Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-05
League Grounds
Probably Pau
For Good

League Baseball grounds and thus
avoid dismantling the grand stand
and putting an end to the career of
the good old diamond.
The trustees have sent letter,
a copy of which is herewith printed,
to the league. The communication
reads as follows:
To the Honolulu Baseball League,
City. Gentlemen: The Honolulu
Baseball Trustees desire TO lay be-
fore you for your consideration the
following facts, viz:
|. The Trustees, have been in
formed by you that the League does
not propose to play any games of
baseball this year aud, We are in
formed, as matter of fact many Of
the players of the league games have
already engaged to play during this
year with other baseball teams.
2. As you are aware, the league
baseball grounds are unGer lease to
the Trustees. who are individually
responsible for the rent, also for the
taxes, water rates. insurance and up
keep OF the premises.
These expenses are accommodating
at the rate OF approximately $75 n
month. In addition TO the indebted
ness. heretofore incurred by the
Trustees In connection with the
baseball grounds and the league OF
approximately $1,000. upon which
indebtedness interest is running.
The above Indebtedness was large
ly Incurred In connection with the
payment OF expenses OF the Canta
Clara team, the Keio team and the
Reach All-American team In com
Ing to and while remaining In Hon
oluiu.
3. The understanding between
the league and the trustees when
The trustees assumed the foregoing
obligations was that the league
would each year play series of
games, the net proceeds Of which
were to primarily go In payment OF
The operation expenses In connec-
ton with the grounds.
: With the stopping of playing of
baseball at the grounds the income
OF the trustees is entirely insufficient
to meet the above operating ex-
penses.
Under these circumstances II Is
necessary for an early decision to
be arrived at between those con-
cernd as to what shall be done.
BY way OF suggestion, no other
proposition having come 10 the Trus
tees. we beg to say that we propose
the following:
Th"t the trustees sell the lease Of
the grounds with improvements as q
|, whole; or, II this cannot be carried
> out advantageously, that the mater
Ial in the fences. bleachers anC
grandstand be sold.
That the proceeds be divided. first
In paying of the said debt standing
against the said property.
j Second. that II there are any pro
j ceeds remaining they be devoted I,
d raying of the respective debts o
e the respective clubs forming thu
D Honolulu Baseball League.
i Third. that II there IL any surplus
i after paying OF the said debts tina
II be devoted equally between tn,
four clubs constituting the league.
: The foregoing proposition viii
u have to be subject to the approya
: of the Rapid Transit Company. tn
i lessons OF the grounds, as the leas
Ii non-assignable except with thei
consent, and the improvements can
not be sold except by their approval
The trustees will be glad to con
slider any other proposition whicl
, you or anyone interested may desir
to submit to them, but as expense
are now accruing without any bene
:, 1T to anyone we ask that you Civ
u the matter your early consideration
At Il meeting OF the league tn
- following resolution was passed:
THAT the proposition made b
the trustees as contained In theI
letter, to sell the leasehold and In
proyements of the Honolulu Bias,
- ball Park. be accepted. and the tru
n tees authorized. SO far as the leagu
n II concerned. to negotiate a sale {
n the same, the moneys derived there
"a from to he used. first, to liquidal
any outstanding Indebtedness OF ii
. ! trustees, the balance. II any. TO |
turned over to the treasurer of Il
league to be distributed as hereaft'
, agreed"
This looks like the end OF big ba
o at the park. and more Is the pity.
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