The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-01

The next big excitement in the base
ball line will be the scrap at the Ath-
letic park between the Sparklers and
the Saints next Monday. There is
more than trifle of rivalry between
the two teams and they are each deter
mined to hand it to the other bunch.
The fans have not patronized the big
league series, but that does not pre-
vent the players from being enthused
and wanting to hand it to somebody.
The Diamond Head team thinks it is
the grandest aggregation that ever
walloped a hard in-curve. The st.
Louis team thinks it is the most mar
velous, magnificent and miraculous
getting together of all the ball ex-
rerts.
Naturally enough there has been a
difference of opinion between the two.
Therefore it was decided that the
merits of the case should be discussed
at the Athletic park on Labor Day.
Both teams were willing and so it was
arranged
The Athletic park diamond is of the
skin variety and it is very fast. The
field, level and sown with new grass,
and the two teams will have every
condition ideal for putting up the
game of their lives.
The two teams will have something
to help them along that they have not
had for a long time Bleacher enthu-
siasm. It will be great thing for
the boys, who have been playing to
empty benches at the league grounds,
TO hear the cheers of three thousand
fans at every snappy play and the
roars of discomfort of just as many
fans over an error.
This reminds that the only roofing
done at the league grounds last Sat
urday during the really excellent game
played by the Hams and Punsters,
came from the press box. Mr.. An
drews, the Official scorer, and two
newspapermen decided to try and get
the few fans present going.
Their efforts met with some small
success. In fact genial individual
right back of the press box began to
splutter but always restrained himself.
An inquisitive somebody asked him
why he failed to root. HRoot," was
the answer, "Root? Why, I haven It
rooted for f. years. I assisted at a
game at Toledo and was steaming
along on swift course of enthusiasm
for the visiting team but made one
small and mild remark. They wanted
to lynch me. I had to be escorted
home from the grounds by the police
Yet all I said was, 'The Toledo team
is rotten Believe me the Toledo
team was rotten. But I have never
rooted since. I go to ball games and
endure agonies in holding myself in.
But | know the danger and one more
remark like that may land me in the
cemetery"
Then he blew his nose violently,
erunehed eight peanuts in his right
hand and was heard to mutter some
thing about ooh you Fob, oh you
foofoo, who ever called you a ball
playerg Say, if / had sixty carats N
diamond I'd soak the whole bunch
to get snoop at you. Ay, what s
the use?' And then he subsidized and
bought bottle of lemonade which he
very nearly threw at the umpire.
But that is the kind they have at the
Athletic park and there will be some
doings on the bleachers when the
Saints and Sparklers get together.
Also there will be one great curtain
raiser by the Asahis and Junior Drag
onlets.
The Asahi kiddos are now on Maui
handing it to the Japs of the hospit-
able island. At least we hope they are
handing it. AS matter of fact it is
more fun to go to Maui and get beaten
than it is to win. They do things so
well over there.