The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-11

been used at different times-an oppor'
tunity to hide in the darkness. They
generally seuttle around behind Goat
Island or the large hulk of some near
! by sailing vessel until an appointed
time has passed. The torpedo boats are
then at liberty to make an attack at
any time and in any manner they see
fit, while the men on the battleshlps
with the aid Of the powerful search
lights try and pick them out of the
surrounding blackness before they have
come within striking distance. The
danger zone is placed at 1000 yards,
and should the torpedo boats come
within the circle before being enabled ;
| by the shafts of light they announce
| their victory over the fleet by throw
! ing up q red star. If, however, they
| are discovered before they get
within striking distance they ac-
! knowledge defeat by throwing into
| the air a green star. There are certain
! limitations to this drill as played IN
the bay, owing to the proximity OF
other shipping and the continual pass
| ing of ferry boats and small steamers,
| but if the navy officials could be pre-
vailed upon to hold such a drill when
the feet is lying off Honolulu the sight
would be a magnificent one from Punch
bowl and the mountains behind the city.
YACHT RACE GETS LITTLE
NOTICE.
It must be somewhat Of disappoint
ment to Honolulans to learn that the
yacht race across the Pacific to Homo
lulu is up to date attracting but little
attention on the Coast. Whether this
is because some one has neglected to
supply the newspapers here with pic
lures and full descriptions or mot is
hard to tell. Certain it is that few
people in the North, other than those
who are directly interested in the race,
even know that the island yacht has
arrived in Southern California. The
Watching season has by no means fairly
opened up in the North, owing perhaps
30 the fact that weather indications
have been bad, and we have seen but
little good Spring weather, giving an
opportunity for the small boats to get
out for few cruises and tune up.
AS III BASEBALL.
Baseball is considerably more inter
esting TO outsiders who are thinking of
the islands at all, and all because of
the recent trip of Jess Woods to San
Francisco. He has managed to stir up
considerable enthusiasm, and baseball
fans are busy talking over the proposed
trip to Honolulu and the Orient of the
Reach All-American team as it is nam
ed. ANY number of good players have
not only signifed strongly that they
want to be included in the team which
!" Mique' Fisher and Jess Woods will
take with them, but it is said that the
genial I" Mique' is besieged with let.
tiers from prominent players all over
the country who want to make the
trip and play. At last accounts the I'M
official list of those who have already
signed or agreed to make the trip in.
cludes the following men:
Catchers-Pat Donahue of Boston,
Jack Bliss of st. Louis Nationals and
Claude Berry of the San Francisco
Coast League.
Pitchers-Ovie Overall of Chicago
Cubs, Bill Burns of Washington and
Leifeld of Pittsburg Nationals.
First base-Frank Chance, Chicago
Nationals; Hal Chase, New York Amer
leans; Joe Nealon, Sacramento State
League.
Second base-Delehanty of Washing
ton.
Third base-Bill Devereaux of Santa
Crnz State League.
Shortstop-Rollie Zeider of San Fran |
cisco Coast League.
Outfelders-Tyrus Cobb of Detroit |
Americans and George Hildebrand of
San Francisco Coast League
The list viii undoubtedly be changed |
and added to before the final lineup is
given, but although the undertaking is
a big one, everything so far points to
a conspicuous success.
The fight fan is also talking Homo
lulu trife since the arrival here of |
J. L. Scully, who announced when he
got here that he was here to pick up
some talent to take back with him. He !
shouldn t have the slightest trouble in
lining up enough to crowd the Alameda,
as the woods are full of fghters-most,
" second raters-who are either hang
ing around all the time or have drifted
into town TO attend the Cans Nelson
fight on the Fourth It is a foregone
that if Scully takes anv men
back with him and matches them
against any of the sailor pugilists on
The fleet there win be something do
ny every minute the men are in the
ing, providing of course that Scullv's
men are good ones. The feet "pugs'
'wept everything before them when
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