The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-10
RAILROAD MAGNATES SPEAK
HIGHLY Of Y. N. c. A.
RAILROAD

BOSTON, May 2S.--The profound si-
lence of 400 men as they were ad-
dressed by the executive heads of some
of the greatest railroads in the world
testified to the deep general interest
manifested in the thirteenth confer
ence of the International Railroad Y,
NJ. c. A., which opened yesterday in
st. Louis with an afternoon service,
and continued with a monster dinner
at the First Regiment Armory.
Stories of the work its inception and
progress; tributes 20 the zeal of the
workers and the good accomplished by
the department all over the country
and exhortations to further efforts
flowed from the lips of men who have
labored for the perfecting of railroad
systems.
at was with pride we pointed to
the men whom the Burlington had
graduated to executive positions on
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of the teams will have to go some,
to play ball, against us.
G. w. Gibson, Pitcher U. S. NJ. c.
Well, its just like this, fellows: When
we get settled up .. bit and get our
regular team Strengthened out we are
going into a different kind of game
altogether. We are just studying out
our different plays and expect to make
some kind Of a showing. "All / want
is a little chew terbackee to steady
me nerves and then 1 am off fer fair. )"
Chas. Abe, Vice President Oahu Lea
que Jr.-I am exceedingly pleased at
the attention the public is giving our
leagues, both senior and junior. This
is a manifestation OF their confidence,
and as to integrity and honest me-
thods, to which we have pledged our
selves, the public will not meet with
disappointment.
C. Y. Mark-Our Oahu League Jr.
will produce before the public at Ath-
letic Park some new material in base
| ball players. These players will be
promoted TO be seniors when they
make good, and by this method We
can keep baseball organized, and un-
der the laws now in force in our lea
que, the players will not acquire any
thing but clean and gentlemanly tao
tics.
/ Anderson, Catcher for U. S. NJ. CT
| like the way the boys in Hoolulu have
treated us. They seem to be our
friends and we feel the same towards
I IL ~
though we are among our own and
this shall certainly prevail in the Oahu
League, where we all belong; under
one bond of friendship. l shall be
there on the opening with the happy
mitt.
Louis Soares, Catcher st. Louis team
My experience while in Japan hai
taught me that a ball player on {
skin diamond will always play fast
er game The Keios demonstrated tina
fact The local Japanese players will
the exception of a very few, are SLOW
players. This new skin diamond a
Athletic Park will certainly make
great deal of difference, and | expec
to see some fine material show up thi
season in the Oahu League.
Lieut.. F.. d. Kilgore-One thing
am glad to see is the way this Oahl
League is going to open its series.
First, we have a parade, two leagues
showing their good will to support tn
new enterprise, which promises to b.
an overwhelming success; next tn
prominent individuals we have in con
nection with our opening; the ban'
to cheer us on to prosperity; ant
moving picture proposition, and tn
many other attractions that will max
the opening of the Oahu Baseball Lea
que one to be long remembered.
Ed Townsend-Why, this is one o
the grandest affairs that ever hit thi
town. Imagine a seat on the bleach
: ers for ten cents, grand stand fiftee
cents and reserved twenty-five cents
it is the most popular place 20 go an
spend all of Sunday afternoon for sue
small amount OF money. On tn
opening Sunday there will De a recor
breaking crowd. All OF the Japanes
papers have taken the thing up an
boost 1t extensively. One Of the pa
. pers had our president, Senator f. "
Quinn's picture, in last Thursdays is
sue, This is an indication of conf
dence in us and success will surely 70
low.
A Baseball Player-I have bee
down to Athletic Park almost ever
evening and can not see how the
are going to get skin enough TO cove
the baseball diamond. I think thel
is a joke somewhere, for when asl
ed some OF the men connected wit
the park they laughed. suppose the
do not care TO Law the skin on "