The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-04-28
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The opening OF the Riverside Base
ball League yesterday afternoon at
Aala Park, was witnessed by one of
the largest crowds that ever saw base
bau Al that place. The day was cool
and pleasant and with the music rend-
cred by the Hawaiian band, everybody
enjoyed the afternoon.
Promptly a. 1-30 p. m, the officials
q the league and the presidents of
several o. the athletic clubs interested
IN this league took the field and Pres
dent A L c. Atkinson was called up
on 20 do the slab work. The lineup
q this team was as follows: Hon. A.
L c. Atkinson. pitcher; Robert Asam,
catcher :. P. Correa- president of the
Pzlama A. c. frst-base; W. Tin
ChouC. second-base and John W. Aka
IA president Of the Chinese Aloha
Club. rhird-base- Vice President a. K.
Vera vas the batter for the occasion.
The first ball pitched resulted in a
f0ul. Vera sending a liner outside Of
the f-st-base line. The second resulted
in q strike and this ended the opening
exercise
There were two games played, the
first between the Palama a. c., the
champions Of the last season. and the
Eazla A c. This was won by the lat
Ter By a score Of 10 to :. The second
game between the Sons Of Nippon and
The Chinese Alohas. resulted in the Chi
uese defeating the japanese team.
TIE score IN this game was TO I. The
japanese though losers played first
class bah.
The first game started with the Pa
lauas al bat. Bailey was the first man
Cd and was struck out. heaioha, of
Atkinson League fame, went out by a
nice fv 10 Freitas at third. Walker
ended this inning by going out from
second 70 first The Kaalas also failed
% tally. Kupa was struck out for a
starr ChilIingworth, new player in
THIS league. made a good start by
sending q strong liner along the third
base line and got TO first on this hit
Ee also stole the second and third
hays. Freitas few out TO leftfeld and
smith went ont on a foul fly TO the
catcher
n The second inning the Palamas
were again shut out. but the Kaalas
Won their game in this inning. eight
runs being scored by them. The Ka-
alas AZ this stage Of the game, began
hitting Pitcher Paaluhi's ball all over
The fed. Chas. Nakanui and Capt n.
X HoopH. the two left-handers. did
The best work in this line. The other
innings were all well played. Joseph
I.eaL the new manager Of the Kaalas.
IS confident from the showing made
Ev his boys yesterday, Of winning the
years trophy
The second game between the Japa-
rese A C. and the Chinese Alohas was
reai baseball all through. The little
brown men PLAYED such fine ball, that
ereryone. present expected them 10 win
the game until the ninth inning. Both
Jack Flores and Ho Yup, the two
rulrlers. the former for the Nipponese
and the latter for the Chinese team,
pitched winning ball
IN The first inning. Flores began with
"a -uo-bagger 10 leftfield for the Japa-
-zze nine. Motley died on a fly to
English IN leftfield- Ross scored the
Iz=-1-f ruo-base hit but Flores was put
r-- In trying 70 get home on this play.
Kahn lit safe to third and advanced
ROSS 10 lldl pdSe- FlChdEN dISo SUI
ed a hit and sent Ross home with the
first run- Naruyama closed the in
Ming by fv 10 Ayau at short. The
A-1nas didn't score in this inning. Nc
shane was struck out. English, one
90 the coming players Of this league,
COX a hit over third-base. Ayau went
ru- from third 10 first and Akana
struck out.
The game was closely contested all
through. with the japanese leading up
On the last inning. when the score stood
% s IN their favor. Ayau was given
q PASS 10 first and Akana became the
hero ~ the day by a three-bagger to
-sr-6elE. which sent Ayau home and
tied the score 4 passed ball allowed
Aks-a 10 score the winning run.
The following are the scores of the
r-a games