Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
Bunts and
Bounders

Luck Yee's out-curve was breaking
fast against the Hawaiis and a lot OF
batters were badly fooled. f"
OF course everyone laughed when
wild heave by Lack Lee knicked Stay
Eddie Fernandez didn't have much
pep around first yesterday. He let
one bunt go as hit by failing to come
in on il. ....... .... It'd
The light hitting of Sunday was un-
usual. In the two games there were
but IA hits. an ACREAGE of 3 1-2 hits
per team. .. !. II
The Sunday crowd was small. Peo
pie kept dropping in until well after
1903 o'clock and about that time a
good many began dropping out.
The bleaehers had lot of fun when
a pair of pigeons lit in front of Bar.
ney. OF course the bleacher wits be.
gan reminding F. Bernardo of HIS duck
farm.
Ray for the Duck King. Nine
eggs in one day Is going some" yelled
one fan when the score board boy
hung Up the last horse collar for the
Saints.
Manager Gleason's proteges are
weak at bat and ii is not detraeting
from Lawson's feat to say so. They
let too many good strikes go past
without even trying to hit.
Byrne and Brito colIided in going
after foul in the sixth inning of the
first game The foul dropped near
the screen and Byrne had his hands
en- ii when the catcher crashed into
him. The ball dropped to the ground
Umpire Bruins fell into line with a
natty uniform Saturday. He and stay
ton needn't take off their blue caps
10 any pair OF indicator holders when
it comes to umpiratical dignity these
days.
The young mural decorator who
chalks up names on the score board
in eenterfeld ought to change his
style or else his job. The names Of
the players are illegible from the
grand stand. The chirography fget
that oneD is becoming worse every
time out.
Alex Desha struck out three men
straight in the sixth inning of the
Chinese Hawaiian game. He used
low in-shoot with plenty of speed. The
crowd thought Umpire Stayton gave
the first batter in his inning the worst
of it,
David Desha certainly didn't star as
a base runner yesterday. After he
had reached second on Kaulifs error
he tried to gallop on. to third when
threw to catch him went wild. He
was winged out mile or so. 1t was
bad judgment
There are a lot of changes in the
Coast Defense team. Manager Van
Deusen has notified the league man
agement that he has released Quillan
and Harris and signed w. E. Johnson.
j. ]. Lynch. Harry E. Hundall, T. E.
Shay, Edward Dumshot, Davidson AMI
Rice. This makes IL men on the roll
Lawson used plenty of speed and
curves yesterday The Saint batters
could not hit the ball cut of the intield.
the score showing that none of the
outfelders got chance. In fact. the
few balls that were hit by the Saint
batsmen always went straight to an
infielder and there isn't doubt as to
the legitimacy Of the no-hit game.
Lefty Lawson showed some of that
southpaw temperament in the second
inning when man was on first and
Umpire Stayton gave the next batter
his base on four called balls. But
Lawson steadied himself down and
got through all right The lanky port.
side Finger was working hard yes
terday. showing nothing of the list.
lessness that has been the cause OF
so much criticism by the fans.
ST. Louis tried squeeze play in
the second inning, endeavoring to hunt
a man home from third, but the batter
merely dumped the bail in front of
the plate and Swan was out a block
or two. The squeeze play depends
for success upon getting the ball well
away from the plate so that the run.
ner. with a long start on third. can
dash home and slide under the throw.
Few big league managers will allow
the batter to bunt for the squeeze.
The ball must be lift out to a fielder.
Hughes. in right field for the Saints,
got no chance in his pasture, as he
stayed there but one inning. When
the Saints first went to bat Hughes
was up with two men on bases. He
let one perfect strike go past him.
reached wildly for the next one.
high fast bah, and then calmly watch
ed the third strike, another beauty.
sail over the plate. That killed the
best chance the Saints had to score.