Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-20
BY o. E. SAUNDERS.
Ispeclal star.BulletIn Correspondene

BY -. X SAONDEH ~.
Especial Star-BulletinC Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, April 90
Company A has not only the cham
pion baseball team of the regiment
but OF the post as well. for the season
of 1915, and, what's more. there are
two new large trophies that will at
tract anyone's attention upon entering
the company mess hall of this 25th
Infantry organization.
In the first game OF the recent Sc.
RES, which was with Z Company, A
started matters I'm the third by gain
ing one-run lead. The score was
tied IN the fifth and remained so until
Goliah came to the bat. Two years
ago Goliah was one of RUDE Fosters
hitting stars on we'll known colored
team called the American Giants. Go
lfah broke the tie by giving the fans
a homer TO applaud.
In the sixth Z Company tied the
score again, and again Goliah changed
the balance of the game by a single
in the seventh that scored base
runner.
In the eighth e Company tied the
score for the third time, and in the
ninth Goliah again faced the pitcher
with a hungry look in HIS eye that
seemed to long for another homer.
The T. Cor parry moundsman was filled
with fear and either because he could
not put the ball over the plate, or be-
cause he wouldn't, Goliah was passed,
but not so with the veteran Jasper,
who received ball that pleased him
full well and which he sent skating
far into left field for two-bagger,
which again placed A Company In the
lead.
II tie last half of the ninth, j. VIII
liams, shortstop of the E Company
team. returned the compliment and
connected for q double that tied the
sesAe for the fourth time. There is
no doffbt but that E Company would
have won the game then and there
had not Williams been filed with too
great an ambition and attempted to-
stretch his double into triple, and
died on the third sack.
Tired OF such persistency Al Com
pany decided to cinch the game be-
yond all matter Of doubt. and per-
formed some antics In the eleventh
that are best not to record in detail.
Any passerby would have believed the
Champions to be engaged in their
evening batting practise. With a
triple, Ave singles and little clever
baserunning they gathered in a total
OF nine TALES in this one inning.
Company is Easy.
There is little to relate concerning
the game with / Company. Slim"
Morgan. the A Company twifler, had
the / Company nine under his control
during the entire nine innings, hold
ing them to two hits and one run.
As usual the A Compay team held
up for themselves in batting. making
) ii hits in all: q triple by recruit Jack
son. two doubles by the distinguished
batting star Goliah and a double by
right fielder Ward.
Third Game.
In the third game F Company hit
the ball as many times as A, but the
famous control of Lefty" Jackson
kent + Company's hits so well scat
tered that they did but little damage.
Centerfelder yankee" cambridge
starred In this game, as did also Jack
SON on the mound 1t is probable
that r Company had better lineup
than they will be able to put in the
field again for some time, as many OF
their best players departed on the last
transport.
# Company landed three runs in the
fifth, stunt which did not create any
great amount of excitement, as A
Company had already rolled up a lead
OF eight TALES.
X Company Game Is Hard One.
The game with X Company drew
the largest crowd on record for a
game between two company teams and
transferred a large part Of the wealth
of the regiment to the LIST Battalion.
The X Company team outbatted the
champions, but "Stonewall' Jasper
kept the hits so well scattered that
many OF them were labor lost.
Ii was hard and closely contested
game. won by A Company to 4.
The grand finale was the game with
C Company won By. the champions, 10
TO 2. Two homers, one triple, two
doubles and whole carload of singles
were more than c Company could put
up with.
Many of the companies are losing
quite a few star players or have
lost them already, but A Company ex
meets to keep its team intact through
ont the coming season, If there is tc
be any betting on the outcome OF the