The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-23
.HIL0 FIGHTS SHY OF
INTER- ISLAND SERIES
Fears That the Oahu League
Is Trying to "Put
Something Over"

Hilo has not taken altogether kindly
to the proposition advanced from Hon.
olulu for an inter island baseball series
TO be held here after the years regular
season is over. 1t is afraid that the
oahu League is simply trying to run
a graft whereby the teams for the 9th
CT islands, at the price of a trip to
Honolulu, will make money to ill the
Golfers of the Oahu League"
This certainly is unkind as the local
sports have suggested this intcr-sland
meet simply to boost the game and sug
gested that it be held here as the boys
from the other islands would not be
able to give more than week or two
to it while il the series would be
played in Honolulu, Wailul1u, Hilo and
Lihuc it would take all of two or three
months to do it in.
Honolulu baseball teams have visited
lIilo and Wailulu every twelve months
for some years, while Hilo nine has
not played in Honolulu during the past
ten years and Maui had a team here as
long ago as four or five years back.
The following is how Tilo paper
views the inter island proposition:
"Honoulu wants an inter.island
baseball series to be pulled off at the
conclusion of the regular season but
it wants all the matches to be played
in Honolulu. The Hilo league is quite
willing to enter into the matter but at
the same time will not do unless part
of the big series is played in Hilo.
'Such is the decision that was ar.
| rived at at n meeting of the league
held in the Hawaii Herald Office last
Friday night,
"The suggestion that there should
be series of baseball games at the
conclusion of the regular series is
J good one inasmuch MS it gives the boys
something to look forward to at the
end of the regular season and should
do a lot to forward the interests of the
national game throughout the Terri
tory. At the same time il is not fail
for Honolulu to want the whole of the
big series to be played there and have
not only all the excitement but also
gather in a bunch of money ms well.
Whether the series will ever come
to anything seems to depend OF
whether the Oahu league is out fol
the sport of the thing or is simply try
ing to run a graft whereby the team,
for the other islands at the price OF
trip to Honolulu, will make money
to fl the Golfers of the Oahu league
If the Honolulu boys are simply enter
ing into the idea and pushing it as
sporting effort then it will 20 for they
will not be adverse to Hilo having it >
share of the games played off here. TIT
local league is willing to guarantee thu
necessary expenses and will pull of
the games at Hoolulu Park so tina
charge can be made in order to cove
the cost.
, GA. Q. Marcallino wrote a letter set
ting out the ideas of the Oahu leagu
and asking if Hilo would join in wit
the proposition. Acting under instruC
tons from the local league Doctor Co
Vile answered the Honolulu inquiry an
stated the conditions and terms unde
which Hilo would enter into the matter
"If anything comes of it then &C
cording to the present idea of tn
league two teams will be picked at tn
end of the season and these will b
played against each other. Three judge
will then select the final team whc
will meet the Honolulu boys or which
ever combination is up against then
''Thc other islands have yet to b
heard from and it will interesting t
see lust what they think of the mat
, ter"