The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-11

There is more of significance than
appears on the surface in the presence
of mainland baseball players who are
contesting with local baseball men. The
promotion end of it all is well under
stood, or getting to be better under
stood, and as far as the pleasure OF
the sport is concerned, the thousands
who have enjoyed the games between
the Spaldings and the All-Hawaiis VIII
cry aloud for more Coast teams TO
come to gather victory if they can.
There is one result which may soon
become evident and that is the exodus
of some of Hawaii's most promising
PLAYERS to swell the powers of main
land teams.
Afioue Fisher has looked with
covetous eve on several of the Homo
luI,1 boys. as they worked out on the
diamond, and his survey Of sundry and
varied elegant stunts was not casual
nv any means: he looked as If he
meant business and he jingled the
small change in his pocket as he gaz-
ed. as if figuring how many extra
bleacherseats it would be necessary 70
nut in at some big mainland game 70
accommodate the extra crowds WnlcI1
xvouId learn of the interesting fact, for
example, that En- Sue, the champion
basestealer of the Hawaiian Islands, or
Jimmy Williams, the boy oaseoah
wonder. and so on, were to be seen on
the inside of the big fence as members
of some famous aggregation OF oalilsts.
Some of the All-Hawaii team nave
had fieas put into their ears TO tue
effect that there is a chance for thern
on the mainland to become great base
ball players if they will.
There is something in Honolulu 5
climate and the nature of the country
in the opinion of the visitors tnat Is
most conducive to effective training
rrbe,, have about reached the opinion
that there is no more delightful place
a. which To train. Practise may be
;nduIced in at any time of the year.
grounds are in condition at least eleven
months out of the twelve and such
exercise as baseball is just the thing
10 keen men in condition here Local
conditions. think the visitors, to
,aree extent explain the proficiency OF
local men in baseball.
II is a fact that the All-Hawaii team
nut m a game of ball far superior 10
shat which the visitors expected ana
they have discovered several embryo
wonders among local players.
Another thing, it is suggested that
the best local players are not appre-
dated as they should be by their work
a-dav employers. The idea of a man.
who is going to take part in an I'M
rortant game, being obliged to WORK
the day before the game and perhaps
ON the morning of the day of the game
seems to the properly trained Nlsl'oi9 ,
most preposterous- ,,,,
Leaving desk to jump into oasepal
,,lothes does not strike the Spalolnss
as the correct dope; they are more ms IA
cline6 70 favor running your baseoali
DIaver a few miles up the pan anu
back putting five pounds of rare ten
darloin under his belt, rocking MN III
a hammock for an Afternoon. run'llhS
hin, IA Diamond Head crater UP anu
hack and then giving him MASSAGE
nv turkish, cutting out clgarettes'
ME cocktails and brain work. inns
may sound professional and perhaps
there are no Honolulu boys VINO are
craving to make the game profession
but NIiuue Fisher, as above stated htls
,ovatous ewes on some Of them anu
f-ornisxev when he comes with Ihe
white-Sox from Chicago. If he does
may manifest similar symptoms ior'
without doubt. the local boys nay
handed the Spaldings a great, DIG SUI
Prise. even if the Honolulus did set out
one game.