Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-08
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BASEBALL The
NEXT Event
Oahu College and St. Louis
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Teams in Race


HaseDaIl vii! be the hig gam" in
iutersrhUlastic circles for the next
t"rIm' and the close OF the Easter Va
cation, will see all the old ball tn~sers
Uf IN" different institutions about the
city Jack in uniform. There will b.
five " more schools in the champion
ship race this year and the series,
which will he run off some time in the
near future. should he one Of the clos
est land most interesting seen in
long time.
Those schools which will enter
teams this season are Oahu College,
Kameh8meha. Mckinley High School.
Mills School. and St Louis, The Pu-
nahou men won the championship last
year and have a number OF their old
men back at work but the St Louis
fans figure that they can put out
team that will give the Oahuans a
hard rub for the lauCels in the COM
ing games. The Mills players expect
to have an exceptionally strong nine TO
represent their school while Kane
hameha and Mckinley feel confident
that their squads will be among the
best
During the past week the Mills
squad took advantage Of the absence
Of the o. G. students and made good
use Of their lower field Takeuchi
gathered the best players he could
find among the new students and with
the old men he was able to get in
<few days Of good practice. With this
start and the aid Of a coach. in the
person Of Mr.. Copeland he figures that
the team from Manoa will be of 40
small Importance in the championship
races.
Punahou Stars Practice.
Realizing that every week of prac-
tice counts and being. anxious to get
an~eaTly start Captain Harry Baldwin
Of the Oahu College baseball squad
called a meeting of all those interested
in the big national game to start
things going. There were forty en-
thusiasts present and the spirit of the
men indicates that the Oahuans are
going into baseball to win.
Coach Midkiff spoke on baseball as
a game and gave q few pointers to
those who expected to be out for prac-
tice. He urged them to come out for
practice regularly, signifying the i'm
portance OF regular work. Captain
Baldwin called all men out for the
first practice yesterday afternoon and
also urged that the work be regular.
About 20 boys, veterans and hopes.
wss the result OF the new captains
call Coach Midliff started the infieid.
ers working on the diamond ON Alex.
ander field, paving snecial attention to
Ia - q IL Il ylAiA
everything ready batting practice was
fsegun while those who happened to be
out for the outtield we're started on
some long flies. ~.
"Bill'' Inman and Baldwin, who win
probably hold down the positions of
pitcher and catcher respectively on
the o. c. team, we're out to begin
work. With Inman in the pitchers
box and Baldwin behind the bat the
0ahHans will have one Of the strong
est batteries in the series Ernest
, Gay has shown ability as pitcher of
late and he will be worked in that
position as a substitute along with
Wni, who has pitched for Punahou
before.
In the infield George Quintal, zap,
Henoher, a new man, and Kim Wal
viii be the strong men while the out
field positions will be held down by
Sadsworth, Sakai, Austin, ODowda
and Woods.
St. Louis Strong.
Although they have not started prac-
ticfng regularly the St Louis Collegi-
ans have been picked by many to win
the championship. With Jansen pitch
ing and Nye catching and a few new
men to take the places of those who
left last year the Saints have a bril-
liant outlook. Among their new play
ers are a number of first-class men
and they viii help so much more to
pat out a frst-class team.
Inter-class games will hold the at
,tention of the players in nearly all
the schools during the first month of
the season after which will come the
big games. the schedule for which
will be arranged in the near future
A nOljCe C-ray examination diccoy-