The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-01
! Yesterdays RESULTS !
Venice 8, Twenty-hfth 2. =


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Despite uncertain weather, with lit.
tie prospects Of ball game being
played, 1850 followers Of tho pastine
paid tribute to decent baseball methods
at Moiliili Field, the Venice Tigers
winning from the Twenty-ifth Infant.
ry team BY score Of Q TO 2.
With all morning cloudy and wet
and rain falling in town all afternoon
and at the ball park up TO two o'clock,
things looked gloomy toward there be-
ing anything doing on the diamond.
The Tigers were willing and 50 werc
the Twenty.hfth infantry and with the
fans ready to brave tho elements and
mud for the sake Of decent baseball in
decent hands, the contest was pulled
of.
Regardless Of injunetions and writA
Of prohibition against uncalled for aud
unheard Of ideas OF the magnates Of
Athletic Park and their attorney ana
with Athletic Park a duck pond, tho
game went on. Moiliili Field, despite
ali the rain stood up wonderfully well
and barring a little softness in the In.
field around the bases was in perfect
shape TO play bah on.
Tigers Failed To Score
with the zip Of the coin for batting,
the Tigers lost the toss and went TO
bal. and for the first time since Their
arrival in Hawaii failed to, score in the
opening inning. Later on though thty
began rolling up runs aud with the
close Of the game had six Water
house started we'll for the soldiers ana
looked to be the toughest Of propose,
tions for the Tigers Finally he crack
ed though aud had to give. way, 20
Philips The latter went along nicely
until he snapped his arm and had 20
retire In favor Of Jasper.
For the Yenetians, Ed. Klepfer did
the pitching and gave an excellent ex-
hibition. His team mates played faa
snappy bali and had the grounds been
in real shape, the game would have
been far better than Il was. With
Bliss behind the bat and Kennedy and
Elliott on the coacher's lines, the fans
were we'll repaid for the troubles they
unfortunately were forced to undergo.
kennedy Makes a Speech
With the close of the seventh inning,
Big Chief Kennedy walked to the bat,
ter 8 box and in a neat speech thanked
the fans Of Honolulu for their kind-
ness TO the team, calling particular at
tention to the fact that they were
here to play bali and II the Athletic
Park CLIQUE and their attorney, r. q.
Peters would leave themsalone, would
keep right on playing.
In concluding his remarks Kennedy
said the team would play ut MoiIiili
Field today, again on Tuesday, and
again on Wednesday, meeting the
Coast Defense aggregation today,
the All-Oahus tomorrow and possibly
the AIl-Chinese Wednesday. In the
Tuesdays game the major leaguers
win be on hand to indulge in a prac
tiee stunt and likewise on Wednesday
In preparation for their big series which
viii open at Moiliili Field, Thursday,
December s, at three o'clock.
How II An Happened "a
Venice gathered the first run. With
Captain Jack Bliss out of the way via
the s. o. route in the third, Klcpfef
poled single to rightfeld but was
forced at second by Justin Fitzgerald.
A wild pitch and passed ball put FitE
at third and he came home on a double
TO left center by McArdie. II
Round four was a tough one for the
visitors from .Schofeld. Kane was
safe at first on a hit that Waterhouse
fumblcd but was later forced at sec
Ond by Reisberg Orr hunted and
when Cross fozzlcd Chillingworth s hit,
the bases were jammed. Waterhouse
baked and then hit Bliss with the ball
forcing in a run. Klepfer drove out a
sacrifice fy and Orr scored On Fitz 5
hit to left chillingwOrth scored.
In the fifth, the soldiers broke tho
ice and landed run AT the plate.
With one out Woods was safe ON Nc
Ardle's error, took seeopd on baik,
went 70 third ON an out and 70 the