Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-09
SERVICE TEAM
ALMOST Wins A
RED-HOT GAME

Starting a batting rally in The
ninth which Melted three runs before
the smoke lifted, the soldier players
| changed certain defeat into possible
victory and made Saturdays game at
Athletic Park one of the best of the
series from the spectators viewpoint
1t was the sort Of game that brings
the fans to their feet at critical points.
and with a hair-line decision at the
plate in the eleventh, there was ex-
element aEd to spare.
The All-SeTvice aggregation has
come along fast, and showed great I'M
provement Saturday over former APP
pearances. The soldiers should stand
| a good chance of nabbing the inter
island series, if they keep up their
present gait.
The Chinese put three men across in
the third, and the soldiers came back
with a pair in the fourth. Then the
Chinese got one each in the sixth and
seventh, and with a 10 2 lead in the
ninth. the Chinese seemed sure Of
the long end of the gate.
All the real excitement of the game
broke loose in the ninth. tenth and
eleventh innings. 1t looked like an
easy victory for the Chinese at the
beginning of the ninth. Apau motion
ed his outfield back and proceeded to
toss straight balls over the plate,
trusting to luck and the fielding. and
nine times out of 10 he would have
succeeded. This happened to pc the
tenth time. Willis drove liner high
and far into left field, 20 feet beyond
the racing Lang Akana and drew up
at third before the ball was back to
the diamond. Apau tried to catch the
colored man mapping at third, but the
ball got away from Markham and
rolled to the bleacher fence and Will
lis trotted home under the ground
rule that allowed base
Kent then hit q grounder to Mark,
ham, who juggled ii a moment and
tossed to first, the soldier Just beating
the throw. Then Grammuth smashed
the ball on long, high arc into Gen.
ter, and though En- Sue went after 1t
at full speed, 1t fell far beyond him
and rolled up into the RICH, rough
bank left by the graders ss.~s-5 eesg 7
1t was good for three bases and with
Chinese error on the throw-in, two,
more runs pattered over, tying the
score and sending the military por-
ton of the crowd and most everybody.
else into OBSTACLES. a. -..-
Each got run in the tenth. The
Chinese were playing desperately now
and in their half of the inning looked
to be almost beaten-not quite. Al
bert Akana hit a Texas Lacquer to
right for two bases and worked on
to third. With run badly needed,
Markham drove hot grounder
through third base territory, tying
the score again on as timely a hit as
has been seen at the ball park for
many months.
The soldiers were blanked in the
eleventh. Ayau In this inning emerged
N his old place at shortstop, having
batted for Alvin Robinson in the
tenth. Lai Tin went to third, Markham
to second and Foster Robinson to
right field. .~. Fl Il
After one man was down, En- Sue.
hit to right field for a single, slap
ping the ball against the bank. He.
stole second and the catcher's throw
was perfect, but the ball either hit
En- Sue on the leg or got from the
baseman, for 1t rolled into centerfield
and En- Sue dashed for third, making
ii standing up. AL Akana bounced a
grounder to the infield and was thrown
out at first but En- Sue tore for
home on the throw. Willis at first
shot the ball home, but though the
play was nicely executed, En- Sue was
too fast. He slid into the plate safe
by a fraction of a second, but that
fraction was so plain that there wasn't
protest when Umpire Stayton mo.
toned him safe That was the run
that won the game
Lawson's support in the first part
of the game was ragged, but in the
latter part superb. Shay in right
field made a great catch in the ninth
inning OF liner by En- Sue, throwing
himself forward for the ball and roll
ing over on the grass-but making the
play. LawSon's Strikeout ball, his
wide-specding curve and drop, worked
we'll throughout the game and often
baffled the Chinese. After the volley
of hits in the ninth, Apau frightened
up noticeably.
The score: