Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-20
REGINENTAL BALL
SERIES WARNS
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Standing Of the Teams to Date.

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| Twenty-Firth Infantry Y. First In
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/. Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, May 10.
The Twenty-fifth Infantry made il
/ three straight IL the inter-regimental
series here on Sunday by hammer
ing two Of the First Infantry pitchers
out of the box: that is, Kidd was
pulled in the sixth after allowing
three disastrous hits and Wahr, his
! successor, would have been Obliged
to retire if there had been more inn
ings to play, when the Twenty-fifth
annexed the final four runs in the
/ ninth.
The backstop is still the chief
/ weakness of the First Infantry and
il is likely that they will continue to
90 rear guard duty in the league I'M
I'll they develop q catcher or tumble
/ to one. However, the candidate for
backstop sacrifice who is finally Sc
lected will have to be something of
1 q mind reader if he expects to hold
Kidd. 1t wasn't the amount of speed
on Kids ball that made it almost
| impossible for Lehman or Mason to
hold him but the great fault OF many
a pitcher today-that Of crossing the
catcher Kids catchers apparently
were surprised to the extent of four
1
days game. However, there is no
question that there is class-lots Of
ito Kids pitching when he is
good and that he is up against big
| handicap with the makeshift catch
ers-alI willing enough-who have
| been furnished him.
The writer of this column holds no
| brief to advise the First Infantry, or
any other team, as TO how they shall
play the game, or how they shall in
terpret the rules or how they shall
manage the team, even were he COM
petent and so minded, but this cor
respondent is endeavoring to be re-
porter of the games, without bias or
prejudice, as they are played, and to
reflect the news and opinions of the
| fans of the post who want the best
team to win regardless of affiliations.
In reporting this weeks game GER
tain criticism of the proper choice of
players of the First Infantry team
was made because it was believed
that the First Infantry team had it
coming to them and that the failure
| to make proper selections explained
| its defeat. The criticism was written
in the best spirit possible and the
suggestions offered for what they
were worth, were the sentiment of a
large number Of fans who wish to see
the First Infantry get in the running.
Cox catches flat-footed and his peg
cling to bases is a thing of beauty. 1t
will be argued that he can't bat.
Agreed; that's so at present, but it
should be remembered that the First
Infantry hasn't lost its games be-
cause it has lacked for batters but
because it hasn't catcher. With
| this sugg testion of how the game
should be played, to get back to how
| Sundays game was played and mis-
played.
On the defensive, for five innings,
the First Infantry played alright
| ball almost Despite Kidd's wild
ness and crossing, he was getting an
| assist or two each inning and hold
ing the Twenty-fifth, but the first
run against him was solely his fault
He walked Williamson in the fourth,
then crossed his catcher twice and
Williamson came home from third
finally on Kids wild pitch. Cullen
L IL l.;
! mediately afterwards. In the next
| inning the Twenty-fifth, finding that
they could not hit Kidd, started the
prettiest series of hunts seen so far
in the series. Jamison famed, but
made first On the dropped third
strike and Lehman's poor throw
Scott then laid down beautiful SLOW
bunt towards first, sacrificing Jami-
son to second. Swinton hunted and
sacrificed him to third, and from
I,ere he scored on Kids second wild
/ pitch or possible crossing - his
catcher Is
In the sixth Kidd and his seam-
mates established a new worlds re-
cord for altitude. Hollingsworth
singled to right; ON the bunt and run
SlSlldl lS TIN VII NJuIlltl =
slow bunt 10 Burns and was safe
when Baugh muffed. Hollingsworth
scored on squeeze play. Cullins go
ing to second. Parker then made
4 the bunt of bunts-tne finest of many
in the game-Jne that slowly travel.
ed a path just four inches north OF
The foul line and Cullins scored after
Parker had beaten it out Smith
hunted a fly into kidd's hands, who
doubled Parker al first. Jamison was
hit by The pitcher, acclaimed a run
ner, stole third and scored on SCOTS
smash over second base. Scott went
to second on Williams error and
scored on Swinton's double 10 right,
taking third on the throw-in. Before
Kidd went ont of sight in the clouds
he walked Thomas. who stole While
Kidd was starting to the respond 10
the hook and Ward. who took on his
burden, put a slow one to William.