The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-06
WERRA WANTED
STEP-LADDER
MarcaIIino Writes Explaining
How the Juniors Helped
Last Year.

Inclusive with story by Mr.. Tin
Chong in another column, the follow
ing letter from A. @. Mareallino shows
that "Step-ladder" movement is a
real movement. The junior leagues will
cooperate with the big league and this
is clear proof that the big league games
will be good ones.
Now we are going to see all the
youngsters have chance. 1t is up to
| the fans to come out to the league
grounds on Saturday and help out.
There has been so much pilikia and
stirring up of this question that there
is no possible chance of poor games,
no possible chance whatever. Puma
hou VS.. sparklers tomorrow afternoon,
starting promptly and religiously at 8
D. m. Lorrin Andrews will score.
Here is Marcalhno IS letter:
Sporting Editor Advertiser Dear
Sir: Kindly allow me space in your
valuable paper for few words upon
! the question now before every base
! ball fan in this city. / have reference
to the Step-ladder Route suggested
as a means of awakening interest in
our Major League games. This PROPOSE
, tion has been cause of some discussion,
not only at the present time, but also
| in the past, and it is a question that
| needs the consideration of every fan.
At the time of the triangular series
last year between the Santa Claras
| Keios and Honolulu teams, it was
found necessary to strengthen one OF
two of our big teams with the best
players from the Riverside League. In
order to do this, resolution was pass
I ed allowing the members of any of the
| Riverside teams to participate in
major league games. Mr.. A. K. Vierra
/ then vice president of the Riversiders
| became interested in this matter and
| went so far as to suggest to the big
/ league a form of bylaw allowing al
! juniors to work their way into faster
company. 1t was Mr.. Vierra's idea
/ that, from the bottom of the ladder
up, each and every player capable of
holding his own, should be given the
| opportunity of playing in teams fur
ther up along the ladder and, in this
way, improve the national game all
around.
| For some reason or other, however,
there were those who thought that the
! junior players would not be needed in
the big league games and through their
opposition, the "Step-ladder- Route y
was knocked on the head. Conditions
have changed, until today, there is not
fan but realizes that new blood is
needed in our big league and, that if
something of this sort is not done very
soon, big league ball is dead one.
What we need is new blood in the
personnel of our teams, for no one
wants to pay a quarter to watch an
old 'sHasbeen'' take his Saturday aft
ernoon exercise. It is good baseball
we want, and in order to have this,
we must find some way of bringing out
our new material. Today, the key to
the success of the big league lies in
the hands of the Junior players and
| it is up to us to help the good cause
along.
AS an old "Hasbeen'', it is my hope
to see all our junior leagues get into
/ line and, in some way, make it posi-
BILE for the members of their teams to
play in faster company and in this
way help keep the good old sport from
gradually dying out. Thanking for
your valuable space and for past
favors. I am, for the sake of good
/ clean sport,
A. Q. MARCALLTNO,
Vice President. Oahu Baseball League.