The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-12-07

tend the vessels construction. The
steamer is to be called the City of
Shanghai and is to be propelled by twin
screws.
Fastest Eastward Trip on Record.
According to a cable dispatch from
Queenstown the Umbria reached that
port at 10 O'Clock at night on the 18th.
The Umbria would thus have made the
fastest eastward passage across the At
lantic on record, her running time being
six days, two hours and twenty-five
minutes. The best eastward passage
made hitherto was made by the Etruria
in April, 1888, being six days, four hours
and forty minutes. The best westward
passage on record is six days, one hour
and fifty minutes by the Etruria. Ac-
cording to all accounts brought in by
ships from over the ocean, the Umbria
had bowling northwest gale to boom
her along the whole week through.
Manifestation of Colonial Independence.
It Is reported in London that Black,
whose appointment as Governor of
Queensland met with opposition in the
colony, will be retained as Governor of
Newfoundland. Lord Carnarvon writes
to the Times deprecating the idea that
the colonies should choose their own
Governors. This, he says, implies the
appointment of a Governor by the poll
tical party then in power in the colonial
Parliament and the abandonment of
those very few rights which now be-
long to the Crown, and which he hon
estly believes are mainly in the interest
of the colonies as enabling the Crown to
discharge its duties satisfactorily to them.
The Premier of New South Wales
proposes that the Assembly address
the Queen, advising that the Office
of governor of a colony hencefOrth
be confined to that class of public men
who can be called to assist in the gov
eminent of the empire, and also that the
colonial governments be informed of the
Governments intended action before the
appointment be made absolute.
The National Game.
The National Baseball League met in
New York November Goth In executive
session. The Joint Rules Committee of
the baseball clubs has completed the
largest part of it's work. An endeavor
was made by few delegates to reintro-
duce the high and low ball system, but
the majority were against the idea and
voted it down.
One of the most important subjects
| discussed was the position Of the pitcher.
During the past season some PLAYERS
| complained that the pitcher WAS not far
enough away from the batsman and that
| a position three or four feet back would
| be more suitable \ motion to that
| effect was voted down.
Since it was decided that an umpire
| should stand behind the pitcher he has
| interfered with rather than helped the
| batsman. When the batsman has hit a
fair ball, sending it over the pitchers
| head and hitting the umpire, he has no
allowance and is compelled to run. The
pitcher has only to stOop and pick up
| the ball in order to throw him out at
| first. To remedy this the committee de-
cided that a struck ball constitutes a
base hit and gives the batsman the base
when it hits the umpire. In order to
improve the pitching the committee has
reduced the balls to four for the next
| season. The three strikes remain as
| usual. The rule regarding foul tips has
been abolished and hereafter man will
be allowed to run on them.
At the evening session it was decided
to allow each club the privilege of hav-
ing on the grounds a tenth player in full
uniform ready at the end of an even
inning to take the place of any player.
This man would bo i'll addition to the
substitI't5 who has always been allowed
10 take the place of an injured player.
An attempt to introduce new rule, pro-
viding that the player who overruns
second base should not be declared out,
was voted down.
At 9 p. m. the committee met in con-
ference with the Scorers Association to
embody in their report next day to the
convention the suggestions about scoring
changes given by newspaper men. The
main subject discussed was the simplifi-
cation of the tabulated scores. 1t was
generally agreed that the stolen-base
column should be done away with and
it's record included in the summary.
Byrn's suggestion that stolen base
should be credited when the player sue
ceeded in securing base after fair ball
was caught on the fly was generally APP
proved. Adjourned.
THE DAY OF CAST STEEL OVER