The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1920-08-31
.L|HUE.KAPAA
IS INNING TIE
(By the Kapaa Korrespondent

Before the greatest crowd that ever
witnessed a baseball game in Kapaa,
the Lihue and Makee teams made base
ball history for Kauai on Sunday by
playing sixteen innings to a two all
tie, and old timers as well as new
comers all agree that it is the best
game of baseball ever seen on this is
land, bar none. The huge crowd over
flowed the playing field, and the game
had to be delayed several times to get
the spectators back behind the lines.
For intense moments, sensational
fielding feats, and phenomenal head
work, the game could not have been
better if it had been made to order.
Those whose stars were shining the
brightest on Sunday were "Sunburn"
Cummings of the Makees, who held
his opponents runless for fifteen in
nings, Rodrigues who scooped up sew
eral wild pegs to the first station at
critical moments, and catcher Soong,
to whom must go the credit of saving
In this inning, with two down. Proste
on third and Ohama on second, Mtsu
grounded to- Hoopii, Who fumbled, the
ball being recovered by Bun Hee
Prioste had already scored and Ohama
rounding third, seeing that Soongs
glove had been accidently knocked off
his hand by Prioste, calculated that
with the catcher unprepared to take
throw, here was grand chance to
score and put Lihue into the lead. Bun
Hee threw on line to Soong without
seeing that the latter had no glove in
his hand, but here was where Soong
made the most spectacular play of the
day by catching Buns swift throw
without flinching, with his bare hands,
and tagged Ohama for the third out
For Lihue, Dol starred with four
hits, and Tai with one-handed catch
e in the 5th which killed Makees rally.
The brightest star for Lihue. however,
was Okuda who although not as eff
fective as his opponent, pitched the best
game of his career, holding the Makees
scOreless for fourteen consecutive in
nings. His best piece of work, how
ever, was not in the box. but at the
plate in the 7th inning. With Tai on
third the squeeze play was attempted
and the runner was nearly at the plate
when Cummings threw the ball back
@f
that Tai would be out if he did not
touch the ball, Okuda turned his bat
backwards and bunted fair ground
er. His quick wit saved a defeat for
Lihue right there, as nine out of ten
batters would not even have attempted
to bunt a ball thrown behind their
backs.
Lihue had chance to win in the
11th when Tai got on third on a walk
and two grounders, but was foolishly
caught mapping with Okuda at bat.
Another opportunity came in the 18th,
but Perreira famed with runner on
third.
The Makecs had a splendid chance
to win in the 18th when K Hee opened
with single to left. Bun Hee sacri-
feed and the runner went to third
when Prioste and Bun Hee got mixed
up at first. The Makee supporters
were squeezing but were disappointed,
as Hoopii famed and Tsunehiro pop
ped to Tai.
Opportunity again knocked at the
door of the Makes in the fifteenth.
King flies to center, but X. Hee was
safe and advanced to second on Tai's
wild throw to Prioste. Bun Hee sing
led cleanly to right and X. Hee was
caught at the plate. After fouling off
a couple, Hoopii hit a grounder which
landed inside the foul line and bounced
directly over third base, but which
Tai refused to field thinking the ball
foul. Bun came home on the hit, but
after hesitating a moment, Umpire
Chillingworth called the hit a foul in
spite of the fact that all those who had
a clear view of the ball declared it
fair.
THE SCORE BY INNINGS
First Inning.
Lihue-Doi singles to right. Perreira
pops to Soong in an attempted sacri-
flee and Dol is doubled at first. Tai
fans. No runs.
Makee-King flies to left. X. Hee
flies to Tai. Bun IIee singles to short
and steals second Hoopii singles to
center and Bun Hee scores but Hoopii
goes out stealing second on the throw
in. One run.
Second Inning.
Lihue-Prioste out Hoopii to Rod
rigues. Ohama walks. Okuda out
pitcher to first, Ohama advancing to
second. Mitsu out Bun Hee to Rod
rigues, No runs.
Makee-Tsunehiro walks and Morita
is safe on a fielder's choice Soong out
to Prioset unassisted, and Cummings