Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-17

Playing a superior brand of base.
ball, the Coast Defense team won from
the 25th Infantry by the score Of 2
to l yesterday afternoon at Moliili
field in one Of the most exciting
games that has been played at that
park this season. More than 1000 per
sons witnessed the game.
The Coast Defense nine lost to the
1st-32nd Infantry team by the score OF
to following a ninth inning rally in
the second game at Moiliili park on
Saturday afternoon. Kelley pitched
and was steady until the final inning
when the infantrymen secured three
hits and three runs to give them vic
tory.
The superb work OF Crumpler was
the outstanding cause for the defeat
OF the Wreckers. Pitching steady ball
throughout nine hard innings, Crump.
Ter struck out total of IA men and
walked only six. Furthermore, he
made three hits, one of which brought
in the run which won the game for
his team.
The Wreckers did not lose on any
freak plays. They lost because their
opponents were playing the better
brand of baseball. Nor were the
Wreckers playing half-hearted game,
for towards the end-even in the last
Of the ninth-they exerted every Ell.
fort to score, but failed
The Coast Defense team played a
hard and fast game throughout. 1t was
evident from the start that they were
out to win and as they began to re.
alize what was only dreamed of, they
played more and more determined
game. Only two errors were made by
the Coasters and one of these was
almost worth hit to the batter.
Johnson Of the Coast Defense nine
was the first man up and opened
the way for a victory by knocking a
/ home run into left field. The ball
landed on the fence post at the end OF
the third base line and bounded over
on to the street while the batter trot.
ted slowly home. j.. -. ~ -:
Jasper, pitching for the 18th, ap.
peared dopy and was taken out In the
third and Fagin put n his place. He
held the Coast Defenss to five hits,
one OF these was the three.bagger
which brought in the winning run.
Kelly, playing In center field, threw
the ball nome after q long hit by
Goliah to catch Rogan stealing home
in probably the most spectacular play
of the game. Rogan had walked to
first, stolen second, and then started
home when Goliah knocked the ball
into center field. Rogan got a good
start and was just caught at home as
perfectly pitched ball, coming in
from center field, bounded squarely
into the catcher's hands as he stood
over the plate. 49,. .--
A hit by Davis followed by a three
Dagger by Crumpler gave the Coast
Defense a second run in the first of
the seventh. Then the Wreckers
came back with q three-bagger by
Moore and a sacrifice fly by Grafton
that scored them their only run. -.
Unable to believe that the 18th
would lose, the fans watched the game
eagerly to the end, especially in the
last of the ninth when CrumpIer
walked Moore and Fagin and then
struck out Lenden when two bases
were occupied and two were out. The
score was then 2 to l in favor Of the
Coast Defense. -. ~. l..
The defeat of the Coast Defense on
Saturday afternoon at Moiliili follow.
ed a close fight with the LIST.
32nd during the greater time of which
# appeared that the former would win.
They scored in the first inning and
again in the fourth when a total of
four hits were obtained.
The infantrymen did not score until
the fifth when they tailed once after
securing two hits. They did not
score again until the ninth when they
made a final rally which won them
the game.