Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-06
WRECKERS DOWN
CHINESE SQUAD
IN POST BATTLE
18th Infantry Team Wins Out
BY Score OF II to 5: Two
Homers in Game
Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence. }

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS. Aug. D
The third game between the Wreck
Crs and tie Travelling Chinese was
staged at the post Athletic park at
the big army pOH' on Sunday alternCCA
and again the CHmpse vent down to
defeat before the 18th fast team and
this time with worse Jolt than Ill
the other two. If there was a doubt
in the minds OF any CT the followers
OF the game as TO which of these is
the better team today,s results should
dispell any doubt for at no IOInt 0!
the game did the Chinese excel, and
ii proved Iretty easy mckngs for the
Wreckers II was their game from
start TO finish and the final results
were never questioned for mln&tc.
1t was a typical sluGglng fest where
the WreCkers were doing most OF I'll"
slugging. Jasper was in the pitchers
box for the 25th with Johnson at the
receiving end, and both played beau
tiful ball. For the Travellers LuCA
zee was given the first inning in The
pitchers box but the third inninc
proved so disastrous that he w.
taken out and replaced by EU0n III
who held the WreCkeTs down f. the
remainder Of the game TO fIE" -"Is.
The third inning Melted tL0 >, IN seven
runs, as Luck YCe was Eattrd out OF
the box and when the bases were FIJI
made wild throw. allowing two TO
score 1t was in This NtnInI thIt Hd"'
kins, with two men Oh bases. drove
the pill over the left fIelder's head ,
for a home run
The famous R0can was in the game
for the first four lnntn2s IN center
field. but was taken at aiter max /
ing a costly crrcr. \ lin" drive "Ant
through his legs and he was replaced
by Aulston.
A particularly large CROW vas on /,
hand to see the game and many low ]
ers of the game mOt0red out from
Honolulu to see the fun. There were
numerous spectacular plays hut wy
little of the big leaEuc stCff was ,
pulled off.
Jasper pitched good steady ball, aHI
pulled out of some tight places. He ,
was given good support by his team,
as only three errors were chalked
up-against them. After tie frIghtfUl .
third inning the Travellers settled |
down to business and Hoon XII |
stopped the slaughter. He was not
given guilt edge support by his team
as they have sever errors chalked up.
The Wreckers played in luck in the
fifth inning when Fagin, by a fluke
made a home run, bringing in Graf
ton. He drove what should have
been a two-base hit to center field.
The pill took a bad hop going over
En- Sues head and when finally re-
covered Fagin had passed the home
plate.
For the Wreckers Jasper was hit
10 times, struck out five and gave
free transportation to two. With the
willow Hawkins comes in for credit
for his homer and also Fagin. Graf
ton distinguished himself in the sew
enth inning when with two men on
bases Fagin made wild throw over
third base. Grafton, who was at lett
field, made a fast run back to third
and recovered the ball at the bleach
ers and kept the runners on their
bases. Johnson caught we'll through
out the game.
For the Travellers Luke zee in his
three innings allowed seven hits.
gave two free transportation and
struck out none. Hoon HI was hit
six times, struck out one and walked
one. Leong caught t1rstciass ball.
En- Sue made a twobaSger in the
fourth inning and Swan three-bagger
in the same inning, scoring Moriyama,
but died on third. Kai Luke gave
some CLASSY ball at second. In the
second inning Moriyama, when on sec
ond base, pulled off a spectacular
stunt by picking off the ground a I
not drive back of first base.
2sIA INFANTRY