Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-20
PICKED Team
TO PLAY THE
18th IS TALK
Star Bulletin Correspondent
Makes Careful Canvass of
Players and Names
Likely Bunch
Especial star-BnIIetln Correspondence
SCHOFTELD BARRACKS. Sent.


SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Sept.
S0.-A field officer OF this garrison,
who Is much Interested In baseball
three or Eve games between the 18th
Infantry. the champions Of the Inter
kegimental League, and picked
team from the players Of the other
fegimental teams Of the garrison.
Such an idea, II carried out. viii suit
the post fans to man. and It is I'M
derstood that following the final
games Of the present series on Sat
urday and Sunday. preparations to or
ganize such team viii be started
The selection Of this team viii be
determined by persons far more com
petent to pass Judgment upon the in
sdividual merits, Of the post players
than is the writer OF this column, but
from the record Of each game, more
OF less painstakingly kept through
out the paet season, the following
lineup for a. team to try to trim the
15th Infantry is offered for the
Shoice OF the fans.
The captaincy Of the picked team
Is a matter OF considerable import
ance, Byrne OF the First Infantry,
Gramith Of the CdvalrN and Kent OF
the Field Artillery are an Al play
ers and each has earned r. place on
the proposed teams but, Judging en-
tirely from the manner in'IVhich each
captain has handed hts team, the
post fans WIN probably unanimously
demand that the little wagon soldier
be given the leadership OF the new
team A this series Of games will
hay0 10 be limited to three, so as not
70 interfere with the dates which
Lieut. Saunders is closing for his
team, one battery win be sufficient
and the only battery which seems
likely to M the bin n the strong
First Infantry pair, strovosky and M
Mason. Cakes, Hickey, Mcclure.
Kaebel and. Grey have all received
pretty rough handling with The 25th
1ncanfrT II111 ~ - 4 I16Iozl<l h&a|
been able to more than hold his own
up TO date. There are fans III the
rctt--ahd large number OF them at
that--a1d they are BY no means con-
fined TO the enthusiastt Of the FRS.
Infantry, who believe that the 18th
will never succeed In getting the big
fellows number. For an exchange
battery, should one be necessary. big
Kidd can be perhaps called out from
his retirement and can find q salts
factory running mate Ia Ronowski.
for II anybody can hold Kidd,
Dutch" should be able to turn the
trick II II an open question wheth-
er or not M Mason. judged on his
catching abilities alone, Is any bet
tor than RonowsH or Yeselski Of the
Field Artillery, but Mason's stick
work In recent games has been the
feature Of his teams playing and this
alone entities him to first choice
over either Of the other candidates.
Fer the first seeker, the selection
should 90 70 Donaldson Of the Cav
many Of the fans. but comparison
Of the seasons fielding averages
gives the Cayalryman .94S TO Pas
tori's 80. and the Cavalryman is by
far the better batter.
Donaldson leads his artillery rival
In stolen bases. although this may be
due to the fact that he has batted
higher up on hts teams batting orde:
and that his stick has put him on
base oftener
For second base, the lixeliest can
dIdate is the splendid little player,
Mckay, of the Artillery. Heaton, the
recruit second sacker Of the First
infantry, leading him In batting but
the Artillery. veteran has played over
double the number Of games, and a.
comparison OF the fielding averages
shows Mckay away to the good. Heat
on is conner, but, at the present
writing. Mckay is q more eyperi-
enced. a surer and safer player. Since
the departure Of Thomas, the reliable
little utility man Of the Twenty-fifth
about two month ago, and not except
ing SwintOn, the crafty veteran OF
the same regiment. Mckay has been
the best man in the post to head q
batting order. His ability to wait out
any pitcher, and the persistence with
which he can cunningly edge his ell
bow into the path of pitched ball.
together with his good stick work,
make It safe prediction that he will
.get one oftener than any other
candidate for the team.
To the veteran Joe" Byrne. the
captain OF the LIST Infantry team,
should go the work Of holding down
shortstop. Opposing him there is no
otner candidate in the running. even.
Gramith, the captain Of the Cavalry
team, is the best--that is, surest-
third baseman who can be selected.
Any pitcher who has faced him will
acknowledge that he is the most dan
: gerous batsman In the post When
he is in. form. he can hit any kind
of ball pitched anywhere, and he is
one of the few batsmen in the post
who can drive the ball to almost any
corner OF the outfield at choice. His
fielding record taking his work at
third base solely-is only eclipsed by
that of Willis of the Twenty fifth, and
that by small margin only. His