The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-31
PLAY BALL now
Big League Team Wants to Cons
to Honolulu. IS.
SCHEME Of BROOKlYR'S PITCHER
Local Players Enthusiastic Over
Hughes Proposition-LoCal Ball s
Tossers Express Their Views

There was considerable talk in local
baseball circles yesterday. The mag
mates and the players and the fans
held repeated discussions, and several
propositions were talked of and then
laid aside. The cause of all this was
the following dispatch which ap-
peared in the San Francisco Chronicle;
'NEW YORK, August Thames
Hughes, the California pitcher now
with the Brooklyn club, wants to take
team to Honolulu this winter His
plan is take only Californians, and the
men included are Van Haltren and
Wilson Of the New Yorks, Hughes ,of
the Brooklyns, Steinfeldt and Beckley
of the Cincinnatis, McAllister, Lock-
head and Sullivan of the Clevelands,
Lange Mertes and Connor of the Chi
cagos, and Reitz of the Pittsburgs. Be-
sides these there are other players in
the big league who originally came
desire to take the trip. Hughes pro-
poses to operate on the commonwealth
PLAN"
Its big thing" said Duke NJ Nich-
aggregation would come here. Feas-
ible? Well, if they go in on the
share-and-share proposition it ought
to be all right. A trip down here
Il
and they would probably be willing to
pay their own expenses. Then what
ever the gate receipts here would be
could be handed over to them to help
them OUT
Manager Jock Carter thought it
would be great thing if, they would
come. 1--WE would be willing to do
everything possible in the event of
their coming. Of course, we couldn't
give them much of a guarantee, but
the gate receipts could go toward
helping them out. 1t would be fine
opportunity to see just what our ball
players are able to do when they meet
the famous diamond lights
Good for Hughes" was Captain Al.
Moore's rejoinder. 3I played with
him years ago and if any man brings
a team here I should like to see
Hughes do so. He is great ball
player and perfect gentleman
81 think something could be done
in the way Of financial support" COM
mented Jack Winter, one of the old
baseball warhorses. Honolulu people
would undoubtedly do their share, if
called upon, toward making the un-
dertaking a success. 1 should very
much like to see those men come and
show us how the national game is
played by the fastest league in the
world
All the players We're enthusiastic ov-
er the idea of the appearance Of ma
tional leaguers on local diamond.
They expressed their perfect willing
ness to do everything possible to aid
the undertaking.
There are a number of notable
udueS III lue liSL puDllSneu III Ile us
patch. Hughes himself gained in a
single season the reputation of being
one of the best pitchers that ever
curved ball. One of his feats was
to shut out the mighty Bostons with
out a single run or even a base hit.
Van Haltren, formerly one Of Anson's
Colts" is one of the best all-around
men in the game. big BilI' Lange
has always been a wonder For two
he stood at the head of the bat
ting list, and, although one of the
heaviest, he is also one of the speed
lest of the players. He is a bosom
friend of the famous Pop" Anson.
Reitz is originally from Sacramento
and is one Of the fastest second base
men in the league. Altogether the ag-
gregation is a notable one and the day