The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08
A League
Association
By w. Tin Chong.

Oy w. ALI CuOlS.
Since the "Step-ladder'' movement
has commenced among the magnates of
the several larger leagues here. the
writer has taken keen interest in the
movement and believes that this action.
should have been taken up long before.
so as to give an opportunity to many
of the star ball players in the minor
leagues to make good in the senior
league and, if they failed to do so.
they should be given another chance to
play with the younger element.
AS 1T is now and was in the past, if
player In the minor league steps into
faster company or rather signs up with
the Honolulu senior league, his chances
Tor participating again in the minor
leagues are at an end or. in other words.
If he fail to make good with the seniors,
he is forever barred from again STEP
ping into the minor league circles.
Sueh is the rule now governing all the
minor leagues here and the only reason
they have been able to advance for this
action is that they wanted no profes.
slonals but pure amateur ball PLAYERS
only. The players of the Honolulu
League having been classed as s'profes.
sions'
If the players of the senior leaeue
are professionals, then can the Oahp
League players not be ranked the same
way, as | believe that they are PLAYING
under the same conditions as those of
the Honolulu League2 The Dlavers
themselves receive no paw. but an adj
mission is required of every fan to wit
ness these games, the proceeds of which
VIII go to help out the heavy expenses
OF the teams at the end of the season.
But what course should it be best to
rake to promote this latest movement?
ana what is needed to secure the other
leagues to cooperate with the Honolulu
League in their ambition to make the
great national pastime here a SUGGEST
| would suggest to the fans to form a
Honolulu League Association. This is
essential II we are to have good and
clean baseball here There are now so
many leagues in this community, that it
has brought up a good deal of rivalry
among them and, in order to avoid this
it Is important that all the leagues
should now come together and form a
league association for their own protec-
tipn.
Several objects can be attained from
such an organization. First of all the
many leagues now organized here make
it the more vital that we should have
such an association, because it will
bring harmony with the leagues and
this will aid the game. Rivalry be-
tween individual teams may make the
game the more exciting, but rivalry be-
tween leagues will be of no benefit to
baseball, except to iniure it. Some NAV
doubt this, but if given a good study
on the subject, my explanation in this
matter can be clearly understood
This is plainly seen in what is taking
place at the present time. 1t is matter
of which league or team will give the
best inducements that is to sign up
the best of players. This will not help
the game along, but simply lead the
players to be professionals and the
popular sentence as laid down by one of
our most prominent men. that of 'Fsport
for sport s sake will be no longer
said here.
Another important line of work such
an organization might do. that will be
of great value to the clubs here. is to
have rule which will bar out players
from signing in different leagues which
plav on the same day Some might not
believe it when I say that a good many
of our ball players at the present time
play from two to four games a day. |
Now. what can be gained from such |
players? After they have plaved about |
one or two games they become tired |
out and when they go into anot her |
game, they can hut hurt it. No good |
playing can be expected from one who |
is worn oar. Let us have good baseball |
and stop such practices if possible.
In conclusion the writer feels that /
Leagne Association is required in this |
town and hopes that some prominent !
member of our baseballdom may soon |
come forward and promote such an or
ganization. This is the only salvation
there is which will help our game along.