The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-15
MORPHEUS PAYS
VISIT To AALA
Slew and Sleepy Games Mar the
Return of Cupids to
Aala Park.
Standing of the Cupid League.

Fine weather, big crowd and very
poor baseball marked the return of the
Cupid League players to Aala Park
yesterday afternoon. The games start
ed late and, when they did get going,
most of the players stopped to take an
occasional forty winks when they felt
like it.
The first game, between the Aalas
and Reaches, was won by the former,
Is TO Z, while the second sleeping-car
was occupied by the White Sox and
j. A Cs., who had berths upper twenty
one and lower two, respectively.
The band was there without a doubt,
and Captain Berger began to get very
nervous as the sun went down toward
the horizon. He said that he had a
date for dinner at half-past six, and
the game should not go on after SIX
clock, so, when his watch showed
that time, the genial kapellmeistev
promptly waved his baton for the
Star Spangled Banner and the
crowd dispersed, thinking the game was
called. Not wishing to play without a
little encouragement and aching for
more repose, the players called it off
and the White Sox took the game.
One Man Awake.
The only wideawake man on the field
was A. K Vierra. He did his best to
wake somebody up, but everybody only
yawned and whispered the first stanza
of that good old song, 'Please go away
and let me Sleep A. K. waved his
cane of office and swore that he would
eleave his way through the web OF
sleep that had fallen on the field, but
he didn't act the fairy prince worth a
whoop, and his loudest efforts were
greeted with snores.
The Reaches introduced an innova
ton by putting good old Billy Bounce
in the box. Billy pitched a good game
but had poor support. He was fasci
mating sight to watch when wound
It looked as though big milestone haf
escaped and was slowly revolving, il
/ the center of the diamond. There wa!
! Just room for Eddie Fernandez to stant
between the pitcher and second base
and the batter had to stand back few
inches so as not to hit the pitcher Will
| his bat.
Webster, Junior, made his reappear
ance in the afternoon games, and die
very well, although he had already
played hard game in the morning. He
was with the Reach aggregation, ana
did some nice fy-catching at center
| field as well as batting out few good
| ones.
Score Between Yawns.
The Aalas started the scoring in the
| first inning with three runs, and fol
| lowed these with two in the second anG
two in the fourth Then they did The
deep sleep act for a few innings ant
woke up long enough to land four il
the seventh and two in the eighth.
Between yawns the Reaches managed
to wander round the diamond for a few
One in the second, three in the fftf
and three in the eighth was the way
they did it. Then the band PLAYED
'fWake me early, Mother, for l IN tt
Be Queen of the May
Second Game Late.
The second game did not start unit
after four O'Clock, and after the frs
inning, in which the Japs made two
runs, it was a somnolent slaughter by
the Hoplets. When a hit went Over
| second base, the shortstop waited fol
the alarm clock to ring and then went
TO tell center field about it. Meanwhile
the batter and runners toddIed slowly
round the diamond to the tune of He
| may be a rabbit or a hare, but | IN &
lazy SNAIL" and VIII Prestidge col
leeted extra fares from the spectator
| on account of Pullman rates having
gone up.
The finish came none too soon, an(
the crowd dispersed after a very pleas
ant afternoon of resting in the opeI
/ air and taking the sun cure. Mex
| Sunday We hope to see the league com'
out with the big ginger bucket an,
hand round large punches to all tn,
| players before the games start. Ais
the Riverside Juniors should be made
| to quit in good time, so that the CupiC
| kids can start at a reasonable hour
| A. K. Vierra may be depended on II
see that this laudable proposition i
carried out.
! The official scores were:
First Game.
REACH Alb R BIZ SD Pc A I
Mccall, 3b -. 4 o 0 2 )