The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-01-06
Asahi's Lose TUo
And Win Tvo
The Undefeated Japanese Team
Meets Waterloo at Hands Of
Local Aggregation

Before one of the greatest crowds
that ever witnessed a baseball con-
test on Kauai, the Asahis of Honolulu
defeated the All-Kauais' at WaipouIi
on New Years day by the score of
six to four.
clouds prevented old sol from coming
out in all his glory, and cool ocean
breezes helped to keep everybody in
good spirits.
Although the game was not as per-
feet an example of the national pas
time as could be desired, as a glance
at the box score will indicate, there
were many exciting moments.
f. Fernandez, left fielder of the All
Kauais, was hurt in attempting to
steal second in the first inning and
was replaced by Watase. Pitcher Nit
sue was relieved in the Sth by Kruse.
The Asahis went through the contest
without any change in the lineup.
The feature of the game was the
good playing Of Captain Zenemura
of the Asahis at short and the accurate
throwing CT Kurasaki, who threw out
every Kauai player who attempted to
steal on him. Kurano of the visitors
landed on one of Mitus's inshoots in
the second inning and drove the ball
over the center fielders head for a
home run. The hit should have been
only good for a three-bagger though,
as the lineup of automobiles in the
outfield prevented the fielders from re-
trieving the, ball in time TO prevent
the run.
y For the winner, Nushida pitched
we'll and his feat of getting credit for
eleven assists is probably a record.
He only struck out three men, but the
way he made the batsmen roll easy
grounders to him was certainly sur
prising. Mitsu pitched as we'll as
could be desired until the seventh, as
two runs scored off him were the re-
suit of errors. Kruse allowed two
runs in the two innings he pitched,
whaled his offerings for long flies to
the outfield did not impress the big
crowd.
Two errors by the Asahis in the
eighth helped to revive the hope of
the locals with the score six to one
against them. The rally fell short
though, as only three runs were scor-
ed.
Better team work by the visitors
helped to win the laurels of the day,
and lack of the same probably cost
the Kauai men the game. Five times
in as many innings the first man up
singled, but the sacrifice hit was only
attempted once and that attempt re
suited in a run. The second batsmen
in the other innings were allwed to
hit as they pleased, with the result
that the runner was forced out al
second or died in an attempt to steal
ALL-kAUAI JAPANESE VS.. AsAHI
Japan met Japan at the Lihue Park
on Saturday and Japan won. In other
words, the Asahis of Honolulu, who
were advertised as the best Japanese
aggregation of ball toSers in Hawaii
having visited and conquered thelr
kinsmen on the islands of Maui and
Hawaii, were decisively defeated by
team composed entirely of japanese
boys picked from various teams III
the Kauai league. The score OF six
to four does not really tell the story
of the game, as the visitors were out
batted, outfelded and generally out
played in all departments of the game,
Only four hits were registered against
the local pitcher, while twice as many
were secured off the Asahis pitcher.
The losers also made more errors
than the locals.
n. OhamG, for the locals, pitched a
very steady game, allowing only four
hits and walking two, although he
struck out but one. His ability to pre-
vent hits with men on bases was one
reason the visitors lost. In the eighth'
with runners on third and second, one
down and Kurano, who had knocked
a home run against the All-kauais ON
New Years day, up, he forced the
batsman to roll an easy grounder 10
the infeld which caused no damage.
A hit at this stage would have tied
up the score.
For the visitors, Nakanura, the lad
from the Second City, pitched pretty
steady ball also, as his record OF SIX
strike-outs and no base-on-balls VIII
indicate, but his inability to prevent
base-hits at critical moments caus'