The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-13
BILL HAMPTON
LOST HIS TEMPER
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which however there was no discrsdir.
vas made discredirab.e by an out
break on the part o Hampton. which
absolutely appalled, the spectators. 50
that fo- AZ instant there was an ahso-
l1ts silence, and then : storm o. Kisses
and explanations o. disapprovaL as
ne crowd realized what had been done,
and burst out n indignant resentment
~ ne display o such spirit
TIE incident happened Just 81 the
beginning @ the second half Of the
sixth inning. although the cause dated
: Er-s earlier N the first hall Of the
SiNrn TWO men we're our and Hampton
went 20 bat There was z good deal
% taking Al The players from the ma
Ezi end y the grantsIand where there
had gathered Al unusual number OF
fans. There was also 3 good deal Of
-a= sane kind - Ialk from the crowd
n lEz- part - the EraudsIand- Hamp-
ro1 struck uu-- retiring the side, and
he came up IN front o. that part q
the g-aCdStacd wiki the bar still in
rs hands. stopping almost IN front Of
the scorers table, and looking up into
The srar6s-ani asked angriIy who il
vas making the remarks he resented.
There vas no response, and after &
Challenging remark. he went 20 his
position Instantly there was 3 re-
CsWaI q The talk across The field, the
expression KIN IL being used several
times. Gleason was AZ bat in posi-
non. waiting for ne hail 20 Dc pitched.
when suddenly Hampton threw the
ban with violent energy in rhs dirsc-
ZION Of The crowd az the rail in the
carriage paddock right az the makai
end q The Eran5sta1d- The ball pass
ID over -h= heads Of The crowd but
11- re-v much ever their heads. If
indeed active do-js ING was not the on
L talnE that -avsd somebody from
b=s1z kit There vas an instant Of
silence Then almost the entire crowd
Of spectators broke out il disapproba-
ton There were bowls OF disapproval.
a Esu there might Dc AZ such a dis
courtesy % -lz lovers OF baseball who
rad paid their money 70 see hall, not
Manifestations Of temper.
instantly several OF the St Louis
College team go- ID from the benches
II protest But Gleason waved them
hack. but asked judgment OF the UNI
pie : he was not entitled 70 his base.
This The umpire would not allow,
probably justified BY The rules, but II
g certain Umpire Bower. oy his &C
non AZ The time % Eanptou's out
burst q rErpsr. created q Widespread
belief among The spectators that he
courrs1zrcsd. - far as he was per-
sonzIIy concerned and without, par
hays violating any rules q the game,
thz action q Hampton
Gleas01's dsmeauOr as captain Of
the 3 Louis. vas admirable through
OFT Re controlled the members OF
rs own team He was keen IN look
Ing AFTER the rights OF his team as
h viewed them and OF himself as the
bacte- up- But yielded instantly and
without question when the umpire had
decided.
Tie Other members OF the Punahou
team. and the Punahou supporters on
TIE whole acted with admirable self
control The players remained al their
positions, and The supporters Of the
ers' quarters expressed regret, al the
sane rime insisting that the provoca-
r.o- was great
The half q the inning IN which this
incident occurred was soon over, and
when the Punahous came in from the
fed i looked for z time as though
there would u trouble between the
rival teams There was z good deal
q discussion and some heat develop
- Blk better counsels prevailed. and
by sheer force OF moral influence al
further discussion OF the matter which
could only have resulted in more heat
and temper. was Silenced- Chief Of
Detectives asked Hampton II he threw
TIE hall Intentionally, % which Hamp-
ton replied. What If I did, I have
{ right 20 throw the hall anywhere
please IN the field" There would have
keen further discussion II batter coun-
Sz-s had not prevailed. As II was, 81
the request q Frank Thompson, DR..
N5asarrat and others CONNECTED with
-he league. the rule excluding all not
entitled 70 b there, was enforced
against the crowd that had gathered
a. rhe point whence the Objectionable
criticisms had come, and for the re-
mzin6er OF the game the talk across
The szId directed a. Hampton and the
PuuzE1us was much less Objectionable
q the score Of good taste
Z vas generally understood that
Hsruptau's anger and the ball he threw
were directed at Jimmie Thompson
Who vas coaching from his position
tust behind the benches- The matter
nav Be brought up before the League,
though II i quite possible il VIII be
allowed 70 drop
HAMPTON Is one o. the best players
IN he league. q Clean straightforward
player. always z willing performer.
and thus his action was all the more
unexpected sni. II possible, all the
more rezrettabIe-
But there vas good. interesting han
played yesterday. Both games were
av<uIIy one sided, but the winners in
each game played such good, hard,
consistent. sp5rtsusnlize ball, that
each game was redeemed from rot
teuness" In the first game, the Ka-
uehz-nshas won from the Diamond
Heads - 70 5: and IN the second the
s. Louis won from Punahou- s 70 9.
Peurer for the KamehaHleha, and
Bushnell for the St Louis did admir-
able work IN the box Reuter-, espe-
cfsIlv. vas n his very best form, stTik-
frg out 70 rreu. allowing only one man
70 70 10 first On balls, although five
ts-= --z-s made cT him. Bushnell for