Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-09
SENSATIONAL
GAME WON in
TENTHFRAME
Mitchell of Cleveland Takes
One Off alexander the
Great" at MoiIiiIi
TEAM STANDING.

AIl-Annerieans .....19 10 2 .5t+
AII-IIationaIs ......1s 10 2 .4st
Yesterdays Game.
AII-Amerieans 5, AIl-Nstionais 4 az
innlnos).
Il took 10 innings and a regular
bombardment Of Alexandria for the
Americans to turn the trick and forge
into the lead again yesterday. II was
the sort of game the fans wax enthus
iastic over, with lots Of hitting, meu
on bases In every inning, and some
lightning fielding stunts that held the
score down TO respectable figures. A
rafting good weekday crowd gath
cred at Moiliili field and, what 10 sig
nifcant from a local baseball stand
point, much better class Of patrons
than have been supporting the game
here in past months.
To begin at the end and work back
wards-which, by the way, is the man
ner In which the average fan reInenI
beers ball game--the damage was
done after the first two men had been
retired in the tenth. The Americans
were In last and the first man to face
Alexander was Walsh, who went out
short to first on a sharp grounder.
Lewis poled long fly to center, which
Dc.an got under after good sprint.
Then Hoblitzel came through with his
second hit Of the day, slashing dou-
Bile TO left A good many of the Fans
expected TO see Alexander pass Chap.
man and lay for Moriarity, who up
TO yesterday had been hitting weakly,
but the Philadelphia star went right
after .Chappie" and the result was a
clean lift between third and short that
was labeled two-bagger had there
beeg any need to.run II out. Hob.
litzel came eailoping home. and the
game was over.
Mitchell Hard Worker.
Willie Mitchell, for Eve seasons q
Cleveland standby, worked his head
off to win his game, and with great
backing by his league mates, tErned
the trick Mitchell was shy On control,
walking eight, but he retired an equal
number by the s. o. route, and held
the hits TO seven. He seemed TO get
better as the game progressed, and in
the first half OF the tenth struck out
three In q row.
Both pitchers got their bumps in
the early frames. in the last OF the
first. with Murphy gone. Walsh drew q
pass and Duffy Lewis hit. TIoblitzel
hit. scoring Walsh. Chapman flied to
center Moriarity made his first hit
in Hawaii, scoring Lewis. Then Boone
put fast grounder toward third
which Byrne scooped up, touching the
bag for force and the third out. Two
bells.
The Nationals came back strong in
the second. Snodgrass cracked one
over left center fence. Fletcher walk.
ed. and Byrne hit. Then Clarke hit
into q double play, short, to second
to first Alexander came through with
a timely hit TO left, scoring Fletcher.
Dolan walked. but Carey ended the
inning BY lying TO Lewis.
In the fifth hit, an iniield out and
a passed bali put Mllier on third, and
a moment later he came home with
the Nationals third run on Fietcher's
hit. In the sixth Byrne drew q pass,
went to second on the iniield grounder
that retired Clarke, and scored when
Alexander again came through with q
hit. This ended the scoring for the
Mats.
The "break" for the Americans. came
in their half ol the sixth. Chapman
hit a hard bah over second. and then
Moriarity slammed hard drive just
inside Of FIRST. killifer ran IN to block
the bah. but just as he was about
to grab Il. gave II 4 boot which sent
it into the right-held bleachers II
disappeared from sight. and in spite
Of Wiilie's frantic search efforts. both
runs came home.
From then on until the deciding
tenth It was tight baseball on both
sides
The score: