The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-10-05
MAKEE WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP

With the 1920 championship of Kau
al at stake the Lihue team, who had
chance to 60 into tie with the Makes
by winning last Sundays game, wer,
defeated by the Makees at Kapaa b,
the score of To- The Makees are nov
the 1920 champions of Kauai, title
whcih they have never had the honor
of possessing since the league started
years ago.
The game drew the largest crowd
that ever was present at a baseball
game in Kapaa, the outfield being en-
tirely surrounded by automobiles. some
autoists even parking their machines
inside the right field foul line, this
field already being small enough with
out any distractions. Fortunately NO
balls were hit to right field, but one
can easily imagine what would have
happened in such an important game,
had fly been hit to right field with
two down and the winning or tieing
run on third.
Lihue lost the game in the initial
frame because they started Tai, who
showed some ability as pitcher
against McBryde the Sunday previous,
and who the Lihue boys thought would
do better than Okuda Tai only lasted
third of an inning, seven runs being
scored before he was yanked.
King, first man up was soaked in
the back and Immediately stole second
Kenneth Hee grounded to Mitsu, but
Dol dropped the throw for a forceout
at third, Hee going to second on the
next pitch. Bun Hee grounded in front
of the plate, but Ohama threw away
the ball and the bell rung twice, Bun
going to third. Tsunheiro singled and
Bun tailed. After Tsunehiro had stole
second and had gone to third when
Mitsu kicked the ball away, Soong
grounded to Okuda, but Prioste let the
ball get away and another run came
in. Rodrigues sacrificed, but Tai
threw the ball over Prioste's head,
Soong going to third and Rodrigues
to second. Arcia popped to Okuda for
the first out and then Tai made the
situation worse by walking Shirai, fill
ing the bases with only one down.
Cummings, with two strikes on him,
depopulated the bases of their occu-
pants by doubling to right center, he,
himself going to third on the throw in
Lihue now lost faith in Tai and
Okuda was called from second to take
up the burden. King was again soaked
in the ribs for the second in the same
inning, but X. Hee flied to left and Bun
went out to Prioste unassisted, thus
ending a disastrous inning for Lihue.
Two hit batsmen, five errors, double
and a single accounted for the damage,
and with it the championship for 1920.
Lihue saved herself from a shutout
in hu fyrp n
overthrow by Cummings. Prioste
started the inning and Cummings tried
to initiate Carl Mays by beaning him,
the ball landing squarely on the bat |
ter's head and bounding back to the
pitcher. The blow almost knocked the |
cover off the ball. Ohama grounded |
to Bun Hee who lost an easy chance |
for a double play, Prioste landing on
third and Ohama on second. Prioste |
then "ivoried" Lihue out of a possible |
run by getting caught between third |
with Ohama, a double steal was sue
cessfully pulled off. Texeira famed
and the chances of score for Lihue
seemed very slim. On a short passed
ball Ohama tried to come home and
was caught between the plate and
third, but Cummings threw wild to
third and Lihue Tailed twice.
Lihue had another splendid oppor-
tunity to gain on their opponents in the
sixth, but fast double play saved the
day. Dol singled and Fernandez got
an infeld single. Perreira sacrificed,
but Dol was caught at the plate trying
to score from second. Okuda went
out Bun Hee to Rodrigues on a hot
grounder through the box, which Cum
mings could not hold. After this in
ming, Lihue had no chance to score.
Outside of the first inning, the
Makes had no chance either, as Okuda
who was thought to be has been" J