The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-25
LEAGUE TRUSTEES
UPHOLD UMPIRE
KeiOs Lose Sundays Game, but
Diamond Heads Agree
to Play Again.

The trustees of the Honolulu Base
ball League handed down their deci-
sion in regard to the disputed game
between the Keios and Diamond Heads
yesterday morning. Their official YER
dict was in accordance with the funda-
mental rule of all sport, that there is
no appeal from the decision of the
umpire. The protest of the Keios was
not allowed. But the apparent sever
ity of the official decision was temper
ed by a resolution, which was unani-
mously passed by the trustees, request
ing the Diamond Head team to volun-
tarily play the visitors again. The
manager of the latter team acquieseed,
and now everything is lively and there
is not the slightest reason for the Wis
itors to imagine for moment that
the worst end is being handed to them.
The point in dispute arose over an
attempted "squeeze'' play by the
man on third base. The signal was
given to get home, and the man ran as
soon as the ball left the pitchers hand.
The batter famed at the ball and ap-
parentiy missed. The catcher took
hold and stayed pat for the arrival of
the runner. After he had touched his
man out it was claimed that the bat
ter had touched the ball and that the
resultant foul ball entitled the man
from third base to return there and
wait for another chance. Bower, the
was called out. The japanese players
grew greatly peeved at the decision
and lost heart for the balance of the
game. At the time that the dispute
arose the game stood to 0 in favor
of the Diamond Heads.
Fernandez and Petrie of the Diamond
Heads brought up a fine point when
they referred to the Isenberg Cup,
which is to be presented to the team
with the best aggregation of averages
at the end of the series. They stated,
their men in 10 to game would show
up well when the list was made out,
and they claimed that the individual
scores of their players IN the game
should stay on record and be counted
in the averages. This was allowed by
the visitors, who showed themselves
ready to meet any compromise half
way.
l.. A. Thurston. secretary of the
board of trustees, paid tribute to Mr..
Bower S work by stating that he had
witnessed a great many big league
games in the States and that his eX-
perience led him to think that Mr..
Bowers work as umpire had been as
good as he had ever seen.
The meeting was held in Mr.. Thurs
ton s office at $50 yesterday morning.
There were present d. p r. Isenberg
lin the chair), H. NJ. Whitney, C. F.
Chillingworth and L. A. Thurston of
the board of trustees, Frank Thompson,
president of the league; Captain Taxa
hama and Manager Washizawa of the
Keios, Eddie Fernandez and l.. Petrie,
representing the Diamond Heads; UNI
pire Bert Bower and Messrs. Falk, Nc
Corriston, Fred Maxine and Abe, the
latter being interpreter for the Kelos.
The protest of the Keio team read as
follows:
a. Hon. P. Isenberg, President Honolulu
Baseball League.
Dear Sir: l hereby protest the
game played on July 10. 1908, between /
the Keio and Diamond Head teams,
p,la q
Rules, 1908.
''In the third inning Ohashi was on
third base and Sasaki at the bat. Sa- !
running from third towards the home !
base. He was touched by the ball be-
tween third and home base and de-
clared out by the umpire. According
to Rule So, Section 2, the base runner
shall return to his base without liabil-
ity to be put out, if the umpire observe
= foul strike
SIN justice to the Keio team I here
ey ask that the game so played be de.
clared off and be played at some future
aste Yours faithfully,
"T. TAKAHAMA,
Captain, Keio Team. -
The reply of the Diamond Head rep
was that they objected to
the allowance of the protest on the
grounds:
First-That the rule only permitted
the base-runner to return to his base
without liability to be put out ''if the
umpire declare a foul strike
Second-The ruling of the umpire
declaring the Keio runner, the subject
Of this protest, out, did not affect the
result of this game, as the Diamond
Heads were at that time four runs
ahead of the Keios and won the game
oy such large score that the ruling
n this case could not have affected the
result.
President Isenberg asked the KeiO
men if they wished to make state
nent. Manager Washizawa then made ;
/ little talk in which he said that they
'eeOgniZed at the time that the deci- !
sion of the umpire was final and that
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