The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-24
(From Monday Advertiser
Tigers 4. All Chinese /

Before the greatest gathering Of
baseball IN the history Of Honolulu the
Venice Tigers scored over the w. Tin
chong All-chinese ball team yesterday
afternoon at Athletic Park with four
runs TO one.
As baseball game IL was a real
exhibition Of the national pastime, and
barring few miscues, both teams put
Up as fine an article OF the game as
the most exacting fan would care to
see.
Contrary to rumors, w. Tin Chong
lined his men mp in true style, every
member Of the team being on hand,
ready and willing 70 play under the
terms Of his contract, with true spirit
OF sportsmanship. The team as whole
Is TO be congratulated on the stand
they took for clean baseball. Lang
Aknna was back in the fold, and no
man in either team played harder or
with better ability than did the big
fellow. He was much improved bah
player, too, over his first appearance
against the mainIanders, and yesterday
faced both Jim Scott and Ed Klepfer
with far more confidence than he did
claude Williams the day before.
Working for the hometown Chinese
was Luck zee In the box and Kan Yin
behind the bat. Had Luck zee placed
more confidence in his teammates and
heen bit more steady, the score would
have been smaller by far. One, though,
mast not find fault with the All-Chinese
pitcher II was the first time in his
career that he had been called on to
LATHE against the cream of the Coast
League and real big stars Of the Ameri-
can League, and all this considered his
work was excellent.
Showing his worth as catcher was
Kan Yin, and the sturdy little baekstop
of the local team did himself proud as
receiver, while his throwing to the
bases made the Tigers respect him
when il came to pilfering the sacks.
As for the rest of the boys, every one
Of them tried from start to finish, and
the Chinese community can well be
proud Of their real representatives on
the ballheld.
Was Big League stun
Sitting in the press box was Armand
Heaxanrieh Of New York, and major
league baseball is dished up to him
every day. Asked his opinion of yes
terday 5 game, Mr.. Heavanrieh said he
was agreeably surprised at the adept
ness Of the All-Chinese team.
And I am further surprised at the
way the game was run. Snappy and
fast all the way through, and shall
surely tell my friends over on the main.
land that | witnessed some big league
STUFF In the way of baseball here In
Honolulu. can also tell my friends
that this game was played in Novem-
Der under clear skies, with the exeep-
ton Of one or two innings, when a
slight shower Of rain fell.l'
This was only in keeping with the
promises Of the promoter Of the Venice
series and the many interesting novel
ties introduced during the game, and
the manner In which the umpires
worked and the players Fingered up
the game made it well worth the fans
being there.
Starting the fun Of the day, the
venetians did twenty.minnte stunt Of
batting, followed by the All-Chinese,
both Of which proved decidedly inter
esting to the enormous crowd,
Following this the AlI-Chinese pulled
Of a fast fielding stunt Of ten minutes,
followed by the Yenetiahs, who wound
up their work with an exhibition OF
shadow baseball, and this made great
hit with the crowd.
Play Fast Baseball
Finally came the gong to start the
game, and according to official figures
51SI people paid admission 10 the park.
Every one OF them saw a fast and we'll
played game Of ball, and the Venice
aggregation was voted the eleverest
bunch Of ball players ever brought into
the Territory.
With the Venetihns winning the toss,
w. Tin Chong's team was sent 10 the
bat by Umpire Jack Mccarthy, who
had Horny Chillingworth watching the
bases and Larry eullens stationed in
the outReld as assistants.
Chong' bunch failed 20 make flash
and the visitors took their turn at bat,
and as in the two previous games began
scoring in the opening round.
Fitzgerald opened the last half OF
the first inning by hitting sharply "a
leftfeld and was safe al FIRST. With
RAIDER ct the bat Luck zee faltered
aud failing to locate the plate Radei
was given a base on balls. berries
hit into center for safety, but fast
fielding on the part of Hoon XII kept
Justin Fitzgerald at third and Radei
at second. Johnny Kane hit sharply
into the infeld, but quick throw homt
by Lai Tin cut of Fitzgerald at tbs
plate. Philadelphia Billy Orr, next L
the firing line, poled long double t.
left, scoring RAIDER and Derrick, Kan
going over to third. ReisbeTg FOLLOWED
with sereamer into left,lbut Kai LuIS'
made diffieult catch and Kane WA
doubled at third, ending the inning.
After that Luck zee pitched goOC
ball and got by without a run beinl
chalkaa up against him until the sixth
Here he wobbled a bit and above,
Kane to lace double into leftfeld.
on the Lava Trail
II was sizzling grounder past thir'
base that Kane hit, aud as Yap mad,
futile stab for the ball some fal
80 q -. Oh.