The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
COAST TEAM
WINS AGAIN
Interesting Saturday Game of
the Big Honolulu Base.
ball Series.

with the exception of the first game
of the series, the contest yesterday
between the Spaldings and the All
Hawaiis was the best that has beer
seen here. There was plenty of hard
hitting, and though the local team was
never in the lead, it looked at several
times as if they might take the game.
Hampton went into the box for the
local boys and was hit pretty freely.
though had he not been liberal with
been better, the score would have been
kept down. Twice, with three men on
!. bases, Hampton struck out the bats
men and saved further scores.
y Devereaux was in the box for the
\ Coast team and pitched good ball.
though hit freely by the local men.
He managed to keep the bingles well
scattered, though, and the five runs
were due in the main to poor fielding,
Zeider. on account of the injury which
he received on Thursday, being de-
Williams did some nice work at the
bat. but his missing one fly, through
getting the sun in his eyes, was Sc
verely criticized.
The police arrangements, under the
care of Captain Parker. were as near
perfection as could be asked.
JOY, for the local team. caught and
played a good game all through. He
made clean two-base hit just when
needed in the fifth, and brought
Jimmy Williams home, the latter do
ing some fast work around the bases.
The best hit of the day was that of
Jimmy Williams, who smashed one to
the fence in right field, which was a
beauty, and he was around the dia-
mond before the ball had been fieided
All in all the game was very inter
esting. though in some cases the local
men showed a decided lack of head
work. They seem to have gotten over
the anxiety to kill the ball when they
go to the bat, and as the result are
. making more and longer hits each day.
The game started out with Hide
brand at the bat. He went out on a
grounder to Hampton and was follow
ed by Zeider, who slashed out single
to third. Heitmuller struck out, and
Barney caught Zeider when the latter
tried to steal. Hampton was the first
man up for the locals and was famed
by Devereaux. Vannatta went out,
Williams to first. Mahuka and Will
nans were both safe on fumbles by
Zeider. The former made the third out,
trying to steal when he had no chance.
In the second the scoring began.
Williams struck out. Nealon was safe
-
and went to third when Donahue sim
gled along the first base line. Red
Dog walked. and Eastwood struck out. |
Henley scored Nealon and Donahue by
a hit between short and third. assisted
by slow fielding. HiIdebrand walked. |
Zeider hit to short and forced Hide at
second, In the second half of the in
ming Johnny Williams winged one TO |
third that was too fast for the blonde /
haired pet of the ladies' section to |
handle. but was out a moment later, |
being hit by his brothers grounder rs !
he was running to second. Heitmuller I
dropped Barney's fly to right and Ay-
lett hit to Nealon, who caught Jimmy |
at the plate Darcy went out, Zeider
to first.
In the third the Coast men scored t
once more. Williams hitting clean TO
short and getting home on Devereaux's
two-bag ger. NeaIon got to first on an
error and took third on the Red Dog
hit. Eastwood walked, filling the
bases. At this point Hampton came to
the rescue. striking out Henley and
stopping the trouble.
The locals made their first score in
the last of this inning. Hampton got
to second on Zeider's low throw and
was advanced on Vannatta's safe bunt.
Mahuka hit to Zeider who doubled
him with Vannatta, but allowed Hamp
to get home Bruins flew out to Hide
brand.
Donahue. the first man up on the
fourth. made a safe hit over second,
but the next three men went out,
Hampton tanning Eastwood and Dew
ereaux Aylett made safe hit 10
right. but was forced on Darcy's
grcunder to pitcher. Hampton sent
Darcy TO third on a single to center
but the latter lost chance to score
on Vannatta's long fly to Heitmuilers
Mahuka smashed one straight at
Zeider, but the ball bounced badly and
got away, bringing in two runs. Bruins
singled to short. sending the Hawaii.
man TO third. Johnny Williams went
out on a fly to third
With the score at As, the Coast men t
added one in the sixth. Hide singled :
along third and Zeider picked out the
same place for bingle. Hamp walk
ed Heitmuller. filling the bases. Will .
iams flew TO Aylett. and Hide came{
in. but the bases were filled again
when NeaIon walked 1t looked bad,
but Donahue hit to Jimmy Williams.
who threw home, catching Zeider, and
Barney completed a double play by
slamming the ball to third and ending
Burns. who was running for Heitmul- -
er. Williams made a clean hit over
second. which meant a tally, as Bar