The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-27

TO- to use his own words. He states
that the intention was to bluff any
member of the teame into behaving
himself. if he was considering doing
otherwise.
AS a matter of fact. Mr.. Fa1k re
uuested Trustee Whitney to sign the
letter and upon his declining to do SO
requested Mr. Isenberg to do so. The
latter was impressed with the earnest
ness shown by Mr.. F'alk in the matter
and signed the letter, which was later
read by Mr.. FaIk to the H. A. c. team
Just before the game on the afternoon
Of July 14th
Nothing unusual occurred in the
game until the sixth inning when the
H. A. C. pitcher. Barney Joy, walked
four men in succession, thus forcing
one run home and leaving three men
on bases. At this point one Of the MEM
bers of the H. a. c. team refused to
go on if Barney Joy was to continue
pitching. Upon consultation between
Gleason and Williams, Joy was ordered
to the bench and Williams pitched the
balance of the game, which resulted in
the winning of the game by the Ka-
mehamehas
In view of what they knew and of
Joys manner Of pitching and the re-
suits thereof Trustees Isenberg and
Dowsett, who were at the game were
impressed that Joy had not done his
best and was purposeiy throwing the
game. The same opinion was expressed
by number of other spectators.
General rumor was to the effect that
large amount of money had been bet
on the Kamehamehas against the H.
A. C.s.
The trustees have been able to get
evidence of only six of these bets in
volving s74 bet on the Kamehamehas
at odds of eight to ten in favor of the
Kamehamehas.
AS betting is contrary to the criminal
statute against gambling, it is not sur
prising that evidence of more bets was
not obtained although the trustees are
of opinion that there We're other bets
of the same character
From the foregoing it will be seen
that the evidence produced before the
trustees tending to sustain the charges,
is at best circumstantiai and inferen-
tial, which analyses down to two
points, viz:
First. that an unusual amount of
money was being bet on the Kameha-
mehas under conditions which did not
seem warranted by the past records of
the two clubs; second, that the leading
men in the II. A. c. team themselves
thought that the charges had founda-
ton.
In fact, although the charges on the
face are made by Mr.. Isenberg, Presi-
dent of the League, they are in fact
made by Messrs. Falk, Gleason and
Williams of the H. A. C. team, Mr..
Isenberg practically voicing their SEN
timents as expressed in the letter pre-
pared by them for him to sign.
The trustees find that the evidence
presented is not sufficient to sustain
the charges
The trustees desire to make a further
statement in this connection as follows:
The game of baseball, like all ath-
letic games, is of interest to the pub
lie only when there is absolute GER
tainty that the game is being played
on it's merits. Any reasonable suspi-
cion that such is not the case ire
trievably kills all interest therein.
1t is with regret that the trustees
feel obliged to say that during the
present season <of baseball in Honolu-
III, there has been a growing public
suspicion that the games played by
the league were not played on their
merits.
The trustees have had and have no
evidence that such suspicious are well
founded.
The trustees believe that as to a
very large portion of them, at any
rate there is no foundation.
Believing such suspicious to be I'M
the trustees have looked for
the reason for such groundless suspi-
con and find as an undoubted fact that
during the entire season there has
been growing disposition on the
part of those interested in the games |
% bet on the results.
1t has also unequivocally come to
is that a number of the managers, |
packers, captains and players of the |
various teams habitually bet on the
games. Among those betting on the
grounds at the game in question were
It least three policemen, showing that
here has been practically no restraint |
,ut upon the practice. The trustees
believe that this practice is utterly
emoralizing to the game and to faith
n fair play. When a man has money
yet on game, especially if he has
more beI tIldii ne can dlIOEu he Is HI
suspicious frame of mind and is pre-
jared to believe that any misplay is
he result of fraudulent intention.
Thus the ground is laid for suspicion
u every hand.
Not only is a fertile ground for sus-
icion laid, but where there is an at
lOsphere of suspicion of wrongdoing
nd strong incentive for so doing. there
much greater chance for wrong be-
1g done than If such incentive does
OF exist.
The trustees are of opinion that a
rrong stand must be taken against
citing on the games by those inter
sted in baseball or it will be the ruin
Z the sport This belief does not rest
n theory alone. Some fifteen years
go similar condition OF affairs to
nat now under discussion existed in
honolulu when a prosperous baseball
easor was broken up and fine base
all field with fences and grandstand
acame a total loss through the proven
cling of a game. which created such
reI-IrlSiOu of faplj0or and ,liStruSt that