The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-09-01
Biz League Team Wants 10 Come
10 Honolulu.
SCHEME o. BaOOKLYA'S PITCHER
Local Players Enthusiastic Over
Hushs Propo.ition-Locsi Ball
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 APP
peared in the San Francisco Chronicle:
NEW YORK, August Thames
Hughes, the California pitcher now
with the Brooklyn club, wants to take
"A 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,
I.ange, Merles and Conner OF the Chi
Cages, and Re,tz Of the PittsbuIgs. Be-
sides these there are other players In
the big league who originally came
from the Coast and have expressed a
desire to take the trip. Hugaes pro-
poses to operate on the commonwealth
plan"
IT'S big thing" said Duke McNiCh-
OIL. 1T would be a revelation IL that
aggregation would come here. Feas-
ible? Well, IL they go in on the
share-and-share proposition it ought
to be all right. A trip down here
would be pleasure taunt for them
and they would probably be willing to
pay the 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 a great thing II they would
come. I'VE would be willing to do
everything possible in the event of
their coming. OF course, we couldn't
give them much of guarantee, but
the gate receipts could go toward
helping them out. 1t would be fine
opportunity to see just what our bal
players are able to do when they meet
the famous diamond lights"
Good for Hughes" was Captain Al
Moore's rejoinder. Il played witt
him years ago and II any man brings
team here l should like to set
Hughes do SO. He Is a great bal
player and a perfect gentleman
IL think something could be don,
in the way Of financial support" com
mented Jack" Winter, one of the ole
baseball warehouses;. Honolulu people
would undoubtedly do their share, /
called upon, toward making the un
dertaking a success. | should yer!
much like TO see those men come ant
show us how the national game II
played by the fastest league in the
world"
All the players were enthusiastic ov
er the idea of the appearance of ma
tional leaguers on a local diamond
They expressed their perfect willing
ness to do everything possible to ale
the undertaking.
There are a number of notabl,
names in the list published in the dis
patch. Hughes himself gained in q
single season the reputation Of being
one Of the best pitchers that ever
curved a ball. One of his feats was
to shut out the mighty Bostons with
out 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 Bill" LANCE
has always been wonder. For two
seasons 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 bosom
friend OF the famous Pop" Arson.
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
of their arrival would be red-letter
event in Honolulu baseball circles.