Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-31
Bulletins Page of Sports
SUGAR BAR0NS CAPTURE
WELL PLAYED GAME
FROM J. A. CS.
BY LAURENCE REDINoToN.

BY LAURENCE REDlNoToN.
70 adapt the ancient platitudc about
oaks and aCorns to n baseball story, II
might be said that yesterdays game
between the J. \. Cs and the Waia
nacs proved Conclusivcly that great
wins from little errors grow. on the
score book appear two entries in the
mistake column against frances name
ono in the sixth. which let in run,
and one in the tenth. which conclu-
sivcly lost the game. But Franco Is
probably the best scCond-saCkor in tho
oahu League, and certainly his bril-
liant work around tho keystone posi-
tiun entities him to an error or so now
and then. It just happens that he
was out of luck yesterday. and that
his misplays spelled ruin for his team
To the credit Of the crowd be II said
that there was no Raging when the
last bit Of Juggling threw the game.
Every fan that saw II realized that
himself
The Waianlcs. winners Of the first
half Of the Plantation Leagic series.
swuOpCd down on the city and pol
isnCd off the J. A. c., leaders Of the
big league" just as easily as You or
II can polish off couple Of eggs for
breakfast. The locals were light but
nourishng food for the cane growers.
tasty enough to he worth while and
not heavy enough to cause npprchcn-
/ sions over indigestion. They wont got
over talking about today's game for
some time down on the farm" ana
rs to the locals-why, the post mortcms
have only commenced.
Game Grew Faster.
1t was one Of those games that &c,
better as they progress. and what
looked like rather tame affair In the
early innings developed into an, cxcit-
ing struggle that kept the fans on
their toes every minute. Some scnsa
tioual catches in the outncld plenty
Of hitting. and couple Of alashmg
| douhlci by simpson, the Walanacs'
hard working catcher. when hits
meant runs that were badly needed,
were the features Of the game. II was
, anyonc's contest right up 10 the tcnth,
and oven when @. Meyer connected
with the Eroundcr that won his own
game, everyone who saw the ball go
at Franco believed that the ont was
certain and that there would be an
eleventh inning at least
Things happened right from the first
j. A. 60. got two men on bases with
clean singles. 4 score seemed immi-
ncnt. but the unlucky Mr.. Franco hit
into snappy double 80 to 1 to g."
and snumod out the locals chances.
! Tho first was a bad inning for Me-
dciros, for the first man up collected
n clean single ana then went to second
( when Mcdclros iuggled the ball. Tho
latter might have handled J. Meyers
groundcr through the box 50 NJ to re-
! tire the side but the ball got away
! from him, and the first man went to
third. \ couple Of passed balls by
! Brito didn't help matters any, and tho
run came across Rrito must have had
soap on his glove, for he let three get
Ihy him during the game.
Japanese Score.
In the second the J. \ Cs. gained a
lot Of confidence by scoring two men.
! Hampton hit and stole second, Motley
! famed Bruins hit, scoring Hampton;
| Brto hit and Bruins scored on tho
! licldcr's choice that gave Modciros lifd
dcIrus was caught between the sacks.
Agaln in the fourth the Japanese pun
two men over, increasing their lead
and their confidence. 4 base ON balls
started it, and throw that got by the
first huscman, together with Il couple
Of Goldcrs' choices played on the bat
ter, finished II.
The Wuianacs did nothing until tho
sixth, aud then they declared IN extra
div ldcnd. +. L"pcs hit. but went out
at second on tn" next play. Tho third
man, J. Meyer. hit, and q. Meyer got
life on Frances tumble. Note Fran
co.'s jinN to the fore again. Also one
run came across Then symptom an
swcrnd the pleas Of his friends by rip
ping out long double +" right center
that sullcd over ~lc hcldcr's head
scoring two more. Rodrigucs skiod t.
fright
This tied 1t up. until the seventh
when Kualii started things with n sin.
gle, and came In on IIampton's tripl,