Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-15

neyed out to Athletic Park to open
the season of the Junior League, by
pitching the first ball As an opener,
the mayor should rank in Class A.
Mayor Lane has opened a number of
things, baseballically speaking, OF
course, but this time he did good
Job, and as a result the Junior League
season started off with a bang.
It's all wrong, Watson! This idea
of calling the players who cavorted on
Saturday Juniors is all right enough
considering that number Of them
have not added to the BARRIERS horde,
but fans usually connect Junior play
ers with not being strictly up to snuff.
Here's where Mr.. Fan errs. The proof
is convincing. and next Saturday az
ternoon there is sure to be banner
crowd out.
A Real Opener. 4.
Speaking OF an opening, which was
handled ably by Mayor Lane, the
teams could not have furnished a bet
ter entrance il they had planned it
all out. Opening season with Is
inning game isn't done in the front
families OF baseball nowadays. 1t has
been many moons since a game that
length has been staged at Athletic
Park, and this game was what one
might call hummer. .-.
st. Louis won hard-fought game
from the Hawaiis, just about the time
that the sun was doing the last act
in Honolulu. Fifteen innings of good
baseball all jammed into an afternoon
of pleasure. There were number Of
81
there will be on the job when the
teams play again.
Kid Pitcher Stars. -.=... ..
Out of the swarm of players who
made good in this game Hayselden,
the little southpaw of the st. Louis
team, perhaps deserves the most men.
tiou. According TO the books he Is
only IA years old, and if this be true,
then about the time he is II there
should be some great pitching by this
lad.
From the eighth inning to the fiji
teenth this youngster held off the Ha-
wall batters to two hits, and not a
single run was garnered off his de.
livery. He had an assortment of curves
and a change of pace. and used both
to advantage. Hollinger, another
southpaw, also made great showing
during the first of the game, and with
a little experience Should be conner.
Many Stars.
Monk had plenty Of stuff to begin
the game, but did net prove to be as
steady as 7Ioke. who pitched a great
game, battling with Hayselden for
eight innings. Rosehill handled both
pitchers in nice fashion. Then Cush-
ingham returned to the game, and sta
toned at first for the Hawaiis, handled
Is chances without an error.
/. The fans are still talking about the
great infield play of the st. Louis
team, and it was a great exhibition
without doubt Fernandez at first
handles himself like big Lacquer and
is promising material for any team.
Carvalho at second played great
fielding game and was the star with
the stick, securing five hits in six
times up. Little Hamburg at short
played a great game throughout, the
Kaopua took care of eight chances,
making only one slip.
This 10 Some Fielding.
When a junior infield plays through
ing through for Is innings, and every
slip means a run, and handles 80 out
of 81 chances, they are playing bail,
juniors or not. Mahaula Of the Ha-
waits also made a great showing, TAX
ing care of 10 chances without slip.
Spencer was the leading hitter. Of the
Hawaiis. landing three singles.
Hawaii scored first when Mahuka
and White came home on Cushingham.s
triple, and Spencer scored in the
second on his hit and swat by Ma
haula. Rosario singled in the fourth,
and brought the crowd to their feet
when he stole home, making a great
play.
CarvaIho Was Busy.
Carvalho singled in the fourth, and
scored on an error and infield out.
Hollinger was safe on an error in
the next inning, a single, a walk, and
Fernandez hit brought in two runs,
and third came in on Caryalho's sac
rifice fly. Hawaiis tied it up in the
seventh when Hoke singled, scoring
Spencer. After that ii was pitchers
battle until the fifteenth inning, when
Carvalho tripled and in the throw
home Hoke erred and the fans jour-
neyed back to the festive board.
chinese Win First One.
In the first game the Chinese team
demonstrated that they could play air
tight ball, and won out by a score OF
to 2 The Braves secured as many
hits as the Chinese team, but errors
at critical times lost the game. Lee
of the Braves played a poor game be-
hind the bat, and was responsible for
three of the runs.
The two teams are about evenly
matched, but the Braves showed stage
fright in the early innings. After
that they settled down, and played
good ball throughout. Both Perry and
Kau showed up well, neither pitcher
allowing more than two hits in one
inning.
Kong Tai Stars.
Kong Tai Pong was the star Of the