Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-09


the tide Ct baseball battle, and in the
eighth inning, with the ]. A. Cs at bat
one man out and the score 3 to 0
against them, the betting was set of
RHssian sables 20 motormans worn
out glove on the Portuguese. Captain
Treitas' men thought they had the
game on toast, and everybody in the
Iark held the same opinion. Then
came the break"
kuaIii Scores.
Kualii. the second man up, had re-
placed Ross at third in the first half
Of the inning. and celebrated his in
it:al trip TO the plate by getting
clean hit between short and third He
stole second, and tried to purloin third
q ball of so after. Sousa held the
throw aimed to catch him, and ap-
parently put IL on him. but En- .Sne
spread out his. arms with the safe
signal, amid Itorm OF protest from
tie blue and white players. 1t was
hair-line decision either way, with the
majority who watched closely inclined
&c. a verdict of out, but En- Sue called
tho play as he saw il. and it must be
remembered that he was in a better
Position to see than any of his grand
stand and bleecher critics. Close de-
cisions are part of baseball, and must
be taken as they come. Anyway. there
was little Kaulii, safely perched on
tho third corner, with two gone and
Ilonnie Lemon at bat, Foster Robinson
fnving famed in the meantime. Lem,
on hoisted up a weak pop between the
third base line and the pitchers box,
and both Sousa and Freitas ran for it.
Kualii of course tearing for the plate
1t was Spusa's ball, and Freitas pull
e.i up. but for some unaccountable rea-
sen the usually readable Sousa had
come too far in, and the sphere drift
ed right over his head and dropped in
fair territory: Kualif was over with
the first J: a. c. run. and Lemon was
safe at first. He stole second, and
went on to third when the thtow to
catch him got by Mccarthy, but Henry
Chillingworth couldn't quite bat him
? in although he lifted a long fly to
left.
The Portuguese were dangerous in
the ninth, having man on first and
one on second with two gone. but
Franco managed to hold La Meres
short NY, retiring the side.
TIE Score Tied.
Starting the ninth two runs to the
had, the J. A. Cs were still mighty
long shot, but the row of horse col
lars on the score board lad been brok-
c., and they were on their toes to a
man. Bill Hampton started il. and
al, -.
inG inning, for that matter He wait
cd for one TO his liking. and then lined
CHt as pretty hit as one could wish
r. see, between second and first. in
uncovered territory. Albert Akana.
who hadn't done ANYTHING with the
stick all day, lifted a long hit over the
Ctrter tielder's head that was good for
two bags, Hampton scoring II was
here that Captain Freitas yanked him
Felf out of the box. and sent Bushnell
in to pitch, switching lie Mere. TO his
Cd place at short and Mccarthy go
ir2 into the game a second. Henry
Walker pulled up to the rubber with A
d,-or-die expression but proved an
easy out. second TO first. With Akana
dancing riund third. Franco came to
hat He tried hard to connect for a
Icing one, but the best he could do was
an easy grounded to Bushnell The
latter fielded the ball and slammed il
n Dick Joseph. hut the sphere got
away from the Portuguese hackstop.
aEd rolled to the grandstand. Akana
coming over with the tieing run. and
franco trotting down to the keystone
sack. Markham lifted a long fly to
right. and Kualii struck out
Eampton's Great Hit.
Foster Robinson was never more
effective than in the tenth inning. He