Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-12
Wreekers Down Ru9erln Ninth
Inning Of Spectacular Battle
Hawkins Home Run Gives 25t Infantry Game Over Giants at
Scho:eId-Errors BY Johnson Rob Rugerltes of Game
Home Team Uses Three Pitchers Against Stewards Aggre
gaton-More Than 1900 Fans Watch Oahu League Game

the seventh and held the enemy run
less, one lonely binglA being all they
could make off his delivery. Haw.
kins, Smith, Goliah and johnson each
gathered two or more hits. Hawkins
and Josnson slammed ont homers, the
latter also cutting IN for q double,
Aulston alsb receives credit for q
double Hawkins, Johnson and Smith
bore the bulk Of the defensive work
for the Wreckerss Kelly III, his first
appearance here, made good impress
sion and it was the belief of the fans
that we're he given q team to support
him he would prove one Of the lead
Ing hurlers of the Islands. Benham,
Womack- and Stewart featured In the
fielding Of the Rugerites.
The Goth Infantry was the first to
score, making one run In the first
frame, when Hawkins singled to left
center. scoring when johnson cracked
out his double. Johnson scored the
second run Of the game when he clout.
ed screaming homer through cen.
ter field. =. ~. r.: &, II : sss
Ruger Scores Four e.. : i. ~. ]. II :. i;
The Rugerttes surprised the specta.
tors whsn they collected four runs in
the fifth, after two men were out, Wo-
mack singing through the pitchers
box, Kelly lifted one TO Aulston, who
dropped the pill; Womack was perch
ing on third, having swiped second
before Kelly lifted. johnson walloped
a long drive to right, Womack scor.
ing. A play Fagin to johnson permit.
ted Kelly to score; Bailey singled;
scoring johnson, who COPIED second
On the throw to plate, from whence
he scored on Smiths error on Ben
hams tap. McClain hoisted for an
out. The Wreckers' scored in their
half Of the fifth when Smith singled,
reaching second on C: Johnson's
heaVe to first. scoring On W. John.
sons clout to left. -, ..
{ The Cosmolites came back for three
more In the sixth, Cummings slam.
ming out a pretty single, reaching
third when Smith made a high throw
to first on -SteEart:s gfounder, the lat,
ter making the keystone station. Wo-
mack singled to center, scoring Cum
mfngs, Aulstoa's poor return permit
ting Stewart to register also. Womack
reached third on the play. Kelly
laid down pretty sacrifice to the
pitcher, Wemaek soaring. e. john
son famed. This vas the last of the
rungetting for the Rugerites.
Wreekers Come Back
The Wreckers came back strong
They gathered two ta1lies In their
half Of the sixth, Goliah doubling.
Swinton beat out slow one, Goliah
reaching third; c. johnson mussed up
Fagin's liner, Goiiah registering;
Swinton was caught off second, Auls-
ton redeemed himself for, the error In
the first half Of the inning when he
doubled. scoring Fagtn. Another
count of one was negotiated by the
EWreekers in the seventh when Nor
gan singled through short. reached
yhird on Goliah's single, scoring while
GoIiah was run down between first
ADD second. The tieing run was made
IN the eighth when C. johnson again
erred on one of Fagfn's dribblers to
short and again dropped the ball on
Fagin's steal of second, the runner
resching third and scoring when the
M and run was tfied ~ Waterh0uBe.