Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-20
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SPORTTvE SPLUR0ES

Some of the local fight fans are
wondering what ,iAh Sam. the Chi
nese pugilist who has signed to box
Jockey Willis. is going to do In order
to reduce weight to 100 pounds. Ev-
err since he has been in the fight
game, he has been known for fight
'er Of a somewhat heavier class. and
the prospect that he will be weedy
II he gets down to 100 is talked Of.
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The trotting champion. Lou Dill
Ion. 1853 1-2, foaled Ally by John
A. Mckerron, 2:O4 1-2, recently. The
youngster is without a spot or mark
and is said to be in perfect condl-
ton. c. X. G. Billings. the owner Of
the trotter. said Lou Dillon would
not be trotted this season. and prob
ably never again. John A. McKer-
ron is owned by II. X. Devereaux.
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Umpire Silk O'Loughlin made a
ruling In Detroit recently. which
practically puts the squeeze play out
of existence. When Dougherty start
ed to steal home In the third inning
Siever was standing on the rubber
ready to deliver the ball to the plate,
and as soon as Pat started In Payne
ran up in front OF Davis and caught
the ball, preventing George taking a
swing at It, Fielder Jones declared
he had been interfered' with, bus
O'Loughlin's ruling was that as long
as Siever had not started to wind up
his delivery he had right to throw
the ball to the plate to stop runner
the same as he had to throw to first
or any other base.
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I'VE pulled OF a play on the White
Sox they never saw before re-
marked Maggie yesterday. 1T was a
new variation OF the squeeze. The
bases were full, and the White sox
pitcher had three balls and two
strikes on the batter. without any
ceremony our man on thffd started
for the plate, and at once the cry
went up to the pitcher to waste the
ball. The ball was wasted all right,
and the catcher ran out to touch the
batter. forgetting all the time that
II was forced run, and the batter
was entitled to his base. Hank
O'Day. who was umpiring, didn't see
1t, and he called the runner, Then
Dillon ran into the plate and had an
argument with O'Day. Finally Hank
saw 1t was trick play. as much as
a squeeze. and allowed the run. Then
George Davis fell upon O'Day. As
old a, player as Davis didn't see II
FIRST. After the game Davis admitted
that he had never seen the thing
pulled OF before. I'll bet the White
Sox will be working 1t this summer"
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Another play as ali aid to future
scoring was given the Cubs, but was
not considered classy enough. This
was with a man on third and nobody
out or one out. The batter sends an
infield hit down TO the drawnin in.
field. The man at third breaks for
home. apparently working at top
speed. The runner Is watching the
batter.up, who stands little way
from the plate awaiting his turn. Al
soon as the throw leaves the infield
er's hand for the plate the runner
from third gets his signal and stops
turns and goes. back to third. This
lets the batter get to first safely and
later to move up to second, which
gives man on third and another on
second with none or one out, desir'
able advantage. In case the runner
i at third is caught, the batter. In the
running down, has at least moved ur
to second, so the loss Is not 80 great
as It at first looks. The present style
OF playing 1t would put the batter out
and keep the runner at third.
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President Herman Of the California
State League suspended Manager Lou
Schroeder OF the Alameda club fol
1.-TWO weeks and imposed a fine upon
him for his actions at Sacramento re-
Gently. The head OF the outlaw or
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,, upon the managers and players re-
speeding the indicator handlers, ant
that every offcnsc will be summaril.
dealt with.
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Presiding Judge A. w. Hamilton
OF the Santa Anita race track an
nounced few days ago that he hat
suspended Jockey Preston for one
,, year for acting as go-between in the
, Trainer Riley-Jockey Archibald af
fair. 1t will be recalled that thu
/ southern ofiicials made the statement
that Archibald complained to then
, that Preston had approached him II
: the interests, Of Riley to pull Xarie
ties In race toward the close OF thu
southern meeting and upon investiga
ton the stewards decided to rul'
! Riley of the turf for life, but owinl
I to Preston having furnished certain