The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-12
DARING BASE RUNNING
SA YES DAY FOR LA WSON
HIXENBAUGH GLIDEs FROM SECOND TO PLATE ON INFIELD
OUT AND RUN IS ENOUGH TO WIN FOR
COAST DEFENSE TEAM
Coast Defense 6, Twenty-afth Infan-

Coast Defense G, Twenty fifth Infan-
try 8. bIs.s
Daring base running on the part of
Shortstop HiXenbaugh of tie Coast De-
Tense team at Athletic Park yesterday,
virtually gave his team a g to . sic
tory over the reLimental team of the
Twenty-ffth Infantry in the first con.
test OF a series these teams are playing
for the championship OF the army.
Reaching first base in the seventh
inning on a base on balls, Hixenbaugh
stole second and then travelled from
second to the home plate while La Mere
was being put ont at first base on n
gfOunder to {. Smith.
II was a most daring piece Of work
on the part of ilixenbaugh and proved
TO be the run needed for his team to
win.
Nor was this the only good play
of the game or Lehr in leitheld cut
Off couple of hits and Shay winged
man out at first on what looked like
safe hit to rightfield ana thereby cut
of run.
Big Jack Lawson was on the firing
barring one inning, the fourth, when he
went skyward, Handsome Jack pitched
an excellent game of ball tanning no
less than an even dozen men from
the Twenty
Outside of "Maid' Talbot, Jack 8
support was excellent and his team
mates hit Just when hits counted, La
Mere sailing one over the fence, Quill
Ian getting u double that was timely
and Shay aud Lawson singles which
helped score runs.
c. Smith was all the best for the
Schofeld Barracks boys, handling his
eleven chances with elegance and
grace.
Defenders Start Early.
Quillian opened mp for the Defend.
ers after the Twenty-fifth team had
fallen by the way and he was safe
when Willis booted the ball. o 'Ilara
singled to rightfeld and a neat peg
across the diamond to Willis caught
Quillian trying to take third on the
swat. o 'Hara took second on the
throw in, stole third and then romped
to the rubber on long fly to center
by lliXenbaugh.
La htAl III ilHt, NNulltu out
on line to right center far and high
in the air. The ball hit one of the up.
rights above the rightfield fence and
then bounced far into the joss house
on the other side of the lot. The romp.
ing to the rubber was easy for the big
catcher of the p. A. C's when be ism 7
playing with the c. d. team.
In the next round they gathered an
other on boot by Parker of Shay IS
hit, two outs and Lawson s single to
right which was badly handled by Cul.
len.
Kick S single and OUTLAWS double
gave the c. D's their fourth run in
the fourth inning, and liixenbaugh s
pass, his steal of second and Shay IS
single gave them the fifth run.
How Hixenbaugh Melted what proved
to be the winning run is told in the
opening paragraph.
Lawson Is Hit Hard.
Rooters of the Twenty.ffth s root.
ing club got their chance to root in
the fourth inning, for in this round
the Twenty-6fth outfit chased three
runs over the platter.
Parker opened the round with well
placed bunt along the third base line
beating the throw to first base by q
foot. Williamson followed suit. Swim
ton poled liner to left, and Parker
hotfooted to the rubber, Williamson
going TO third. When Swinton playe,
off first base La Mere took the bal
from Lawson and threw wildly to see
end base, allowing Williamson to score
Willis and Jackson went out, the for
mer on strikes and the latter whei
Shay winged him out at first. WheI
Dunlap singled TO center field Swintol
got home.
Hixentaugh error another b,
0 'Hara, Swinton's sacrifice and sin
gle by Willis gave the Twenty.fftl
their fourth run, and an error bv Tai
bot and Dunlap's double gave them an
other in the final round. For fe,
moments ii was looking bad for Law
son here, with "A man at third and an
other st second, with only one down
The big fellow famed Cullens and like
wise Hollingsworth, who took "
Smith S place at the lat, aud the gam
was pan
Willie Desha behind the bat and Ner
non Ayau on the bases did the umpiI
ing, and both of them handled thei
jobs in frst-class shape.
Following is the score;
25TH INF ABRBH sB 20 A
Parker, ~ J o
Williamson, 2b . !