Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-27
Portuguese
TAKE one FROM
Chinese
Paresa's Men Spring Surprise
and HaWaiis Win from
Coast Defense
Hawalis 5. coast Defense 3

II - Z ~. VI o. IL
For the first time in two years, or
since the All-Chlnese began their
mainland tours they met actual de
feat on their home grounds yesterday
lafternoon. They have the c1nsola.
ton OF knowing, however, that IL was
ls0nly a short game, going six INNINGS,
and being called on account of dark
ness, otherwise the result might have
been changed Also, they close the
game with two substitute players,
| taking The place of Kan Yen ut SEQ.
end base and Ping Kong in right field
il was an exciting day at Athletic
Park, with nearly 1000 fans witnsss-
ing the double-header event. The
first al the two contests went to the
Hawaiis. who won largely through the
work OF their substitutes. two Of the
AIl-C Chinese players and A. Besha. re-
Gently returned from the All-Hawali,s
mainland trip This game places an
ether aspect on the local LEAGUE ser-
les and Will require at least one more
game TO decide the championship.
Two weeks ago the Stars. Haweiis
and Coast Defense were tird FOR fi-ss
place; the army boys best the S'ar.
week ago and had they duplisated
that victory yesterday would havs
held the unqnestIoned title. But nav
the Hawaiis must meet and defeat tho
Stars. Should the latter win next
Sunday Il will put the championship
question up In the air agaif
At that. The Coast Defense pssyers
deserve credit for their game struegle
against the odds pf opponents rein
forced by new and very fast men. and
they put up the real game of the day
Going eleven innings before Yielding,
They tied up the game In the sixth
inning. driving Barney Joy out Of the
box GouthpaW Lawson displayed his
c6Iiber " broRink q of defense,
rulling out Of hight holes three times
and weakening little AZ the very
last after he had struck out two met.
Applinss tumble Of q fairly easy
gronnder started the trouble In the
first half of the eleventh inning. III
left Dreier safe at first. A moment
later cracked out a two-bagger,
and Lawson then settled down
to his work. tanning Alex Desha and
An Toon. En- Sue singled past second
base, bringing In Asam and Dreier.
d. Desha was out, Hixenbaugh to
Hfnckley and the scoring was over,
Applin strove to retrieve himself in
the last half by collecting the only
safe bingle made off Alex Desha.
Two men already. we're down, how.
ever. and though Applin stole second
r7r.S f.N1x
out on line drive direct to Dreier,s
hands.
Chinese Upset.
So certain were the All Chinese and
their friends that the Portuguese
would prove easy picking that they
bet heavily where they got q chance,
and as a result some Of the Chinese
partisans lost quite heavily There
was little Portuguese money to be
found, and that only at fearful odds.
A number of wagers were at Is to L |
And 1t looked safe even at those
Odds, right up to the last moment cfl
inning. When the inning opened thel
Chinese were four runs to the good
the score standing Z to q. They had
hated Medeiros out of the box and
I'm ScOtt.s one inning on the mound
had collected two hits off the dark
skinned twirler. merely by way OF
showing what they might do to him
in the succeeding innings. IL they
could have been played out. But that4
last half. in the gathering dusk del
yeloped into comedy OF errors-forl
the Portuguese and they began
romping home. keeping up the merry
go-round until finally. Swinton's singh
brought Bushnell over the plate with
the winning run. Then the game |
broke up.
In the first half of this period Ping
KonP. the fast little right-fielder for
the Orientals. was hit on the head by !