The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-23
TOXIC COMMENT
On BASEBALL
Japanese Papers Devoted Whole
Pages to ST. Louis Games
Criticized Some

The interest taken in Toxic in the
playing of the st. Louis baseball nine
is shown in the amount of space de-
voted to the different games by the
japanese papers, the files received on
the Korea having pages devoted TO-
detailed write-ups of the matches and
to baseball Illustrations. The Homo
lulu players seem to have made q
great hit with the Japanese. although
the comments Of some of the japanese
papers after the first game. in which
the Honolulu team was beaten. in
dictate that the visitors had not play
ed up to the reputation which had
preceded them.
The Toxic Kokunin tNation). q lead
ing newspaper of Japan, gives the fol-
lowing account of the first match.
translated freely. After describing the
elaborate decorations of the Keio
grounds for the occasion, the arch Of
welcome erected in honor Of the visit
ors. the yelling crowd of students and
the great assemblage of spectators. the
Nation says:
AS the St. Louis, nine entered
through the arch great shout OF
welcome was given them by the thou
sands assembled. The visitors prac-
tised a little before the game. Pitcher
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quick and his speed surprised the Keio
players The batting order Of the
Hawaiian team showed their tactics,
| the Chinaman, En- Sue. noted as a
fast runner. coming first 70 bat be-
cause they wanted to utilize his speed
/ and bunt to put him TO first in safety :
| He hunted as was expected and ran
| like an arrow When within twelve
| feet of frstbase Me threw himself
/ along the ground. His speed was sim
| ply wonderful He stole down to sec
| end and on the catcher's error got
/ TO third He came home on hit from
| Bushnell. The tactics were splendid.
/ I'm the third innings the. Hawaiian
| team got another run. but in the nfth,
| by hard hitting and taking advantage
/ of the rafting of the catcher, leftfeld
and third baseman the keio players
| got three runs. putting them in the
/ lead. The rooters yelled with joy ana
| cave their college calls In the sixth
and eighth innings the Hawaiians got
| two more runs, tying the score. Then
| the rooters got discouraged and quiet
ed down. The run in the eight was
/ made on bad error on the part OF
| Keio. Fernandez was on third and
! Fox-like Evers was on second he
| stood far off the base. This was
| Hawaiian trick. for if Ioki, the keIo
| nitcher. threw to second to catch him
| the runner on third would come home.
The spectators feared that Iod would
| be caught and he was, throwing TO
! second and allowing Fernandez to
| come in.
IN the ninth both sides had scored
the same and ii was decided to play
on.
Now the Keio rooters picked NJ
! courage again and began their college
| wells filing the grounds with their
vofres. This weakened the spirit OF
| tha Hawaffans and Fernandez, who
| was standing on the coaching me
making horrible noises which caused
! laughter among the spectators, became
| n,,fet. Yet the Hawaifans showed
lnueh spirit and many feared that they
| would win. But in the thirteenth in
! nings Keio succeeded in getting some
/ Of the Hawaifans ratified and brought
!, two runs thus settling the destiny
of the day. In the tenth and eleventh
| innings the Hawaiians came up strong
hat never until they had two men out,
| when it was too late.
PERHAPS the spectators who had
heard reports about the Hawaiian
team were surprised at the result OF
course. the ability Of the team can not
| be Judged altogether on the first game
but as a team they are @Rot perfect.
/ Pitcher IokI threw sp1endidly and has
onnonents were bothered with his
curves. even the strongest batters
among them being fooled by his
/ ma ofra1 throws. That Mr.. Evers, be-
| f,ya the game. was struck in the stOul-
ach and had his wind knocked out,
! vas not A good omen for the Hawai-
| ian team. Perhaps today was an on
aav for the Hawaiians and they NAV
rar,7s up stronger later. The Naseda
| y.gavers were among the careful Oh
| servers today and they may have gain
"a sorae nointers. There we're about
ai~17f thousand at the game, charged
| On an average thirty cents each Il
+F7a eF4awaifans make better show
| ms with waseda the game win be-
/ come very. popular and there viii be
enough money 70 pay the expenses
! NJ the Hawaiian team.