Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-09
BASEBALL Is ALL RIGHT
League Of 1898 Completely Organized
at Noon Today.
Regiment, Honolulu and Union Clubs In
Resolution Bars Stars and Other Teams
Grounds, UmpireS, etc.

'heoDdll Iueu III tue ODamDer OI
Commerce rooms at 1890 this
afternoon. Those present were:
FL M Whitney, Jr, president of
1897 League; j % Garter, j.,
Lionel Hart and Duke McNichol,
Old Stars; Captain q yne, Kiley,
Heunessy, Bower aud Slars oore.
Regiment club; j A Thompson,
Chris Willis, Ch,is Hot AID
David KawanHnak oa, HonuluIus;
Fred Goudte ami Nj V Souz, ,
Union CLUB.
BY request of the chair Captain
Coype stated the Object of the
meeting, which was 10 arrange
for the season OF 1898. The cha r
ruled that r. UrVan zatlon of the
League was not necessary.
Coyne then reported the Regi
ment team as organized and PIE
pared to enter the l. -ague
Manager Carter Of the Star cam
stated that the fate If his nine
was uncertain. Would know in
few weeks. De- eud, d on Ger
tain news from the Stats res
pecling players. 1t Mas douottul
If the team could enter, bu, such
was possib e.
The chair asked Mr.. Cart r to
state a definite time wh-u the
League might expect a conclusive
answer from his am.
Mr. Carter asked for two days.,
j A Thompsr reported that st
Louis team of lat year woul not
enter. Captain Coynr intended
that Thompson had the right to
report the Lev Honolulu team, as
it was a re rganizstion of the old
st Louis club There was cou
siderable discussion on the point,
as it brought up the question
OF whether the ~ League could
exist with only one ,eam in it.
81 move that the League OF
1897 be di,b.ud d." ia d Mr..
Thompson Carried unanimously.
Captain Coyue then uff-rei the
Regiment team in the '98 league.
g Chris. Willis entered the Homo
ILLUS.
Fred. Goudie reported the
Union Baseball Club.
Captain Coyne moved that the
entries for the 1898 League close.
Willis, second Notion carried,
whereupon Cater of the Star team
withdrew f'om the hall.
This action shu out the Stars
or any other organization not rep
resented at this meeting from the
seasons games.
Election of officers resulted as
follows: Presid mt, Fl M Whit
ney Jr; W @ Wilder Jr, secretary
and treasurer.
Thompson moved that the rules
OF 1897 be adopted for the season
Of 1898. Carried.
Captain Coyne moved that
COMMITTEES be appointed to secure
grounds to play on aud arrange
the distribution of gate receipts.
He would oppose playing another
game on theAssociatiou grounds if
bO per cent of receipts went to the
Association. In preference he
would favor playing on the old
ground He believed money
could be raised for fixing it up. If
not he would favor throwing the
games open to the public. The
Teams were not paying expenses
under the present arrangements,
and might as well play free of
charge on open grounds.
The motion carried. Coyne,
Willis and Goudie we're appoin-
ted. They were instructed to re
port back not later then next
Tuesday.
Coyne said the umpires of last
year were not what they should
have been. A man for the season
should be engaged and paid for
his work. A good one could be
secured for $50. Deferred.
After considerable discussion il
was decided to open the season on
Saturday afternoon, April l, and
10 play 81 games.
Coyne suggested a League
and an outside referee.
The present secretary was man
ager of the Association. A more
man WAS wanted To