The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-02
BASEBALL HAS
ONLY FOUR
CLUBS.

Baseball will take a new form today
and with only one game, that between
the Kamehameaas and the Males, the
people VIII be given a taste of League
ball without the Soldiers as a factor
in the percentages. The change will
be notable in the quality of ball and
viii in no way affect the future stand
ing, owing to the fact that through
the withdrawal of the team each of the
remaining clubs win one game by de-
fault.
The alteration came at the meeting
Of the League during the week, when
the resignation of the Artilleries was
accepted and resolution passed per-E
hitting the team to draw out, and Civ
ing to It it's proportionate share of the
gate receipts up to the present time.
The fact is that there will be hot
time later, for the reason that there are
some of the members of the League
who think it is impossible to permit
this ending of the soldiers team, ow-
ing to the bylaw which makes il i'm
possible for the team which q1fts be-
fore the end of the season to claim any
realized during the portion of the sea-
son that is past.
There will be made an attempt at
the next meeting of the League to have
the bylaws 50 changed that there VIII
be no trouble, and the solution thus
reached will carry through. The facts
seem to be that there will be a better
kind OF game shown during the re-
rnainder of the season by the absence
Of the Soldiers. This was worked by
the Artillery team in securing the mo-
ton which finally was passed. 1t was
set forth that the soldiers could NOT
play a game in keeping with that of
the other clubs and that to keep up
the poor article which has been offered
so far would have a tendency TO dis
gust the patrons and cause falling
off in the attendance and the interest.
1t was upon this showing that the mo-
ton went through with the votes OF
two men from the Customs. and one
each from the Males and the Artil-
Iery team.
should the League finally change its
by-laws and permit this solution there
will be paid into the Artillery team
treasury about $S5, the proportionate
A,share of the team from the games
which have been played so far. Tnere
IS a sum close 20 $500 at the disposal
clubs from the receipts of the season.
This will be distributed at the close
Of the schedule which from the present
list and number of postponed games
will take place early in October. Inc
cash on hand will be greatly Increased
before that time, and the clubs VIII
have a material balance to turn into
the several treasures.
There seems to be little chance that
81 7 0f7O
IN to Maui for the season there during
the races. 1t has been the plan OF
President Chiliingworth, who was per-
sanally responsible for the visit of the
Mauis here. to take team up TO the
races at Waikiki. and give the Mauls
a game on their own grounds, Wnere
they think they would have mucn
better chance. Dir. Chillingworth stood
good for the expenses incurred In the
bringing down of the Mauis and mao
the satisfaction of turning over TO the
men when the games had been played.
some SIS which will nearly pay on All
the bills of the League there
70 take team from this city Tor
the races. leaving in the Mauna Loa'
would mean that there would De lost
from business eight days, when Is 100
o,rch for the local baseball players TO
contemplate. The steamers VIII MOI
leave here in time during the race ~eA
IA oct 10 the events and It is impos-
sit,le for a good team other than the
Karnehamehas to get away, as on the
sts, of the month the other teams nav
yames here, which according TO tne
ru1tng made on the Merchants FAR
yya4k games. would be sent over 10 the
tfeay7 of the season. The steamer com
GAMES would not send out snip on
Monday in time without guarantee
.f twenty-five first class passengers ~
a5aition 70 the regular business. 10
ssoa a speciai steamer would cost more
than 81 900, which seems to put the Tip
o,,f of the question. There are many
baseball men who would take the tiiP
b,t +bev are thus barred
rbere viii be a high class game
PDnahou this afternoon, beginning al
2 20 o'clock. the first game between the
H A. c. and Artillery mines oeihe oAA
rrbe teams will play as follows;
MafIe Iiirnas-Kiley, C.; Clark, p
navis ID: Mana. 3D.; Jones. S.; AHau'
3b.: I.uahiwa. If; Taylor. CT Desha' -
Kanehamehas - d. kekue"a'
Lemon or Reuter-. p; ]. kekue"a' ~
Vauatta. 2b.; Lemon or heutei'
richards. 3D.; Hamaku, If Jones' c.
Koki. IF.
lightweight Championship.