The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-22
(Hawaii Herald, August 2O)

treated to some CANDY baseball. The
II. A. c. team opened with the Naniwa
nine. and the crack Keio team closed
the days sport by assisting the Hilo
team make a balloon ascension that
was complete in all of the narrowing
details even to the dull thud.
Sundays game between the Keios
and Mooheaus was, without doubt, by
far the best ever played in Hilo. The
Keios we're more cautious than on the
previous day and did not take such
chances between bases nor were they
quite so perfect IN the field. They had
better team against them, TOO, which
may have induced more caution and
some nervousness. Interest in the
game was maintained up to the last
strike and enthusiasm ran high.
The first game, between the H. A.
G. and Naniwa teams. did not seem
to be taken very seriously by any one,
least of all the players themselves.
Manu- in center did a little entertaining
stunt to show that the lessons he re
ceived from juggler Zamlock were not
wasted Napier was seeing things
also. It was anybody's game when
the H. A. G. outfit took it's last turn
at the bat in the ninth, and with two
GU and man dying on bird Toshi, for
the Naniwa's, gathered in an easily
rolling ball and made a most ladylike
throw toward first, aeroplaning the
ball well over the first baseman's head
and allowing the H. A. G. man to bring
in the winning run. Toshi's throw
was in all probability as clear an ex-
position of throwing a game away
as had been seen in Hilo up to that
time, that is to say August 18th, 1908
for on the same day only little later
there was another exposition. How
ever, that was the gong for the Ma
niwa's and the $3.50 per.
The second game. between the Hilo
and Keio teams, began with everybody
sitting up and taking notice for John
ny Williams had been imported from
Papaaloa to pitch the Hilo nine to
victory and it sure was a case of al
most yard wide and great big IF"
Johnny stood on the hill and slammed
them over in a way that made the
University lads wonder what they were
up against. Williams, about four
years ago, pitched just such a game
against the strong Male team from
Honolulu; and yesterday was a return
to his old form for he famed fourteen
and was there with the tick. Solo
mon, on the receiving end, covered
himself with honors, mud and bruises.
He caught the greater portion of the
game with his right hand split wide
open, but for all that he shot them
down to second and short a la Dasher
Eastwood, beautiful throws but no
one to handle them properly. The
pilikia started by Brickwood letting
Sollie's throw go through him, Easton
who was backing Brick up also failed
to drop on the ball, and a collegian
waltzed home. A hit through third
brought in two more runs and the
ballooning began in earnest, for the
infield not so the outfeld, they were
right there with the goods at all
stages fielding and batting: Williams
kept on tanning the Keio boys, occa-
ionally walking one who was pretty
sure to get home on an error. In this
way the Keios added two more runs.
Kealoha won a walk in the fifth, Sol
lie sent him to third and husky little
Bill All Hip pranced up and swiped
one down toward the railroad shops
which Takahama, after desperate
race, managed to tag out but not hold
and Kealoha traction-engined across
the plate Williams flew out and il
was all over except the one two three
business.
The Keios were just about perfect IN
their fielding and are quick enough to
beat the pistol every time. For the
Hilos, outside of the battery, the only
good work was done by the Outfeld
Bill All Hip gathered in two long flies
and George All Kow put the lid on g
dangerous and lofty one. Bill Rags
dale in right field did his work in his
usual finished manner, his only chance
being to assist the third baseman who
refused to be assisted; his work witt
the stick was excellent, landing on the
ball whenever he came to bat. Wher
all is said and done the airship en-
thusiasts of the infield put Hilo out
of the running, dividing nine errors
pretty equally among them. May b.
the Hilos escaped. a slaughter, certain
ly Johnny Williams didn't escape the
sacrifice. The complete score was:
KEIOS.
ABR1B SB SH Pc A I
sasah ss......3 2 2 0 / 2
Takahama lf..3 / 2 0 3 0