The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-18
.SEYENEEEN4NN|NG .
GAME AT H|l0ENDS
i'm 0NE-T0-ONE TIE
Y. N. !. and ]. A. C. Stage Great
Contest Which Is Called Be-
cause Of Darkness

played AT MOOheau Iark yesterday at.
ternoon, that between the Young Men 4
Institute tenn and the Japanese, Amer,
lean Club team, probably was the great.
est exhibition of baseball evet seen be.
tween amateur teams in this Territory.
for it went seventeen innings. and was
called on account Of darkness with the
score tied, toll. II was a fast game
all the way. &
The first gune on this second day Z
play of the Hilo baseball league was
between the Hawaii Consolidated Rail-
way and the National Guard of Ha-
'waii. IL was a good game and great
crowd cheered Ga their favofites, but
the ii. @. r.. team won, TO 2. il. ~
But il was in the second game of the
day that the great crowd Of more than
1000 people went wild as the game
developed, until 1t was called at SIX
ten 'clock on account Of darkness, ial-
though both clubs we're willing to play
TO a finish The crowd, however, was
getting hungry and was willing thGt
the rivals should divide the hohors.
Story Of the Came rA
The first two innings showed oAly
goose eggs. In the third inning the
Y. M. team scored one run, but was
shut out after that for fifteen straight
innings. However, the excitement be-
gan in the last half of the second en-
ning, " hon Hisa, Of the J. "A. 20, m5de
first stole second and got 10 third On a
hit by s. Enemeto to shOrtst0p, who
made fake throw to first, at which
EIisa tried to steal home but was caught
II A. .I.t. = q ~, .s.s,,,.. ,..,, -. Al q
at first, Abe made n three Dagger over
by the band stand, but WIS caught lat
nome on a hit by y. Enomoto to short.
stop, who worked the fake throw again.
All through the game the J. A. O. g
played in hard luck and also were
blocked by the fine fielding of the "
M. T. Is. 1t was in the fifth inning that
Abe for the second time was thrown
out at home by the narrowest of mar
gins. After that n largely was case
of one, two, three and out, both bat
-terics playing superb ball, well backed
by the field. - -. ,
y. A. o. Score One ... 49,. D.. b..
/ In the eighth inning the ]. A. &C.
scored their first end last run on an
error, but the play was exciting while
~ lasted With the bases filed, Segawa
hunted and Pitchss Baptiste gathered
~ in, He lost his llAnce for moment,
then started Ia thrbhV to first, but, real.
izing that there wsfe no outs, turned Ito
throw home. He wins too late, and the
first and last run Of the j. A @. was
scored The yeIls at this were simply
terrific and could De heard away up
town. s ~ .,r ~ So" = :
With the bases full and no outs Hisu
went TO the bat and IL looked like q
win for the Japanese Hisu hunted to
Baptiste, who did not hesitate this time
but threw TO home and the catcher then
threw to third, making, double play,
but on nm attempt to make ii a tripIc
/ play q wild throw to second enabled
Enomoto to make third, where he was
left by high foul by s. Enomo. The
game was a tie. tt E
In the first half of the ninth with
two down, Kimi for the Y. M. /. got to
first, stole second and third, but was
left by Pedro's high fly to left field. In
the second half the j. A. G. went ont
one, two, three. Then the fun began
Tenth Inning ,."
BaptiEte out on high foul; Cleveland
singled to center but was caught at
second on a short hit by Thomas, and
BarGger was out on line hit to
pitcher. .' So aa.'
Dol singled to left; Naknmura struck
ont, SO did Kanemasa; Hayate walked
advancing Dol to second, but Hisa
struck out.
Eleventh Inning
Alma for the ". M, /. started the
eleventh inning amid great excitement
and when he lifted a skyseraper to far
left field it looked good, but it was
gathered in neatly and he died running
Kimi did exactly tho same thing, MAX
ing two down, and Watson was strack
out on straight Strikes s ..s.i-.
s. EnomotO made first on a grass cut,
ter to short, but had narrow escape
as Pedro at first dropped the ball. Y
Enomoto advanced s. Enomoto to sec
ond on secriice hit. Segawa sent q
long one TO center for an out. EnomptC
made third and on a tumble tried Ia
make home, but was caught at the plate
Twelfth Inning .tr.''F
Brown out at first; Pedro popped t.
third; Baptiste reached first on ailsnl
fly to center, but Cleveland famed. :
Dol was caught Mt first, Yasu famed
and Kancmasa quit half way to first.
Thirteenth Inning ,n,.. .aE.
Thomas singled to first; Barager ;:
long fly TO right was captured, but
Thomas stole second and went to third
ON a wild throw to second. Alma was
trying TO sacrifice, but shortstop caught
Thomas at third and Ahina died at first
making double play. -. &t
Hayato out on high fly to left; Hiss
did the same. S, EnOmoto famed. F.
Fourteenth Inning .
Kimi struck out /; Watson died at first
Brown singled and stole second, but
Pedro famed 49,, .r.s
SRnji singled to center. Y. EnOmott
plso landed at first, advancing SAINT Il
second on u short hit TO right. Segaw,
famed. Dol died al first and Yasu ais,
was slaughtered at first on short bant
Fifteenth Inning ,1.,
Baptiste made first and stole second
Cleveland flied to left. Thomas sin
gicd to right sending Baptiste TO third
but Barager struck out and Alma son
q long one toward the band stand whic'
was gathered in by Y. Enomoto In on
of the prettiest catches Of the game.
Koncmasa. walked Hayato hit, /
Baptiste, ,whO caught Kanemasa at AIRS