The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-12-17
HILO SAW GREAT
BASEBALL CAME

The second ball game played between
the Hilo team and the Spaldings prov
ed 10 be the fastest which has beer
seen since the Coast men arrived II
the Territory. For ten innings the two
teams fought il out without score
on either side, but then the heavy hit
tiers from the States got in some OF
their deadly work and brought -four
runs across the plate. ending the con-
test
Nick Williams was turned over 10
the Hawaii men 10 do the box work
and did himself proud. He had con-
troll and crossfre delivery that was
too much for his team mates and by
keeping the hits well scattered. aided
by clean fielding. came very close to
winning out Eastwood was on the
receiving end OF the battery and work
ei Ike a Trojan .1e never missed
play that there was a chance al and
his throwing 10 second was perfection.
The fact that he caught eight men
who were trying TO steal. shows how
: hard and straight his throwing was.
He was a great favorite with The
crowd and through his batting, the
Hilonians came very near carrying of
the honOrs OF the day.
Devereaux and Jack Bliss were the
battery for the Coast men. The form
er pitched like the veteran he is ard
in only one inning allowed the oppos-
ing team TO get as far as second base.
Bliss caught a fine game, his throw
ing 20 first. where he caught two men
mapping, being the pretty feature Of
his work.
For the Hilo players George Desha,
who played in left field, easily was on
top. He handled his position like a
veteran. making catches again and
again that brought the grandstand TO
its feet and caused the heavy hitting
Hildebrand to say. Whats the use OF !
hitting the ball. anyhow. il they are
al going 10 be dragged DOWN" Eas-
ton played nice ball at first, as did /
Buck" Lyman. a brother OF the Pu- |
nshou player. at second base
In the last of the ninth the home /
team came near bringing through a
run which would have decided the I
game. Lyman was the first man up 1
and clouoed the ball TO left field for |
a safe hit He stole second and was
called safe. though apparently Dona-
hue had him by two feet. Tevis famed
and Eastwood flew out to Donahue.
Williams knocked a hot one past Dew
ereaux. which struck Umpire Alden on
the foot. He was credited with base
hi but Lyman. who had taken third.
was sent back 10 second. Solomon
came up next and drove out a single
% right. which brought Lyman TO third
and he tried 10 get home, not count
ing on Henley's arm. The latter was
there with the goods. however, and,
with a fne throw TO Bliss. nailed his
man Al the plate.
From this time on till the first Of
the eleventh neither team had a good
chance 10 score. In that inning,
though. a change came. 1t was rain
ing quite hard and Williams lost con-
troll Of the heavy ball. allowing Heine
who was filing in at left
fed 70 walk Hildebrand hunted safe ;
10 third and sent the little chap to
second. Donahue struck out, but It
was virtually q sacrifice. as by his
work. Heine got 10 third. Big Bill
Heitmuller was the next TO figure. ,
With a hard drive through second he !
brought his brother home and sent !
10 third. Nealon then
turned the trick After a couple OF ,
louls toward third he caught one on .
he nose and II went sailing into the ,
pushes far over the left ielder's head
4 was q clean home run. and meant ;
hrse runs Bliss hit safe TO third, /,
,etting his bag on a slow throw, but
vas caught trying 10 steal second TIE
Ped Dog tried 10 hunt on the third
l-rike and was out. In their half the ,
sIo men could not even get TO first
md the game was over. The hneups: ,
Spal6ings-Bliss. c; Devereaux. p;
y. Heitmuller. ID; Burns, Cd; Dona-
ne. IS: Hildebrand. 3b; Henley, IF;
lealou. CT: H Heitmuller. H.
HTlos-Dashwood. c; Williams, p;
Csston. ID: Lyman, %; Tevis, IS;
Akau. 50; solomon. #; Todd, CT;
Deshs. T.