The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-14

the solemn faced Sphinx, thence via
Suez to England, where they played
cricket against an English team, and
beat them at the wickets, then home.
The present trip of the American team
will be from San Francisco to Honolu-
lu, where baseball fans are among the
most prominent citizens. and the inter
est is most keen. In Yokohama and
Toxic the team will play eight games,
two games being played with the best
Japanese teams representing the Peers
college, Keio and Waseda. In Yoko-
hama after playing the Y. G. g. A. G.
they will play against team COM
posed of the best baseball players in
all Japan, one game versus these play
ers being played in Toxic.
These games will be fairly close, as
the AllAmerican team will loan a.
pitcher and catcher to play against
their own nine and these two men will
naturally try and beat their own play
ers with the odds against them.
1t should be remembered that in all
Japan only twelve Japanese have, up
to date, seen baseball as it is played
in America, they being the waseda
team of twelve men, who visited San
Francisco last year and saw a little
! baseball, but not the best, and con.
sidering what they have said and
shown by their play how much they
were benefited even by that, the value
of this present trip cannot be overesti-
mated as to what it will do for base
bali in Japan's colleges and schools.
E, Every Japanese schoolboy will watch
these men, as models for him to follow
| in his game at home, whether he plays
in the field, or. on the bases, and each
point will be quickly marked down in
the note book which the Japanese
schoolboy always carries. The present
heroes to all japanese boys-the cham
pion wrestlers-will have to yield their
popularity to such men who are coming
as Henry Cobb, who was first in the
list in batting and base-running in the
| American baseball records of last year,
and III. Chase, captain of the New York
National team.
is possible to make them. Brass bands
will be in attendance at the games.
The first ball pitched on the grounds
will be of silver, suitably engraved,
marking the first arrival of an Ameri.
can team in Japan.
Prizes will be presented to the team
making the best record against the
American team, and also to individuals
whose batting warrants it.
Great benefits from this visit in edu.
eating the Japanese in baseball will
accrue, as not only will it make them
skillful in the game, but cause them
to learn English as well.
1t is understood that the Profession.
ais will coach, after the games, any
Japanese players who wish to learn
more particularly about the finer points
of the game.
OLD FAN.
1t is only just that the residents of
Japan should know to whom they owe
this opportunity of seeing baseball as
il is now played in America. We pub.
lish herewith the picture of the ad.
vance manager of the team, Mr.. j.
Lawrence Woods, to whose untiring
energy and personal attention to de.
tails, success should be granted, as he
does not seek its rewards but deserves
them.
GIBBS WILL REPRESENT ALL
AMERICAN CLUB.
Mr.. c. +. Gibbs of this city has been
| appointed as the representative Of the
| heach AI-Amerlcan Baseball CluD and
will have full charge in arranging all
games and the details pertaining to the
same. Mr.. Gibbs will also represent
the Reach Sporting Goods Co. here in
Japan.
Jess Woods, the manager of the
Reach American team, sails tomorrow
morning ON the Tenyo Maru for Manila
where he will arrange games for his
club, from there he will go to Hong
kong and Shanghai,
| All arrangements have been made
here to play against the Y. G. and
| A. c., Waseda and Keio, and a picked
team representing Japan.
i Nine games will be played in Yoko'
hama and Toxic and perhaps two in
| Kobe.
: The team will arrive here on Nov.
goth on the S. s. China. M. A. Fisher
one of the greatest baseball magnatei
in the United States, will come az
manager OF the team on the tour,
| There will be from so to 100 people
in the party.