Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-20
SCHOFIELD FANS
SEEDOUBLEBILL,
HITS AND MISSES
Ninth Motor Artillery Bests LIST
Field Artillery; Infantry
WaIIops GunnerS
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SCHOF1ELD BARRACKS, August
10. l917.-A double-header vas the at
traction at the post athletic field this
afternoon, the first game being be-
tween Headquarters Company. 1St
Horse Artillery. and Battery &c" nth
Motor ARTILLERY, the caterPiEars Nn',
ming, 5 to 2 The second game was
between the 1st.32nd Infantry nine
and a picked team Of TIE Artillery
Brigade, the doughboys grabbing the
long end Of the score by Z 10 4
count. A shower halted the first
game in the ninth frame for aooTt 20
minutes, necessitating curtailing lie
second game to seven innings.
The first game was the fourth OF a
series Of seven to determine tho
championship Of the Artillery Bril-
gade. the Headquarters Company al d
Battery &c" annexing first PLACE IN
the company series OF their respec.
tive regiments, and the count Is now
three games won for the lettercj 5at.
terry to one for the orderlieS. ,. he
series has furnished plenty - excite
ment for the cosmoline slinPers and
the cohorts Of that branch Of the ser
vice were present in great ndmGeIE.
One more win by Battery &C" will
give them the title OF artillery cham.
pions and the next game shout pro.
vide plenty Of thrills for .he gunnerS,
Headquarters oeing determined 10 raj.
ly and cop the next time int A to
the game, IT was a walksway for Bat.
terry &C." due to the superb hurting
80 nFAn4 NsyhA hAlH The "a
At all stages Of the game, the 2.Ie
hits registered off his slants being
scattered In various innings Of the
game, with the exception of he fourth
frame, when the horse artillery
punched three bingles for two mark
ers. At no other period of the game
did the LIST Artillery threaten.
In addition to his masterful pitch.
ing, Likens was there with he blud-
geon, gathering two hits, one Of which
was four-ply circuit swat. Finkel.
stein also soused the pellet for a
home run, but neglected to dent the
third hassock with his hooks on his
race around the circuit and Chief,
who was field umpire, called Finkei-
stein out, with the result the Zee.
ords credit him with only a two-saek-
en- Battery &C" garnered their
eight runs in three different innings,
the punching of hits. coupled with er.
rors Of omission and commission Of
opponents, being the factors in the
run producing. Miller, Moore, Finkei.
stein and Likens featured in the game
for the motor boys, while Brown, Pi.
per and Rice played an excellent
game for the light cannoneers.
In the second game between the
1st-S2nd Infantry and picked team Of
the Artillery Brigade the infantrymen
had no opportunity Of warming up be-
fore the game. and as result the
gunners pouncedSupon Mashaw In the
initial frame and Tailed twice. They
came right back for. more bacon in
the second, the first two men up slam
ming out two singles Manager Judd
yanked Mashaw at this stage and sent
Brinza to the mound Brinza walked
two men before he could loca te the
rubber, "a ling In one tally, while
Holcomb's terror counted another.
Things looked bad for Brinza, but
the twfrier settled down and after
the third frame not another redleg
reached the initial station. II Is diff.
ficult TO pick out any individual stars
Of the 1st-32nd Infantry, other than
Brinza. as all Of the players, with the
exception Of Chief, who apparently
had an off day. or thought he was
still umpiring, playing stellar game. |
Rails and Stratton each copied two
bingles, while Chief smote the horse. .
hide for q triple to center which |
scored two runners, placing the game |
in cold storage Moore pitched |
good game for the artillery, especially |
so in view Of the fact that he wore |
the windpad in the first game ana |
was big factor in his teams victory !
over the horse artillery. Miller, |
Brown and Roberts played a stellar !
game for the cannoneers.
This was the 1st-32nd Infantry |
teams first appearance on the home |
lot and the boys were accorded a great |
reception when they took to the field |
in the opening inning. The japanese |
win be their opponents at the post |
ball park next Sunday afternoon. THE |
score: .-.. v..