Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-25
CAN A GOLFER
BEAT SLUGGER
FOR DISTANCE?
Golf Players Will Attempt to
Drive Ball Further Than
Baseball Stars

Can a golfer hit a golf ball farther
than a baseball. player can hit base
hall That IS question which has
been troubling some OF the baseball
pIayr!5 ~ the Oahu-ServtCe League,
and for that matter all the leaeues.
The baseball players as 4 rule believe
that no man with a club like hockey
stick can hit a little white pill 70 the
score yUard in MOiLlH Field.
In practise some Of the players on
the Ruger team have hit the ball TO
the fence, and they believe that the
distance is too much for a golf star.
The golfers think different. Willard
Grace believes that he can hit bal.
over the center field fence on a line,
and might even send 1t over the score
board
Can They Do III
The whole matter Will be settled on
Sunday afternoon at Moili1li Field at
3:15 Then the argument will cease
for some time One Of the baseball
players knows something about golf
and has asked Roy Blackshear, VIII
lard Grace, Bert Burdick and a num-
Der of others to try IT out. Black
shear is not record holder for the
drive and his swing would perhaps be
a fair effort.
In order to play fair the golf en-
thusiast has asked little Carl Theone,
who is about as big as pint OF cider,
to come out with his driver and hit
against the players with the baseball
bat. 1t is not known whether Willard
Grace will be out or not, but with
Blackshear, Burdick and the little 100
pound golfer a fair test will be given.
The management has invited all golf
ers who wish to make the ties show
what they can DO.
Harold Janvrin, who plays golf, tried
It out with one of the AllAmericans
in three trials in practise, but Hal got
a topped drive, a slice and another
poor one, and the baseball player won
out Each player will be given three
tries.
Braves vs.. FIIipinos
Previous to the battle between the
baseball player and the golfer, the
Braves and Filipinos will play, begin
ming at 100. The Braves are tied
with st. Louis for first place, and the
Filipino team will make an effort to
take the leaders down a notch. Last
year the teams fought for eight In
nings without a run, and then the FIJI.
pinos won out when Tamarra hit
hard drive to the jungles.
Luis, new pitcher who is one OF
the best beavers in the islands, may
be seen in the lineup, and King will
be ready for the fray. Bill Lee may
use Nelson, Perry or Rosario in the
box in this game. Both teams have
been practising hard for the game and
a good battle is expected.
Giants Va. Infants
Following the driving exhibition the
Ruger Giants will meet the Infants in
a battle for third place in the Oahu
Service League. The S2d Infantry
team won out in the last game by
score of 4 to 3, and Stewart believes
that this time the Giants will have
the edge as Kelly, the new pitcher,
made a great showing against the
Wreckers.
Mashaw will perhaps be the selec-
ton for the 32d, and this pitcher, who
held the Wreckers to two hits for six
innings, has made a good impression
with the fans. The man who Will be
able to. pick the winner Of this game
is surely a prophet, and from present
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