The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-18
FORM REVERSED
IN BOTH GAMES

The fans went out to see the ka-
mehamehas defeat the Diamond Heads,
and the st. Louis collegians defeat the
Punahou schoastics. What they did
see was complete reversal of their
expectations, and two one-sided games
at that Still, though the games were
one-sided, they were not uninteresting
In the first game there was the con-
stant expectation, maintained almost
to the end, and with every once in
while something to stimulate it, that
the Kamehamehas would rally, and by
some marvellous playing, pluck the
flower Victory out of the ruck. But
the tide never turned. 1t was Dia-
mond Head game right to the finish,
though not such very great game on
their side at that. The Kamehamehas
were ragged in their fielding and hand
ling of the ball. They were weak at
the bat, and what stick work they
did was not done when it would do
the most good.
The Diamond Heads played a steadi-
er, though slow game. They did
better team work, and there were some
plays to arouse enthusiasm, though lit
tie that could really be called bril-
liant.
This was Major Van Vliet IS last ap-
pearance, and good many of the army
people, besides scores of others of his
friends and well wishers. were there
to see him play. The Major scored
in the second inning on his first time
at bat. In the eighth inning very
promising outlook was ruined by his
being forced out at third.
The Diamond Heads on the whole
showed a steadiness aud an improve
ment that is very satisfactory to the
we'll wishers Of baseball. One Of the
features of their game Saturday was
Fernandez work at shortstop. He COW
cred large amount of territory and
did it WELL He made some pick-ups
that were beauties and on one or two
occasions aroused enthusiasm.
The second game, that between the
Punahous and the st. Louis team, was
much faster than the first game and
BETTER though still not up to the best
standard of baseball this town has seen.
There was, however, a personal e'e-
ment about it that lent considerable
interest. There were three Deshas
playing and four Williams boys. The
Desha boys were all on one side and it
was not hard to keep track of them.
But when Williams as pitcher, for in
stance, threw the ball to Williams
first base, to put out Williams base
runner, it was little confusing to
the stranger.
AS the first game between the Puma
hous and the Kamehamehas was the
farewell game for Major Van Vliet, so
the second game between Punahou and
st. Louis was the occasion for new
player to make his debut in the League.
This was William Williams, brother
of the other Williams boys, rounding
out the Williams trio to quartet. He
played right-feld for the st. Louis, and
did it very creditably. His first op-
portunity came in the second inning
when Hampton hit long fly to right
field. The youngster missed it, prob
ably due to an attack of stage fright,
for it was one of those kind of plays
where the whole gathering is singing
you right out to look at you. In the
third inning Lowrey sent the ball in
the same direction, but this time the
youngster was there with the goods,
and for the remainder of the game he
was all right He made one of the
five hits credited to his team so that
on the whole it may be called sue
cessful debut.
The Punahous made batting game
of it. They made fourteen hits, two
two-ba hits, and one three-bagger.
They made seven of their twelve runs
in the first two innings and all by
heavy stick work.
FIRST GAME.
The Kamehamenas scored their only |
run in the first inning Hamauku went |
out, third baseman to first Lemon
got first on Van Vliet's inability to
handle an erratic ball. Jones sent the |
ball into far out shortstop territory
and got safely to first in spite of Fer
nandez' lively work He got TO sec
ond and Lemon to third on passed
ball, and Lemon scored on Vannatta's
hit. From this on to the fifth it was
one, two, three order. In the fifth it
looked for time as though the kams
might do something. Reuter- flew out
to eenter-feld who took IL in without
moving a step from his position. Then
Plunkett got his base ON balls, and got
to third ON Lemons long hit TO left
field after Hamauku had struck out.
Jones got his lase on balls and the
bases were full with Bill Yannatta at
the bat. The Kamehameha rooters
were ON tip,oe OF hope aud expeeta'
tion. Yannatta hit the ball all right
way down 10 the extreme of eenter-iield.
But Olmos gathered II in and hope died,
They never had chance TO revive hope
afterwards.
Tho Diamond Heads made their Kill,
ing In the second. Leslie hunted aud
beat the ball to frat The hfet haseman
did noi stop the ball and Leslie got 10
third aud seofui nn Nnnnalia's failure
10 hold ;. chllllnsHefIh' = hit ;, thil'
llngNoTlh got 20 hfai safely w chill
llngnoflh was oul Al hfsl, Van Nliel
lli tha ball 10 the dlfeeilon " seei
ond. YanHalia threw tbs hall % ihiFd
10 eatfl rbilllnaaanh anl, Third miss
Cd the ball anl fhilllaRHoflh seefsd
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aa pul ~ asf fffaanaes made