Kauai County HI Archives Obituaries.....Buenaflor, Francisco 20 1914
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., July 21, 1914
BUENAFLOR, FRANCISCO
BASEBALL PLAYER KILLS ANOTHER.  Francisco Buenaflor, a Filipino belonging to Chas. 
Aki's camp near Lawai, was hit over the head with a baseball bat in the hands of 
one Isabello de la Cruz at Homestead at about noon Sunday and died in the Koloa 
hospital at 11 o'clock that night. De la Cruz is under arrest and will be charged 
with manslaughter. The Filipino team from the camp had gone over to play a game of 
baseball with the Portuguese team of Kalaheo. During the game the victim of the 
accident, who was playing first base, made a wild throw to third as a result of 
which all of the runners scored. Antonio Pangelina, the catcher, gave Buenaflor a 
severe calling down for his wild throw, and there was a hot argument. De la Cruz 
at that juncture stepped up from behind, being ready to go to bat, and entered the 
argument. Buenaflor said to him:  "You are another one always accusing me; I can 
lick either one of you." Stories as to just what happened next vary, but Buenaflor 
evidently moved toward de la Cruz and a second later received a hard crack over 
the head with a bat which laid him out. De la Cruz claimed that he struck the man 
not to hurt him but to stop him as he was evidently starting in to fight. 


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