The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-09
DIAMOND
HEADS FAST
Show Ball Qualities at
Winter Leagues
Opening.

A very satisfactory crowd attended
the opening Of the Winter Baseball
League games at the senior leagues
ground yesterday afternoon. close OF
400 being present. Il was the same col
lection of fans that sweltered in the
SIN at Kapiolani Park last season and
they Seemed to greatly enjoy the
change for the better.
The play was interesting if not par
ticuIarly brilliant and the games went
through with snap which would be
| welcome at some of the exhibitions CT
the big league.
| The games resulted in the Twilights
! defeating the Lusitanas, Is TO 9, and
| the Diamond Heads beating the Alo-
| has, 16 to s.
The mines locked very neat in their
new suits. The cofors Of the Lusitanas
are blue and white; the Twilights. gray
and crimson; the Diamond Heads. ma
room; and the Aloias. red.
Pat Gleason unIpired and Nigel Jack
son kept tally. It is probable that both
men viii fl these positions through
out the season and it would be hard to
make an Improvement in either case.
A glance at the mines will show that
there has been something akin to
resurrection among the old-time play
ers. All the mummies seem to have
come out of their collins and, in the
majority or cases yesterday, the re
vivalists made distinctly good
The Diamond Heads uncovered a
strong nine which will want a lot or
beating. heir team work is admirable
and they play a hit-and-run game
which is bound to keep the score accu-
mulatirg There are several eleven
seconds men in the lineup and the re-
suit is surprisingly fast work.
The Alohas. TwiIights and Lusitanas
appear 10 be very equally matched.
How the Metropolitans stack up in
this respect. next Sunday viii reveal.
The Observation-Disclosures game was
called first and the boys were cheered
as lfiev went on the diamond.
The Louisianas did nothing in their
first two attempts. whereas their OPP.
ponents netted a single each time. An
error by Martin let Nasciemento in.
responsible for the second run made by
the Twilights. Honan scoring on a rap
by kuihina, singerly handled ~by Mar
tin.
In the first of the third, N. r.
Freitas three bagged into right field
He scored on a wild throw to third and
Madeiros followed him home
Twilights came right back with a
triple scoring. The fourth innings was
Ira wn blank. II
The next two innings produced two ]
runs for each and in the seventh no
ess than ten far ones were rung up, :
rwilights getting two the better Of the !
ieal. II
The Lusitanas managed to fill the :
Eases and when Peter Rodrigues came 5
Il he had lots Of company, and only
ne hand gone. The big player got one $
hat he liked and slammed it far over ,
ig1a- for three stations. II was time I
: hit and deservedly applauded H. $
sodrigues came in and with nice j:
it to left scored Namesake Pete, max
1g four runs this go and tying the q
core o
The dim, religious Twilights came to a
at, determined TO do or die-and they G.
id, TO the tune of six runs, winning "
le game right there Pitcher Pete Il
as very emphatically found in this
oasm
There were not so many hits but
,rors were plentiful. It was the first ! =,
anne of the season, however. and the -
ayers Were unused TO the ground, 50 VI
I it go at that and here's hoping 1t
ont occur again. NJ
Summary; "