The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-28
LEAGUE TRUSTEES
UPHOLD UMPIRE


The trustees of the Honolulu Base
ball League handed down their deci-
sion in regard to the disputed game
between the Keios and Diamond Heads
yesterday morning. Their official yer.
diet was in accordance with the funda
mental rule of all sport, that there Is
no appeal from the decision of the
umpire. The protest of the Keios was
not allowed. But the apparent sever
| ity of the official decision was temper
ed by resolution, which was unani
mously passed by the trustees, request
ing the Diamond Head team to volun-
tarily play the visitors again. The
manager of the latter team acquiesced,
and now everything is lively and there
is not the slightest reason for the vis-
itors to imagine for moment that
the worst end is being handed to them.
The point in dispute arose over an
attempted "squeeze'' play by the
Keios last Sunday when they had a
man ON third base. The signal was
given to get home, and the man ran US
soon as the ball left the pitcher hand.
The batter famed at the ball and APP
parently missed. The catcher took
hold and stayed pat for the arrival of
the runner. After he had touched his
man out it was claimed that the bat
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resultant foul ball entitled the man
from third base to return there and
wait for another chance. Bower, the
umpire, gave it strike and the man
was called out. The Japanese players
grew greatly peeved at the decision
and lost heart for the balance of the
game. At the time that the dispute
arose the game stood 4 to 0 in favor
of the Diamond Heads.
| Fernandez and Petrie of the Diamond
Heads brought up fine point when
they referred to the Isenberg Cnp,
which is to be presented to the team
with the best aggregation of averages
at the end of the series. They stated,
very plausibly, that the averages of
their men in 10 to game would show
up well when the list was made olt,
and they claimed that the individual
scores of their players IN the game
should stay on record and be counted
in the averages. This was allowed by
the visitors, who showed themselves
ready to meet any compromise half
way.
L.. A. Thurston, secretary of the
board of trustees paid tribute to Mr..
Bower S work by stating that he had
witnessed a great many big league
games in the States and that his ex-
/ perience led him to think that Mr..
! Bowers work as umpire had been as
good as he had ever seen.
(, The meeting was held in Mr.. Thurs
ton IS office at $3.50 yesterday morning
! There were present d. p. X. Isenberg
Gin the chair), II. M. Whitney, G. F.
Chillingworth and l.. A. Thurston of
, the board of trustees, Frank Thompson,
president of the league Captain Taxa
hama and Manager. Washizawa of the
| Keios, Eddie Fernandez and L. Petrie,
representing the Diamond Heads; UNI
/ pire Bert Bower and Messrs. Falk, Nc
Corriston, Fred Maxine and Abe. the
latter being interpreter for the Keios.
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| self. Score 6 to 3.
The second part of the eighth was
exciting enough, for the Santa Claras
really woke up From Peter down the
| list of players, as far as Mervin Shafer,
they all scored with the exception of
Broderick, who sacrificed to send Lap
pin in, and the game ended 10 to for
the Santa Claras.
| 1t was not a classy game and lacked
| the snap and go necessary 10 make
baseball good for the spectators. The
doublesheader idea is a good one, but
it would be pleasanter for everybody
if the spectators could leave the park
in better time.