Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-10
WIN
TWO Jameson
REDS GROUNDS
Bv ALFRED ZAP.

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BUCHANNON. W. Va. May %
Before a small crowd of a few hun
dred, scattered widely in that big and
spacious grandstand OF the Cincin-
natl Reds home grounds. We demon
strated to these fms that we know
how to play ball by defeating the fast
Shamrock team, considered as the
best semi-professional team in Cincin-
natl The score was to ,.
We scored one run in the first, two
in the fourth and two more in the
seventh, while the Shamrocks scored
a single tally in the fourth and sew
cnth3 We were never in danger of
losing the game.
Though they Outhit us. our hits
counted more than theirs because ours
were mostly punched and timely with
men on bases Smith, pitching for
the Shamrocks. was a regular pitcher
for the Cincinnati Reds a while back
We got nine hits off him. His change
OF pace was very effective, for his
move for a fast and slow ball is
almost the same. He trapped good
many Of us on the third strike with
his slow ball but towards the latter
part OF the game it became less cf-
fectire,
Our little Alexander. alias Ako, was
the bitchiug star Of the day. He had
perfect control and though the Sham.
rockers were heavy hitters he allowed
them but ten hits and succeeded in
tanning five. In the pinches he was
cool and steady. and that is how he
worked himself out of a hole twice,
with men on bases and no outs. He
gave no bases on balls and hit no
0atters
Se3ond, Game.
We again demonstrated to the fans,
about 1000 of them, that we did not
win the first game by mere luck. for
we handed to the ShamroCks a second
thrashing by a score Of IL to 2. The
weather was warmer than the day be-
fore, and so every one worked bit
harder
We outclassed the, Shamrock team
in every respect. We made Is safe.
ties to their scattered nine; this
could have been reduced had kpau
not slackened up from the sixth in
ming on, because OF our lead We
oroke even, however, with the fielding
aonors. Each team made two errors,
Int ours were not 50 costly as the
Shamrocks. -. 4 -. - 49,
Apau was pitching his usual winning
way, tanning eight OF the Shamrock
men. He walked five men, giving most
az the bases on balls after the sixth
inning because he. could AFFORD it.
Once the bases were filed. and the
Beople in the stands expected the
Shamroeks TO score, but big Apau set.
tied down By striking one out, giving
one iHfield iy, and the last or. short
to first. f
I.assing and Wastqney f1rmed the
battery for the Shamrocks. The for.
li1er was rated as the best Shamrock
huTleE but hat didn't keep ms from
hitting his deliveries There is no
doubt that he has speed. good curves
end control, I'M 1t happene1 that on!
team found 'fs batting eye ard only
four went by the stfike-out route.
Kualii,. the Homerun Baker OF our
term. was the hitting star of the day.
He faced Bassing FIVE times and got
four hits and one pass. OF the four
hits there we're two singles, one two.
Dagger and one thfee-bagger Above
all, his hits were timely, and, about
half of our runs scored we're through
his batting. Duffy Lewis, otherwise
known as Lai Tin, was next lie.
made three singles out of five chances,
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