The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-10
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Kicks Over Decisions
Mar An Exciting Game

Though the two opening games may
be satisfactory to the University OF
4 Keio team it cannot fairly. be said that
they reflect any too much credit
| upon them, for they endeavored to
win yesterdays game by bluffing the
umpires and taking advantages of
whatever points they could Just
imagine the captain Of a ball team re-
fusing to allow another player to run
/ for the opposing pitcher when he is
on bases! Yet that is what Kanii,
, captain of Keio did yesterday.
Then on Saturday, as mentioned in
/ the report of the game, Keio took full
advantage of the umpires decision
or an nfield fly play, but yesterday
when the same point was ruled on
similarly, though against them this
time, they kicked like the very deuce.
! Three times yesterdays game with
| the Portuguese was held up through
arguments but Keio did not get it
! all their own way. Not by a joyful
though it seemed more than likely in
the fourth inning that the visitors
would get a run to which they were
not entitled.
Umpires Should Be Firm.
These delays do not improve the
ball games; the sooner they are cut
out the better. Local umpires once
they give a decision should stand firm
and players would soon understand
that there is no use in kicking. AS it
is now, WELL the players know that
whenever they choose to kick the UNI
pires will lend them willing ears.
Fair Balls Pushed Foul.
Twice during the two games in
which Keio have played here have the
visitors tried to push a fair ball foul,
succeeding in hoodwinking the UNI
pire once only. The first attempt was
made in the eighth inning of the Ma
tive Sons on Saturday when Rice
hunted along the line and the catcher
pushed the ball foul. But when the
third baseman tried to work the same
point as Deponte grounded in the
fifth Mayne would not stand for it
and held the hit to be fair. Play to
win" seems to be Keio's motto no
matter how victory is obtained.
TIE Game Against the Sons.
For one-third of Saturdays game
the Native Sons had the Keio players
just where they wanted them, then
for another third Keio was in the as
tendency, while the final third of the
! game was as even as the most i'm
partial fan could wish. But Keio won,
though only by the odd run in seven,
and then only in the ninth inning.
Keios Earn Winning Run.
The winning run was earned, there
was not a great deal of luck about it
and there was no error to assist the
visitors. True, pitcher Lota might
have done little better than throw
to second when Goto hunted and to
third when Sasaki laid down a bunt,
but had Lota been a bit smarter his
plays would have been successful and
he would have been lauded to the
skies e. AS it was, however, after
Kusaka had gained first in the ninth
on a hit to center and the hunts Of
Cote and Sasaki had been successfully
, pulled off, bases were full and there
no outs, and all because Lota tried tc
cut off the base runner instead Of
making sure of the batter before he
reached first.
InfleId Fly Muffed.
Then Higo popped a fly in the in
field which Hamauku and Lota botf
= started for but which both missed
each leaving it to the other. Hamaulll
picked up the bah and threw to frs
putting out Higo, while Kusaka scored
The hubbub which followed had moo
of the fans guessing. Catcher Raphac