The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-06
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MILITARY LEAGUE FORMED,
SOLDIERS WILL PLAY BALL
The Cavalry. Fort Shafter, Marines and National
Guard Will Have Teams in
the League.

The Military Baseball League of Ha-
waii<was formed on Sunday afternoon
and one of the liveliest organizations
ever started on this island will start
business ON Sunday, April 25.
There viii be four teams in the
league-the 9Th Cavalry from Leilehua,
the Marines, the National Guard and
the goth Infantry at Fort Shafter.
The games will be played at Aala
Park and at Leilehua, and there will
be games on Wednesday as well as
Saturday. The National Guard boys
can not very well play in the middle
of the week, So the schedule has been
arranged for them to play only on Sun
days.
The opening game of the new
league s series will be on Sunday, April
%. at the league park. It will be
more than baseball game; it will be
a social event. All the military top
notchers will be there, and their wo-
men folk will be with them The band
will play and everybody who is con-
neeted with the military in any way
will be there with their fair relations
to do honor to the opening game of
the keenest bunch ever got together in
Hawaii.
Officers Elected.
The possibilities of the league were
discussed at the meeting and then they
got down to the election of officers
A. K. Vierra was elected president and
manager of the league, in spite of his
request to be left out. They told hin
that he had to act and that he was
the man to do the business, and SO his
name went down as president.
K. r. Andrew was elected secretary
and Lieutenant A. w. Chiffon of For
Shafter was elected treasurer. Mr.. An
drews has already shown his energy a
| secretary by drafting set of bylaw
that cover the situation very nicely
and the officers of the league are abou
| as enthusiastic an aggregation o
| srortsmen as one could find in a day
march.
| Those who were present at the meet
ing were A. K. yierra, Lieutenant Gro
| ringer of the 5th Cavalry, K. L. An
| drew, Corporal J. R. Davis, u. S. Ma
rine Corps; Lieutenant A. w. Chiffon
| goth Infantry, and Lieutenant Sum
ner, n. G. Fl.
Big Opening of Series.
| Provided that all arrangements ca
be made, the opening game at tn
league grounds will be a great event
! Here are some of the names of thos
who will be invited to be present an,
have already stated their wish to pat
ronize the league: Colonel Schuyler
commanding officer at Leilehua, viii
pitch the first ball. Lieutenant Col
onel Hunter and Captain Scales of tn
5th Cavalry, Major J. J. Dunning o
the goth Infantry, and Captains Lon.
and Ramsey of the Marine Corps; Col
onel Ziegler and Lieutenant Colone
| iCoyne of the N. G. H. will be som
of those who are expected to be pres
emit and make the affair the brillian
social as well as sporting event i
will be.
| Ninety passes will be handed out t.
the players in the Cupid League, an,
| it is expected that the admission price
will be made low enough to satisf,
everybody's pocket. Admission to tn
| bleachers will probably be ffteel
cents, with two-bit charge for plac
in the unreserved part of the grand
| stand
League Schedule.
The schedule of the league will be a
| follows:
Sunday, April 25-Cavalry VS.. For
Shafter; n G.. H. VS.. Marines. At tn
| league ball grounds.
Wednesday, April 2S-Marines vs.
Fort Shafter. At Aala Park.
Sunday, May Cavalry VS.. n. G
H. At Leilehua.
Wednesday, May 5-Marines VS.. Cav
| airy. At Aala Park.
Sunday, May 9-Fort Shafter VS.. n
G. II. At Aala Park.
Wednesday, May 12-Cavalry vs.
Fort Shafter AT Leilehua.
Sunday, May 16-N. G. Fl. VS.. Ma
rines At Aala Park.
Wednesday, May 10 (morning)-
Fort Shafter VS.. Marines. At AL
Park.
Sunday, May 2s-N. C. H. VS.. Cav