The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-07-21

q foitcd game TO Ail.Chinese team. =
4 Score III end 81 eighth inning, 4
70 2 IN favor Of the Honolulu
= team.
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Now We know why the Kcios and tho
wascdns can never meet on the baseball
diamond. The idea Of sport for sport's
sake appears utterly foreign TO the
players minds, and yesterday Il was
proved 80 at the Athletic Park, when
the Keios who had won four ont Of
Ave games, aimee they arrived in Homo
lulu, walked of the field, when the
umpire told them straight that they
had to play or pay.
Sucha disgraceful scene has mot been
seen in Honolulu for a long time, and
II is to be hoped that all games be tabu
in future, il the competing teams cam
not take q defeat decently.
Chinese Too Good.
The All -Chinese team was, yesterday
altogether too good for the Keios, and
that fact was seen early in the game
The knowledge that it was so aroused
the Keio players and made them do all
kinds Of things that should not be toll
Grated The Park management was
weak kneed from the start. Before the
game began, the rule, that was estab-
lished last Sunday, regarding all spec.
tators having to leave the players
benches, was absolutely ignored. Jap
anese and other persons sat among the
players, and at one time it looked as
if the game would never start, The
Chinese claimed that the benches were
for players, managers and bat boys.
The argument lasted for some twenty
minutes or so, and then a half-hearted
compromise was arrived at, and thP
prominent Japanese rooters were al
lowed to occupy benches just alongside
the Keios.
Rules Broken.
Then later on, the rule about coach
ers staying in their proper places, be-
hind the whitewashed line, was wiped
out by the Keios. Even after the UNI
pire had told one of the Japanese play
ers to get back where he belonged, there
was a refusal to do SO. Still the "Uni-
vetsity" man stood outside the line
and waved red blazer at .Apau, the
Chinese pitcher.
The Climax.
The climax came in the first half of
the eighth, when two Of the Keios were
gone, and Koyama came up to bat. The
idol of the Japanese hit a ball out deep
into neutral territory, between center
and right. En- Sue and Sing Hung
raced for the ball and, as the sphere
came sizzling down, the pair collided.
The next instant Sing lungs hand
showed clear, and the white ball was
seen in it. Then, in foolish manner
he stopped and picked up his cap which
had dropped from his hand.
Nobody expected any kick, as the
play was plainly seen from the grand.
stand and bleachers. 1t was thought
that En- Sue and Sing Hung had gotten
the ball between them as they eollided,
and nobody gave n Contentinal cuss
whether four hands OF eighteen hands
had say in the matter-so long as the
ball did not reach the earth.
What was the astonishment Of ev-
erybody when one Of the Japanese
! players raised a howl and swore that
| he had seen the ball drop to the ground
between En- Sue and Sing Hungl
The howl was taken up at once, and
then for a few minutes the game was
held up and all sorts of talk went the
rounds. The KeiOs were beaten and
that was all there was to it. The bluff
about the fly ball having fallen to the
ground was thought by the Honolulu
fans to be an excuse for quitting.
Game Forfeited.
When Bert Bower called "Batter
up!" and there was no batter OF
Keios on hand, the game was declared
forfeited, and quite rightly, too. The
quitting was cold blooded affair and
Disguised men and women who are in
terested in baseball. TO be bad loser
is about the rottenest thing in the
world, and squealer is something that
nobody has any use for. The KeIo rec
ords of their games in Honolulu will
probably read: "Juiy 10. All Homo
lulu Chinese. No good umpire. Lost. ,
Well, let it go at that.
Aside from the unpleasant side of tn,
game, the struggle was fine one. Thu
All-Chinese played real ball and the,
were never seen to better advantage
The whole nine players were ON thei
! toes all the time and Apau, the pitcher
excelled himself. The burly, good ma
! tured Chinese, had been properly warm
ed up before the game, and he pitche'
the game of his life.
Che Bui, the catcher Of the Celestials
was at his very best and, in fact, tn
whole team was almost perfect.
The Keios as usual won the toss, ant
, were first TO bat. They did nothing a
, Apau had them skinned to death. TIN
Chinese came along with one in thei
first spasm, and the joy of the hom
rooters WIS sublime.
Celestials FIRST Score.
The Chinese scored In. the following
,, fashion; En- Sue died at first. i. Til
! got pass TO the initial sack Akani
came along with three Dagger an
scored L. Tin, WOwl
Both Score In Third.