Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-08

The baseball season in Honolulu for
1902 has come and gone. The last
games were played on the campus at
Oahu College Saturday afternoon and
the great crowd walked away as the
shadows began to creep on apace, with
feelings of regret at the thought that
there would be no more league con-
tests to witness.
The series Of baseball games under
the direct management Of a well Or
ganized league has proven success in
every way. The people of Honolulu
pleasure loving but stinted In their al
llowance of good wholesome amuse-
ment-have been afforded very pleas
ant diversion in the Saturday after
noon games and have invariably been
given their moneys worth. For this
consummation, all credit to the base
ball league.
However when II comes to credit
too much cannot be given the players
who have constituted the various
teams for their unselfish giving up or
afternoons to practice in order the bet.
ter to fit themselves for friendly com.
petition with rival teams aud for their
giving up of Saturday afternoons to
give the public a little pleasure. II
seems no wonder that the public
should have reclprocated and present
ed itself In ever increasing numbers 1t
the various games.
During the past season more than
ANY previous one perhaps, has II been
demonstrated that Honolulu can fur
nish more good baseball material than
any place OF its size In the world. The
average playing throughout the season
was most excellent and several play
ers, whose names are not mentioned
on account of their extreme modesty.
have demonstrated their ability to play
in the big leagues OF the Mainland.
The games at Punahou were sim
lgularly free from any boisterous show
ing on the part of the players which
shows that Honolulu's wielders of the
bat understand the principles OF gem
tlemanly as well as scientific ball play
ling. For total absence of kicking of
any kind whatever and for steadfast
devotion to good hard play, the Kane
hameha team of Hawaiian lads must
hameha team of Hawaiian lads must
be yielded the palm.
On one or two occasions there were
some slightly rufhed tempers that
CALLED by impending or accomplished
defeat, saw fit to say and do things
not included in the make up Of gentle
manly ball players but, inasmuch as
this was done lin the heat of debate"
and was soon ended by other players
with different ideas, not much has been
said about the occurrence.
During certain parts of the season
there was an attempt by spectators to
become boisterous In their partisan
ship toward their favorite teams. an
honor appreciated the least OF all by
the members of the teams concerned
but hints through the columns of the
papers soon made these people realize
that their actions would not be toler-
ated and they very wisely dropped out
OF sight.
In the preservation OF good order on
the grounds during the progress OF the
league bali games. too much credit can
not be given the members OF the
mounted patrol a number OF whom
were invariably on duty on the Oahu
College campus Saturday afternoons.
In this connection. the name of Nigel
Jackson should also be mentioned
since to him in a great measure the
keeping clear OF the space around the
back stops, the players benches and
the tables for the official scorer, Lorrin
Andrews. and the members OF the
Ipress. II truth were known, too, Off
Ger Jackson undoubtedly saved the
league many a baseball by his vigi-
lance, foul tips in different directions
having been very plentiful and small
boys with capacious trousers pockets
equally plentiful. Jackson began his
work early in the season by sporting
some OF these young lovers of base
ball and so reducing the remainder OF
the fraternity to state OF fear that
there was no trouble during the rest OF
the season TO have balls thrown back
to the diamond within very short
space of time.
II has already been stated that from
q standpoint of good sport, the sea-
sons games were a great success. In
another way also did the league sue
coed. Financially, there can be ma
"kick coming In the neighborhood
OF S270e> has been taken in at the gates
and, although one-half goes to the Me-
Kinley fund, there is quite a hand
some little sum to be divided up among
the boys for their expenses.
With all this success, there was new
ertheless much to be desired. II Il
rightly said that no workman can ply
his trade without the proper tools, nc
more can a baseball player do his work
satisfactorily without proper grounds
To be sure, the campus at Oahu College
was the best that could be secured and
the baseball players should feel thank
full that they got any place at all, bu
they were very imperfect and were un
doubleday the cause OF many error.
that on good grounds would never hav,
been marked up against players.
The outtleld was particularly bad thu
nelders often finding It necessary t.
go up and down hill several times II
order to get to ball and II there Il
anything that will cause a fielder :,
nun a ball il Is this constant chang
ing of the visual angle while he Is af
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