The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-23
OPINIONS OF OAHU
BASEBALL LEAGUE

of it are by q fan who is in daily |
touch with his subject:
Mayor Jos. J. Fern--I am very pleas |
ed with the success made by the Oahu
Baseball League on the opening day. !
II was one of the largest gatherings l
have seen in long time. Everything
went off without G ripple and every
body seemed to have had ID pleasant
afternoon. l like clean sport and
again wish the league every success.
Major Cnas. G. Long, commanding
the Marine battalion feel greatly
pleased with the manner in which
things were carried out at the open
ing of the Oahu Baseball League. The
crowd was an enormous one and the
games were most satisfactory. ! must
say His Honor, the Mayor, has nice
little curve; still the records of the
league credit me with two fouls and
a two Dagger, SO that is not very bad.
extend the league my best wishes
for its success.
Ed. Townsend-in playing clean
games and demanding it of your
players you can not help but get the
support of the community at large.
1t was always the honest inten-
ton of the representatives who form
ed the Oahu Baseball League to treat
the public with that class of baseball
that shall warrant their absolute con-
fidence in our methods. / expect al
most the same crowd Sunday as l
believe you could not see better ball
anywhere on these islands; then again
the prices are popular.
Lieut.. f. d. Kilgore-I really can
not see where the failure of our lea
que will come in, take Sunday for eX-
ample; the crowd itself was mani
| festation of the good will of the thou
sands of fans that gathered at Ath-
letic Park to attend our grand open
ing. AS to the games they were in
| teresting, both of them. What more
can the public ask? We are endeavor-
ing our utmost 10 satisfy the long felt
want so | am told-good baseball and
popular rates.
Lau Tang-It is foolish Tor anyone
to say we will not succeed Many
OF my friends advised me of the mis-
take | was making; now | leave it
| to them to see. We are trying our
best to please the public, and those
who are kind enough to patronize us
shall see that we are making every
effort to satisfy their comfort and
pleasure
John X. Motley guessed right
when | said there would be three
| thousand people on the grounds last
| Sunday TO witness cur grand opening.
l am most assuredly pleased at the
boost we got at the hands of our sup
porters, the general public, for they
know our principles and the honest
end for which we are aiming. and
that is clean sports and a square deal
all around. ! expect almost the same
crowd Sunday as the band will be
| there the whole afternoon to cheer
the players on to victory.
| A. Q. Marcallino-I certainly had a
good laugh Sunday. Some fan hol-
Tered out: "Oh Eddie that's raw" as
the umpire declared runner out 60
ing TO first who ran outside the run
ners lines. Another fan hoIlers to
ran number one Go and look up the
rules; you must have been drinking
cider; where did YOU ever learn TO
play ball? This is an up-to-date lea
gue.'
Paul Burns-It is "a cinch. you cant
sell peanuts and lemonade and ex-
pect your team to win; but | shall
De very much in evidence Sunday as
the team needs a little boost and of
course, like Lau Tang says: 81 must
minister unto them the salye of life "
expect to give the people attending
a good run for their money as we ev-
pect large audiences every Sunday
and we are doing our best to please
the public, and as the band win he
present and my boys are used tn mn
sic after attending all the Kalihi A
= dances, there viii be extra snap TO
our playing.
Henry zerbe-Did You hear Some opo
say Lucky Zerbe' Sunday? Now locsl
at my work. ! made two runs. was
making the third one and was nut
out by close decision; sent out
TWO Dagger bringing in another run
l tell you it is playing the game that
causes it-not luck. Watch me Sun
uay ! used to go to the Kalihi A. C.
dances.
80
IN the handball games at the Y. M.
~ A. gymnasium yesterday afternoon
between John Baptiste and M. V. De
Coito, the former won, although he
was beaten in the second game. The
scores were Pill, 1921 and 21-14.
-NkN-
This is the evening of the special
meeting of the oahu Baseball League
Business of Importance will be trans
acted