The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-10
THE GAME
LOOKED BAD
PoorPIayingMade
II a Gift for
SmussIers.
THE FINEST WERE
SEVERELY CLUBBED
Sam Leslie's Gameness and Chas
Graham's Unsound Umpirins
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r.sFeeiousiy Oau playing by Nigel
Jackson. Robt Parker. Jr.. and Barney
Lare at Punahou last Saturday after
noon. made the Police ball players to
appear far worse opponents of the ma
tional game than they really are. The
exhibition of the above named trio was
so superlatively rotten as to be unex-
plainable. Elephants playing lawn ten
mis- would have provided q more finish
ed and artistic act than did the three
young men who so suddenly retrograd-
ed in public estimation from fair bali
players to unambit,ous novices.
If there could be anything worse than
the playing of Messrs. Parker. Lare and
Jackson, the unpiring Of Chalmers era
distinction. 1t was extraordinarily. par
ticularly and phenomenally unsound
and a continuance Of such work will do
more to depopuIarize baseball in Homo
lulu than would an admission fee of
twenty-five cents.
The Police were further handicapped
by an injury to Catcher Leslie's thumb
in the first inning which caused his re-
tirement. The joint was badly smash
ed, the ligaments and arteries being
severed, Lare took his place but In the
third inning Leslie resumed his duties
behind the bat, an exhibition of genuine
gameness which was remarkable and
which evoked the applause Of the large
crowd present.
But for these untoward happenings
the score would have been much closer
and not a few are Of the opinion that
the Police would have won.
The Custom House, put up a great
game and in German and Clark possess
an undeniably strong battery. Tucker
and Gay rendered their side valuable
assistance.
the Police did their best to stem the
tide of defeat but the latter must have
able bodied support to be seen to ad-
vantage.
Herr Berger's band played best OF all.
BY winning last Saturdays game the
Custom House nine climbs to the top
of the Winter League tree.
The game:
First Inning--Bowers could not con-
meet with Gays delivery, and famed
German died; Duncan to Chilling
worth; NOVEL; struck out. No runs
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hit a long fly TO center, and on Bowles'
muff, went to second. Leslie reaching
third A. Mossman struck out; Parker
hit to Tucker, who threw to catch Les
lie at home, but was too slow; Kanae
struck out, and Duncan died; Clark to
Scanlon. One run.
Second Tn1'TS-Tucker struck out:
Leslie Spit the thumb of his right
hand badly and had to retire, Lare
DOMINIC the mask for the Police: Cav
singled and stole second, Lare being
unable to handle Joys delivery: Scan
lon hit to JOY and died at first: Chill
lingworth threw to third to catch
Gay, and on Parker's error the runner
came home: Clark fouied out to Larc.
One run.
jackson and II Mossman died at
first. and Chillingworth struck out
Third Inning-Wilder went out; Dun
can to Chillingworth; Strateneyer out:
Parker to the same; Bowers got first
on Parker's bad throw Of his grounder
and stole second and third: German
got first on Lare's mum Of the third
strike, and Novel; sent Bowers home
and German to third on his hard
grounder, which Duncan could only
partially stop; NOVEL; trotted to sec
ond easily, relying on Lare's inability
to throw, and then proceeded 10 run
to third, which he stole, regardless OF
the fact that German was on the bag.
To the amazement Of the spectators.
instead of calling NOVEL; out, Umpire
Graham allowed him to return TO sec
ond. which he did amid storm OF
misses. Tucker singled, sending I'm
German and Novel;, so that Graham's
unfair decision cost the Police two
runs. Gay hit to II. Mossman. forcing
Tucker out at second. Three runs.
Leslie, who had had his thumb dress
ed, xturned to the game, and amid
applause went TO the bat; he was hit
by Clark and took first; Joy lined out
a long hit to right, and on Stratemey-
er's error reached second, Sending Les
lie home; Joy went out trying To steal
third; A Mossman went out: Wilder
to Scanlon, and Parker famed. one
run.
Fourth MANIFESTATION got first on
Duncan's error, but was declared out
for failure to touch first; Clark went
to first on balls: he stole second and
third on Leslie's poor throw to catch
him, and Jackson's error in failing to
stop the throw; Wilder sent the run
ner home with a single; Wilder stole
second; Stratemeyer died at first; Bow
ers made a base hit scoring Wilder,
but was put out trying to steal sec
ond. Two runs
Kanae and Jackson went out at first;
Duncan flew out to Novel; No runs
Fifth Inning-Gorman made base
hit; NOVEL; lined one over second, Cor
man going to third; NOVEL; stole seq
ond; Tucker got a base on balls, filling
the bases; Gay flew out to Duncan;
Scanlon hit to Joy. and German was
thrown out at home: Scanlon was
again declared out for forcing Tucker
at second. No runs.
H. Mossman lined out a beautiful
two-bagger; Chillingworth hit to
Wilder who dropped the hall. IesIie