Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-07
PACIFIC LEAGUE

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SATURDAY Mckinley IL, HeaIanis 6
So Louis ., Hawaiis 4. --... .
Sunday AsaIIs 5, Filipinos 2.
With an ail.stsr cast on hand with
cpeners 70 officially inangurate the
baseball season at .ofliilf Field On
Saturday Afternoon, The Pacific
League got orr to start with one
rood game OF baseball and one that
could be called mellow ST Louis won
from Che HaMRIis 3 10 4 and Mckinley
IoWned the Healanss ~ to 6.
Gov Lucias Pinkham who, with Gen
Sam johnson, has batted 1000 as
openers this year, threw out the first
ball from the gLandstand, and e was
put In play, Gen Strong marched out
- the mound and after winding up
used cr0ss-fsre ball which cut a
corner and Gen johnson argued with
~ \ Harrington hecauee It wasn't
strike.
|cfor Lane Hit II
Umpire Harrington watched the next
'n'cufye and although Mayor Lane,
Who was at bat, fai'ed to swing at
vide enc, Umpire Harrington, presi-
dent OF the Ad Club and erstwhile ar
||Icr called Il 4 strike. and the count
vas one and one On the fourth ball
over Mayor Lane picked out d good
I1t and hit II AZ feet Z ga inches and
Ben. Strong threw the runner out at
a = -
" T. Rawiins, president Of the Al.
~. addressed the players and 1lns
and gave big boost for amateur base
|I|I He said that the boys were play.
.I lo9 the love of the game. and urged
ne Ipne % give them their support
re cautioned the players about for
|||Iine their amateur standing as an
A. y league was nov In existence.
and would take the lead iii { can base.
.|'| IN Honolulu. The Hawaiian band
.'|/c1 between Innings, Also leading
|l players around the field In the
||||1f fi}
81 lt1ls Team Wins
Be St Louis College team coached
|| Brother Elmer won out In the fes-
'|l4 game Of the day and proved to
||I 11eeb1ilians gathered at the fled
nat this organization plays the game
4 should g played, and although
We Wreckers and Asahis are two
Cars along this order. neither can
|I0|L equal The finished work OF the
Louis team of the Pacific League.
There are better ball teams, but none
Who know The game any better.
|1f seven innin9s the ST. Louis team
81
|f| here Not the semblance Of an
error was made, and the Hawaiis |
adhered but three hits and no runs
Curing that refiod Rodrignes, little
|||I1poW, worked for Tour innings and /
.''0|t1 hpf two hits, The Sc. Louis
~. forgot their lessons ii the eighth +
.|| three errors coupled with hits by
.||1'iIn Smith end Cushlngham off 1
Steward gave the Hawniis four runs.
.| Luke stars
Pun Luke. the little ieft fielder Of
me- Saints. made one Of the best field
ms plays a the history Of baseball IN
.|.I|0Iu ID the fifth inning when he Z
heed over 10 che fence and captured +
<|'I1rn's foul drive. It was great
piece Of work and was loudly applaud
.| You Bun also broke Into the lime, 4
'||I with llgrtah one handed ~, IN
addition he handled nine hard chances
. short without slip.
White started n the box for the
|.H1I|s and |nn1d the first two bat
|I< but You nun double. q sacrifice,
Walk and 10. Llu|14 single gave the
ANTS two WIS and they scored an-
.|Itr IN the nirI Smith went In the
box n the t|'|t and was touched up
|I i've hit4 one Q| them q homer by +,
|IIt1N ofSI ne left field fence.
.11auIu Nt| the STAR for the Ha-
walls. gettinE three hits: and handling
+ his chances without slip. White
|.6 hit well: teufing 4 single and 1,
\ double. The Hawaiis have coed
lifting team, and should make hard
|tI this season. With Smith. Eimon
|0It White and Moniz. the pitching
md q i should be well taken care Of
4 Was Awful
The first game Of the day was d
+ '0|Imare. and the less said OF Il tho
|.||er The ST Louis Hawaiis, AGA
|'I and Fillp1pos nave played god
'.1oball. but the HeaIanis combined
very branded poor baseball that could
4. uncovered IN the game after ne !
'||tIals had opened the league.
Alter Mckinley changed their line I
.. they did better, but went up IN the / /
q. IL the fourth inning. The Hea. i
ants looked good with Francis Brown .
tie box. and Francis performed
M TWO innings. did not allow q hit or
run. and then hurried Off to 3lay !
||1 And as soon as he had departed ic
. . II<31.rfc frlod every kind ~ had (