The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-14
KEIOS BEAT THE
WASHINGTONS

The following is an account taken
from the Japan Advertiser of the first
game between the Keios and the Uni
versity of Washington nine. These are
they who have a modest manager who
rates the drawing power of his team
at $1,000. 1t is pleasant to note that
the little Banzais were victorious:
The first game of baseball between
the Washingtons and the Keios took
place yesterday afternoon on the Wa
soda grounds, before a very large
crowd of baseball fans, and resulted in
a victory for the KeiOs by to 1.
Splendid weather prevailed during the
entire game.
The base umpire's decisions in the
first three consecutive innings were Sc
verely criticized and aroused strong
comment. The Washingtons suffered
most seriously from the umpire's rul-
ings, but played on, despite the unfa
vorable decisions.
The game opened with Sasaki of the
Keios first to the bat, while Brown
Brothers made up the battery for the
Washingtons. Sasaki got safe at first.
Takahama batted safe towards first,
advancing Sasaki to third Kanki got
out on a fly to center. bringing Sasaki
home and advancing Takahama to
third, who was put out trying to steal
home. Fukuda struck out. Tetes for
the Washingtons was the first man up.
but was struck out Hoover batted
safe towards second. Tetes walked.
Grim hit a two-bagger to left field,
bringing Hoover home and advancing
Tetes to second, he being put out try
ing to steal home. Meagher was put
out at first, the score being l to /
In the second, Koyama struck a two
Dagger towards third. Abe out at cen
ter. Murakami out on a fly to third.
Koyama out trying to steal third. Re
ser ont at first. Brown got first by a
whack towards second. Hammerland
sacrificed. Brown walked. Tetes walk
ed. making full bases, but Hoover. the
next man up. was put out at first.
In the third, Higo batted a fly to
center. who caught it. Ohashi got safe
on third s error, but was put out try
ing to steal second. Sasaki struck
ont. Tetes got first on a dead, ball,
but was forced out by Grim s hit to
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got third on passed ball. Reser walks.
Grim was put out attempting to make
home.
In the fourth. Takahama walked.
Got second on wild throw Kanki got
first on his hit over short. Takahama
out at third. Kanki got second. Flu
kinda got first on hit towards right
field. advancing KanK to third, who
got home on Reser's bad throw. Ko-
wanna out on fv Fukuda caught at
third. Brown struck out. Hammerland
put ont at first. f. Brown walks
Tetes out on fly.
In the fifth. Abe struck out. Mura- |
zami out at first. Higo struck out |
Hoover was put out. third to first |
Tetes followed suit Grimm got safe on !
a hit towards center Meagher out on |
4 fly.
In the sixth. Ohashi was struck out |
Sasaki was put out. pitcher to first. |
Takahama out on a fly. Reser out on |
Nv to Kanki, whose pretty one-hand /
latch called forth applause. Brown
nut, short to first. Hammerland fol- |
owed suit.
In the seventh. Kanki was put out |
IT first Fukuda struck out Koyama |
followed suit. It seemed that the
onger Brown pitched, the better he
became Brown out, pitcher to first.
Tetes out. right fielder to first. Hoover |
struck out
In the eighth, Abe got safe on
bird s error Murakami got first on a
lead ball. Higo out on fly to pitcher,
Who threw to first, putting Murakami
mt. OhaShi out on fv to center
Tetes drove two-bagger to left field,
rot third on Grimm : safe hit. Grim
tole second. Meagher put out on fly
o third. who threw to second, putting
frinn out. Reser out. pitcher to first.
In the ninth. Sasaki got safe at
irst. but was forced. out at second on
7aEahama s safe hit. Kanki 5 two
Jaeger advanced Takahama to third.
7ukuda out on fly. KOyama out,
bird to first Brown struck out. Ham
nerland out. third to first, and Brown
ollowed suit.