The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-07
JAPANESE JOURNALISTS
BEATEN AFTER HARD FIGHT
'Tisers Are Tied With Shinpo and Chronicle
Combination Team Until End of
Ninth Inning.

that sent Paul prying to the plate.
Kupau got a trifie too ambitious about
this time and was out trying to get
home. The score stood 3 to l in favor
of the journalists and it looked a trif1e
better for the 'Tisers.
Duel of Pitchers.
The japanese scored their fourth
and last run in the third inning. Sa-
kaino was the man who did it and by
a very neat steal from third to the
plate. With their champions three
runs ahead, the fans began to think
they had a cinch and rooted more lus-
tily than ever at each play.
Then the game settled down to
fast and brilliant duel of pitchers.
Achieu was finding himself, and the
! 'Tisers were doing their utmost to hat
| Hamasaki, but neither side could find
| the ball for a bingle until the sixth
! inning, when Sakaino made first on
good safe hit TO center field. This did
| his side no good, but it broke the
spell, and when Rodriguez came up he
found the left-feld fence, but owing
to remarkably brilliant piece of
| fielding by Tsuneto, he could get no
| farther than first base.
Rodriguez stole one while Correa
was waiting for a chance, and when
| that chance came and he bingled, Rod
riguez went to third and Manuel stole
| second. Everybody was finding the
pitcher this time. for Chi Bui singled
| and Rodriguez romped, while Correa
went to third. Chi stole second and
Achieu sacrificed Correa in. Paul
] he
which was muffed by Kato at third
base. This tied the score and things
got more exciting than ever.
| From then until the very end OF the
| game it was one of the tensest, hard
est fights ever seen on local dla-
mond. In the seventh Tsuneto per
formed another brilliant piece OF work
bv catching Joe Pereira s long fly on
| the dead run. Achieu was down to
| business in earnest by this time, and
the journalists could not touch hlm.
| They famed or few out with regular
ity, but the 'Tisers did the same at
the hands of Hamasaki, and 1t looked
like ten-inning game.
The Last Effort.
Hideo came up in the first of the
ninth and reached first on Manuel Cor
rea 5 one error. Then he stole one
and reached third on Tsuneto's s saeri-
fee A man on third and only one
down, it sure looked like a score, but
when .Noda hunted Hideo was out at
the plate and Noda couldn It steal sec
ond This put the Japs out and the
]Tisers came up for the last effort OF
4 the game.
Paul famed, but Kupau singled
Sing Hoon reached first on fielder s
choice which put Kupau out at see
ond. 1t was the right play to put Ku
pau out, but, In reality, it lost the
game for the journalists, for Sing Is
very swift runner. He stole second
and then Joe Pereira bingled, oh, SC
nicely, and the speedy Chinamar
romped round third and Just beat the
ball to the plate by the, skin of his
fingers. That was the final and win
ming play, and 'Tisers and Japs begar
TO lump round and shake hands anC
congratulate each other on one of tht
fastest and friendliest games evel
seen here.
sheba Genial Host.
After the game. Mr.. Sheba came out
, all smies and asked for old mar
Boisse. The latter was found on hit
, way out from the Elks memorial ser
vice. and then the whole team wa:
, asked to accompany the smiling editor
, of the Shinpo TO a downtown restau
! rant, where a fine supper was spread
for them.
The 'Tiser players were loud IN thel
, praise Of the japanese journalists a
opponents and sportsmen, and really
: felt very sorry that they had beate1
them. There is no doubt that TIM
! friendly meeting will give a great i'm