The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-13
BALL PLAYERS
FOR THE ORIENT
Mike Fisher Signs Hildebrand and
Nealon For Oriental
Tour.
PLEASED HIM IN HONOLULU.
He Knows Red Dog DevereauN Will
Want To Go With
Him.
PLEASED HIM IN HONOLULU.

San Francisco May 5.-The Call
says:
Even at this early date Mike Fisher
is beginning to sign up players for the
trip to the Orient this fall. He has
seen two who have accepted his terms.
George Hildebrand and Joe Neaon
were the lucky dogs. Fisher was so
pleased with their playing and demea-
nor on the Honolulu expedition that he
offered them positions on the team
that he will present to the Mikado's
subjects. OF course Hildebrand and
Nealon were elated beyond description.
What players wouldn't be delighted to
have a chance to do the Orient and
have all expenses paid. Fisher said
Yesterday that he would take twelve
players. This was the number that
went to Honolulu, and he had enough,
and one of the twelve-Barney JOY
never played a game for Fisher. JOY
travelled with Fishers Stars, but play
ed with the Honolulu clubs, and, fur
thermore, Mike loaned the local clubs
Pat Donahue for a few games. This
time Mike will take couple of star
pitchers and change catcher who can
play the outfeld in pinch. 1t is pos
sible some of the clubs Fisher will play
will ask for the loan of battery and
he will be in a position to accommo-
date them.
Are there any other players you
have come to terms WITH" Fisher was
asked today.
Not exactly" replied Mike, but l
have had talks or heard from others.
Jiggs Donahue told me he wanted to
go, and so has Pat Donahue. Lifield,
the crack pitcher of the Pittsburg club,
has filed an application. have letters
from both Lajoie and Wagner asking
me for particulars. | certainly want
Wagner and Lajoie if l can get them.
But there is one player l must have,
and his name hasn't been mentioned,
and Brick DevereauX is his name. I'll
| have him if l have to shanghai him,
but there is no danger about that.
Devereaux mad the time of his life at
Honolulu and | know he will want TO
90 with me. The Old Red Dog will be
a hit in Japan. He will be out on the
coaching line coaching in all the Ian
guages spoken. When | saw him last
Bill said he could speak seven differ
ent languages, and you know what Bill
SAYS goes with me every time
Fisher had an interview this week
with an editor of the leading Japanese
paper of San Francisco anent the trip.
The editor assured Fisher that club
of American players would have a
triumphant trip through Japan. 'Ev-
cry school boy and girl is playing base
| ball in Japan" said the editor. The
country is wild over baseball, and any
team going from here over there will
| get a great reception. Our people have
been anxious to see how the profess
SIGNALS of America play baseball. Ihey
want to learn the finer points OF the
game, which they can only get by See
ing YOU play it. To give you an idea
how firmly baseball is rooted in Jap
an. in Toxic alone there are three base
ball parks and the chief one has
grandstand that beats anything yol
have on the Pacific Coast"
The editor was so interested in the
trip that ne asked Fisher for cuts
his players to use in his paper. Mike
slipped him one of Hildebrand and HI
will give him others when he has de
cided upon his club.