The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-09
MAUI'S PROPOSITION is REJECTED
Series of Twenty One
Games Decided on.
Officers EIected To Serve During
Ensuing Year-Ciubs All to
Get Down to Work.

A meeting of the delegates to the
Hawaiian Baseball League was held in
Bishops Bank yesterday. Col J. H.
Fisher acted as chairman, in the alb
sence OF H. NJ. Whitney, Jr The fol-
lowing delegates were present: J. o.
Carter, Jr., Harry Wilder and Tom
Price, Of the Stars; A. H Moore, ]. F.
o'Connor and Captain Coyne of the
First Regiments; James A. Thompson
and Pat Gleason OF the St. Louis Club.
J. o. Carter, Jr., was elected secre-
tary pro TEN. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and accepted.
James A. Thompson made an appli-
cation for the admission Of the St.
Louis team into the league. Granted.
The following proposition OF the
Maui Baseball team was read by J. o.
Carter Jr.:
"KAHULUI, Maui, Jan. %, 1897.
M J. o. Carter, Manager Star Base
ball Club:
Dear Sir:-In behalf of the Maui
ball players, and as a representative OF
my team, we put before you and the
Honolulu Baseball League a PROPOSE
ton for consideration, as found below:
THAT after a most successful meet
ing, We finally came to the following
conclusions:
That we should form an organiza-
ton on Maui, consisting of Joe Ross
and Akina, as well as other Mauiites,
as, Charles Chillingworth, Kauka, etc.
and ask permission to enter in the
league as a Maui team to represent
that island in the great race for base
ball honors.
Below will be found the following
conclusions arrived at:
I. That an organization of a Maui
team take place TO enter the Honolulu
Baseball League.
- That the players consist of the
old players of the Waikiki Baseball
team and several outsiders, to complete
the 10.
3. That we will only join the league
on one condition, and this is, reason
able terms, as:
we ask for one-half of the gate re-
A That we are willing to have the
schedule arranged in this manner:
That the teams of Honolulu play a
game each among themselves, then we
will go down and remain three Satur-
days and play game each with the
three teams.
'5. That all the games be played in
Honolulu. in the league grounds.
Respectfully yours,
HARRY C. MOSSMAN,
Acting for Maui"
On motion of J. A Thompson the
application was rejected.
The following were elected officers
of the league, to serve during the en-
suing year:
President-H. NJ Whitney, Jr.
Vice President-Arthur Coyne.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. C. Will
der, Jr.
Mr. Whitney was elected official UNI
pire for the season of 1897 and was
given power to appoint his assistants.
Mr. Whitney was also appointed a
committee of one to confer with a
committee from the association on the
matter of gate receipts.
A season of 81 games was agreed
on, the first TO be played on April oath
between the Stars and First Regiments,
and the second on May 1st, between the
First Regiments and st. Louis team.
The remainder of the schedule will be
arranged later by the captains of the
three teams.
The baseball rules for 1896 were
adopted.
The league will be comprised of only
the three teams mentioned in this art
icle
Fifteen men will be allowed in each
team. If a new man comes in when
that limit has been reached. it will
have to be at the sacrific of an old one
The teams will all begin work right
away
The Regiments are not certain as to
all the men of their team. G. A. Bow
er. A. c. Davis and ]. F. o'Connor are
practicing for the place of pitcher. F
NJ. Kelley viii probably catch, with j
B. German, third base, as a substitute
catcher.
There seems TO be general satisfac-
ton among the baseball men that al
last some definite action has beer
taken