Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02
Chinese Win Sensational Game
From Soldiers In Ninth Inning

A grand ninth iHlNhg rally with
three clean h:tsffh which Vernon
Ayau, Big Ghn4 Akana. and Rignt.
fielder Sing lHnng Ho figured eonspicut
ously. saved the renowned Chinese
baseball team in the game against the
pick of Schofeld Marracks yesterday
at Eeilehua. With two men on bases.
Eve otit, two strikes called on him.
and the score of TO IN favor OF the
soldiers, Big Chief Akana, The aeavy
sticker, swatted clean double in left
GARDEN. sending in Ayau and Albert
Akana. The next moment Rightfielder
Sing Ho smashed a corking one. down
right garden, which brought in Chief
with the. winning run and which
changed te. score to to in favor Of
the Chinese. Even then the victory
was uncertain until Pitcher Apau
tightened up and the same Sing Hung
made a spectacular Gates OF the tricky
.Pinky" Pastores, drive. lifting the
ball up just before IL fell on the
ground and rolling on the dirt With
the ball safe In his hands, This end
ed one of the eleanest contests ever
pulled of in the islands. fun of rrnsa-
tional plays by both teams.
Only one accident married the great
game of the afterno0n.NA collision
u. the third inning resulted in the
knockout of Catcher Edwards and
Pitcher Kidd. the 22O-ponnd giant. and
for while it was In doubt whether
they could recover at all. Captain Al
bert Akana of the Chinese was at bat
and in an attempt ior a bunt to ad
vance Ayau, he popped little fly not
far in front of the plate. Both Ed
wards and Kidd were aot after the
ball, and the next moment they crash
ed into each other.
The force with which they struck
each other was so terrific that both
were knocked senseiess on the grouno
falling about ten feet apart. Kidd, like
trained warrior at his post. held fast
tc the ball Catcher Edwards had to
be taken out of the game. but KIND
took charge Of the firing line once
more, making a grand showing all ihs
way. A loud skyrocket siz-hoom-ah
for Kidd by the fourteen Chinese play
.ers and utility men under the lead
ship OF Manager Ho injected new life
into the big pitcher.
officers Are Stars.
: For the Sehoiield team. there we're
several stars, and 1t WIS no dishona
'sbr them to lose that game against tie
speedy Chinese youngsters. who veef
terday annexed their sixth straight
victory, since taeir return from the
States Besides the spectacular pitch.
ms of Kidd. the shining star vas
t'Pinky" Pastores. the man VIC played
a comedians role to- perfection On
Thanksgiving Day. 1Pinkyr was scus
in at shortstop. when Red BlaGea
was placed behind the bat after Ed
wards. injury In the third inning.
tPinky" proved to be the most dan
gerous man on the bases and at bat.
and scored two runs by daring sprint.
ing, once when he was running for
Walters. Not until 'Pinky. was retir-
eJ IN the last half of the ninth dit
the game really end in favor of Train
or Sam Hops boys Lieutenant Groff-
niger. for three years captain of the
West Point ball team, put up a splen-
did fielding game, anu while at bat. lie
used good judgment in selecting the
choice ones. Lieutenant Hanson at
center. another clever baseball play
er and polo star, was in grand FORM
For the wonderful showing of the
soldiers, Manager Happy" Guyon de-
served the credit
Luck zee pitched a good ball for
tie Chinese, but retired at the end Of
tie seventh in favor of the veteran