The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-07-14
u DEFEND NATIONS
HONOR At BASEBALL
All Star Aggregation of Military
Leaguers Begin Campaign
With Wasedas Today.

! aggregation of diamond lights out at
Athletic Park yesterday afternoon AMI
was drilling them into form for to-
days combat which will be the frsc
Of a series of three battles in which
the army VIII have to 90 it alone in
United States in the campaign with
Japan. The willy Wascdas disposed
Of the navy and it Will take the best
two out OF three victories now to con
quer and subdue the invaders. The sol
der boys have the nerve. the high
Ipower delivery and long range batting
propulsion to put their foreign foes
down and out to the count of nine
times one, two, three. If this picked
team can pass the grilling test in field
ing regulations and the manual of the
bat and Corporal Woodruff is up in
his baseball tactics enough to outgen-
eraI the Japs in stratagem. then the
military league of the Hawaiian Is
lands viii be hailed from afar as the
strong right arm of the nation ; forces
and Uncle Sam viii probably adorn
the heroes OF Athletic Park diamond
with leather medals for their prowess
across the seas.
Williams Can't Play.
Military baseball critics say that the
detail Of warriors that Corporal Wood
ruff has selected to 60 into action
against the Wasedas today is the
strongest outfit that could be muster
ed on the Island, although Johnny vii
Iiams. who was counted on to confuse
the enemy batters with his deceptive
, twirIs. Will probably not be able to
till the box. His boss, it was said
Yesterday. could not see it that bust
| ness should at all times give way to
baseball and like most high fnanclers
he is 50 busy chasing dollars that he
thinks this pursuit should also be John
ny's soul duty in life. Therefore 1t
/ is quite likely that the military team
, viii be deprived Of its cracherJack
pitcher in this the most important
struggle of the year.
,, Williams Sure Hitter.
Pevton. Of the Marines. and Hamp-
ton. Of the National Guards. Will prob
; iahIv battle the Waseda batters. Pey-
ron !; NOT so worse in the box and
Hamilton is better. but neither are top
no+chers at the bat. The Marine ranks
lowest Of the team selected in the
column of batting averages with a per
centape of only ISL. Hampton IS the
midway hitter with a percentage OIL
i 90 Johnny Williams is not only con
r. lsidered the best pitcher, but ne st"ha9
, next to the top as Wleldef Oh inc
ivillow with an average OF IA. Lieu
> tenant Groninger of the Fifth Cavalry
T. team who will not play today, heaa7
/ tho list with .526. . Sullivan. OF the
, National Guard team. who Will proh-
ob1~ nlav in IeftfeId today, holds
+hfrd Mace in the hitting lineup, ms
Il narcantaqe being 419. Then comes
Walker. of the National Guard, VII"
: 2o1 bDt he did not show up yesterday
i for practise and Rentz. Of the Artill'r>
L with standing Of 30. was put dow"
= for centerfeId. Rentz. however, IS Il
.- Good fielder f not 50 strong as Wake
n 81 the bat Davis. the Marine mrs.
baseman. will hold down the numhel
e ono sack and ne is way up among tn'
i headers with a hitting average OF 800
Z Best Second Baseman.
,voI+ers Of the Fifth Cavalry is slate,
. FOR second baseman, and is SAID L" %
tho best on the Island to hold down TN,
;oI He can get the ball home IN Al
y, awfnl hurry. and he don t let anEthl,n.5
y coming his way get past " hlie NE
= hatting average is only .242 at the las
rabuIa+ion, he has been looming III
.4rono at the waIIoPing lately an"
I;1,a1,- 70 oct in some long-range hlts'
Al Base Robber of Bunch.
. r,:.+1..r of Fort ~hafter, who Is dow
y for right field, is the champion i iot"'
j IF the bunch. At the last compIIalioi
hv the league 5 statstIcIah ne l','.
Al stolen no less than seventeen bases aH'
If baI came through with nineteen bas'
d Mrs Vet his average is only ."5". IL
anI,, ones who can touch him in kIepto
II mania are Fin Sue of the Natioh'
Cnard and Lieutenant Hanson OF IN
O. cavalry. who will not play IN 'h'
$, Waseda games.
Mccall Is Lightning
~ Sbor+stop Mccall Of the Fort smart
!. team : lightning in catching anu L@s
L y,-arding the ball, and ne has made III
rarn hase hits and stolen six bases 0"1
;no the season. which gives hlm per
5 paEin-on. the Cavalry haeESto'
u stands only 200 in the ranks OF -, ~
-, .watters. but he Is power heo' NJ. T."
- bat 40 pitcher can possibly SlooS
n .naU through him. and he IS re' .'oiy ~.
- with q wide-rau2e reach, Last nN' ~
least. if it doesn t happen on MS n
II Tav IS SIorp. the Marine VINO W.
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