Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-29
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BASEBALL TEAM

Especial Star-Builetin Correspondence
SCHoFTELD BARRACKS. Nov. %
las result of The decisive defeat
| given the team representing the 18th
infantry team by the All-Chinese last
Saturday, baseball interest has been
enthusiastically revived in that regi
ment, and great efforts are fbeine
made 10 put team into the field
which can at least take a ccIple 81
the five games which these two big
teams are to play. A baseball coun.
c.l OF officers, organized on similar
lines to that which the LIST infantry
inaugurated last summer, has been
announced, which consists Of Capt.
John e. Hunt and LIST Lieuts. Robert
X. Harbold and Charles L. ,Wyman.
A general call Las been sent out for
candidates for the bah team and yes.
terday's practice, was attended by
scfre 40 players and the council
states tEat Il looks for 60 asp!rants
for regimental team honors before the
week Is over. The sad slump Of the
team III the last four weeks CT the
n0et series, when, although they won
all their games, the leaders traile1
behind ell the other teams In the
league both in fielding and batting,
shows cohclusiyely that shifts In the
lineup are imperative Also the need
of q longer string Of substitutes Is
seen to be necessary, with at least
two men for each fielding position.
The pitching staff needs strength
ening by the return OF Scott, whose
a
cnssed these days, and plenty OF prac-
tice for the rest Of the Fingers
Nothing startling In the pitching line
has been shown among the recruit
candidates but In Jasper, Waterhcuse.
Murcherscn and Wits, the 25th will
Rave q formidable pitching staff once
the big fellows are in trim again.
The athletic officer. Captain Hunt
has announced a company series to
begin en- December list which prom.
ises to be hummer and will greatly
assist the regiment In Sitting out the
best Of the new blood which has re,
Gently. joined 4
The SERIES will not be as long as!
that which was played or last spring,
Snd to avoid this, whenever a COM.
pany team loses thnee games II will
lie eliminated and the last two sur
yiyors viii fight it out for the cham
lionship until one or the other OF
them leads by three games. The old
scheme Of two and three games of
seven innings each In an afternoonI
has been abandoned In favor of al
nine inning game each afternoon ex-
ro,,k Ca4,,-1 = ~ ov,x1 onnda,y x,yk.nr, fu,c
full games win be played provided
the games do not Interfere with the
regfmental teams dates.
Classy Recruits.
At the practice yesterday some sur
prisingly good material among the re-
cruits was unearthed The outfield |
were exceptionally prom
ising, combining speed and Judgment |
with hitting ability. Fl company sent |
to the tryout two fast men for the |
outer garden, the big Indian. Thomas.
and Woods, an exceptionally fast field
er. Thomas first attracted attention
by his free swinging at the bat and
will likely develop into another OF
the heavy hitters for which the 18th /
team IL famous.
4 Another find seems to be little vii. |
liams IA new man In e. company. /
The filing of the outfield is not the |
least of the task which the 18th man.
ayers have before them. OF the old
men. Swinton is fixture and proba.
Bile will take over the team captaincy
again.
The team has had no really fast
1elder. unless Scott be excepted. since
little Thomas of M company was
discharged last summer and the team
managers have their eyes on William.
son for the outergarden. IL q satisfac.
DRY man for shortstop can be de-
veloped. Hollingsworth's work has not
been up to his old standards and until
lis batting eye improves his place will
De filled by surer hitter. Four men
COX try at third base yesterday,
while the managers looked them over
% find a man to take Willis place
when the big southpaw Is called to
he box Dunlap and jackson, both
II whom are also likely candidates for
he catcher's mask, played the sack
7ery satisfactorily and in the game
omcrrow with the Chinese Willis is
Ilated to pitch, and II Dunlap catches,
Jackson will go to third.
! Among other candidates for third
base are Cloudy Of e. company, an
I'D timer in the 25th, and Cloud, a re-
:ruit from the same company, who
handles himself well as third sacker.
Ii second, Slaughter and Collins seem
% be fixtures and viii doubtless al.
ornate holding down the position.
Collins is laid up with a bad ankle at
Fort Shafter and it may be some days
before he will Join the training squad.
rhe work OF this fine player WHO led
he post in batting and infield field
ng was sadly missed in last Satur.
lays game The most satisfactory
eature of. that game, If there was
feature, was the discov.
Try that Slaughter has shaken off his
ink about pop flies. He disposed Of
hree without tremor. At first base,
smith will probably be continued for