Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-15
18th JUMPS
into LEAD IN
ARMY LEAGUE

tic Park Saturday afternoon resulted
in a decided victory for the 25th In
fantry over the Coast Defense. and
placed the former team at the top Of
the Army League. After tho game tho
1900 25th Infantry rooters almost went
wild with joy. for this was enc OF the
deciding games of the series, and the
Coast Defense had beaten the 25th in
their previous game on Nay 10 by
score of 4 to 3. There arc only IL
race for first place seems to be be.
tween the Coast Defense and 18th In
fantry and 4th Cavalry.
Willis Back.
In the fifth inning Wits was SEN
In to bat TOR Rhodes and took the.
latter's place at third for the remain
der of the game He seemed to be
very careful of his arm and did not
throw to first in practice. nor did he
have a chance to do so in The game.
II has been over two months since
Willis injured his arm pitching
against the Portuguese team. Though
Willis is still conceded to be the star
of the 25th in the box, both Phillips
and Waterhouse have developed into
mighty good twirlers. The only hits
that the Coast Defense were able to
get from Warehouses; delivery in
this game were two pretty hunts by
O'Hara. For the first GcvPn innings
Lawson had the 18th eattrg out of
his hand except when cullcns tore
loose with a home run, but in the
eighth frame his support gave way
and in the ninth he allowed four safe
hits. r. ez. 4
How Runs Were Made.
Cullens was the first man UP for
the 25th and hit to O'Hara who made
pretty stop and pretty throw. bu.
Hundley let the ball go through him
and Cullens went to second. VIII
hanson was out O'Hara to Hundley.
Cullens going to third. Cullens scor.
ed when Hixenbaugh failed to field
Swinton's hard grounder. Smith his
to Lawson and Washington to Hixen,
baugh, both being out at fret. Swim.
ton was left on base. L.
The Coast Defense had sill better
success In the first inning. HixeR
baugh the first man up drew a pass.
and went all the way 70 third on
OHara's bunt. O'Hara was safe at
first and stole second on the next
delivery. Doyle was out Williamson
to Smith, and Hixenbaugh drew a
throw to third on this play; Smith
hurled the ball high over Rhodes
head, 'Hixenbaugh scoring and OHara
going to third Hundley hit to VIII
hanson but was safe when Smith
dropped the ball at first. O'Hara scor.
ing. Hundley stole second, Swinton's
peg went wide, and Hundley came al
the way home for the third score as
the ball continued on to center field.
Thomas and Quillan closed me inn
ing with easy outs. Coast Defense 3,
25th Infantry l.
1t was pitchers duel FOR the mex
six innings relieved only by Cullen's
home run in the sixth with no one
on bases The fans began to prophesy
that there would be no further change
in the score, and indeed :: looked
very doubtful for hits were Few and
far between and both teams were field
ing in big league style
In the eighth, however. The 18th
took the lead, scoring 2 runs on er
rors.
Woods was safe at first when How
ard failed to field his grourder, and
went all the way to third when vii.
lis got one by O'Hara. Willis stole
second on the next delivery and wen
to third when Woods scored on Wat
erhouses sacrifice to O'Hara. Willis
drew a throw to third and scored
when Howard let the ball go through
him. Cullens beat out a pretty bunt
and stole second. Williamson also
laid down a bunt but was safe be-
cause Hundley did not hold Howard's
throw. Hundley. however. made a
quick recovery and caught Cullens at
third. Quillan closed the inning with
a beautiful running catch of Swinton's
drive to center field.
Smith started the ninth with safe
hit through short, made second on a
passed ball, where he watched Wash
| ington fan. Collins was out on foul
that Hundley gathered in close to the
| blea cheers, Smith raced the ball to
third after the catch and got there
first Woods singled to right and
made second while Doyle iuggled the
ball, Smith scoring Willis hit \
grounder to HixenbaHgb wfo thought
he could catch Woods in his flight to
third, but Woods was too fast for
him. Warehouse made first On 4
bunt to Lawson and scorefl Woods
Willis scored when CuIlens bit a hot
one to. Hundley. Hundley made Z
| pretty stop but CulIens beat him to
the bag Williamson was the third
out with fly to. center field.
Coast Defense Protests.
The Coast Defense have entered 2
| formal protest on the grounds, that
Smith left second base in tie ninth
inning before Hundley caught Collins
foul. and that field umpire Byrnes
should have called Smith out when
Howard tagged him at third. it be.
ing alleged that Byfnes adr.itted aft.
erwards that Smith did not wait I'm
til the ball was caught. p
The protest will be decided accord.
ing to the rules OF the league by the
representatives Of the other four
teams, and the game viii ether stand
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