The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-05-20
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Last Sundays Results :;
Wacs, a; Lahaina, 2. q
Puunene, 10; Paia, 2. q
Next Sundays Card u
lahaina VS.. Paia at 1880 q
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It's on. The baseball season for
Maui opened at Waikiki Ball Park,
Sunday afternoon with a double head
err as the attraction and an attendance
that was surprisingly large in the face
of the big fair for the benefit of the
orphanage which was in progress at
Kula. The gate was we'll above the
average for last yea And so the
season opened with one clearly cut,
fast, snappy game for a starter and a
o%ne-sided smuggling match following.
With only a scattering in the grand
stand but with well filled autos bank
ed back of and along side of the
diamond and crowds along the side
lines, the senior championship series
was opened with ]. Garcia in the box,
Frank Baldwin at bat and Jack Walsh
at the receiving end. The pitcher
showed a wonderful wind-up, the bat
ter lined out two of the twisters and
the eason was opened. Then came
the game between the Wacs, the
ponies of the league, and Lahainas.
Effective work by both pitchers and
fast fielding made the game a hurry
up affair and winners and losers trot-
ted off the field and hour and rs min
utes after the first ball was pitched,
Wacs Show Form
In both hits and errors Lahainas
n the Wacs scored alike but Moniz
for the latter kept the hitting better
scattered and the breaks of luck were
also with the ponies. Had not Dunn
tripped and fallen in the ninth there
might have been a different story, but
the victory for the Waikiki bunch
was well earned and well deserved.
In individual honors Alfonso led
with two hits, one homer, the first of
the season, some hard caught fouls
and an exhibition of head work at the
receiving end of the battery. Next
came big Shoot Cockett, a recruit
in right garden and a vertiable pocket
for everything that came his way and
not to be forgotten was the straight,
true peg of All Sam from center
which nailed Dunn at the plate after
he had regained his feet and tried to
dash home in the fateful ninth.
Story of Game
First blood was drawn by the win
ners in the third frame. Silva got a
pass to first and All Sam singled. A
balk advanced the runner one more
bag. In trying to catch Silva at third
Rego caught his third baseman nap
ping the ball rolling off to left field
and two runs scored. Alfonso con
nected with the first homer a few sec
onds later by walloping the pill over
the left fielder's head.
Lahaina tailed once in the fourth
when Maxwell hit safely, stole second
and romped home on Rodrigues'
double. One more run was scored
by the Wacs in the next canto. Asam
got life on an error, Alfonso singled,
Cockett famed and Assam was forced
out at third when the Wacs back-stop
was trapped off first. Cummings tripl-
ed and Alfonso scored, the side being
retired on Balls failure to connect.
In the eight Lahaina got their last
run and in final inning threatened to
muss up things. Dunn singled and
took second on an error. Damian shot
a liner out to center and on the hit
Dunn tried to make home, but in
rounding third tripped himself allow
ing Asam's perfect throw to put him
out at the plate and bringing a fitting
climax to a worth while game.
Puunene Shows Strong
After the second inning the game
between Puunene and Paia vas never
in doubt. Neither scored in the first
though Puunene got one man on. In
the second Paia tailed and the Puus
came back with two. Again in the
third Paia put a man across and then
the huskies from H. c. &c Sville start
ed a batting streak and made life a
MISERY for Refs, four hits and four
runs spelling finish. Robinson reliev-
ed him in the next inning but the old