Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-02
J.A.C.'S and GAGS
WIN Their GAMES
SEASON OPENS AT
ATHLETIC PARK
Portuguese Nine Makes First Appear.
anee-Marines Go Down in De.
feat-Big Crowd Present at the
Opening Of Season.

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League got started on its second
series and some twenty-five hundred
delighted fans crowded the Athletic
Park grandstand and bleachers. Pro.
ceedings opened at the corner OF Fort
and King street, where the four teams
and all the officials OF the League met
at O'Clock. A start was made short.
ly afterwards, and the parade headed
by the band marched down to the
Athletic Park. The first ball of the
season was pitched by Charles Hus.
tace, and Senator Quinn handled the
bat.
The grounds look well and several
improvements were noticeable; the
press box Is now situated In the grand.
stand and. II II were really available
Tor reporters. instead OF being crowd.
ed with alleged newspaper men who
never take note OF the doings on
the diamond, everything would be sat.
isfactory.
A blackboard on which the names
OF the players are written is good
innovation and helps the spectators to
get acquainted with the new men who
are playing the game this season.
The Portuguese band was on deck
and played some good selections dur.
Ing the afternoon. Barney Joy um.
pired both games and his decision =
were good. w. Rapoza. the new
league scorer. was at his post for the
first time and he is the right man for
the job.
Judging from yesterdays play the
j. A. C.s are just as strong as last
year and they should win out again.
IL Is early In the season to make such
statement, but there is no denying
the fact that they play much better
ball than the rest OF the bunch.
The advent of the Portuguese team
was looked forward to with interest
by all the fans, and considering what
they were up against, and the fact
that II was their first appearance. the
p. A. C.s did well. Still II is a good
thing for them that they got Louis
Soafes for catcher, and u they could
only get good pitcher they might do
something in the league.
The @. A. Cs. played good team
ball. and they had no difficulty III
handing the Marines a package to the
tune OF to 2. The half-wets wen,
up In the air In the seventh. and the
c. A. Cs. scored no less than fonr
runs. Prior to that the score stood al
to In favor OF the Chinese Athieth
les, and the Marines seemed to have a
chance of winning after AL. The C.
A. Cs. made one more run In their
ninth and then the Marines managed
to get two men home In the second
half OF the ninth, and the game ended
with the c. A. Cs. as victors.
| The second game, between the J. A.
Cs. and the p. A. Cs, was an easy snap
for last years champions. and the
score OF to 0 tells the story. Els.
pinda and Brltto formed the battery
for the 7. A. Cs. and they did good
work The st. Louis College boy was
In i"a form and he held the Portu
guese down In great style.
The j. A. Cs. started In scoring first
rattle out OF the box. and in their FIRST
inning made three runs. Then there
was nothing doing for three innings
by either team, but In the fifth the ]
A. Cs. again got a run-getting streal;
on. and piled up four runs In quick
1 order.
The Japanese Athletics were too
strong for the Portuguese. and that Il
all there Is to the matter. A slight
shower OF rain drove some OF the fans
from the bleachers before the game
ended, but most people stayed with Il
to the finish. The Official scores are
i as follows: