Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-26

series and the stands were wild with
excitement at the start, gradually
combining itself TO the Twenty-fifth
side of the field as the game pro
crossed As fattener of batting ay-
erage, the game was gift TO some
of the infantry batters. Holdings
worth went to the head of the list of
post batsmen by batting four hits in
four times at bat and bringing his
average for the four games up to
$50, or ten hits in sixteen appear
ances. Palmer, the big pinch hitter
of the Twenty-fifth, was in right field
for the whole game and damaged his
1000 per cent record for two games
by failing on one appearance to hit
safely beyond the infield He had
four. hits in five times at bat with an
average of 1893 per cent for two
games.
Little Thomas demonstrated further
mis- value as run getter by crossing
the rubber four times helped by err
rors, one hit and base on balls. This
little fivesfoot pitcher puzzler in
three games has only eight times at
bat against him, and has collected for
his team an individual record in these
eight chances, seven runs. one hit,
six bases on balls and six stolen
bases. Some record for waiting and
speed.
The honors of the game go by
every right to Jasper, the big twenty
Fifth twirler, who after a poor start
earlier in the spring, is coming into
his own and displaying great form.
He completes q quartet Of Twenty
fifth pitchers, each of whom has had
his game always beyond danger
Jasper scared his regiment and
himself as we'll probably-in the
opener and with his own wildness
and the roar of cavalry fans in his
ears, it's a marvel that he pulled his
team out of the hole.
/ Smack, who is pushing Thomas for
waiting and base stealing honors,
left his bat on his shoulder while
Jasper pitched four balls. and then
stole second. De Swan hit safely to
right Jasper hit Donaldson with
the first delivery. Then, with the
bases full, Jasper began to play bail
Ter all he has in him. Grawoth hit
a hot one to Jasper which he smoth-
cred under his glove and caught
Smock on the force play at home He
then famed Dewd and on the third
strike Lurnton whipped the ball like
streak to Willis at third catching
De Swan From here on Jasper had
the Cavalry eating from his hand
and three scratch hits were all they
made from his delivery. He lost con-
troll for fatal minute in the eighth
gave a base on balls and allowed
run by wild pitch but the game
would still have been a shut out If
Swihton had not missed high cork
screw fly almost directly over home
plate that allowed two runs to cross.
hut to show the class the Twenty
fifth is playing at present Willis
dashed in from third in time to res
Cue the ball and catch the batter at
second. Swinton and Willis both
made clean home runs showing
the hard luck games the Cavalry out
field was up against.
This outfield is some outfield, but
Saturday everything seemed to be
Palmer. for instance, who usually
skies his hits, contented himself
with short hits just over the infield.
The new Cavalry infield, with Don
aldson at short, doesn't seem IS well
balanced as before. Donaldson at
present is better than Leoby at first
and his playing at short is far below
Kaislus who played the position in
earlier games
6 The whole Cavalry team has drop
ped little in FORM Saturday was
doubtless an off day The umpiring
of Monohan and O'Connell was ex-
cellent.