaI sport in Honolulu would keep
Ipace with the thermometer during these
hot summer days. The crowd grew ex-
cited as the game rolled on toward the
seventh and eighth halves and took as
ln,uch keen interest in the indiyidualities
and eccentricities of the players as the
ltwirlers did themselves. The grounds
were well filled with spectators, large
number Of ladies being present in car
riages.
Barring a few alterations with the
umpires, in which both sides showed
marked predileetion toward tongue
wagging at decisions, the game was
clean and sportsmanlike, of which the
true lovers of the game want to see
mere. The unpires can both be crlti-
cized for certain of their decisions When
II was apparent 70 the onlookers that
they erred but ma turally when an UNI
pire gives decision right or wrong,
he sticks to it, Both officials however,
endeavcred 10 be just.
Both mines are strong, the Stars hav-
ling the experience of several seasons OF
good nard work while the Police nine
needs experience during the present
season to make it an organization which
viii be feared. The Police nine showed
some ragged edges which the captain
should trim before the next game One
or two of the boys, while good men or
the diamond. have no legs for bases
iCne of them failed to hit ball during
the entire nine innings. and did some
poor field work. scoring big ciphers u
the club carriers at critical stages
There, is splendid individual talen
amongst the Police, however which
= with careful team training will max
them a nine not to be sneeezd at.
The Stars, on the other hand, are OIL
the average good players and show tn
effect of team training. The damon
is covered by men experienced in tn
q use of the ball at critical momen
, and they seldom lose their heads. Thei
fielders are up to the mark, and sue
'e cessful catches on long, high balls int
/ the field were made every time a pc
re liceman was rash enough to BAT ba
- their way The Stars possess numbe
l. of players who have the knack of stea
H ing bases and firing out their oppt
! nents by watching their maneuverin
~ between bases. Most of the Stars al
excellent batters, with few tanner
II among them.
The batteries on both teams We're SUI
:" ficiently heavy TO keep the bate
n guessing and the first basemen to
on the qui vive. Babbit, pitcher, ar
"Old Pal German, catcher, gave Il
~ Police plenty of hard work Babbi
never tires. and, barring few wi
al balls and despite Germans good-n
tured chatting. managed to make 4
~ billy wielders nervous. Bonny il
IL pitched for the Police. He sent the be
- over the home plate for the first thr
innings with unerring accuracy a.
had the satisfaction of seeing the Sta
Is make several wild fans for the sphel
Sam Leslie, in spite of his six feet ty
inches height is a good ball stopper a.
hard thrower to first base. Joy tir
during the fourth and fifth innings a
got his. second wind for the next thrs
The Stars won a game that was pro
dDIy IIlSlTS WnNn@ tHtN /
first inning, but they had to work
1t. The Police made one run the fl
inning, and the Stars followed with tv
The next was a goose egg for the P
lice and two more were added to t
Stars, and thus it kept on. the Sta
leading gradually toward the doz
mark.
For coachers and hot air. arts
the Stars cannot be excelled. "OId Pe
German missed his occupation by 7
going upon the auctioneer's platfor
He kept the crowd good natured by
ceaseless bantering of his own nine a
the Police, but was unfortunate eve
time he came to the bat by striking
ball TO the ground and getting mix
up with it, putting him "out." Bowt
made the neatest catch of the day.
was standing between second and th1
bases when a hot liner about should
high started across the diamond ne
third base. Bowers made dive a
caught it neatly in his right hand, cir
ing his left upon it in time to hold 1t