The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-23
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SPORTS
KAMEHAMEHA'S
BASEBALL PROTEST

The Kamehameha Baseball Team has
filed protest with the baseball trus-
tees. against any of the members of
the defunct Male team playing with
any other teams of the league.
The trustees have decided that they
have no jurisdiction at this stage of
the game, as in cases of this kind the
league first decides, an appeal lying
from its decision to the trustees. The
league consists of two representatives
of each club and certain elected off
GERS.
The trustees suggest to the Kameha-
mehas, however. that whether their
position is technically correct or not.
the spirit of the rules referred to are
not violated by the Male players en-
tering other teams, as the Males have
disbanded for the season. In the in
terest of securing the best players and
thereby the best baseball, the trustees
express the opinion that good sports
manship will be promoted if the Ka-
mehamehas will drop their protest, and
express the hope that this course will
be pursued.
The following is the full communica-
ton from the trustees to the Kameha-
mehas:
THE TRUSTEES TO THE KAMEHA-l
MEHAS.
Honolulu, T. H., August II 1906
U. Lemon, Esq. Manager, and Richard
P. Reuter-, Captain of the Kameha-
meha Baseball Team.
Gentlemen: 1 am directed by the
trustees of the Honolulu Baseball |
League to acknowledge the receipt Of
your communication of the 14th inst, |
protesting against the allowance of
members of the Male lima |
Baseball team to play with the Puma
hou Athletic Club and the Oahu Base |
ball team on the 18th inst.
Without expressing any opinion up-i
on the merits of the subject matter of
your communication the trustees are
Of opinion that they are without juris- |
diction in and concerning the same, |
for the following reason: You state |
that you protest against the action of |
the league in allowing the Punahou
and Oahu teams to playswith members
of the Male lima ball team in their
teams.
Section twelve of the bylaws only
gives the trustees jurisdiction over a
matter of this kind on appeal from the
league.
We have no information that this I
matter has been decided by the league
but on the contrary are informed that
the matter has not been so decided by
it,
This is proper matter for the league
itself to settle and only upon it's rem
1ering Judgment therein is an appeal
to the trustees permissible.
without therefore, discussing the
technical rights of your club in this
matter, the trustees, in the interest
Dc baseball. suggest for your consider
alton that the spirit of the bylaw re-
ating to the subject matter of this
letter has not been violated by the
playing of certain ex-members of the
Male team with certain other teams
If the league. The object of the by
aw was to prevent the loaning or
transfer of men from one team to an
,ther SO as to bunch the strongest men
rom several clubs against particular
club. It was based upon the hypothe-
sis. however. that all teams would re-
main in active play and that the good
players of the town would consequent
v all have an opportunity to continue
playing during the season.
In the present case the Male Base
,an team, so far as any further play
ng this season is concerned has dis
banded. The Male club has nothing
urther- to do with the games of this
season, their only interest being in a
proportion of the net profits of the
eague. Under these circumstances the
eague and the public will lose the
ervices of all of the members Of the
daile team for the balance of this sea-
on If the bylaw in question applies.
In the interests of good sportsman
hip and of the players Of the Male
cam who may want to continue to
lay during the season and in the in
crest of securing the best possible
layers for the remaining games of the
eason. the trustees sincerely hope that
our team will not press this question
urther even though you may think the
etter of the bylaw supports your posi-
ion
I have the honor to remain,
Your obedient servant.
(Sgd.) L. A. THURSTON,
ecretary, Trustees Honolulu Baseball