The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-28

Twilights :. ......5 0 900
It was pleasant day with pleas
ant-looking crowd at the Aala Park
diamond yesterday afternoon. The
two snappy games of baseball resulted
in victories for Samuel di Hoppe s
sockless White Sox and the Dragon
lets, both of the games being so well
played and closely contested that for
time it appeared to those present
that extra innings would be required
to decide the winners, especially so in
the first contest, when the game was
not won until the last inning. 1t was
good baseball. The teams are improv-
ing a great deal since the league open
ed its series.
Quite few of the notables were
on hand, So many that for awhile to
those who have been old frequenters
at this place it was like the old days
again. 4. K. Vierra surprised his
friends by being present without his
official cane of office. Still, he man
aged to keep things in good order, and
with the good assistance given him by
viii Prestidge, the crowd was well
kept behind the forbidden lines.
The feature of the day was the
pitching of George Clark, who has i'm
proved good deal since he first han
died the horsehide pellet in the Cupid
league. His good work in the box was
wonder to Johnny Motley, the for
mer Nippon captain, and who is at
present holding that some position in
the White Sox aggregation. Motley
made a bold remark after the game,
stating that if Clark would continue
in the way he is. now doing, he will
have to quit the Home Rule party in
order to spare more of his time to pre-
pare the championship luau, which
would certainly follow if his team
came out victorious at the end of the
season. This incident brought smiles
to Samuel di Hoppo's face.
First Game.
The first game started with the
White Sox at bat and the Aalas tax
ing the field. Correa singled and
swiped the second one. Kealoha re-
ceived transportation from Pitcher
Dreier. and then Ross wetted the ball,
while Correa and Kealoha romped.
Motley found the cemetery by fly to
Bailey at short, and Mack famed the
air, but Ross managed to score on
Luning's error. Tom Yen few out TO
Leandro at centerfeld. This gave the
White Sox three runs in the lead.
Zerbe failed to discover Clark s puz-
cling curves and was sent to the bench
after three unsuccessful attempts to
connect with the ball. Bailey was hit
by the pitcher and went to second on
passed ball, stealing the third sack.
Walker doubled and Bailey came
home. Luning grounded to Correa at
first, which closed the first inning.
Neither team score again until the
sixth inning, when the Aalas got four
men over the home plate, while the
White Sox were shutout in their half.
Here is how Luning' s aggregation scor.
ed: Flizer struckout; Zerbe bingled
and Bailey did likewise; Dreier safed
on Clark 8 error and the bases were
full. It was here where Walker made
a decided hit with the crowd. He sent
the ball flying into the stream, thus
clearing the bases and the crowd cheer
ed. Of course this gave the Aalas one
run in the lead Then someone on the
bandstand called out to Samuel di Hop
pc to get busy on the coaching line,
otherwise the sockless aggregation
would never be able to catch up.
In the seventh the Aalas scored their
final run. Timas, the big Sfrstbase man
of the Hoodoos was the performer this
time. He crossed the plate by double,
an error by Motley and good steal
for the home sack.
The White Sox scored the winning
runs in the last inning. Correa, Kea-
loha and Ross were the lucky ones who
got home, which decided the game 6
to in favor of Samuel di Hoppe s
team. The Aalas failed to tally in the
ninth.