The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-30

Well, gentlemen, the trick has been
done. The Schoheld Giants have been
humbled, and by the Chinese, at that.
The trick was turned at the Athletic
Park yesterday afternoon, the score be.
ing 20 4. II was rousing game,
quite the rousingest Of the season, as
a matter Of fact, and now that Il has
been proved that the Twenty-ffth, In
fantry aggregation are not impervious
to defeatC every other team in the
league win be anxious to take q crack
at them, new interest win be lent to
the league games, and baseball will be
benefited all round. r.rs
The eye.opener resulted in the Nip.
pons winning from the Chinese Juniors,
who came very fast at the finish, by the
score Of o 70 4. 1t was ragged game,
though Interesting.
Downfall OF The Giants e.
The Twenty.ffth Infantry ball .tos.
sers have been playing good ball ever
since the league started, and the jubi-
litation expressed over their defeat was
not through any ill.will borne them,
but at the prospect of increased inter
est in the games Of the Oahu League,
which is sadly needed. ,...
Chinese got the drop on the soldiers
in the very first innings, scoring three
runs. Rogan displaced Waterhouse on
the mound in the seventh, but the Chin.
ese were not to be denied, and in that
inning touched up the Schofeld marvel
for a couple Of hits. 49,
The Chinese made every post win
ming one and garnered one more run
in the fifth and a brace in the seventh
inning, while the infantrymen were
only able to fash once, in the seventh
the run which saved shut-out.
That the Chinese were shifting yes
terday, is evidenced by the fact that
they are credited with IL base-hits.
Hoon XII, for the winners, had q world
Of stuff on the bah, and pitched o
heady, consistent game.
En- Sue and Lang Akana shone in the
gardens and allowed nothing to get by
them, The little centerfelder was also
in great form with the club, securing a
couple of nifty hits. = 49,.
In the first inning En-, Sue went TO
first on Smith g error, Kai Luke perish
ed, pitcher to first, Lang Akana walk.
ed, and All Lees three-bagger brought
in En- Sue and Akana. Kan Yen died,
pitcher to first, and then Hoon Ki
scored Lee. .a..r. "Tr y
Jackson Nearly Beaned E.. ..r t.1
In this inning Hoon XII drove q very
hard ball into the bleachers. II struck
a straw hat worn by Z. N. G. jackson,
wrecking the headgear very complete
ly. jackson had a very lucky escape
from what might have been serious in
jury. The Oahu League management
will present jackson with brand new
Panama as . memento of the interest.
ing occasion---perhaps Is
The fifth saw En- Sue hit to first, and
sacrificed to second by Kai Luke
Akana was out second to first, and En-
Sue came home on u bad throw by
Moore, after a rough passage to the
plate. g .
The Chinese netted couple in the
seventh, thusly: Ping Kong reached
first on an error by short. Leone
singled. En- Sue beat out n bunt, fill
ing the bases, and with none down
With Rogan taking the ball from Wa
terhouse, Kai Luke connected and scor
\ ed Ping Kong. A little later En- Sue
came into the barn on o wild pitch.
| Infantry got their lone tally after
this fashion: Hawkins singled, in the
seventh, Pagan famed, Waterhouse hii
to first and Hawkins came in on a pass
ed ball. .tts. r..