The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-25
A MAUI TEAM
TO PLAY BALL
BASEBALL LEAGUE DECLINES
ANOTHER OAKLAND PROPOSE
TON

The Baseball League held a meeting
yesterday afternoon and decided not to
accept "A proposition from the Elks
lodge of Oakland for a baseball team
to come here ana meet local teams,
but favorably considered propositions
from Maui. The Oakland proposal was
contained in a letter as follows:
Oakland, Cal, Sept. 4, 1903.
Mr. ID. p. r. lsenberg, Honolulu, II. l.
Dear Sir:-I received a letter last
month from Embep- M. Brown of your
city, in reply to one 1 had previously
sent to him, asking about the chances
of taking a baseball team composed
of members of California ElSs, to play
series of games with your teams.
He told me ,hat he had handed my
communication to you ana advised
me to address you also.
when l wrote HIM and until 1 re-
ceived his answer supposed that
your league was composed of Elks
clubs only, although 1 knew the players
were not all members of the order,
and if such was the case l figured that
team such as l proposed bringing
| Gf l got the chance) would be the
| best drawing card you could get
| Since such is not the case, l do not
| know that we would do any better
| than one of the league teams from
| whom Mr.. Brown informs me you nave
received terms) but l do think that
with the players l have in view, in
Guiding several leaguers, we could
play more interesting games, as any
of the Pacific Coast League clubs
would. l think, be considerably too
fast for teams in Honolulu league.
when 1 wrote Mr. Brown 1 mem
| Town 4 ~
age but 1 find since that the boys are
perfectly willing to go if all expenses
are allowed.
IF you care to take up the subject,
kindly communicate with me at your
convenience. l am,
Yours sincerely,
GEORGE w. BLETHEN.
"Elks Club Oakland, Cal"
After some discussion Decretary An
drews was instructed to write to Bile
then, that the trustees were opposed
to bringing any team from the coast
| this season.
LAM Lemon offerec the following let
ter, which he had received during the
week:
'Kahului, Maui, Sept. 10, 1903
''Mr. LAM Lemon, Honolulu.
Dear Lani:-As you are one of the
members of the Honolulu league, can
l ask you to bring up the matter of
playing a Maui team after the regular
| baseball season is over? | would like
to see you bring this matter to the
attention of the Honolulu Baseball
League, and if they decide that one of
the Honolulu teams are to play us, |
would like to know what inducements
they could offer us. We have not as
yet discussed this matter at any OF
our club meetings, out if l could get
the opinion of your league, as we'll as
the inducements 1 could easily bring
the matter up at our next meeting, al
which time some definite action could
be taken. Kindly take note that moth
| ing definite on our part could be made
until the next club meeting, and if
should receive a favorable reply, a
special meeting of our club could very
easily be called for.
Trusting to hear from you at an
early date, l remain,
Yours very truly,
~. GARCIA.
Those memberss of the league who
We're present favored the idea of haV-
| ing Maui over for a series of games,
but definite action was postponed UNI
| til next Thursday when it is hoped to
! have a large attendance.
A. r. Murphy, on behalf of the Elks
denied the report that the Elks would
not be represented in the league next
year.