The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-09-05
Americans
Take Heart Breaking
Game From Haikus

Chief interest attached to the sec
ond game in the Maui League double
header, the meeting between the Hal
ku's and the Chinese and the result
was an exhibition of real baseball, fast
and snappy that kept the fans on the
alert every moment. 1t was a pitch
er's battle with the honors apparently
with Refs but the Chinese hit when
hits were needed at the last and an
error by Chartrand let in the winning
run after the Haikus had been upset
by a decision of the umpire at third
and had started to leave the field.
In commenting on the game credit
should be given Wadsworth for his
back stop work and catching of hard
fouls. It was the best exhibition be
hind the bat that has been seen at
Kahului this season.
Play Is Snappy
Souza hit the first ball Wicke pitch
ed and was out to center field. Chart
rand flew out to left. Robinson was
safe on Balls error and Jones went
out Wicke to Bal.
Silva was passed and stole but was
left. Shin famed, Haake flew to left
and Bal was out Refs to Haole.
In the second the Haikus made two
hits but failed to tally. Reiz popped
to short and Yamamoto did the same
stunt. Keiki singled and so did Ha-
ole but Coleman was out, second to
first. The American Chinese went out
in order, Enos and Wadsworth fam
ing.
Haiku Scores First
Souza was safe on second when
Shin missed his fly. Chartrand sacri-
feed him to third on a bunt to pitcher.
Foster Robinson placed the ball
through the biggest hole in sight and
Souza scored. Jones struck out and
Refs was out Wicke to Bal. One run
and one hit.
Aleong and All Tau couldn't connect
with the ball and went to the bench.
Silva was out Robinson to Haole.
y pretty double saved the day for
the Engleites in the fourth. Yama-
mot waited for four wide ones. Keiki
was safe on first and Yamamoto on
third on the error of the third sacker
and then Haole hit into a double,
short, to second to Wadsworth at the
plate. Coleman was out Wicke to
Bal.
In the fourth Bal was given a base
by Refs and went to second on a pass
ed ball after Shin had gone out. short
to first and Haake struck out but Enos
also failed to connect with three good
ones. For the Haiku's Robinson
singled when two were down and was
left as Jones flew to Bal.
In the fifth Wadsworth reached first
on Souza's eror and Wicke laid a
beautiful bunt in front OF Yamamoto
sacrificing Wadsworth down but All
Leong and All Tau breezed.
For Haiku in the sixth Refs singled
and e to second on Shim's error
but was left, Yamamoto out second to
first; Keiki sacrificed Wicke to Bal
and Haole was out third to first. For
the American-Chinese Silva made a
clean two Dagger but was left, Shin
flying left, Haake to Robinson and Bal
out Robinson to Haole.
In the seventh Coleman was safe
on an error of short but was left.
Souza and Chartrand sending up flies
and Wadsworth getting Robinson's
foul. One, two, three for the Chinese
1t looked like another for Haiku in
the eighth when Jones singled and
sacrifices by Refs and Yamamoto put
him on third but Keiki flew to Enos.
Score Is Tied
Then came the inning that brought
the spectators to their feet. All Leong
popped to Keiki and All Tau famed
once more but then Silva singled and
stole. Bill Engle put Kalua in to bat
in the pinch instead of Henry Shin
and Frank came through" singing
to left and scoring Silva and going on
to second and third on Chartrand's
wild peg in of the hit. Haake flew
to center. One run, one hit and the
score IL.
With two down in the ninth SouZa
hit a pretty single but Wadsworth
gobbled Chartrand's foul.
The grand stand was bowling when
Bal came up in the ninth, but he sat
down after missing three. Enos was
given a pass. Refs dropped Wads-
worth's pop up and his jumps said that
Enos was out and Wadsworth safe
though the crowd thought it was the
other way about. Wadsworth then
caught trying TO pilfer second.
Where Haiku Loses
Robinson was out to Bill Bal TN
assisted. Jones was out Enos to Bal
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Wicke stepped away from three
good ones. Soong was put in as a
pinch hitter in place of All Leong and
Keiki's error put him OF first. Wong
batted for All Tau and Keiki threw
low to second to catch Soong who
kept on to third and on the throw
back the decision was a close one, the
umpire calling Soong safe at third and
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many in the grand stand it looked like
an out and his jumps was duly CRITICS
ed. The Haikus started to leave the
field but Leandro persuaded them to
return. Then Silva sent one out to
Chartrand in left field. The latter put
out a hand to get it but it did not
stick and home raced Wong with the
winning run.
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