The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-16
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The following is an account taken
from the Japan Advertiser of the first
game between the Keios and the Uni
Varsity of Washington nine. These are
dhey who have modest manager who
Leates the drawing power of his team
Vat $1,000. It is pleasant to note that
the little Banzais were victorious:
The first game of baseball between
the washingtons and the Keios took
place yesterday afternoon on the Wa
soda grounds, before very large
crowd of baseball fans. and resulted in
victory for the Keios by 2 to 1.
/ Splendid weather prevailed during the
entire game.
The base umpire s decisions in the
first three consecutive innings were Sc
gerely criticized and aroused strong
comment The Washingtons suffered
most seriously from the umpire's rul.
ings, but played on, despite the unfa-
vorable decisions.
The game opened with Sasaki of the
Keios first to the bat, while Brown
Brothers made up the battery for the
Washingtons. Sasaki got safe at first.
Takahama batted safe towards first,
advancing Sasaki to third. Kanki got
out on a fly to center, bringing Sasaki
home and advancing Takahama to
third, who was put out trying to steal
home. Fukuda struck out. Tetes for
the Washingtons was the first man up,
but was struck out. Hoover batted
safe towards second. Tetes walked.
Grim hit two.bagger to left field,
bringing Hoover home and advancing
Tetes to second, he being put out try
ing to steal home. Meagher was put
out at first, the score being to j.
In the second, Koyama struck two
Dagger towards third. Abe out at CEN
ter. Murakami out on fly to third.
Koyama out trying to steal third. Re-
ser out at first. Brown got first by
whack towards second. Hammerland
sacrificed Brown walked. Tetes walk
ed, making full bases, but Hoover, the
next man up, was put out at first.
In the third, Higo batted a fly to
center, who caught it. Ohashi got safe
on third IS error, but was put out try
ing to steal second. Sasaki struck
out. Tetes got first on dead ball,
but was forced out by Grinn's hit to
pitcher. Meagher sacrificed. Grimm
got third on passed ball. Reser walks.
homie.
Ia the fourth, Takahama walked.
$ Con second on wild throw. Kanki got
first on his hit over short. Takahama
out at third. Kanki got second. Flu
Euda got first on hit towards right
field, advancing Kanki to third, who
got home on Reser's bad throw. Ko-
yama out on fly. Fukuda caught at
third. Brown struck out. Hammerland
put out at first E. Brown walks.
Tetes out on fly.
In the fifth, Abe struck out. Mura-
kami out at first. Higo struck out.
Hoover was put out, third to first.
Tetes followed suit. Grim got safe on
a hit towards center. Meagher out on
a fly.
In the sixth, Ohashi was struck out.
J Sasaki was put out, pitcher to first.
I Takahama out on fly. Reser out on
fv to Kanki, whose pretty one-hand
catch called forth applause. Brown
ont, short to first. Hammerland fol-
lowed suit.
In the seventh, Kanki was put out
at first. Fukuda struck out. Koyama
followed suit. 1t seemed that the
longer Brown pitched, the better he
became. Brown out, pitcher to first.
Tetes out, right fielder to first. Hoover
struck out.
In the eighth, Abe got safe on
thirds error. Murakami got first on a
dead ball. Higo out on fly to pitcher,
who threw to first, putting Murakami
out. Ohashi out on fly to center.
Tetes drove two-bagger to left field,
got third on Grim IS safe hit. Grim
stole second. Meagher put out on fly
flo third, who threw to second, putting
iGrinn out. Reser out. pitcher to first.
In the ninth, Sasaki got safe at
first, but was forced out at second on
JTakahama's safe hit. Kanki's two
dagger advanced Takahama to third.
6Fukuda out on n fly. Koyama out,
J third to first. Brown struck out. Ham
merland out, third to first, and Brown
followed suit.