Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-02
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WANTS TO PLAY
COAST DEFENSE
Would Not Interfere With Col-
ored Players IN the Oahu
League

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Especial Star Bulletin Correspondencel
5 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS. Oct. a.
With the interFegimental league a
thing OF the past, and q hitch In the
arrangements between the 18th In
fantry and the Asahi team to play.
last Sunday was about the slowest
day the Schofieid ball fans has ever
experienced. And the lack Of games
seems to have Whetted his appetite
for more games, so the news that the
coast defense team has written 70
cancel It's game with the post cham
pions for next Sunday is blow In
deed.
{ Lieutenant 0'Hara, the manager OF
the Honolulu soldier team, stated in
his letter that because Of the nunber
OF 25th players now playing on other
teams Of the Oahu League, It would
be hardly fair to those teams II he
came 10 Schofield Barracks to play
the 25th and thereby deprived these
teams Of several Of their players.
lieutenant O,Hara's sportsmanship In
declining to take q step which might
affect the chances Of any Of the teams
In his league OF winning the cham,
pionship Is appreciated out here, but
like many another town ball player
he mistakes 18th infantry soldiers
for players. and Manager Saunders
has written him to that effect, and
hopes to persuade him to come any
way and meet HIS team. Lieutenant
O'Hara stated that, Of course. he de-
sired to play. only the best team that
the 25th can produce. To the minds
of many Neltinformed players and
fans III the post, Il is possible for the
18th to turn out q team quite -
strong In all departments Of the game
as any they have shown and still not
require the services Of any sof the men
IN town. Probably the most valuable
man In town Is Willis. but he at pfese-
emit is suffering from = BIT Of . slump.
Scott as q pinch pitcher h oi value
To his team. hut his ways and curves
are well known 70 the coast defense
and be would not de h the box mere
for his team SWinton Is 6Ninton,
sometimes playing effective ball q
other times not. Cullens IS hardly up
to the best 18th standard as the team
Is going at present Williamson IA
bis present condition can hardly Be
worth the carfare that the town team
pays for his transportation. and Wa
terhouse is seen but occasionally on
the mound here. The team Heuten-
ant Saunders has to put into the field
against the coast defense could, OF
course, include any and all Of those
men, but in Difference to the Wishes
of Lieutenant O'Hara he has put out
the following team: Cross behind the
hat; the best catcher the team has
and one Of It's most effective batters
and just the man to solve Lawson.
Jasper, the best 25th twirler to Pitch
Smith the regular first baseman. who
las been playing brilliant game re-
Gently and who is there with the
stick; for second base Slaughter, re,
garded by many Of his regiment as
the fastest second basemen In the
post, will come out; he has not APP
peared in the post league because OF
difference Of opinion with the team
manager. but the Ratchet has been
buried and he will appear at his old
position. Collins, the leading batter
of the league and one Of the 26ths
best a1l-round men, viii probably try
his luck at short unless by agree
ment Parker, who will be acting as
team captain in Willis absence, should
elect to play the position. In this
case, Collins will go to the outer gar
den. jackson, q fine batter and base
runner, will take third, with Dunlap,
who finished the season with 400 In
Is appearances at the bat, and HoE
HngsWorth, in the field. or these
men, Dunlap is q speedy little pitcher
and can be relied upon to relieve Jas
per should the coast defense solve
his shoots. This team contains play.
ers. who may figure In the coming
regimental schedule as permanent oc'
cupants of several positions now held
by the men who are in town and the
lineup as announced satisfies the ma
jority OF the fans In every respect At
the bat 1t Is the better batting team
and probably faser on the bases.
There isn't fan in the post who
doesn't hope that Lieutenant O'Hara
won't find a way to accept the offer
and give Schofield Barracks q chance
to see his fast team. They promise
him hearty welcome. -.