The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-26
WILL PLAY
At PUNAHOU.
Baseball League
Gets Desired
Permit.
MEMORIAL FUND
TO REAP PROFIT
Oahu College Authorities Impose
aFew Very Reasonable
Conditions.

At last the momentous question as TO
where the games of the Honolulu Base
ban League shall be played has been
settled and nov nothing seems TO stand
In the way OF a successful season OF
good ball
The league has been In a dilemma
as to where 10 ind suitable ground,
for the only two available fields In the
city are the kakiki ground and the
campus OF Oahu College The former
IL undesirable on account Of the lack
OF shade and the inpossibnity OF charg-
ing admission. and the use OF the latter
ground was refused 10 the league when
Ieze authorities
AT n meeting Of the league held last
week II was decided to donate a share
OF the proceeds OF the season To- the
Mckinley memorial fund. provided the
games were allowed to be played on
the Punahou campus. President Chill
IIngworfh OF the league was appointed
a committee to confer with the Nc
Ktnley memorial committee on the
matter and 70 ask them to use their
GOOD offices TO obtain the desired per-
mission for the league games 10 De
played on the Oahu College campus
AS q result OF Mr.. ChiIiingworth'
Efforts In the matter, Henry Water
house, chairman of the Mckinley me7
mortal finance committee. addressed
the following communication To PreSl-
dent Smith OF Oahu College:
HONOLULU. April %. 1902.
Rev. A NJ Smith, President Oahu Col
iese, City
mar sir: The Mckinley Memorial
Finance COMMITTEES most respectfully
request that you bring before the trus-
tees OF Oahu College. for their early
consideration. the following request:
That the trustees permit the use or
the college grounds TO the Honolulu
baseball League. every Saturday after
noon, beginning April 26th. and ending
August 2. il being understood that the
college students have the first prefer
enee to use the grounds
The games will be played under the
auspices of the Mckinley Memorial
Committee and for the benefit OF the
fund which Is now being raised in these
Islands An admission charge OF TWEEN
ty-fye cents fz5c) will be made and the
net proceeds will be divided equally be-
tween the league and the Mckinney
memorial fund: the money realized oy
the league win be used In keeping up
the grounds. purchasing uniforms
balls. bats and masks. and otherwise
for its benefit In case the trustees
rouId want a part OF the proceeds set
apart for other benefits. that would be
satisfactory.
The games are to be conducted IN
xtrtct accordance with the amateur
spfrit. and the captains OF the various
Iearue teams will see to IL that clean
mt manly sport prevails throughout
the season. and will hold themselves
personally responsible for the obeyance
OF all conditions and restrictions I'M
posed by the Punahou authorities
Greater enthusiasm IL being mani
tested fn baseball this season than ever
before in Honolulu: IL Is TOO bad that
suitable public grounds cannot be oo-
tanned. but II IL the sincere nope OF
The Mckinley Memorial Committee
that before the next season opens
beautiful park, suitable for athletics OF
all descriptions, will have been laid out
and dedicated to the memory OF our
late President
Awaiting a reply at your earliest con-
venfence I remain. yours very truly
HENRY WAREHOUSE.
Chairman Mckinley Memorial Finance
Committee
Yesterday the following reply was
received by Mr.. waterhouse from
President Smith:
HONOLULU. T. H. April "a. 1902
Hon. Henry waterhouse. Honolulu
T. H
pear Sir: In reply to your letter Of
the I'D inst, j would say that oahu
College will be pleased to give the use
OF it's baseball grounds to the Honolulu
Rasebau League, Saturday afternoons.
until September 18th. 1902. on the fol-
lowing conditions
I. On one weeks notice to the league
the grounds may be reserved for the
use of Oahu College
?. Oahu College reserves the right
to cancel. at any time. this privilege
granted TO the league
= The league shall take measures 10
prevent. at each game. any disorderiy
conduct or gambling
a The league shall make good any
damage to the grounds or surrounding
property. incurred during and by rea-
SON OF games played by the league
Z Ten per cent 90 per cent? OF the
gross receipts shall be paid to the oanu
College Athletic Association CIV IL
Heen. president: r. W. Lowrey. treas
urer). and fifty per cent 60 per cent?
Of the net proceeds shall be PAID 10 the
Mckinley memorial fund (Hon- H.
yyatsrhouse chairman finance commit
tee).
trusting that these conditions may
prove satisfactory to -ihe league. re-
main. yours truly,
AMSMITH.
President Oahu College