The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-12-24

to keep clean.
The Coast League players will sail
for Hilo tomorrow friday and they
will be two days on the water, but,
will reach their destination in time to
play game on Sunday. With the ex,
ception of Zeider, who returns today
on the Siberia, the entire team will
make the trip, and this includes Doc
Frost and Jimmy Britt. Britt has been
knocking about with the boys so long
that he seems one of the club Zeidei
wanted to see the volcano the worst
way, but he has a little girl waiting
at the churcn for him way back in the
State of Indiana. The nuptial knot is
to be tied Christmas, and Zeider must
hasten to be home in time. He will
stop couple of days in San Francisco
to attend to some business matters.
This little shortstop leaves Honolulu
the biggest kind Of favorite. He put
up a game at short the equal of which
was never seen here before, and Mike
Fisher made a ten strike when he
intended TO return on the Siberia with
Zeider, but Williams and Heitmuller
pitched into him. They reminded Nea-
Ion that he would have something to
regret if he returned home without
seeing the volcano. 1t was an oppor-
tunity of a lifetime they assured him,
and the result was Joe changed his
plans and will go with the players,
though he promised his folks that he
would return this week. Joe will, how
ever, come back ahead of the team He
will ship on the China, which leaves
Honolulu for San Francisco on the
very day that the teams returns from
Hilo. Unless the China goes out ahead
of her usual time it will be possible
to catch the China. The team will stop
over here four days to play the grand
benefit game on Sunday and will go
out on the Alameda, which sails on
the following Wednesday and which
will bring them home the day before
Christmas.
There are rumors floating about
that Hilo will equal or surpass Homo
lulu in giving the players a good time.
There are only a thousand white peo-
pie at HilO, but they are all dead game
sports. It will cost them fully $500 to
pay the expenses of the club over and
back, and the report is that they have
raised a few hundred dollars in addi-
tiOn as an entertainment fund. They
have gone so far as to send to a neigh
boring island for a brass band to
whOOp things up when the players ar
rive. Two games will be played at
Hilo, one before visiting the volcano
and the other after. The volcano is
about forty miles from Hilo. A rail-
road runs within ten miles of the
summit, the balance being travelled on
stage.
The Hawaiians worked a new man
at first yesterday and he showed up
very well Mike Fisher pronounced
him the shiftiest native he had seen.
He covered his bag like an artist, and
he raped out two singles besides
Vannatta at second base has played a
strong game for the natives. He COW
ers plenty of ground and has good
aim. Both Fernandez and Vannatta
are full-blooded Hawaiians
Maybe that fellow Hildebrand can
play second base. He and zeider
worked like a piece of new machinery
around second station yesterday.
There wasn't a slip. There is no rea-
son why Hildebrand shouldn't make
as fast an infelder as outfielder. He
has everything, which includes a good
noodle.
When Donahue caught a foul fly
close to the grandstand yesterday
which retired the side the Honolulu
fans raised an awful disturbance. Pat
had to take his hat off more than once
when he appeared at the plate, 1t was
a hard catch,
Darcy robbed Bill Burns of hit by
taking a one-handed catch of a Ions
fly 1t was hard luck for Bill, for il
was the nearest Burns has come tC
making a hit since he has been on
the trip His father came here about
six years ago to accept a position or
a sugar plantation Young Darcy has
played good ball against Fishers club
Silent Bin Burns will play will
Washington next year, and not will
Boston or New York or Chicago Thc
papers have had him playing will
about every club in the big league a
different times By the way, Bill il
the big social favorite of Honolulu
Even when an old lion like the Rec
Dog is without a date Burns has some
invitation to dine out or to attenC
some party when l got Burns Il
come with us, said Mike Fisher, 9"