The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-27
THE
ADVERTISER
PRINTS
Baseball Season of 1904.


thought of when some indulgent fan
wishes to tell his friend just how il
happened. 1t is clearly shown that the
season has not been a success and Is
mot up 10 the standard of 1903 either as
ia good bali playing or financially.
Much valuable knowledge should
have been learned by the managernent
ON how to pull off ball games we trust
they will profit by such knowledge next
season. During the latter part OF TINS
last season there has been little or no
interest taken by either the manage
ment or the teams. This may De oue
II the long season; there were, now
ever other reasons. 1t must be re-
1nernbered that the baseball conditions
4, Honolulu are different than those In
the states. This one city furnishes
five ball teams, remarkable fact, the
supporters of these various teams are
mostly personal friends of the many
players. They do not have the spirit
of one city against another. The hrst
thing TO be considered Is the player
for il is he who makes the sport and 1t
a. through him that the crowd is
drawn. Are the players Of the local.
league satisfied? Most Of the players
composing the five teams are boys who
have to work hard for a living On a
U,y,a RI
any kind of an exhibition must prac-
tise at least three times week. 1t
costs these players money to practise
and ii costs them money and time to
go to the grounds to play for this
amusement OF others. They are sub
ject to the misses and remarks of some
of the narrow spectators. Who pays
his doctor bill if he is injured?
To get good. fast ball out Of man
you must keep him satisfied. To keep
a man satisfied you must furnish his
wants. To make a player interested in
his work you must have more than
empty benches to witness his work.
Now to interest the public you must
advertise and let them know that ball
is being played In the States, 1904
has been the greatest year for base
ball in the history of the sport. Lack
OF boosting has killed it here.
Better ball would be seen here if
there We're but four teams in the local
league. 1t would make the personal
OF the teams stronger as there would
be more men to choose from. 1t would
cut out the idea of importing and pay
ing men. 1t is impossible to mix up
professional and amateur men and
make a success as has been clearly
demonstrated. If you pay one and not
the other the unpaid man is at once
dissatisfied.
It is to be hoped that in 1905 the
management will take enough interest
to properly, advertise and let the public
know that there is good baseball being
played in these Islands. Also that
they will try and do more to help the
Individual members of the teams so
that they can work hand in hand and
have a successful season.
AII.fIawaiian Team for 1904
There has been much talk as to what
the personnel of a team picked to rep
resent Hawaii would be. The line up
below shows that quite a strong team
could be chosen from the five teams
composing the local league. My choice
to fill the different positions would be /
as follows:
White c., Hampton and Joy p. Glea-
son h., J.. williams 3D., Steere 3D., A.
Williams SIS, Lemon If, ]. Fernan-
DEE CT, Koki IF.
In this lineup it will be seen that
there are H. A. c. men. Rams,
Elk, Punahou and 1 Male.
The above would be bunch of hit
tiers who could WELD the stick at the
rate of 800 and field about 900.
White without doubt is the best
catcher in the league and with his
ability to receive behind the bat and
his heavy hitting easily gives him a.
place on the team
Joy and Hampton have shown to
best advantage as pitchers. Hampton
with clever hitting and base-running
IS the more valuable OF the two.
Gleason's all-around head work, field
ing and batting gives him the position
of first base
No one could question Williams at
second with his remarkable batting
record
Steere at third would fill the position
better than any other man. His long
baseball experience would properly
place him as the captain OF this team.
Although a young player. A VIII
liams Is entitled &c the place at short.