Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-26


boys by the score Of "a. II seems as
II Chilly has developed fast fielding
team. ~
] Lai Sim. the first sacker of the st.
Louis College ball team, made his
first appearance last Sunday In q
Coombs uniform. He secured two
hits out OF four times up. one being
q two-bagger. = =, - -. -
Coombs OF the Commercial League
has, the distinguished honor of defeat.
ing the electric team. Coombs de-
served victory for they outelassed
their opponents with the willow. The
automobile boys are quite eiated over
their recent victory. - i
Hall of the Advertiser was the
bright star last Sunday. This young
ster secured two hits out Of five
times up. and handled five fielding
chances without a slip. In the after.
noon he also played wonderful game
for the Healanis.
The Aiohas are now leading the
Young Boys. League. Up to the pre-
sent date the Alohas have won three
games and lost none. The lineup for
the leaders sis: Lemes, e: III. Along,
p; w. Petersen, ID; r. Fulton, 2b;
Henry W., 3b; Ernest b.. IS; Ralph,
II; Howard. CT: Gordon, RI. Keep it
up. youngsters, and you viii be the
bright lights some day. -
Wild Alfonso of the Advertiser has
sent In his selection Of an AllStar
team that should make the jaunt to
the Garden Isle. Here 1t Is: Kuri-
saki tSL1 catcher. Hayselden, Nushi-
da, Baldwin. pitchers; Lai Sin. lib:
Haneberg. %; Miyahara, 3b; Tsuki.
yanla, IS; Chun Chew, Of: Iwanaga,
Of; Lam Wing. Of; Markham, utility.
Chong Wing, the first sacker of the
Spalding team, starred with the blud.
geon last Sunday against the Adyer-
tiser Out of five trips to the plate
he secured three hits, Ying also
handled IS chances
Frederick Rawson. the big portsider
Of the Healanis, has been elected by
the educational committe eof Young
Mems Christian Association as prin-
cipal Of the Cooperative Trade Schools
and with commence his duties In that
capacity With the opening Of the new
term Of school on July 3 Rawson
succeeds ]. Brooks Brown, who leaves
to accept Z teaching position else
where
Walter Argabrite, who once visited
here with the Stanford bali team as
center fielder, has gone to France TO
DO his bit for America. Walter was
popular with the local fans, as he
used TO cover the center garden for
the Punahou Athletic Club.
Do you realize that Chang of the
Central Grammar pitched no-hit
game? It was IN an inter-class con-
test that Chang established this hit
less and no-Fun record Look out for
this youngster. for he win be q boy
wonder" some day.
The ng-distance-d drive historians
Ii New York are declaring that al
records are smashed. a hit by Dave
Robertson in last Saturdays game
with the Cubs, they say, topped by q
healthy margin TY Cobb's, Mike DON
Inns and other historic waIlops made
on the Polo grounds. Joe villa states
that the ball Travelled 40 feet, that
the blow was easily the greatest Of all
home-run knocks on the
grounds, and that It is not likely ever
to be eQualed. SIS
Villas description of the hit is as
elbows: . ..
When Dave Robertson lifted the
ban into the right field bleachers
MT the right wing of the grand stand
Ion Saturday he made the longest
drive ever seen at the Polo grounds.
] have been watching ball games
there since the park was built for
the Brotherhood In 1890, but never
have seen 4 longer wallop. Joe Jack
son several years ago hit a bah on
top Of the grand stand, half way be-
tween the foul post and the end Of
the structure. But the next day the
ball was found on the roof. Before
the wooden stands were burned, Don.
lin and George Browne OF the Giants.
made home-run drives into the right
field bleachers, but in each instance
the ball did not cover the distance OF
Robertson's great clout. Ty Cobb
mede q four-bagger two years ago by
hitting the bail between the end OF
the grand stand and the present
bleachers, hut Robertson's homer
went into the open stand, the ball
landing half way between the lower
and upper rails. Robertson's drive,
therefore, covered more than 400 feet
and probably win be unexeelled for
many years, II was made off Fender
CAST. one Of the Cubs right-handed
"
In discussing the hit, Sid Mercer
awards next longest drive to Honus
This hit, It Is stated. occur
red seven seasons ago, and apparent.
y was a somewhat shorter drive than
that OF the Virginia doctor. He also
declares that the hit was so high that
Claude Hendrix, playing right field
Tor the Cubs, doubtless could have
settled il had there been no fence
there. Il