Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-12

mystery, and produce Wilbur hogan,
the Portland avenger. We must moi
fall this time
Sherlock Holmes had the hardest
Job OF his career Not since he haG
taken a case TO ascertain the number
of years that Ann had been located on
this celestial sphere had he been so
baffled. Hundreds had gathered at the
game to watch the premier pitcher of
Hawaii In action. He walked over to
Barney Joy, grabbed the arbiter by his
sbell-like ear and began to utter few
quivering words. Seconds passed, and
then the Joyful person marched to the
stand and in an appealing voice, cried:
HAS anybody here seen Kelly" He
had missed his clue, and for the sec
ond time in history the great Holmes
was.at bay.
All at Sea
Watson, ever on the alert, looked
in the Portland bat bag under the
bench and then Holmes made his final
decision He walked over TO Pat Mil
ligan and asked a question. The
wrecker manager said: Were all at
sea without Rogah." No sooner had
the words been gargled until Holmes
shouted: "A clue" And, taking the
hypothenus theorem, he finally discoy
cred that the Wrecker star was al sea.
And the game went on.
II has often been said that story
should be told in the first paragraph.
The story part Of it was the fact that
hogan wasn't present The Wreckers
failed to win without the premier
hurier sof their team. With Rogan on
the mound II would have been hard
hattie AS Il was Portland won by a
narrow margin
Portland defeated the Wreckers by
score Of 3 to 0, and It wasn't quite
enough as they scored but one earned
run of AHlston and Morgan, two re-
cruit pitchers. aAuIston, or course, was
wild, and was benched early, but at
that the Chinese, st. Louis and other
teams have gathered as much credit
against the same class of pitching.
Rocan Was Missed
No,oue will doubt for a moment that
Rogan IS a much better mound artist
than either Aulston or Morgan. In
addition he Is much better fielding
pitcher, and insthree or four times at
bat would surely have started some
thing Either Morgan is a much bet
ter pitcher than the fans have given
him credit for, .or the Portland players
have not struck their hitting form.
The score OF 10 0 shows that Port
land is beginning to play much better
ball despite the absence Of Rogan. and
had the pitcher who failed to return
from the deep been on the mound, the
score might still have been in favor
OF Portland That was question that
win be difficult to answer.
Kan Yen Makes Good
Penner started On the hill top for
Portland with Kan Yen behind the bat
and the local catcher looked like a
million dollars back of the plate He
scored three assists and handled Pen
ner in an easy manner. In two times
at the plate he walked once and
famed the other time. He showed ex-
cellent Judgment in working Aulston
for q pass In his first appearance.
Kan Yen settled all doubts about his
being able to hold a regular pitcher
yesterday afternoon.
Penner worked in excellent fashion
and ailowed but two hits in five il.
rings Lyle Bigbee relieved Penner,
but remained on the mound only a
minute as his range finding apparatus
was ii 9poor shape Then Byron
Houck who at one time yhurled for
Connie Mack, was sent to the hill top.
Houck showed that he knew how to
pitch. He didn't use all of his stuff
as he didn't have 70, and the one time
that ne E1Ecalled TO face the situa-
ton proved tpEhe regular saver.
Aulst6n Was Wild
Portland could Hot hit Aulston safe
". bit they didn't have to. as the
southsidesheaver was unable to locate
the rubber Ins the second inning VIII
liams walked and went to second on
passed ball. Stumpf walked and VOL
fer vas also given free transportation.
Thene Williams got communing with
Morpheus and was caught Off third.
Stunpf came home on wild pig, and
the side $EeN out when Morgan start
ed a double play.
Insthe third inning Willie singled
and Scored when Pagan. let the ball
trickle throaSh fhis hands. Rodgers
Was safe on fielder's choice, but was
thrown out St the plate by Grafton in
a pretty double play. Morgan, who
had relieved Aulston in the second.
held Portland safe for three innings
Hcpck Stops Rally
Morgan singled in the sixth and
Smith and S9inton we're given passes
after Faein had gone out Bigbee had
filled the;bases with one out and Nc
Credie calied on Houck to stop the
rally. Johnson was up with three men
on bases and 1t looked like defeat for
the Portland team, but Houck worked
carefully and johnson hit ny to
center, which Morgan did not try to
score on. GoIiah, always a dangerous
hitter, was the next batter and Houck
worked his way out of the hole by
sending the right fielder back to the
bench via the strikeout route.