Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-29
FILIP INOS SHOW
fine FORM But
LOSE TOASAHIS
Asahis 6, All-FiIipinos 3.

1 Asahis 6, All-Filipinos 3.
The Asahis trimmed the homeward.
bound Filipinos last Saturday, but
they had to work at top speed and
oyerdraw their account of baseball
luck to turn the trick. 1t was good
game to watch throughout, and so
cleverly did the Islanders play. that
fully half the crowd was pulling for
their success. OF course this state
ment applies to the non-Japanese and
Filipino crowd, for. needless to
say, these two nationalities were lin
ed up solid for their respective coun-
ltrymen.
The real feature of the game was
the enormous Improvement Of the FIJI
ipino aggregation since their appear
ance here a few months ago, en- route
| to the states. They batted, fielded
and ran bases like different team
entirely, and showed what wonders
can be accomplished by playing
| against faster company.
Gutirrez, who did the pitching for
1.-THE visitors, delivered a good brand
until the seventh inning, when he
faltered and was touched for three
hits, which Melted three runs. He
was yanked out, but wisely allowed
! to 60 back and finish the game, JUS
| tifying this action by regaining his
control and "stuff." T. Moriyama was
lon the mound for the Asahis. and
although touched for eight hits, he
kept them well scattered, and his
team played well behind him.
II looked TO the spectators as
though George Bruins, umpiring on
bases, had an Of day, for several de-
cisions at first. all against the Fill
pines, looked very raw. However, in
one decision Bruns was perfectly
right, although his ruling was revers-
ed by the umpire in chief, and rather
than get into an argument, Bruins let
It 60. and flashed his rule book after
/ the game.
The play came up when Bruins was
between second and third, waiting to
make decision at third. A throw
from the outfeld to cut or q runner
at that bag struck the umpire. and
Bruins waved both men back. The
tilfpinps protested to Sfayton, and
the latter. nlIonpo1 the RUNNERS 70 take
the bases they made ON the fiuke.
Rule So. section 4, says
The base runner shall return to
his base without liability to be put
out, II the person or clothing Of the
umpire Interfere with the catcher in
an attempt to throw. or the umpire
be struck by a ball thrown by the
catcher or other fielder to intercept
a base runner
{ A walk. wild pitch. stolen base and
an infeld out gave the Asahis a run
in the first.
In the ffth the Filipinos got man
over without hit. an outfield error,
sacrifice, passed ball and pretty
hunt dong the damage. They in
creased this by another tally in the
sixth, when a hit, "a stolen base and
a clean two Dagger turned the trick.
The. Asahis accumulated FIVE hits in
the seventh and eighth, and these
pushed like number Of runs across.
In the ninth the visitors started bat
ting rally with a hit by the first man
up. Platon, who followed, sent a
liner right at the second baseman,
which was too hot to handle. The
ball bounced of his legs right into the
hands of c. Moriyama, standing on
second. for made to order force out.
1t was a tough piece Of baseball luck.
An error followed. and Platon scored
on an infield out.
The fielding feature of the game
was the great running catch by Pla-
ton. slortstop, of KurisallRs liner.
which was turned into a double play.
The score: