The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-02-09
Ar-Hawaiis, a; An-stars, 8.


sent big Bill Burns romping in, in the
second half of the ninth inning, with
two men down and the score tied. 1t
was great swat, placed neatly half
way between center and right fielders,
and was safe hit of the Simon pure
variety.
1t was fitting finish to far and
away the best game of the series play
ed between the All-Reach visitors and
the locals. The class of hall played by
the local boys throughout was of the
very best. Burns pitched and Bliss
caught for the home team, and they
both did their level best to win the
game. With the exception of a couple
of poor throws to second, Burns was in
great form and pulled the team out Of
some nasty holes by his heady pitch
ing.
The only time that the visitors found
their own pitcher to any great extent
was in the fifth, when they made two
runs and four hits. After that Burns
got down to business and there was
not much more bingling done by the
stellar players.
Hampton Wins THROWING
The weather was comfortably warm,
and there was practically no wind, so
that the day was ideal for baseball.
The C. A. Cs. provided good entertain
ment in the first game by putting it
over the White Sox in a seven-inning
game, and then everybody thought that
the Sports would be pulled off.
They started all right with the ac-
curacy throwing. A small circular
tray was set up on post on second
base and all the players on both sides
had try at hitting 1t in three shots
from the home plate. McArdle and
Bliss both hit the plate with their third
ball, and it looked like a tie until
Hampton came up. He hit the target
squarely in the middle with his first
two shots and very nearly got it with
the third. Nobody else could get near
the mark, and so the genial shortstop
was declared the winner.
Then there was great expectancy for
the other events, but there was nothing
doing. Without word of explanation
to the crowd the second game started,
and there was no attempt whatever
to start any base-running, vice versa
race or challenge sprint.
Hot Air and Failure.
This was something so very fierce
that it ought not to be tolerated. Peo-
pie have habit of coming to the
papers with the big talk about what
they are going to do and then doing
nothing. The Advertiser published the
statement that the sports were coming
off in perfectly good faith and took the
facts exactly as Mique Fisher gave
them.
As far as can be learned, the reason
that the other events fell through was
severe attack of cold feet on the
part of Fisher. Arthur McDuffie was
there to run, and Mique then said that
he would not run to n pistol start. He
wanted what he called mutual
start. Did anybody ever hear of oneY
1t sounds like the way they bet on
races in Australia.
Then, when he was talked into agree.
ling to a pistol start, he hollered be-
cause Jack Scully was to fire it, What
difference it makes who fires the gun,
it is hard to see. If he inferred that
there was any reason for Scully's not
starting them, ii was direct and un-
called for insult.
Ayres was all ready to walk in the
freak race and then it was said that
Brick had been under the weather and
could not run. Brick said he would
run, however, and then En- Sue refused;
it seems that he was not consulted in
the matter. So the whole thing fell
through, and the complacent crowd
never as much as howled, although
half of them had gone out there TO see
the races.
Gulling the Public.
1t was a pure case of quilting the
public. Mique got LOT of talk in the
papers about what fine extra attrac
tions there were going TO be, and then
fooled. In future, sporting events on
which money has BEEN wagered will
not be advertised in these columns UNI
less proof is addpced that the compete
tors have put up substantial appear
ance forfeit.
Apart from the running they might just
as well have pulled off the base-running
and long-distance throwing and given
the boys a chance at the prizes which
Mique stated had been put up. The
fact is the San Francisco man acted
very much as though he realized that
it was the last game, that the people
were all in their seats, and that he had
his share of the surplus already in his
jeans and the public could go to Hall
fax for all he cared. Very bad, Mique
very bad; you didn't make single
friend by it.
Brick Not Feeling Well.
Brick was not well. by any means
One could see he was not feeling hi
old red self, but he made very cour
ageous effort to buck up, be funny and
pitch good game, as was expected Of
him. He did this so well that few
people realized that he was feeling
actually sick.
In the first inning Brick fooled the
local boys with a series of slow balls
that had mean curves on Them, and the
home side went ont almost as quickly
as Burns had disposed of the visitors
In the second inning 1t could be seer
that big Bill was working in fine fet
tie. Williams, Danzig and McArdl,
all died at first, and the locals went NJ
to score the first run. Johnny was th'
lucky scorer. and he started well by
bingling. Then Burns hit terrible
swipe down by the fence that was goot
! for two bags, but Brick forgot to leav,
1 the box and get down TO third SO tina