Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-08
BASEBALL LEAGUE
R0ASTS TRANSIT
Hundreds Had To Walk
To Saturdays
Game.
RULES AMENDED To DROP
OUT one OF The UMPlRES
TO MAKE TRUSTEES CONSOLES
PROTESTS - NET TO CATCH
FOUL BALLS AND SAVE =
THE EXPENSE.

the things that were said OF the Homo
Mt the meeting OF the Honolulu Base
ball League in Elks' Hall yesterday
afternoon would deeply stir the emo
tons of the institution mentioned. In
"A few words. the Rapid Transit people,
according to the sentiments freely ex-
pressed by the gentlemen present, have
the bulge on the Honolulu public and
don't care button whether the service
given the people IL satisfactory or not,
as long as the convenience Of the tran
sit management is not interfered with
and the profits Of the concern are
turned In regularly.
The League games at the splendid
baseball park at McCully have suffered
and are continuing TO suffer on account
OF the disobiging attitude OF the, tran
sit management. Cars are turned out
when II suits the company. not when
II suits the riding public: the crowds
desiring to view the great national
game are not accommodated - hun
dreds Of people are dumped at the Nc
Gully switch on Saturday afternoons
and left to walk along the coral strewn
track to the ball grounds; the cars do
not begin TO run to the ball game in
time to seat the large number OF spec
tators, and, in the event Of persons de-
there Is nothing for them to do but
await car coming in from Waialae.
IN which 1t Is impossible to seat the
numbers of persons leaving. This is
what the League men said.
All members of the League present
at yesterdays meeting voted the atti-
tude OF the transit people a disgrace
and a shame. in language that left no
doubt as TO their feelings. Whether
inability to handle transportation
line and ignorance of railroad methods
on the part of the alleged manage
nent or sheer indifference and lack Of
public spirit were responsible for the
mess made of baseball transportation,
was not the question discussed at the
meeting; the general contention was
that the transit people should wake up
10 the fact that Honolulu is an Ameri-
can town and should have an Amer
lean electric car system; that the
way things are managed at the ball
games is deserving of the harshest
criticism.
Saw BaIlentyne In Vain.
President Isenberg stated, after the
matter had been discussed at some
length. that he had seen Manager Bal
lentyne but that little good had come
of 1t. Five hundred people. said Isen-
berg. had been forced to walk to the
ball games from the McCully switch
ON Saturday last. 1t was suggested
that on the mainland, where rapid
transit companies understand their
business they themselves at their own
expense erect grandstands, dancing pa
vilions, aquariums without charging
admission) and the like. for the sake
OF the added transportation profits; the
hope was expressed that some day The
local corporation would wake up. With
poor transportation facilities the num-
Der Of persons attending the baseball
games is decreasing and, necessarily
the Saturday returns of the transi
company are falling of. II the pub
lie can be assured that the transi
company will accommodate 1t, tn,
crowds at the games will be far great
er than at present.
Lost Balls.
President Isenberg drew to the at
tention of the meeting the fact tina
the expense OF losing balls over tn,
fence on fouls was getting to be yer,
great; balls were being lost on an ay
erage Of six or seven week; on tn,
Fourth Of July eighteen foul flies wen
over the grandstand and fence.
Secretary Lorrin Andrews suggeste,
putting a netting up over the grant
stand to save the balls. Frank Thomp
son moved that the secretary ascertain
what II would cost to erect such net
fifteen feet high and $50 feet long OF
each side OF the angle OF the grand
stand and report back to the mex
meeting. This was carried.
Elks Withdraw Protest.
Frank Thompson stated that, repre-
senting the Elks team. he desired Il
Withdraw the protest OF Russell. mad,
in the Fourth Of July game, in regar'
to the proposition OF his being out a
first base, The withdrawal was ac
cepted.
President Isenberg read communi
cation from Umpire Wilder, to the Of
feet that he had fined Pat Gleason 8
land ordered him Off the field for argu
Ing decision and using language NOR
strenuous than polite. The communi
cation was duly placed on filed by tn
secretary.
Wilder To Go Out.
Pat Gleason announced that he ha
an amendment to make to Section /
lof the League rules, that rule coverin
the matter OF umpires. The rule pro