The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-21
SPARKLERs GET
THEIRS AGAIN
(FrOm Sundays Advertiser.)

The fans had a chance to see some
real baseball yesterday afternoon when
they watched the exciting contest be.
tween the Diamond Heads and the
Saints. 1t was baseball from the ringing
of the gong until the last man on the
losing side was declared out and the
enthustastfc spectators were filing
down out of the grandstand to catch
the cars for their dinners.
The Saints won by score of to ],
but it was anybody's game to the end,
and the Sparklers had chance up to
the very end of the final spasm. But
they failed to pull it down. Luck was
against them, but that is no detraction
from the playing of the college boys,
for they won the game on their merits
and put up the best exhibition of the
national game that has been seen on
the league grounds this season. The
value returned to the fans yesterday
for their money was enough TO make
them all sincerely regret that the
league games are ended for this year.
The game between the Sparklers and
the Saints was preceded by an exhibit
tion of mismanagement on the part of
body extremely tired. There was sup
posed, according to the advertisements,
to be a game between the Rams and
the team from the cruiser California,
but the sailors missed one car and ar
rived little late, and in the meantime
it appeared that the Fort Shafter team
had been invited out to show their
mettle. On the nOnappearance. Of the
sailor boys the Fort Shafter bunch was
substituted, why, no one seemed to
know, as there was nobody on the field
who seemed TO have any authority. The
two teams played one inning, in their
half Of which the Hams made two runs
and the soldiers none. just as the
initial spasm was concluded, the boys
from the California appeared on the
scene of battle, and the ROadpounders
were retired to the dressing rooms,
their places being taken ON the field
by the naval boys,
The Kams scored eight runs before
the end of the sixth inning.
The soldiers failed to do anything
in their half of the sixth agony and
the Kams in the seventh rested on
their laurels. But it was misplaced
confidence, for Immediately afterward
the cyclone struck them. Franks, of
the sailor team, reached first ON an
error by the pitcher and moved on TO
second ON a passed ball Higgins reach
ed the sack on nice bingle and Vim
cent was given free transportation.
With Murphy at bat Franks trotted
across the plate while the catcher was
chasing ball that the pitcher had
tried to throw over the grandstand.
Murphy walked, and about that time
The Rams blew up and sailors trottel
across the plate 80 fast that ii looked
like naval procession.
i When the dust settled down on the
field, The astounded Kams discovered
that their opponents had ehalked up
no less than six runs This looked like
something might be doing and the
fans stood on their hind legs and howl
ed for the rest Of il, 1t was about
here that the canny management con
tTaeted a severe ease of chilled OK
iremitles and called the game, 10 the
loudly expressed disgust Of the entire
grandstand who suggested 10 the
brave field managers that perhaps u
might be better TO lose a game than
20 win u by doubtful methods,
The Official score Nas;