The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-03
OPENING Of OAHU
BASEBALL LEAGUE

Manager win Douthitt, of the new
Athletic park, started his men TO
work this morning On the fence around
the sports premises. This part OF the
lob will be easy and win be finished
i'm short order Next week the larger
and, in some respects more import
ant contract of putting in the grand
stand and bleachers will be undertake
en-. BY July IS, when the games OF
the Oahu Baseball League will open
up. everything will be in the best OF
shape.
An ardent baseballer, who has done
valuable work in promoting the new
Athletic park and the Oahu Baseball
League, which is to play there-sup-
plies the following breezy, personal
notes, anent the opening of the newest
| leagues series of games:
Mayor Fern--Weil boys if there is
anything ! like it is clean baseball
and if there is anything can do to
promote it. you will find me at your
! service wish your Oahu League a
most successful career and may you
all remember the provisions in your
| Constitution and Bylaws, ITO perpe-
tuate clean baseball and to surround
| it with such safeguards as to war
rant absolutely public confidence in
| its integrity and methods" ! extend
you my best wishes.
Ed. Townsend-You will see a large
number of japanese baseball enthusi
asts among the spectators at the Ath-
letic Park on the 18th, as | believe
this is the strongest combination in
the Hawaiian Islands that has organ
lied as J. A. C.'s in baseball circles.
All l will say is l am going to try,
and all the Japanese papers are going
to boost the Oahu Baseball League.
Senator Chillingworth-If nothing
interferes with my present program,
l shall certainly attend the games on
the 18th, | believe the success of the
Oahu League will he largely attribut-
able to the clean baseball they intend
putting up, and they should be sup
ported in their honest designs. No
thing reaches the younger clement in
promoting their well-being than clean
sports, and baseball has certainly done
this town a world of good. Keep up
the good work boys; I'm with you
Lau Tong-My players are not going
into these games as ornaments; after
all that has transpiTed in the line OF
. pililda, / am going to show the pub.
lie, that we are going to play a good
article of ball, and that the public
will not be disappointed
Chas b. Cottrell, president of the
Kapiolani Baseball League believe
this Oahu League business will be
! one of the grandest success that ever
hit this town. The Park in which
they are going to play Is in the cen
ter of town and the men az the head
of the league will not stand for any
tomfoolery, and that means clean
baseball to see the grand opening.
Jack Doyle-It will be a pleasure
to be among my old friends again
The opening day viii be a grand affair
from what | understand, and me for
the ball game on July IS, when the
Oahu League opens it's series. | have
given my voice a long vacation, and
now that my lungs are strong, you
shall hear me shout for joy. Hurray
for that glorious opening!
Lieut.. Kilgore, u. s. M. CT be-
lieve our league, will act as a pro
motion committee. Imagine the mov-
ing picture-machine taking our pic.
lures in dress-parade, the band lead.
ing, the ball-payers in their slick
baseball uniforms and all the officers
of the league in line next to the band!
What grand boost the Oahu League
will get. 1t will be a grand opening
alright, long to he remembered.
Senator r. w. Quinn-It is with The
greatest regret that can not attend
the grand opening of our League
business carries me away to the
mainland before that day, but | an
with you in spirit, and if there is any
3 thing l can do to help out consider
; me at your command. Boys, I wish YOU
success in your new enterprise.
VIII Douthitt, manager Athletic
Park-I noticed in one of the papers
where | am making grand prepare
tions for the opening on the 18th.
believe in giving credit to where it be.
longs, A. K. Veirra is getting this M
and | appreciate his earnest endeavors
in helping MS out on this proposition