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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
PINCH HITTERS ARE
VERY NECESSARY NOW

responsibility bf the game is suddenly
shifted TO mis- shoulders. He means
victory or defeat to his club. aHd
every game that be figures in may
lster be weighed In the balance for or
against his club IN the final standing.
Ii is a responsibility that few, even
though they be veterans. are capable
OF assuming without uualms.
Possibly the close observer OF base
hall may have noticed that there are
scme players who are more proficient
than their associates at hitting when
runners are on the paths To use the
technical expression. they hit we'll
behind the runners There are other
players who are good hatters when
the bags are emptv They can do
letter with the stick then than at
other times. Such players are gem
orally called upon to lead the batting
cIder. and the ones who can bit well
Behind the runners follow them on
tho batting order where the manager
believes their ability will be most ef.
fective
Not as Proficient In TIE Field
For the most part 1t viii be found
that PLAYERS who are carried for their
pinoh hitting alone are not as nro-
fieient In the field There are other
PLAYERS who are lust as rnod battars
as the pinch hitter or hitters Of the
club who can field as we'll There
fore tbev are needed hi the game all
of the time. but situation frequently
PRESENTS itself to the manager whore
these particular players are not the
next.ip order TO hat That's when the
pinch hitter is the man OF the min
ute "
Mccormick Is not good fielder
he is slow. Yet Il was Mccormack
who won more than one ranae for the
Giants last season Otis Crsndall. the
ritcher. Is an excellent pinch hitter.
NcGraw frequently calls upon the
"demon relievers to bat This Is I'M
usual. As a rule. for some reason Or
other. pitchers seldom arr particularly
sient with the bat
GrandalI recalls another who was
listed as 4 pitcher. hut who was more
or less Of a. failure as twifler,
"Dode@ Crisis Of the St Louis Browns.
Criss was not worth nnrh more than
shilling n week as o nitchert but no
vss carried bv the Browns for his
mich hitfine. Peing with club that
vas a second division outfit. cflsa hasl
more s0pportanitv to tiisplay HE warns
than he would have1had With 4 frst
Division team where the club Il better
balanced He was called slpou fre-
ouently and made gcod. with refil
larity that brought him fame n both
leagues
After Chance retired from aftiNb
playing and beeama sort of bench
msnaeer with the Cubs be was vent
To bat for weaker stickers. and the biz
fellow was no slouch IN PINCH.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02

NEW YORK. Harry Mccormack
draws good salary from the Giants.
and yet his name appears less often
in the batting order Of the club than
those of some other players who do
not get so much money. Why He Is
a pinch hitter, and pinch hitter of
his ability is invaluable TO team with
championship aspirations. As in the
case of Mccormack, the baseball sea-
son. will be notable this year for the
players carried on the payrolls for
their pineh-hutting ability.
Years ago when baseball was far
from being the scientific game that IL
is now, for club to carry a man who
seldom attempted to play in the field,
but occasionally was sent in TO bat for
another weaker hitter in pinch. was
practically an unheard-of thing. 1t
was regarded as useless expenditure
of money, If it was thought of at all
But baseball of today demands il, and
baseball of the future. a year or so
hence, will see more of it.
Is Now Part Of Game
Pinch hitting has become part of
the game Just as pitching and fielding
have always been part of the sport.
The player who can take an occasion
al turn at bat and produce hit when
a hit means run or more in a close
contest, and that run means victory, Is
a player to whom any big league man
ager willingly will pay big salary.
They are scarce 1t is an important
position to fill. The work is easy, but
it is only one in fifty players who can
fill it capably, and that Is a conserya-
tive estimate.
The only requisite is that the player
be natural hitter He must have a
clear eye and be able to meet the ball
with free swing and be able to solve
in just one short trip to the plate what
an opposing pitcher has. Other play
ers in the game have had an opportu-
nifty to study how we'll the opposing
pitcher is working on that particular
day. His curves may be breaking
faster than usual His slow ball may
be more puzzling, and his fast one
may have a Jump on it, or his spit
ter may be acting exceptionally
strange.
How He Makes Observations
/. All this the regular players have
studied while at bat. IL they have
failed on their first attempt they have
had time to reason why they failed
and act differently the next time. The
pinch hitter has had no such opportu-
nifty. AS he sits on the bench, waiting
for the managers call, which may
come at any moment, or which may not
come at all that day, he listens to his
teammates discussing the quality Of
the pitching they are up against. He
watches the pitcher closely, but all
this is hearsay and his observations
are made from distance.
When he s.called the chances are
that there will be runners on the
bases and there may be two out. The
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
GOLF GOSSIP
81 sTEvEN ARMSTRONG.

In my position of golf scribe many
letters are received in regard to vari-
Gus things pertaining to the game. Not
long ago correspondent asked my
advice in the matter of golf balls,
having been led to think by my refer
ence to the. new BALI that something
different was being put on the mar
ket The new bali comprises the
various rubber-cored balls land their
name is legion) which have been
brought out since the invention of~the
Haskell, 10 years or SO ago. The ''old
balle is the gutta or solid rubber ball
il use previous 10 Mr.. Haskells dis
ecovery.
or course in the position ] hold !
am rot at liberty to point to any par.
ticular ball as the best. Each firm
claims to have discovered something
superior to any other, and i'm some
ways this may be true. A certain in.
gredient of the. core, a certain way OF
winding 1he rubber strands, a particu
larry durable outside covering, a Spe'
cial marking believed to induce the
gentle winds that blow to carry thr
bah further in it's flight, these, and
UuL1 OIuCl DplhloB III ibiBiONC 'itS
various balls In. addition, the new
machinery constantly being designed
to take the place of hand labor en-
ables many firms to put balls on the
market at a lower price than Others
and yet claim to be just as good in
spite of the cheaper method of manu-
facture. Golf ball making has certain
iy, come to be both a great Industry
ard a technical business. .~...r
know the head of one of the great
est firms in England and was priv
legged to have many a talk with him
or the subject and only wish were at
liberty to divulge some of the many
interesting things he showed and told
US about. One was in regard to the
origin of the markings on the balls
Like most wonderful things. it was
discovered by accident that such
markings aid the flight Of the ball
9he story is that one of the old Scot
tish professionals was playing series
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
VALLEY ISLE TENNIS
PLAYERS PLAN MATCH

+ Before long there will be another
big tennis tournament under way at
Puunene. The Triangular tourna-
ment is still going strong and great in
terest is being taken in the go be-
tween the Mill, Field and Office teams.
The results of the matches so far play
ed are given elsewhere. The next big
tournament, however, will be the sim
giles handicap for the Boiling Cup.
This magnificent trophy. has been play
ed for twice in the past. w. w. Walsh
won it once. and c. E. Meyers took 1t
the other time.
The cup was intended to be played
for at least twice year but, through
some means or another, the trophy
has only been competed for a couple
of times.
The Boiling Cup is a beauty and is
manufactured of hammered silver. 1t
stands some ten inches high and is,
altogether, an excellent sample of the
siIversmith's art.-Maui News. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
FIFTH LEAGUE
..s.a
Team WILDE
NAMED tonight
Either AIl-ArtiIlery or twenty
fifth Infantry Team likely
To Be Chosen OF

A meeting of the Oahu League will
be held this evening in the office oil
President Charles Chillingworth, the
principal matter for consideration be.
ing the election of club to take the
place of the Japanese Athletic Club,
last seasons pennant winner, which
has disbanded +
The All-Artillery team and Twenty
fifth Infantry ball team, are aspirants
for the vacant franchise, and the
league officials are divided as to
which service aggregation would be
the strongest addition to the Oahu
circuit, The matter will be threshed
out at the meeting tonight, and de-
cision reached one way or the other.
Captain Norris Stayton. who or
ganized the AllArtilIery team, rout-
ing out from several coast artillery
posts adjacent to Honolulu number
of first class ball players, will with
draw from the management of the
team, as he is slated to serve as one
of the official league umpires. Presf,
dent Chillingworth likes Captain Stay.
tons way of handling the players and
keeping the game moving, and agrees
with the fans that his rulings are
first class Therefore Captain Stay
ton will be the man to call play
ball" when the season opens.
The Oahu League now includes the
Asahis, Hawaiis, Portuguese and
Stars. There was talk of an applicg-
ton for. admission by the recently or
ganized st. Louis team, but the vot-
ing members of the league would
hardly stand for this, as ii would
mean the disruption of their own
clubs. The st. Louis team is an all
star aggregation, drawn from the
playing ranks Of J. the lague. Henry
Chiilingworth. Akana, Franco and
Hampton belonged to the defunct j.
A. C.'s and are eligible to play on a
new combination, but the other teams
would all suffer If the Saints went
in as whole. C. and T. Moriyama
belong to the. Asahis, Schuman and
Joy to the Stars. Bushnell to the
Portuguese, and Alex Desha to the
Hawaiis. These men are all playing
with the st. Louis team.
ITO bring the st. Louis team into
the league would disrupt the entire
organization, = said President Chilling.
worth recently. For one reason,
the other teams would lose men that
they can't afford to give up and for
another the Saints would be too
strong combination to make the
race interesting. l am strongly op-
posed to admitting the team as such.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02

CT games against two amateurs, all
using the plain gutta ball which re.
placed the old s'feathErie, or ball stuff
fed with feathers.
The amateurs were being badly
beaten and naturally proceeded to
look for some other reason than the
fact that their opponent was better
golfer than they. At last they found
a fine excuse-the professional used
new ball oftener than they (not be-
ing in the business) could afford to
do. So they expressed their opinion.
The professional, who was evidently
thorough sportsman as we'll as a
fine golfer, offered to use an. old bail
he had just found instead of the new
smooth one The ball he had picked
up had without doubt belonged to
somebody who topped continually, for
il was cut and denied all over with
markings running in every direction.
A sorry looking sight-it was APP
parently new ball which had receiy-
ed very bad treatment. The amateurs
expressed themselves satisfied with
the new arrangement and the match
was continued. To every ones amaze
ment the professionals drives grew
longer than ever before. and his iron
shots flew further and truer from the
club, the result being that he beat
the others far worse than ever, while
using the indented ball instead of the
usual smooth one. Being a thought
full man he sat down afterward and
worked out the reason. Then he eX-
perimented with mold, with the re
suit that golf ball marking has now
come to be one of the Important de-
partments of the industry.
My friend told me that all sorts of
machines have been designed to test
the effect of the various markings on
the flight of the ball, and the result
OF each experiment is carefully noted
down for future reference. Most peo-
pie do not realize that the markings
ere for any other purpose than to dis
tingliish one kind of ball from the
CHER. AS matter of fact, the only
part of the marking which is so used
is the name imprinted ON it.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
ROLLS PERFECT SCORE +.
I'M A. B. C. TOURNAMENT

TOLEDO, Ohio.-All records for an
individual game in an American bowl
ing congress tournament were smash
ed when William j. Knox of Phila-
delphia rolled 300, perfect score.
Knox's total count for the three
games in the individual competition
was 672, which placed him second in
that event. -.~."- r. -
knox's great score was made in the
third game. In the first game he
rolled but 173, and did not strike a
record-breaking gait until the middle
of the second game. He finished the
second game with five straight
strikes, which gave him count of
1879: On his last ball, one pin waver-
ed for a moment and then fell into
the pit, amid a roar of applause from
the spectators, ....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
Sport JETSAM
and FLOTSAM


Frank Chance wishes c. w. Murphy
was In Mexico and C. w Murphy
would greatly desire he presence Of
Frank Chance In the Balkans.
When Ted Corbett. formerly mana
ger OF the Beaumont, Tex. team. was
married recently, It was discovered
that his right name was CzkhaD-
lieshh All Of which once more
proves that a man should make
name for himself.
Nearly every catcher in the majors
crosses. his heart and takes 8 solemn
cath that he will catch 100 games
next season Before getting your
bets down, consult the 1912 dope. TWO
ia the National, two in the American.
four in all. of regiment Of maskmen
did the trick.
One disadvantage for recruit be-
ing purchased in November and
canned IN February Is that he cant
complain there We're factions on the
team that undermined him.
ATlie Latham flashed a barkeeplng
diploma in a correspondence school
and obtained job behind the bar In
a Brooklyn saloon It Is said In
brooklyn that nobody can mix a.
Short yichy as well as the old cown,i
while he is particularly agile in
sPearing fried oyster from the
steam tray and relaying it to the
customer without muffing the oyster.
Clark Griffith and the washington
players are not sure whether they
are going to like Woodrow Wilson or
not, but they have decided to give
aim fair chance.
crrn mr. r.nr.r c,runr-unrr
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
BALI SEASON ON
MAUI STARTS
april 20

On April 90 the Maui baseball sea-
son will open with a bang. and from
then on there will be two games
every Sunday until the series is fin
ished, says the Maui News. This was
I'll decided at the meeting of.the Maui
Athletic Association held en- Thursday
evening last in the county ,building.N
1t was decided to allow the clubs
till April 10 to turn in their team
lists All the teams must be named
and in the hands of the secretary on
the date set, 1t is expected that there
will be four teams - 'aia, kahuluf,
Stars and Japanese Athletics-in the
league. These four teams should pro-
vide some good sport and the base
ball fans are locking forward to their
favorite sport. H. -. =.
:. The question d an umpire was laid
aside for a while as the meeting could
not decide on a man to Officiate Sew
eral names were mentioned hut addi-
tlonal time was given to find a man
who will be suitable to all the teams,
The first business done at the meet
ing was the election of officers for the
coming season. The following were
elected. J., ~. Rafawtn, PRESIDENT.
John A. NcdeirOs,- vice president;
w. F. Crockett, secretary; W. E. Bail,
treasurer; J. Garcia. vi. Stevenson
and r. II. Rah", executive committee.
The committee. 10 hook aftcr the ari
ranging of Il Schedule AMI other Trht-
ters is as fo1foTs: !. NJ. Medeiros,
DR.. Oyama, W. & Ncuntcastle. L. 4.
Sears. and r u. P&No. Tho sa"a
committee Kill also act in drawing
Up ground rules ct.
There is Z '>o~sHl;Ittv that a team
from Puunenc may come in this sea-
son. and the hope Of cyeryhCdy is that
j, will be so. The Sun-lv trains are
going to make a greet difference il
the attendance a. the hall games this
year. and there is no. doubt thai the
railroad opmpany will arrange for a
late train from Wailuku on Sunday
afternoons. ...
Practise will start IN at once. The
ground is in good CIDER AM the play.
crs will EMO getting into harness
tnce more. The season should be a
good che and the fans are eager for
the fray Get to it and don't let there
be. any squabble like there was last
year
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
TWENTY-FIVE
BALL SERIES IS
OFF WITH RUSH
Big Championship Games Be-
gun at Schofield and New
Men Show Up Well
Especial Star-BuIletm Correspondence
SCHOFIELD -RARRACKS AnriI I

Especial Star-Bulletm Correspondence
ScHOFTELD BARRACKS, April 1,
The 18th Infantry inter-company
series TO determine the regimental
championship began yesterday with a
double header which gave the sup
porters OF four teams and many other
interested fans from all over the gar.
gison fifteen innings of fast baseball.
Considering the eXcusable nervous
ness OF each of the teams in the
opening games of so important con-
test and the presence of SO many new
men I'm the games which will account
for the rather large number of errors,
the brand of hall given yesterday
was by no means poor. All the
teams that played yesterday with a
shifting Of the lineup in some cases
can be expected to give better ac-
counts of themselves.
In arranging the schedule a limit
OF seven innings is set on all pre-
liminary games but the first game
OF the afternoon between Sergeant
ProcteF's veterans from "B" company.
and promising bunch of youngsters
from I'D" company went an extra in
ming when the seventh found both
teams tied.
The inability Of both pitchers to
settle down in the first three innings.
with several passed balls by the
catchers, was. responsible for scoring
by both teams. 3D. company in the
fourth put I'm a little pitcher named
Freeman, who looks like a conner.
He allowed but two hits in five in
nings and had. five strike-outs to his
credit With his team playing some
thing like a steady game behind him,
this team will give any team in the
regiment q run.
The batting of jenkins was the real
feature Of this game; four hits in five
chances
For "Bp company, White, whom his
admirers in the first battalion have
been touting for the regimental team
iRfield, but who hasn't been quite fast
enough, played star game yester.
day. His fielding showing all the class
his hdmirers claim for him. But as
few swallows don't make ball
tCo LII ~ q Jew -blufb Sdu De cApcCI-
ed to play more than two positions
apiece to make ball team.
With the score tied in the eighth
Freeman retired the ''B' company
mes one. two. three, and three snc.
ceEsiye singles off Proctor gave 3D.
compGny the needed run and the
game IA to- IS.
The second game was more one
sided but 1t opened as a thriller.
Both teams opened with recruits. in
the box. and &C" company landed on
Marcus for five runs in the first.
After this inning &c" company didn't
show Jackson, who caught for "F''
cauIpany, made two home runs. "F"
COMPANY won easily, IL to s.
The games today are between com
panies Of the third battalion and will
offer considerable interest.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
Should Be Pleasant to Take

When medicine must be given to
young children it should be pleasant
to take. Chamberlains Cough Rem
edy is made from loaf sugar, and the
roots used in its preparation gives it
flavor similar to maple syrup, MAX
ing it pleasant to take 1t has no SUI
perior for colds, Group and whooping
cough. For sale by all dealers. Ben
son. Smith & Co., Ltd, agents for Ha-
advertisement. - %.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
EMPLOYED BOYS
In RUNNING
stunt /.

The members Of the employed boys
department of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will hold their first
annual cross-country run this after
noon, beginning at a quarter-past 8
o'clock. -. +
Leaving the association building at
the appointed hour, the runners will
follow course leading up Emma to
Luso street, down Luso to Alapai, on
Kinau as far as Victoria, around
Thomas Square to Young street and
from there up Young and Hotel
streets, finishing at the association
building.
William Meinecke. who will lead the
members of the Washington Club,
holds the local record for the one-mile
run; Robinson, leader of the McKfn-
leys, is a Dartmouth cross-country cup
winner, while w L. Johnson. who
will lead the Stonewall Jacksons, also
has a number of cross-country rec
ords. Cross of the Kamehamehas,
Loomis of the Lincolns and Nelson of
the Napoleons, are all husky mixers
and should be able to set a fast pace.
IL is doped out that the members of
the Lincoln team will win the jaunt,
but theseaders which have been chos-
en- may upset this forecast somewhat
and bring one of the weaker clubs up
the first place.
The first fifteen men to finish the
race will count in the scoring; number
scoring Is points, number 2 scoring
IA points, and so on down the line.
The team with the high score wins the
race The members of the various
clubs at the association, a series of
which have been recently organized
under the leadership of the secretaries
and others interested in boys work,
have entered into athletics in no small
way this season They have held sew
eral indoor meets. and one very sue
cessful outdoor track and field con-
test The leaders, are now planning
more athletic events to take place in
the near future, probably in the form
of track athletics. and later in the sea-
son baseball will be resorted to and in
this form of sport some keen compe-.
tition Is assured,
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sibiffty. His woeful exhibition against
Jack Johnson at Reno is too fresh in
memory to be forgotten so soon. Fight
fans placed too much faith in the big
farmer and spent too much money and
time to see him take'a licking to take
any stock in his latest move
Yes, it would be best for the boxing
game in general if James J. Jeffrfes
remains in retirement and ceases this
talk of coming back"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
1RANSIIS
ARE IMPROVING
ayr BOWLING LEAGUE.

The Rapid Transits are coming on
foster than any other team in the
league, and although they made their
move too late to ever get. out of the
cellar position, they give the teams
they go up against real contest these
days. Last night the Honolulus had
to go some to get two games cut of
three from the street car men.
The scores:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02

Before the Illinois vice commission
the whipping post was recommended
for white slavers, a tax upon bache-
Tors, more careful training OF children.
and the abolition of JOY rides and rag
ging dances. g.. .. .--. ~,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02

. The ten patients upon whom were
tried Dr. Friedmann's tuberculosis
cure" all reported marked improve
ment when questioned by examining
doctors.