The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-03
WANTED 4
MANAGER
Joe Cohen Quits
the Baseball
League.

merry spat is in progress between
Manager Cohen of the Honolulu Base
bali League and the other officers OF
the league. Cohen. it will be renrem-
bered, was appointed manager and his
duties were specifically stated to be
the supervision of the financial end of
the league season.
AT a meeting of the league held ON
Thursday night Cohens duties were
considerably curtailed and the coIlec-
ton of gate receipts transferred nom
him TO the secretary-treasurer of the
league. Cohen, the league ruled, would
hook after the bats. balls and grounds.
Mr. Cohen Is very wroth at the Pc
euliar treatment he has received and
stated yesterday that after today's
games he would forswear the league
and all it's works.
II went up to the meeting on Thurs
day said he TO a reporter yesterday.
and arrived after my duties as man
ager had been changed. The league did
not have the decency to apprise me
of the changed conditions of my Office
and allowed me to sit through the
meeting in complete ignorance OF their
action There was a considerable dis
crssion. however, as to who should en-
dorse the complimentary tickets and
the matter was taken out OF my hands
and given to Secretary Andrews to at
tend to-
Yesterday Cohen, as manager OF the
league, was applied to for compli-
mentary tickets by the captains of the
league teams and representatives of the
press He passed the matter UP to the
secretary treasurer and the result is
that no complimentaries have yet been
issued.
When 1 was asked TO act as man
ager of the league" said Cohen yes
terday. both President Chillingworth.
and Secretary Andrews gave me carte
blanche to go ahead with arrangements
as I thought best. After securing
ground and putting in lots of hard
work in the interests of the league, L
get turned down for no reason what
ever. If they think that the league
can be run by simply holding meet
ingS let them go ahead and try.
will have the ground in shape for this
afternoons games, and then It's all
off"
The first games OF the league win be
played at Punahou this afternoon. At
1870 o'clock the Honolulu Athletic Club
viii meet the Artillery, the lineup be-
ing as follows:
H. a. CA Louis. c.; B. Joy. p; S
Leslie. 1 B.: ]. Thompson, B.; t
Price. 3 B.: j. Williams. s. s; p. Glea-
son. r. F.; J. Aylett, C. F.; II. Kaai
L. +.
ArtilIery-Lieut Jones. C; Brown,
p: Pliney, l B.; Smith, B.; Hicks
T.: Lieut.. Behr. S. s.; Lieut. Newton,
r. F.; Dupbin. c. F.; Bennett, L. +.
Substitutes-H. y. c.. A. Williams, A.
Cunha. J. Hansmann.
The second game will be between the
Kamehameha Athletic Club and the
Male nimas, who viii take the field az
follows:
Kams-C. Kaanoi. C.: D. KekIewa.
p: o. Jones. 1 B.; S. Koki, B.; A.
Richards, B.; D. Harbottle, S. S.; ID.
Kanewanui, r. F.; c. Paehaole, C. F.;
F Cockett, L. F.
MaiIes-F. Kelly, c.; c.. Clark, p; D.
Davis. B.; Mana. B.; c. Akau. 3 b.;
c. Jones. 5. s.; Tobin, r. F.; c. Taylor.
c. F.: C. Osborn, l.. F.
Substitutes-Maile Ilimas, s. Chilling
worth, w. Bush. II. Williams.
The Honolulus should beat the Artil-
lery without much difficulty. The other
game viii be keenIy fought and the
Males look to have shade the best
OF the deal.
The umpires in today's game, will be
Chalmers Graham, Morris Keohokalole.
Lieutenant Newton and Solomon Ma
helona.