The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-23
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GIVE FAREWELL lUAU
TO WAsEDA STUDENTS
Oahu League Entertains Vjsjtjnu
Japanese Players on Eve of
Their Departure.

y sumpfUoUS feed and an interchanua
of alohas topped off the Wasedas' visit
here very lastly last evening at Motley
Hall. and. as Editor Sheba of the Ha-
walian Shinpo cheerfullv put it. if
series of luaus, with plenty of poi. had
been introduced early in the game. the
students would now be sticking so fond
~ to Honolulu that they couldn't tear
themselves away. All the teams of the
Oahu league surrounded the Nipponese.
who occupied long table in the center
of the banquet hall. The boards were
laden with every delicacy that Hawa
Ian chef could provide. and the ball
jugglers handled it as deity as they
would the fouls and flies.
The university guests were wreathed
IN leis and smiles, and there was no
exacting umpire to make them get it
over the plate. Several hits were
scored on every side as the spokesman
tossed the compliments back and forth.
There were no strikeouts, or even put
outs, and Furthermore it was an error
less match.
After the festive features of the fare
well entertainment had swelled the as
semblage with comfortable delight. all
hands adjourned to the ballroom, where
the orators worked their exhaust. 4
Marcallino performed as POSTMASTER
and kept the speakers up in line. High
Chief Harris drew a hand on what he
said about aloha as greeting and
- good bye. - Manager Paresa of the
Portuguese team called the Wasedas
''sportsmen for the sake of sport. -
and Sergeant Davis, who is captain Of
the Marine team, contributed few
kind words. Editor Onodera put over
a nice one, speaking for the japanese
press of Hawaii.
Professor Abe turned the winning
trick, and the crowd would not behave
until he reappeared. The professor
dwelt some on the international friend
ship engendered between his country
and the United States through the in
terchange of hostilities on the diamond,
and after saving nice things about the
reception accorded the Wasedas here
he spoke about the Chicago University
team visiting Japan this fall. and then
impaired the further information that
both the Waseda and keio teams ex-
pected to visit Chicago next spring and
play a series of ten games with the uni
versitv mines about the Windy City.
Possibly, he said, the japanese will go
still further east.
Fukabori, the leading batter of the
Waseda team. was decorated by Mar
callino with the Henry Walker medal,
and made his little speech in japanese
Editor Sheba interpreted his expression
of thanks. Some of the local baseball
talent tried to teach the Waseda boys
to dance the twostep, but they dldn I
seem to nestle up in the masculine EN-.
brace. Oh said if he had a girl he
might be induced to try. Three Ha'
waiian maiGens played and sang in the
sextet, and some of the boys waltZed
them around for a few turns.
The Wasedas sail away at ten O'Clock
this morning on their homeward voy'
age The Tenvo Maru was scheduled to
leave Honolulu at five clock yesterday
afternoon, but she was held over by th2
japanese high dignitaries on board.
Oi. the giant first baseman and pitch
err Of the Waseda team, is not gong to
return to Japan. He is going TO New
York. where he expects to locate III
business.