Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-10
DO|NGS ON THE
DOPE CIRCUIT

give and take In the heat of the
game men sometimes say things that
they are sorry for, but after the last
ball has been pitched, if they are true
esportsmen, they shake hands with a
smile and forgive and forget. That
is the athletic spirit that prevails
among true athletes.
Baseball players and the fans alike
In town are still talking about the
| game played betwee n the Ruger
Giants and the 18th Infantry of
Manila last Saturday. There are
scores of fans who wished they had
witnessed that game. Those fellows
can be proud of the good showing
made here However, there won't be
many games of this sort to be played
here at least for some time.
He's coming. Who's coming? Why,
Home Run Cummings s. coming for
another circuit drive. He did the
stunt against his soldier brothers
last Saturday at Moiliili Field with a
| homer which sent the visiting team
| back in the transport en- route to the
coast. The fans Of the city are won
dering what he will do in the next
| game he plays.
Grafton of the Wreckers is shining
again In the last few games played
his hitting was up to the old time form
again. Fans remembered that Graf
| ton had his ankle broken about seven
or eight months ago and was unable
to play for months. A coast team is
about to come and with Grafton on the
! job I'VE should worry
En- Sue, the fleet footed center
fielder of the Chinese team was the
star hitter in -the Wreckers-Chinese
| game out at Schofield Sunday. He
made three hits out of five chances at
the rubber When a player can wing
out three hits against the Wreckers
be is some hitter.
Baseball at Kauai is booming again.
! They have stopped the game for two
years, but it was given life by the
All-Student team while in the Gardea
Isle A regular league is now playing
at the Lihue Park every Sunday with
double-headers. There are many good
| ball tossers in the island and among
the strongest teams this year will be
| the Lihue bunch They are going for
the championship which will end with
in a couple of months.
The Nun Lun Chinese School has
made a name in local sports during
| the last two months, especially in
baseball Every day at noon boys
1. To- md
| batting the horsehide. The school has
turned out many good players who
| are now playing with some Of the
! leading teams in the city today.
The Mutual Telephone baseball
team will give a benefit dance at
Phoenix hall on Saturday evening.
The receipts will go toward the pay
ment for baseball supplies. 1t is ex-
pected that a large crowd will be
present
/ Nelson Kau showed the fans that
he can still hurl the underhand ball
He did it when he pitched the strong
! st. Louis squad to defeat. All the Chi
nese needs is a few good pitchers in
! the Nelson Kau class and the Celes
! tial team will clean up the other
! teams with ease. The infield is Just
! as good as the other teams of the
/ league and with Pong. Tan Lo and
Young out in the jungles the outfield
! is perfect.
There was no question about the
18th Infantry squad which played the
Ruger Giants, being an excellent team.
| In the Manila League the Army team
| won the championship, with the Ma
Mia team second. In a recent box
score which has arrived here, Bless
ing, Baker, Trutner, Rekus, Pitts and
Brown are found in the Army lineup,
and Stone and Pierce are listed with
! the Manila team.
st. Louis lost again to the Chinese
team, to s. King Tan and Lai Sim
did not show up for the losers and
that may be one reason why they
! lost. It has been rumored that Lai
Sim will not play any more base
ball for some time. If this smuggling
| first baseman should keep out of the