The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-15
JOHN AND BILL
PITCH WELL
Saints Turn the WhiteWash Tub
All Over the Poor
Punah0us.
st Louis 3-Punahou 0.

In a game marked by several good
plays and general listlessness the
Saints put it over the Puns yester-
day afternoon at League park to the
tune of three to nothing. The score,
however, rather understates the differ
ence in the playing of the two teams, the
game put up by st. Louis being much
more classy than the efforts of the
Punahou team. The lack of enthusiasm
displayed by the bali players was
matched by the stolid Indifference Of
the small attendance, which displayed
about as much excitement as one would
expect to see manifested over game
tiddiedvwinks. The bleachers We're
absolutely empty, while the scatter
ing of people sprinkled over the grand
stand was enough to discourage any
ball player with an eye on the gallery
ST. Louis proved much the faster
and surer; Punahou was characterized
bv exasperating slowness and lack of
team work. This, however, was prob
ably largely on account of the i'm
promptu makeup of the team. Sew
eral changes have been made and sew
eral of the men appeared to be on
ANYTHING but familiar terms with their
positions. More practice and work
together will undoubtedly remedy this
evil and better work may be expected
of the boys in coming games.
Both Hampton for the Puns and
John Williams for the oaints pitched
good ball. Neither gave base on
balls and the hits they allowed were,
except in the Saints half Of the sixth
canto. we'll scattered and Intellectual.
The three runs made by st. Louis came
as the result of we'll punched hits IN
the sixth, one of them a two-bagger
by Bruins, aided and abetted by a
disastrous error made by Lemon who
was PLAYING second. As a result, En-
Sue. Bushnell and John Williams can
tered across the pan, the only ones
to make the full circuit during the
game.
McCorriston played a good game be
hind the bat for the Puns, though he
was d bit slow in getting after the
fouls. Otherwise his work was unex-
ceptionable. The stick work of Hughes,
right fielder for the Saints, was I'M
usually good, aud the substitution Of
AvIett in the sixth failed to make any
Improvement in the team, the big boys
being too eager to punch holes IN the
empvrean with the horsehide to care
where it fell when it came down. Me
Call at short for the Puns was about
the fastest member of the team and
evidently knew the exact location of
the initial sack.
Strike-outs occurred with frequency,
Williams having ten to his credit.
Hampton, however, got but one. Two
good double plays aroused the speeta-
tors to momentary enthusiasm; Jimmy
Williams made a pretty running one
handed catch.
The smallness of the crowd may be
accounted for in part, at least, by the
fact that many of the fans were tax.
ing day off to take in the polo game
The Game.
St. Louis took the field and Arcia
faced the pitcher. He found the
leather. but failed to reach the first
station. being thrown out by the pitch
err. Hampton poked three holes in the
atmosphere and retired in favor OF
Mccall who swatted the first bal
thrown but was out short to first.
The Saints took their easy seats on
the bench and En- Sue opened proceed
ings by hitting a foul into the hands
of Clarence Cooke which the latter
muffed. Cooke made up for his mis-
take a minute later when he nippeo
ND a swift grounder and cut the feet
footed Chinese lad off from first. John
Williams went out pitcher TO first and
was followed by his brother who was
out second to first.
The Puns were retired in one, two
three order in the second inning
Lemon going out second to first ane
Hoogs and Medcraft both failing Il
connect with John Williams deceivers
For ST. Louis, John Williams rolled
one down TO Cooke at third who landed
1t in the hands Of Hoogs before VII