Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-08
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Oct. L.
BY far the largest crowd that ever at
tended a baseball game at this post,
the attendance being estimated ar
5000 paid admissions, saw the TWEEN.
ty-fifth Infantry and Coast Defense
mines play the third OF series OF
three games and the Wreckers win by
the score of to 0. The hero of the
fray was one George Washington
Waterhouse.
Waterhouse held the heavy hitting
Coast Defense aggregation hitless and
runless for seven innings and just
q batters opposed him.
In the eighth Davis spoiled Water.
houses near record by shifting the pill
TO left center for three Dagger.
Roach also reached first in the last
cant when Smith bobbled on his tap
TO short but the runner was speedily
doubled up when Johnson hit to Goliah
for a double play via Smith and Haw,
kins.
Waterhouse Wonderful
Warehouses; performance on the
slab was remarkable. when II is con-
sidered that but five balls went by the
infield, including the one hit. The
crowd pulled for Warehouse to pitch
the nine innings without a batter
reaching first. He was assisted by his
comrades, who, with the exception Of
Smith, played errorless ball, accepting
several chances of the near-impossible
variety, Goliah, Hawkins, Smith and
Fagin especially contributing scintil-
lating plays. ..* ..." lis. =.
johnson met with an accident dur.
ing the week, nearly severing one OF
the fingers of his throwing hand, and
consequently was out of the game to-
day and probably will be for pro-
tracted spell. However, Williams per-
formed in his place creditably.
Kelly and Crumpler, who both per
formed on the hill for the Coast De
tense nine, also pitched classy ball as
is evidenced by the fact that the
Wreckers garnered but five hits.
Coast Defense On
In the eighth frame Davis slammed
off triple to left center after two
were down and died when McCiaim
tapped for an out Goliah to Hawkins.
With one down in the ninth Smith
erred on Roach's tap to short, Johnson
soused hot one to Goliah. who tossed
to Smith forcing Roach, Smith relay.
ing the ball to Hawkins in time to nab
the runner.
In the first frame for the Wreckers
Hawkins walked, Smith sacrificed him
TO second, Rogan singled to center,
Hawkins scoring, Rogan reaching third
on the throw in an attempt to catch
Hawkins at the plate. Goliah out for
bunting the third strike, Johnson out
Kelly to Bailey.
Another run was registered by the
Wreckers in the third, Rogan safe on
Womack's error, Moore also safe when
Davis erred, Rogan advancing to sec.
ond and in trying to make third Bailey
threw to Womack who tagged Rogan
for an out, Moore scampering to sec
end in the meantime, Goliah lifted 3
short fly to center, johnson hoisted a
high one TO Cummings for what looked
Ike an easy out but Cummings dropped
the pill. Moore registering, Fagin made
the third out Johnson to Bailey.
II looked as II the Twenty-fifth
we're to make killing in the fifth in.
ming when Grafton, first up, tripled to
center, Waterhouse famed, Hawkins
safe on Bailey's error, Grafton count.
ing, Hawkins doubled on Smiths tap
to short, Rogan walked, but Moore
flied out to Kelly.
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