The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-04
WaCs and Haikus
Have Advantage
In Diamond Race
Two of Three Games in First
Two Days Play Give Fans
Thrills Galore and Keep
Them Guessing

Sundays opener between the Wacs
and the Asahis, though it had not
been touted as the headliner in the
baseball program, proved to be a fea-
ture affair. The Wacs played almost
air tight ball the greater part of the
way through and the Japanese gave
as game an exhibition of up hill play
as has ever been put on in Maui. The
Haiku-C Chinese meeting was an easy
win for the ~up-cOuntry boys but prov
ed to be a l~istless affair, though it
was counted in the league results.
Haiku won 10 to ..
BY a score OF 8 to > the Wacs won
the right to compete in the deciding
game for the 5000 Make Happy purse.
They took an early lead and were
never headed.
Wacs Score Early
In the first the Asahis went out in
order. For the Wacs William Cum
mings was walked and stole second.
Assam was safe on a ielders choice,
Cummings safe on the effort to catch
him at third. Lyons whitfield and
Wells Cummings sacrificed William
Cummings home, Assam going TO third
and scoring a moment later on a pass
ed ball. Frank Bal was out pitcher
to first. Two runs.
In the second it was one two three
for both teams. In the third for Asa
hi Nakamura singled and stole but the
next three were out in order. Naka-
mura dying on third.
In the fourth Wells Cummings
singled but was caught mapping at
first. In the fifth the japanese made
another strong effort. With one down
Yauagi hit a hard fly to left. Silva
made a great run for il but dropped
from his far outstretched hand and
Nanagi landed on second. Tight field
ing held him at second and Nakamura
was out al first. Homo was hit and
there We're two or who were left when
Kitaoka famed. II that inning The
WacS got their third and last run. AT
ter WaiwaiOle had flied out to left and
Freilas had sen a high one into right
garden Silva hit through the short
stops shins. stole second and scored
on Moniz' single.
In the sixth Iku walked and was
forCedby Ishibashi who was in turn
was forced by Matsumoto and Yana-
gi popped out. with two men down for
the Wacs Wells Cummings singled
and stole but wac left.
Asahis Score
In the eighth the Asahis put their
first man across. Tanaka was given
a pass; Iku whitfield; Ishibashi hit and
went to second ON the throw in. Ma
saichi was in the way of a pitched
ball and walked, Matsumoto famed.
Nanagi forced Ishibashi, Masaichi go
ing to third on the throw. Yanagi
stole and Nakamura was out, short
to first. One run
In the eighth William Cummings
singled and stole and was sacrificed
to third by Assam but failed to score.
In the ninth the Asahis produced
almost an epidemic of heart failure.
Homo was safe on Wells Cummings
error and Kitaoka sacrificed him
along. Tauaka walked; Iku famed;
Ishibashi's fly was muffed by short
ard the batter stole second alter Ho-
no had scored on the error, but was
left when Masaichi failed to connect
with three good ones. One Il and
the Wacs win, 80.
Chinese Stun Badly
Interest died quickly in the Haiku
Chinese game from which so much
had been expected. The game seemed
Just to drift away from the Engleites