Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-28
ALERT TOSSERS
Win CLOSE ONE
FROM F SQUAD
/ Spell staf-suIletin Correspondence

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FORT SKATER Feb. 27.--Last
Saturday on the Shafter parade Com
pany + went Gown to defeat at the
hands of the L. S. s. Alert ball team.
the Alerts at the end of the seventh
inning having one run to the good
over the Company + ball team. Both
teams put up an interesting game, err
rors being few aud an abundance of
extra base hits. Most of the runs by
each team were scored In one inning.
the Alcrts scoring six times in the
fourth inning and Company F five
times i'm the fifth in..ing. Long hits
we're very much in evidence. For the
Aicrts Raffeis cracked on. d homer,
Seger three-ba6eer and Roberts and
Nelson a two-bagger each. Johnson
and Fisher for Company + were the
stars in stick work, each getting two
hGgger, Johnson's hit coming at time
when the bases were full.
The Alerts scored in the first inning,
an error by Smith. wild pitch by
Johnson and Albertson's timely single
when two were down contributing one
run. In the third inning Company F
evened up the score. In the fourth the
Alerts started the celebration. Austin
struck out Aibertson reached first
and on Shema's error went to second.
Seger lined out triple, scoring Albert
son; AnSleton walk ID, both scoring
moment later en- Roberts line drive
to center which Otterbaeh misjudged
and which went for two bases. Nelson
then followed with two-bagger to
right scoring Roberts. Abbey hit TO
third and looked to be out at first,
but the umpire ruled him safe. Nelson
attempted to make third on the play,
but pretty peg by Shema to Smith
cut him off, With two gone, Raffeis
J stepped to the plate with that do and
die spirit for which the navy is cele-
brated, bat net ball and away it
scared over McRae's head and down
went Company F's hopes for it had the
earmarks of four-ply swat; nor had
McRae retrieved 1t when Raffeis
crossed the plate, scoring Abbey ahead
kefshim.
In the very next inning Company F
threatened to do things. They began
tc find Nelson's delivery to their ilk-
ing. McRae singled to center. Ulma
hunted and reached first safely. OF
terbach concluded to live up to his
reputation as the strike-out king and
promptly struck out. Huston popped
out; two gone, likewise Company rs
spirits, and then the fun started.
Smith walked and the bases were
populated. Fisher singled to center,
scoring McRae. Johnson lined out
two-bagger, clearing the bases.
Estelle singled, scoring Johnson.
Estelle stole second. Cinema reached
first on an error and then stole sec
ond. McRae, up for the second time
tat inning, could not deliver and went
out by the Casey route. This ended
the scoring for both SIDES, Johnson
tightening up and benching the Alerts
in the next two inning in almost one,
two, three order in the sixth Albert
son replaced Nelson and he struck out
three of the six Company + batters to
face him.
On the whole 1t was tood, clean
game, the Alerts proving themselves a
clean bunch of players, and it is hoped
that other teams of their class can be
induced to visit the Shafter soldiers for
more of this wholesome pastiInc
Company r, with Dawson and Hol-
comb not in the lineup. was handi-
capped and it is hoped that the Alerts
will give this strong team return
game on its own grounds in the near
future -.-
F0IloWino is tho game in def all.