Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-15
MALES bat CHAMPS
DOWN H.A.C. IN
Thinning CONTEST
JOE coHeN's UNoERRATEp TEAM
WIN BY SCORE OF II TO
11-kAMS TROuNCE
PUNS-3 TO 1.

yours didn't do a thing but bump the
champion II. A. C.s Saturday afternoon
to the tune of IL to IL. 1t took two
hours and eight minutes and twelve
innings to do it-twelve innings OF
brilliant erratic, breathless, whooping.
nerve.wracking, heartbreaking base.
ball, the kind that makes managers
faces look long, but causes the sleep.
lest old codger up In the grandstand
to rise on his hind legs and yell like
o convicted sinner at negro revival
meeting. And then. after being hope
lessly left in the ruck, those Males. an
easy 100 to 1 shot, tied the score. set.
tied down to business and pulled out
ahead In that last desperate twelfth
inning. Then the smiles radiated from
Joe Cohen's face till the temperature
In his immediate vicinity rose to 100
In the shade, while over the defeated
II. A. G. camp great gobs of gloom float.
ed so thick you could cut them with Q
knife.
1t was bowlegged young gentleman
named Freitas, ably allotted and as.
sisted by eight others gentleman and
couple Of happy substitutes, that
turned the trick on the veteran II. A.
Cs. This Freitas certainly was all
to the good last Saturday. His foot
slipped once or twice early in the
game and he was hit hard, but he
showed his nerve by plugging right
along against the heavy hitters Of tho
league and finishing like whirlwind,
pitching better than when he began.
The youngster deserves all kinds OF
credit for the victory. With his game
apparently lost he never let down, and
with that fast shoulder high ball he
made some Of the alleged sluggers
look like the orators that saw the air
IN the Executive building these days.
| Freitas could not have won without
good support. In two innings. the fifth
and sixth, timely batting by the Cham.
pions and errors by the Males account
ed for ten runs, but during the rest OF
the game the Males gave good sup.
port There was q stocky fellow named
Kaanoi careering around center who
made lot Of trouble for the Champs.
He cut OF hits into his territory time
after time. Simpson, catcher, played
good ball and helped Freitas steady
down in the last inning Cap. Wright
on third was there with the merchan.
disc.
The Champions played In streaks.
Jim Williams had an off day. but got
away with some fast work on second
Just the same. Pat Gleason played
splendid ball In the closing innings
and En- Sue guarded the third station
nicely. But the Males simply had
their eyes on everything Defries could
serve up In the twelfth session, getting
two hits and stinger to right.
Joy pitched for the Champions un
til the fifth, when Defries replaced him
Barney did good work, but he got bet
ter support than his successor. and that
may have had something to do with
his better record.
The Males started off like winners
Simpson walked. Mcfarland and Pie
mental hit safe and Simpson scored
II. A. c. evened the score in the fourth
when A. Williams hit safe, Soares sac
rificed and Gleason hit safe through
the box, scoring Williams. Gleason
stole second and third, but Freitas pull
ed himself together and struck gu
Kila.
The Males got three in their hal
OF the fifth on an error, a pass, Kila'
passed ball and his error of Gleason
throw home, allowing Miller to score
A moment later Freitas raped out
safe one. scoring Duncan and Kaanoi
Then the Champions got busy witt
Freitas' offerings. En- Sue reaches
first on Wright's low throw Of hi
grounder, and when the ball slippe
past first base the fleet H. rune
made third. scoring on Lewis hit.
Williams reached first on an error
Barney laid on to the leather, scorin
Lewis, A. Williams hit safe to left feel
and Joy and J. Williams scored whe
the ball went through Duncan In lef
SOares was hit by a pitched ball an
scored on Shorts tumble Of Gleason
fast grounded; II. Williams also rel
istering. That gave the Champion
seven runs and honors looked cas-,
but they had their eye on the ball au
when their next turn at bat came the
increased the tallies by four. Lew
reoched first on fielder's choice, score
on ]. Williams infield hit and Ji
scored on joys safety. A. william
hit safe. Joy scored on the high retur
. to the plate. Bruins hit safe and .
Williams scored. That made four hi
and then Freitas began to get his sc
ond wind. After that the Champio
could not reach the scales again. st
they were way ahead, SO no o
was worrying except Joe Cohen, W
mopped his brow excitedly. The ia
now began to call the Males (,
funny names. The Males got rig
hack at them, incidentally scoring 4
In the very next inning. Duncan lin
out homerun to right, but being
messenger In the Legislature he ca
move very fast, SO was satisfied vi
perching on third. Kaanoi hit to
Williams who kicked 1t around Ut
Duncan scored. Almos walked, q
little Freitas went out on an inf,
fly. Simpson hit safe, Mana, who b
substituted on second, hit for tn
bases and Elemental sacrificed
home. Joe Cohen began to look Of
mistic again and some Of the criti
fans cheered for Maile-Ilima.
1t was In the ninth that the MAJ
- got to going and they tied the sc
up tight as wax. The Champs had