The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-15
PALAMAS DEFEAT JAPANESE
AFTER Fifteen INNINGS
Aala Park Diamond Scene of One of Those
Long Drawn-Out Contests Which Have
Made 1t Famous.

AdId fdTh diamond saw anOtneT OF
those exciting, long-drawn-out games
yesterday which have made it famous
as the scene of some of the best base
ball contests ever played in the Terri.
tory.
In the first Riverside League game
between the Palamas and the Japa-
nese Athletics, fifteen fast innings had
to be played before victory rested with
the Palamas by the score of to 5.
i The second game between the Alo-
has and the Athletics was won by the
latter by the score of to 3. Kaimi
who pitched for the Alohas, being de-
cidedly off color.
The first game kept the immense
crowd present on tiptoes from start to
finish and was one of the most inter-
esting exhibitions of the game ever
seen on the Aala diamond. When the
Palamas tied the score in the fifteenth
inning and then brought home the win
ming run under remarkable conditions,
the scene of enthusiasm that ensued
beggars description.
The Palamas opened the scoring in
the sixth. Celment died pitcher to
first. Kealoha walked and stole Sec
ond. Correa famed and H. Walker
was given a pass, Kealoha coming
home
In the seventh for the Japanese Pick
ard beat out bunt and stole second.
Ross flew out to center field and 1.
Flores famed. Michi was safe on
first's error and stole second. Kaipo
was safe on seconds error which scor-
ed Pickard and Michi.
In the same innings the Palamas
scored again. Zerbe was safe on pitch
er's error. Honan famed. Zerbe scor-
ed on a bad throw catcher to third.
Espinda walked. Hoopii famed. Ka-
haawinui was safe on pitchers bad
throw to first scoring Espinda. Clement
famed.
In the eighth the Palamas made the
score 4 to in their favor. Keaioha
flew out to pitcher. Correa knocked
the ball into the river for couple of
bags, and Walker scored Correa with
a two-bagger.
The Jauanese tied the score in the
ninth. Pickard was safe on shorts
error and Ross went out second to
first. 1. Flores knocked out two
Dagger scoring flchdTu hlcul , l"o-
Dagger brought Flores in.
There was nothing more doing till
the fifteenth inning when the Japs got
their heads in front to the extent OF
a single run. Michi persisted pitcher
to first Kaipo was safe on third
bad throw to first. Kuali strolled.
Notley's sacrifice hit scored Kaipo
The Palamas won the game in the
same inning scoring twice. Clement
famed. Kealoha was safe on pitcher
error. Correa was out pitcher to first.
Walker knocked a fly to center field
but Kuali made a bad mess of run
ming catch and dropped the ball, Ke-
aloha coming home. Kuali had up to
this time played a star game. Walker
started TO run to second and kual
threw Wild to the catcher who threw
wild to second in an attempt to eaten
Walker. and the latter came home with
the game.
Walker displayed excellent judgment
in running and won the game by clever
headwork exhibited just at the proper
moment.
Nigel Jackson kept tab, and will, it
is understood, continue to serve the
league as scorer. Nigel knows the
game and keeps a fine score The
league is TO be congratulated on OBJ
tanning his services.
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