The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-25

The above is the letter which has
caused the existing unpleasantness be
tween the trustees of the Honolulu
Baseball League and the Kamehame-
has and Honoluius, two OF the league
mines, and which is responsible for the
present deadlock in the baseball sit
uation
The letter was presented to Presf-
dent Isenberg by Manager Falk of the
Honolulu Athletic Club. for signature
on the morning of the 14th inst, the
day of the ch-discussed game be-
tween the Honolulus and the Rams.
II have reason to believe said
Falk to Isenberg, that a member OF
my team is going to throw the game
and 1 want you to sign this letter,
which will be read to the team before
the game, ana which will scare anyone
who may contemplate throwing the
game"
The letter was the joint work of
Manager Fa,k, Captain Gleason and
Jimmy Williams, a member of the
Honolulu Athletic Clubs nine.
President Isenberg, acting in the in
terests of good baseball, signed the
communication
The game developed suspicious fea-
lures and the investigation followed.
Under the circumstances, for the good
name of sport in Honolulu, the trus-
tees had no alternative but to investi-
gate, more especially as the above
letter put the matter of alleged crooked
playing straight up to them.
The basis of the whole trouble is
the gambling which takes place on the
games. Men bet to lose more than
they can afford and use every effort,
fair or unfair, to secure a victory for
their favored nine. Stamp gambling
out of the game and baseball con-
tests will be free from suspicion and
not before.
AS a result of the investigation it
is certain that a vigorous campaign
against betting on ball games will be
commenced by the trustees and pros
ecuted until the practise. at the ball
park, at least, shall have been COM
pletely eradicated.
The trustees held a public session of
the investigation yesterday afternoon
in the Young Hotel. Much evidence
was heard but no decision arrived at,
the meeting adjourning until further
notice.
Among those called to testify were
C. f. Falk, Pat Gleason. Barney JOY,
Solomon Kokf Mike Kane and J.
Cook.
D. P. r. Isenberg, H. NJ. Whitney,
c. f. Chlllingworth and L. A. Thurs
ton were the trustees present.
In the room were number of spec
tators and members of the press.
IsENBERG's OPENING.
After calling the meeting to order, |
President Isenberg stated that the
trustees had been asked by the league
TO Investigate the game played a week
ago last Saturday between the Kams |
and Honolulus. He spoke of Falk's
presenting the letter for signature and i
said that he signed the same because
ne thought the matter important and /
was of the opinion that if read to the
team the letter would tend to check .
any crooked work.
He said that when Falk came to him
with the letter he asked him who
he thought would throw the game and
Falk said that Joy was the only man
ne feared. Frank Richardson, J. NJ.
Dowsett and others had come to him
and told him that they had heard that
the Kams were to win. He went to
the game to see for himself. In the
sixth innings he saw Joy walk four
men then the left-fielder ran up to
Gleason. threw his glove off, appar
entity in protest, and Joy went out of
he box Jimmy Williams in and Joe
Fernandez was shifted to second base.
Under the grandstand during the game,
ne heard Joy jokingly talking about
selling the game for two-bits. JOY
planned him for sending the letter.
After Joy went to the bench, he saw
pitcher Williams hit man. scoring
he PLAYER on third. He and Dowsett
heard a native say that it looked as
r the game had been sold. After the
game he told an Advertiser reporter to
announce his resignation from the
presidency of the league. He wanted