Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-21
OPENING OF The
RIVER LEAGUE
Crowd Attends AaIa
Park Where keNvaloS Defeat
PaIar1as And Fort Skaters Go
Down To Alohas-MayorP itGheS
First Ball

us. but not quite" remarked one OF |
the Fort Skaters yesterday. Yes" |
Clipped in another soldier, but we
are not done by a long way. We will
stick to the game till the finish and
show them we are not afraid at ALL" |
And that Is just the sentiment |
that all expected to be heard express |
ed by the Shafter boys, They must |
not take one defeat too much to
heart, and everybody knows that
they had an of day yesterday. That
sort of thing is liable to happen to
any team, and maybe the Alohas will
break out in the same way next
week.
But all the same the game be-
tween the Skaters and Alohas was
fierce, and It was only the fact that
II looked bad on an opening day to
leave the ground before the finish
of game that kept most of the spec
tators there.
Included in the lineup OF the Alo-
has were some well-known players
who used to play with the Marines.
Both the half-wet pitchers were on
hand, and Cav and Coll also played
with the Alohas. Gibson pitched
right through the game, and there
was no need to call on Hines, as the
Skaters could not get hold Of Glib
les curves at all.
Brito caught in good style, and
Akana, on first, held the bag down
in first-class manner. Cav played
his usual steady game at short, and
Coll was satisfactory at third.
For the Skaters, Boloun did well
fer a couple Of innings. and then
blew up altogether, and after the
Alohas had made no less than ten
runs in the fourth Ramsey was put
into the box. The new pitcher did
much better, and 1t is a pity that
Captain Mccall did not make the
change earlier in the game. There
was no further scoring after Ramsey
took the ball, but the lead of the
Alohas was too big for the Skaters
to overtake.
Mccall, always a trier. simply ex-
celled himself yesterday and played
a beautiful game. Old Red" as he
is affectionately called by the rest
of the bunch, is first-class man,
and II Is u treat to watch him play.
He never knows when he Is beaten,
and the way he flies over the ground
is wonderful. The Skaters could
take leaf out OF Reds" book with
great advantage to the future play
of the team as whole. This Mccall
would do well amongst some OF the
Big" teams in this city, as he
plays a heady game, and is a great
trier, too.
Bateman, who took the mask after
Strouse had made feeble attempt
to hold down the job. had not re-
covered from his recent illness, and
did not play In his usual brilliant
style. Still he was great improve
ment on Strause, and, as with the
pitcher, the change should have been
made sooner.
SpnbOl WAS TtltdDlt anu uiu booN
work in the left field, but at times
the whole bunch would go up in the
air, and the Alohas would come In
over the plate so often that the spec
tators would be in doubt as tt
whether six. eight or ten runs hat
been scored.
There were lot OF changes
made In the Shafter team and II wal
impossible for the Official scorer Il
make up proper card. In th'
fourth, when the Alohas made ter
runs, the fans went crazy with ex
element, and the row they made
must have been heard miles away
I Coll was the first man to get home
and he was followed by Hines, Glib
son, Harris, All Toon, Brito an'
CAV. Then Coll started out agaiI
and romped home and the rest o
the banch played follow my leader
Hines and Gigson making one NOR
run each. Oh. It was lovely circus
| and the Skaters did not seem abl'
to stop or throw ball properly.
The Alohas scored In their yer!
| first inning, both Franco and Akan'
| getting home. They made two NOR
| in the third through the agency o