The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-03
Second Battalion Of Twenty-ffth
Infantry Hammers out Ten
Runs in Ninth Inning.

SCHoFIELD BARRACKS, March
sO.--After the bat boy had packed Mp
the bats and the fans Of the First
Battalion Of the Twenty fifth were pre-,
pairing to go home to supper confident
that their team had the opening game
of the regimental battalion series
signed for, sealed and all bit delivered,
the second battalion team came out
Of their trance and just spoiled every
thing, winning the game by score Of
~ TO 5. With the game I'VE TO two
in the ninth and everything lovely,
what fan would have thought that the
down and out rival team could re-
verse the camel Eight hits and ten
runs, one pitcher driven from the box
and another about to 10 and the team
behind them completely demoralized
trying to do something is the tale Of
that fatal ninth.
The game was a crackerjack per-
Torrance and the leaders up TO the
ninth were by no means the favoritcs.
Philips, for the First Battalion, had
pitched great ball, and the team had
pulled of some fine fielding stunts
without an error until the smash came.
Thomas, the big Indian recruit opened
for the Second Battalion and the First
Battalion batters had taken very kind
ly to his wildness and his good ones.
Three hits in a row and a dead ball,
had netted Major Butts favorites
three runs and the lead in the fourth.
Then, the Second Battalion manager
gave Thomas the hook in the fifth and
offered Macdonald, the midget with
the wide out and after bad start
with the luck going against him, he
pitched fine game and was never in
danger. The lead Of three runs seemed
too much to overcome when the Second
came to the bat in the nintk.
Rhodes, the fast little recruit third
baseinan, hit hot one to Ramsey and
the latter spoiled his days record by
booting il, The fans here began to
call for pinch hitter and Cloud was
Philips pitched just what the pinch
hitter wanted and the ball went flying
to =ightfeld with the speedy Rhodes
negotiating third base aud Reid pull
ing up at second when the ball found
its way back to the diamond Mac,
Donald laid down perfect bunt along
the fret base line and was safe,
Rhodes scoring and Reid taking third.
Dunlap played the, same trick on a
6elder's choice, the ball reaching the
plate too late to catch Reid.
Amos hit through shortstop, scoring
Reid and Cnllens followed with AM
other bunt towards first, scoring Dun.
lap and causing Jasper to relieve Phil
fps. Hannis hit to Young, VINO over
threw to catch Amos at the plate and
Hannis went to second Palmer drove
the first ball pitched TO center, scoring
Cullens. Green beat out scratch hit
to Jasper on which Palmer scored
Rhodes few out to Young, Reid got
his second hit of the inning, scoring
both Green and Rhodes. Macdonald
laid down his second bunt and beat it
out, but Reid was caught between see
ond and third. Dunlap was safe on
Jasper's error in booting his drive
and Macdonald scored. Amos ended
the agony by flying out to woodfalk
in rightfeld.
For many reasons the game should
have gone to the First Battalion team
They had the "'pep," they played the
game and the Second were generally
outclassed for eight innings. Philips
and Cayson made a strong battery and
the Second Battalion baserunners
showed great respect for the catch.
er S wing, Ramsey at short and Wood,
falk, Company b recruit, in right,
field, played spectacular game, The
weakness of the team was Smith on
first, who knew nothing about playing
the sack beyond standing on II. Most
of the hunts Of the fatal ninth would
have been outs If he had taken them
and let the second baseman play the
sack. 81
Macdonald pitched great ball in the
five innings he was on the mound and
the fans are beginning to wake up to
the fact that here is regimental team
timber The game was lost when Jas
per went into pitch, so the defeat is
charged 10 Philips. The score follows:
Qnd BatterV- AR n RH SR pO y,