Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-22
18TH AND COAST
DEFENSE START
OFF TOMORROW
Best Three Out of Five Games
to Decide Relative Merits
of the Two Teams


Especial Star Bulletin CorrespondenceI
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Aug. %.
The first Of what should prove an
interesting series Of ball games will
be played tomorrow at Schofield be-
tween the Coast Defense and the 18th
Infantry. The series is to be the best
three out OF five games, and all the
details for the other games will be
arranged tomorrow between 1t. G.. l..
Van Deusen and 1t r. p. Harbold,
the respective managers.
The baseball enthusiasts CT the army
both at Schofeld Barracks and in
town have been urging such series
since the close of the Army league
games in which the 25th Infantry bare
ly nosed out the heavy artillerymen for
the army championship Of the terri
tory. In this series these two teams
were pitted against each other only
twice. each winning a game. The
25th Infantry won all the other games
they played, while the Coast Defense
succumbed in the first game they
played at Schofeld to the list Infantry.
thereby losing enc more game in the
series than the 25th.
The Coast Defense were at a dis
advantage playing all their games at
Schofield. Though this was In accord
anee with their own choosing and tn
overcome this disadvantage as far as
possible the Schoield barracks base.
ball committee would not allow any of
the local teams 10 practice on the
pest diamond Furthermore the ar
tillerymen administered a decided de
feat to the 25th Infantry in the game
they won. whereas In the second game,
which was won by the infantrymen,
the score was tied in the last inning
and the umpire's decision which gave
to the 25th the first OF their three win
agement of the Coast Defense. The
ARMY league series was in reality too
short to decide the relative merits of
these two teams and the coming Sc
rfes will be welcomed by the many
fsns who have felt that II had a very
decisive outorDe as far as these two
trans were concerned.
10 PLAY Oahu Leaque.
1t Harbold has already arranged
games. withathe Portuguese A.s,c.. 5tife
Asahis ana another game with the
Hawaiis TO be played in the near fu.
tnre end two games are 10 he plave1
with the Venice team next November.
The games played last Sunday were
full Ct interest and drew big crowds
from the post. In both games the local
team fell several runs behind AMI
lust at the moment when the game
seemed Tn be hopelessly lost hat
ting rally brought victory to the army
champions.
The 18th Infantry may nave a rival
~ Schofeld IN the near future Of an
ali-star team TO he selected from the
other three regiments whose teams
have been discontinued since the
Army league series on account of the
lcss Ct so many players by discharge.
There are now only three or four men
in each Of these regiments who can
compare with the players who COM
rise the 2sth Infantry team. and 1t.
Glassford has requested authority of
the pest commander, Colonel Kennon.
to organize these few into team for
period Of about two months, with
Lieut. Sadtler as both coach and a
player on the infeld. Such a team
should prove a big drawing card II
they can get enough practice together
To ccnuete with the finished team of
the 25th Infantry.