The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-29

BALL. TROPHY
The Conditions of Gift
Expounded by
Donor.

The famous "A. @. Spaldiug Cup for
baseball in Hawaii is to be as contin-
uous a competed-for trophy as the
Americas cup, for a. c. Spalding him
self has written here that he intended
it should be So
The only time this was questioned
WAS last year when the II. A ca won
the trophy from the Kams. 1t was not
delivered to the II. A. C's. however
until few weeks ago, when Principal
Horne of Kamehameha School. George
w. Smith, the cup trustee. Harry Whit
ney. and others interested in baseball
had a consultation. The result was
that Mr., Horne promptly had the cup
turned over to Mr.. Smith. who deliver
ed it into the hands of the seasons pen
nant winners. Mr. Horne was not
aware of the conditions surrounding the
possession of the cup, but on learning
them he took prompt action.
The Spalding cup was given to the
Honolulu players in 1889, in commem-
Grafton of Mr.. Spalding's visit to the
islands Mr.. SpaIding is the we'll
known head of the firm of A. q. Spald-
ing & Bros, authorities on athletic mat
tiers.
Before Attorney General Lorrin An
drews departed for Shanghai he. as Of
fetal scorer of the Honolulu Baseball
League, drew up form of trust deed,
which was sent on to Mr. Spalding. The
following letter from Mr.. Spalding to
George w. Smith. dated New York.
October 10, shows his appreciation of a
faithful stewardship:
New York, October 10, 1905
Mr.. George w. Smith. Honolulu, T. H.
L. S. A.
My Dear George: l am in receipt Of
yours of September 10 relative to the
! trophy that L presented to the Hawai-
ian Baseball League in commemoratioR
OF my visit to the islands in 1889.
| / remember asking you to act as trus-
tee for the cup. but 1 can not recall ali
the details of the matter without look
ing over my correspondence files of fif~
teen or sixteen years ago.
| Evidently your trusteeship has been
| we'll executed, or / would not have re-
ceived your letter of September 10 en-
closing a formal deed of gift of that
cup to go on record in your county.
! !
me, it has been witnessed and certified
to in accordance with our custom here.
and what 1 understand you require
there.
1t is very gratifying for me to know
that the cup is appreciated by the pres
ent time baseball players of Honolulu
land those interested in the game.
I often think of the delightful time
we spent in Honolulu and I am looking
forward to a trip to Japan before a
great while and will try and stop at
Honolulu on the way there or back.
I would appreciate it very much If
you could send me photograph of the
cup trophy that / presented to the Ha-
waiian Baseball League, showing the
Inscription on same and also the names
of the winning club each year since the
competition commenced. 1 would also
like very much to have a short. con-
else, running history of the cup from
the commencement of the competition
to the present time, and if you have a,
copy of my original deed of gift. I
would be pleased to have a copy OF
that. If you can furnish me with all
of this information. ii will assist me III
making comments on this cup and base
ball in Hawaii for some Of our baseball
publications.
For some time ! have been much per-
picked as to the proper way to give
permanent trophies for different sports
and the clean-cut nature Of the enclosed
documents, prepared, as you say, by
the Attorney General of the Territory
of Hawaii, covers the ground more
completely and thoroughly than any
thing that I have yet been able to pre-
pare myself or have prepared for me-
II fg i'm
ciate the wisdom Of giving cup
through a trustee, though ! recognize
the difficulty of finding a trustee that
will look after it so well as you have
done, for which you will please accept
my kindest thanks. It is one thing to
sit down and work out a proper form
of deed Of gift in theory, and quite
another and much more satisfactory
thing to have a deed made out from
the standpoint Of fifteen or sixteen years
of practical experience.