Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-08
BIahos, the Twirler, Is
Big Asset For
Tennessee

George J. Blahos, master-at-arms,
second class, the pitcher of the Ten
ncssees crack baseball nine, has done
much to darkcn the pcnnant aspira-
tions of Navy teams, and has forced
many professional and semi-profes-
sional civilian teams to respect the
ability of the baseball team repre-
senting the flagship of the Second
Division. L. S. Pacific Fleet.
Blahos is young man, an excel
lent type of the up-to-date man-of-
warsman. and is known as very
heady player, being decidedly strong
with men on bases, and exceptionally
quick in catching would-be base pill
ferers. He has taken excellent care
of himself and is always in condition,
which no doubt adds much to his Of
ficiency, and the boys Of the flagship
hold him in high esteem, many of
them preferring to see ''Bla" pitch
to Brown or Matthewson of National
League fame.
This pitcher has a record that may
well be envied by other Navy pitch
ers. Since becoming member of the
Tennessee's team, he has pitched a
total of IS games. winning SO, or a
percentage of .S3S, which is rather
remarkable, considering the class of
teams the Tennessee has played,
some of which were the strongest in
South America.
While the Tennessee boys refuse
to talk. there is no doubt of their
confidence In Blahos, and his ability
is relied upon to give the Tennessee
the remnant for 1908.
Blahos has played ball for the past
fifteen years, with some of the stron-
gest teams in and around Philadel-
phia, and since joining the Tonnes
see, in July, 1906, has been the
mainstay of the team: he is also one
of the few pitchers that can be
counted for a hit, many of his own
games having been won through his
exceptional batting ability.
During the time the Tennessee was
on the Atlantic Coast, many games
were PLAYED with teams in and
around Philadelphia, the majority of
which were decidedly fast; through
out the voyage around South Amer
lea, Blahos pitched against the Rio
de Janeiro and Montevideo teams,
defeating both. After arrival on the
Pacific, he pitched against the strong
Portland team of the Pacific Coast
League and they failed to get run
until after the sixth inning, when
errors decided the game for Portland
by a score of to 6. Another team,
made up of professional players of
the Coast League wintering in and
about San Diego, played the team
from the flagship and succeeded in
winning by score of to only
after desperate struggle.
This pitcher has pitched against
and defeated every team in the First
Squadron OF the Pacific Fleet since
the arrival of the Tennessee on the
Pacific Coast, and II the Pacific Fleet
pennant for 1908 does not fly from
the flagship of the Second Division,
1t will be through no fault of Blahos.
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Now listen to the yell. The dia-
mond athletes are not going to be
handed a package Of money for win
ming world championships after this.
The National Commission has met
and decided to put the ban on the
Offering of bonus money.
Last year the Detroit owners
gave their entire receipts to the
champions, even after they had lost
four straight in the world series,
Charley Murphy, Of the Cubs. who
won the games, didn't like it, He
didn't want to shell out and raised
kick against such tactics.
Other league magnates had no
great love for the scheme, and so the
commission has forbid the Offering
of special inducements or rewards
The players get 60 per cent. of the
proceeds anyway, and they figure
this enough.
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