Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-25
= sYANKS GET BAKER AT LAST :
; HOME-RUN KING Is SIGNED 4

y NEW YORK, ~ Y, Feb. 10 =
y The Yankees have signed j. y
\ Franklin (Home Rum Baker. y
= His contract covers three years. y
\ His salary is said to be $4,000 \
= year. =
= Manager Donovan announced y
4 tonight that Baker will play at 4
\ third base This means that \
= Fritz Maisel will be. shifted to \
\ the outfield. The acquisition of =
\ Baker closes deal that has been =
4 pending ever since the former 4
4 idol of the Athletics quit Macks \
= team after the season OF 1914. y
y At different times he was re- +
+ ported to have been secured by =
= the Chicago White Sox for sums =
4 ranging from $4,000 to $25, coo. y
\ Baker has always been sensa- y
4 ton He jumped from an OBJ y
= scure semi-professional club in =
tsAs06 into the limelight because of 4
his proves with the bat. 1t was y
y Bakers wonderful hitting and 4
- run getting powers that helped to r
4 keep the Athletics On top in the +
\ the American League in 1910, y
y 1911 and 1912. -. ..".:.~.". +
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and although many devotees believed
that Wright would break through his
defense. they acknowledged that ES-
lund would show to advantage. Elk
lund had been winning his points with
his overhead drives. and Wright play
ed right into this strength to throw
the local man off Wright lobbed and
Eklund tried two overland shots
which failed, and then he changed his
game, playing easy shots to the cen.
ter CT the court, which Wright killed.
Then after this disadvantage Eklund
returned to his overhead smashing
and defeated Wright in this depart
ment of the game. ".
After Eklund had annexed the first
four games Wright won the next two
games with two points against him,
but Eklund then took Wright's serve
and won the set when he played two
angle shots for the last two points.
Eklund played great tennis in this
set, and it would have taken z great
game to defeat him. ~.= r..
Wright Makes Great Returns.
Wright showed a finessee in the
next set, and his carefully played
shots placed Eklund at disadvan-
tage. In the third game, which Wright
won. he went far across the court and
made a pretty return, and the spec
tators applauded, They were given an
other opportunity to cheer a. second
later when Eklund made shot close
to the corner, and Wright again reach
ed cut and made one of the prettiest
returns seen at the court during the
present tournament Eklund gained
the advantage in the next, winning his
point when he reached over the net
for ball that counted point. There
was much discussion in the stands
as to whether the point should count,
but inasmuCh as he did not voIley the
bali until it had crossed the net, and
as he did not strike the net, the point.
surely counted. . -: -
Eklund caught his game in the sew
enth, when he took Wright's serve in
the third set, and by great cross-cOurt
work and careful serving won the
next three games. The last game was
featured by pretty rallies. and on the
match point Wright rose to the: occa-
sion and made great return, but he
left his court clear and EkIund smash
ed through for the finals.
Clarence Griffin defeated A. L.
Castle in the second set of their sec
ond round, which was postponed from
yesterday. Castle played a smash
ing game. perhaps his best of the
tournament Although the match was
net featured by sensational play a
number of good tennis shots were
made, and although Griffin was saving
himself, he was forced to a 6 all set.
winning the last two sets by playing
angle shots which placed Castle out
of line. and then Griffin smashed out
a victory.