Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-24
Dees Drop First Game of Year
to A Company; N Company
TriumphS Over Els
STANDING OF FORT SKATER
s LEAGUE.

B Company ........ o 900
K Company ....... 0 900
F Company ....... o 900
G Company .......... 0 0 600
II Company ........ o O06
Yesterdays results-M Company z
l. Company 6. A Company 3, d Com
pany 1. ..... III
ISpecialStarBulleti Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, May "a. =
In spite of the drizzling rain which
was falling when the first game OF
yesterdays double-header at Shafter
was called over 500 fans turned out
and were rewarded by seeing two ex-
citing games In the first game NJ
Company beat L Company to the tune
of to 6, thereby securing a stronger
lead in the battalion, and A Company
made its initial appearance and hum.
bled d Company by a score OF 3 to l.,
thereby depriving the latter company
from first place, for the present, at
least Both games were especially in.
teresting on account of the great riv-
airy between the various organiza-
tons, and the rooters had plenty Of
opportunity to give vent to their
cheers, as both games scintillated
with brilliant plays.
The first game scheduled was the
one between NJ and L Companies, and
was hard fought from the time the
first batter strobe to the plate to the
last put out Jones, on the mound for
NJ Company, was wild in the. first in
ming and issued free transportation
to ,Ostendorf, the first batter to face
him. The latter promptly scampered
to SECOND and was safe on a close
play; FELTON,, the next man up, was
also passed, and 1t looked as il l. Com
pany was to garner bunch of tallies.
Jones, however, frightened up and
caused Rhodes to send a sky-scraper
to Dupre, who promptly COPIED 1t,
none Of the runners advancing.
Hebner Waves.
Hebner then punetured the. breeze
on three consecutive offerings, and
while he made his final swing at the
Pill. Ostendorf took a notion to steal
home, but was tagged ten feet away
from that station. Better base run
ming and an opportune hit would
have changed the complex OF this
game right here. NJ Company scored
two runs in their half of the first.
Minty was safe on Pixies error, an
easy chance. promptly pilfered the
keystone sack and scored when White
slammed a hot one to deep center for
three cushions. Jones was an easy
out via the third tn first route, but
Rains strolled, swiped second, ana
with these two on, Dad" Coakly push
cd q nice single to center, scoring
White. The next man up expired
without much suffering. L Company
did nothing In their half of the sec.
ond, but M Company promptly pluck.
ed another tally when West singled,
advanced on passed ball, reaching
third on Minty's sacrifice and scored
on Whites timely single. This was
Whites second opportune hit of the
game.
In the third L Company corraled
two more runs after two were out
FELTON, strolled, Rhodes sloughed a
single to center and through slow
Iielding reached second, and Osten-
dorf third. Hebner obliged with a
clout to left center, scoring the two.
but died on Zilinsk's out. M Com.
pany went out in one, two, three or
der. l. Company could not do anv.
thing in their half of the fourth.
though Pike and Luther singled and
Ostendorf walked, but as two were
out and the next man an easy out
nothing doing in the scoring line.
NJ Company came back strong, get.
ting four runs. Herr singled. differed
second, Dupre lined out one ticketed
Tor sack, advancing Herr to third.
and White, next up, obligingly respond
cd Tor the third time, this time with a
two-sacker to left, scoring Herr and
Dupre. then Kirk slammed a triple to
left, scoring White, and later scored
on Sweeney's tumble of Jones' push
towards first, scoring four runs, for a
total OF seven. M Company could do
nothing after this inning. L Company
threatened to tie the game, or possib.
~ win 1t in their half of the fifth.
when they scored four, Rhodes reach.
ing first when West juggled his liner
advanced to second when Hebner was
passed, Zilinski then safe on an at.
tempt to catch Rhodes at third, a field.
er's choice. the latter scoring when
Zimninski was passed. Sweeney, next
up, cracked out a one-sacker to left,
scoring Hebner and Zilinski, advanc.
ed to second on a steal, and when
Pixies slow one was fumbled Tim.
ninsh scored, giving l. Company four
runs for the inning and total of six