Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-17
chinese HAVEA
CLOSE CALL IN
thinning GAME

AlI-CnlneSe 5, PunahOu A. 4. >, ii
innings.
Al Castle is certainly an unlucky
pitcher If his team makes an error
behind him, that error is sure to let
in the run that wins the game, and II
enc of his players goes to sleep on the
bases and is caught, the next man is
sure to line out the hit that would
have brought him home with the win
ming run. There's not a player in the
territory who works any harder than
Castle, but some way or other the.
horse shoes aren't pointed his way.
After tieing up the score in the
ninth in sensational style, and blank
ing the Chinese in the tenth, the Pun.
ahcu amateurs got theirs good and
plenty in the first half of the eleventh,
when five Chinese players crossed the
rubber in monotonous succession. 1t
was mighty hard game to lose and
a mighty good one to watch and a
good.sized SATURDAY crowd enjoyed the
sport at Athletic Park. Sam Hop &
co. had one Of the closest calls of the
year, and although they won by the
big margin of five runs, they didn't
rest easy until the procession of tai.
lies was well along. q
Ninth Exciting. =: vs.. 8
i As in yesterdays Portuguese
Hawaii game, the ninth inning was
the thriller, Castle got base on
balls, Dwyer famed, and Sadtler was
given life on the fielder's choice that
retired Castle at second. With two
cut and two strikes on him, Cyril
Hogs combed out a mighty swat
that landed far along the left foul
line scarcely six inches on the fair
side OF 1t, Sadtler, who had stolen a.
base, scoring on the hit. Had Hoogsl
been content TO stay at second, from
where he could have scored IL Lyman,
the next man up connected for a hit,
there might have been a different re-
suit to the game. Hogs, however,
tried to stretch the hit, and was
caught q mile on third. retiring the
portunity to warm up Foster Robin
son, and substitute him for, Apau in
the next frame. Had Hoogs been
safe at secand there was a good
Chance or another hard hit being col
lected of Apau, who was showing
signs Of distress. Besides getting the
hit that tied the score, Cyril Hoogs
pulled OF some beautiful fielding
stunts, and this error. in Judgment or
poor coaching, whichever il was,
shouldn't be held up against him.
Eleventh a Slaughter.
There was nothing doing on either
side in the tenth although the Chinese
got a man as far as second, but in
the eleventh the deluge came and five
men scored after the entire batting
list had been at the plate. Lai Tin
Il with hit to right, and then
Lang Akana set off the fireworks
tdterally@ by hitting the ball on the
nose for a homer over the right field
fence. II was about the hardest hit
ever seen on the grounds and the ball
was stin going up when last seen. 1t
would not be surprising to find that
the drive had holed-out in punchbowl
and that Akana had Joined the golfers
holed-in-one, club without knowing it.
This practically cinched the game,
but a hit and three bad errors let
three more men in before the agony
ended.
The Puns lost a possible score! in
the second, when lizard was caught
mapping on third, making the third
out, with a good batter coming up. |
A gain in the third they passed up a |
good chance.
The game was played in l hour SIS
and was exciting throughout, |
there being plenty of lightning plays |
In the infield and some fine work in !
tho outor orr rdan