The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-06
MAUrS PROPOSITION is REJECTED
Series of Twenty One
Games Decided on.
Officers Elected To Serve During
Ensuing Year-Clubs All to
Get Down TO Work

7 A meeting of the delegates TO the
/ Hawaiian Baseball League was held in
Bishops Bank yesterday. Col. ]. II.
Fisher acted as chairman, in the alb
sence of II. NJ. Whitney, Jr. The fol-
! lowing delegates were present: J. o.
Carter, Jr, Harry Wilder and Tom
| Price. of the Stars; A II. Moore, j. F.
O'Connor and Captain Coyne of the
First Regiments; James a. Thompson
and Pat Gleason of the st. Louis Club.
]. o. Carter, Jr., was elected secre-
tary pro tenn. 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.
Mr.. J. o. Carter, Manager Star Base
ball Club:
Dear Sir:-In behalf of the Maui
ball players, and as 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
arrived at:
Il. That an organization of Maui
team take place TO enter the Honolulu
Baseball League.
80 That the players consist of the
old players of the Wailuku 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:
I'VE ask for one-half of the gate re-
ceipts TO pay our expenses with.
~. 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 a game each with the
three teams.
-. That all the games be played in
in the league grounds.
Respectfully yours.
HARRY c. MOSSMAN.
Acting for Maui"
On motion of ]. a Thompson the
was rejected.
The following were elected officers
of the league, TO serve during the en-
suing year:
Presidents. NJ. Whitney. Jr.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Coyne.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. c. VIII
der. Jr.
Mr.. Whitney was elected official UNI
uire 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.
\ 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 LIST, 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 I
that limit has been reached, il viii !
have to be at the sacrific of an old one /
The teams will ell begin work right |
away
The Regiments are not certain as to |
all the men Of their team. c. A. Bow /
pr. \. c. Davis and J. F. O'Connor are |
for the place of pitcher. F. /
NJ. Kelley will probably catch. with J. |
B. German. third base, as substitute .
catcher.
There seems TO be general satisfac- /
ion among the baseball men that al /
asst some definite action has been I.
aiken.
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