Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-23
KNIGHT HOLDS
KAYS RUNLESS
At Fl. SHAFTER
Eyes Win From Rays BY Score
of a to Nil; Dees Win Slug
ging Battle From Seas

lSpecialStarBulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER. May 23.-Scores
i Company 4. X Company o; d Com
pary 9, Company ., The excite
ment yesterday in baseball at the
fort in the double-header was vic
tory for | Company over + Company
by a score of to 0. this being the
first whitewash of the season, and
showed X down from first place in the
battalion, and was due as much to KS
hard luck as to Company's good play
ing.
Simmons, X Ompanys famous
pitcher, would have given | Company
more trouble than they had and the
story would have been a different one
had it not been that he had to quit
the box in the fifth inning in favor
of Amama on account of a sore arm,
as he was worked too hard in Fridays
game, from which he had not recov-
cred. ..
Amama could not keep up Simmons
good work, for soon after getting in
the box he was unable to hold down
Company, and gave them walk and
two hits, from which they accumulat-
ed three runs as we'll as the game.
During the game Knight, for | Com
pany, allowed but one hit for K Com.
pany and Zackris, right fielder, gets
the credit. The other game between
G and d Companies was an easy VIC
tory for d, TO the tune of 9 to 2, and
at all times of the game the boys from
Company D played circles around
their opponents. At no time of the
game did C Company have chance of
victory, as d Company each inning
continued to pile up runs, while c got
only one run in the third and fourth
innings. The latter part of the game
was marred by rain and after the
sixth inning the game was called.
X Company and Company Game.
Zackris, the first man to the bat
for K Company, knocked low one
between Carl, who was playing well
off, and first base, and made K Com
pany's only hit of the game. Howev-
err, Zackris' joy was of short duration,
for it all looked too easy and when
he tried to steal second the willy
Knight caught him mapping and threw
to Carl, who sent him back to the
bench. Gazing famed and Johnson
drove to WenZel, who threw him out
to first. 1t looked like | Company
would score in the first inning when
Amama got to third and made dash
for home when Whitaker threw to
second, but was nabbed by a close
shave. In the second inning l Com
pany scored when White singled to
right field and later scored on Whit
aker's throw to second and Calvin
fumbled the pill
Three Runs In. .. -
From then on until the fifth inning
no harm was done by either team and
it looked like this would be the final
score, but Simmons, on account of an
injured arm, retired, and Amana took
his place. Johnson's ribs were tickled
and he took first base; Schoonover
followed by walking, and Knight
knocked Texas and filled the bases
Things looked pretty rosy just then,
but Yocum knocked a pop fly to
third and was out. Davis was next up
and drove a long single which scored
the three on bases After this K Com
pany never had look-in, and during
the remainder of the game neither did
further damage. 1t was good game
and both teams played well. Knight
deserved full credit as he struck out
eight and used his head at all times.
D and c Companies Game. i
In the first inning c Company look
ed as though they would score when
O'Neil knocked a safe fly to Jackson,
but fumbled the pill. Later he stole
second and third, but here he died as
the next three up went the l, 2, g
route. d Company came back strtN..g
and Jackson, Peed and Madena each
knocked long ones TO center field,
scoring Jackson, and Peed. After
this it was cineh for d Company,
and they piled up runs at will making
one in the second. another in the
third, three in the fourth. one in the
fifth and two in the sixth
G Company had a ray of hope in the
third and fourth innings. but it was
due more to d Companys hard luck
than to C Company's good playing. In
both cases the pill was fumbled and
c Company benefited by wild throws. /
In the fourth inning the grand stand
was all excitement when c Company
had the bases full and none out
Jackson was in the box and held his
nerve and pitched as pretty a ball as
has any one in the league as he struck
out O'Neil, Essex and Sanderson and
pulled out of most difficult situation.
He deserves much credit for his vic.
tory and throughout the game played
steady ball besides knocking out the
only three-bagger of the day. Holler.
back was pounded by D Company at