The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-26
ALL READY FOR
M|QUE FISHER
Reuter- and S0ares Work Well
Together---Local Team
Looks Good.


the series of big ball games between
the Reach team and the All-Hawaiians
is making those directly interested sit
up and take notice, and these include
every baseball fan on the island.
Mique Fisher and his aggregation of
ball-players will be here on Friday,
weather and wave permitting, and the
series will start the following day.
There will be another game on Sunday
afternoon, one on Wednesday and two
mtre on the following Saturday and
Sunday, making five games in all.
The prices of admission have been,
of necessity, raised slightly on ac-
count of the rather large guarantee
which the baseball trustees gave the
visitors. But arrangements have been
made for the sale of season tickets,
which may be obtained from Mr.. Soper
at the Hawaiian News Co. For the
series of five games tickets may be OBJ
tanned at from So up to S., according
to the locality of the seats, which will
admit to every game.
Spaces for Rigs.
An innovation of a very wise kind
has been made with regard to carriage
space. The ground back of the fence
round the outfeld will be divided off
into numbered spaces each wide enough
to make room for a rig. These spaces
will be sold for 81 for the series, and
it will be case of first come first
served, SO that those who expect to
visit the games in rigs or machines
should get in their bids early. In ad-
dition to the space rental, a charge
of fifty cents for each person in the
rig will be made at the gate. There is
not such an awful lot of room back of
the fences, and it is expected that all
the spaces will be taken up in short
order.
Serious Practise.
If Mique and his bunch think that
they are going up against anything
easy they are making a fat mistake,
Judging by the way the boys are prac-
Using and the heart they are putting
into their work. One of the most en-
thusiastic of all the practisers is Dick
Reuter-. who is earnestly training to
show the stellar travellers that there
are a few curves on the little old Is
land of Oahu.
Dick gets out to the grounds short
ly after 4 clock every afternoon, and
holds down the box as long as it is
light, giving them all a chance to swat
some hot ones down through second.
There is an underhand delivery that
Dick is maturing that looks uncom-
monty effective, and old Mique IS eyes
may do the popcorn act when he makes
the bench groan during the first game.
Mutual Understanding.
Louie Soares and Dick are working
well together, and this is one of the
best signs of success that the team
could have. As a catcher, the former
has been steadily improving, and he
has a cool head and strong paw that
will work finely with Dick S hard de-
livery. Everybody knows that the
friendly understanding between the
pitcher and catcher is of the utmost
Importance, and with these two work
ing together and understanding each
others moods better even than sig
nails. we may look for some excellent
slab work.
Yesterday afternoon the cars began
to drop players and friends who were
out to watch and encourage at an hour
that showed that employers have re-
sponded nobly to the request to let
their employees, who are scheduled to
play, off early SO that they can prac-
tise By half-past four there was
big bunch out, and batting practise
was in full going order. Bill Hamp-
ton is looming up in good batting
shape and looks in excellent condition.
Should he find his way to the box
there will be no question of his tlr-
ing, however hard the game may be.
Before regular practise started he did
a few stunts in the way of swlplng the
ball up against the grandstand screen,
and there was no doubt about it when
he let go.
Eddie Fernandez, of course, was on
the ground early and showed a quiet
seriousness about his work that speaks
volumes for the possibilities he can
get out of his team. While little has
been said about the practise and work
that has been going on, the players
are undoubtedly taking the matter
very seriously, and the fans will go out
to watch a properly representative and
very loyal team play for the honor OF
Hawaii.
Reception for Mique.
Among the onlookers there was much
talk of a reception for Mique. There
was a very strong feeling that Mique
must be given his. In just what way,
it was not decided. Sam Chillingworth
said he thought he might draw car
toon. but was afraid that he could not
get it ready in time. Somebody sug-
gested that La Pierre's water wagon
be borrowed and that Mique be ridden
round town on it to the accompani-
ment of a pake band. The great
beauty of such a reception is that
there need be no secrecy, as there IS
no means of communicating with
Mioue and preparing him, and the ball
magnate will surely take the josh
good naturedly, so that everybody may
know Just what is going to happen to
him and be there to see the fun. But
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