Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-15
BASEBALL
FOR SERVICE IS
SUGGESTED
Infantry, Cavalry, Field and
Coast Artillery and Mar
ines Included
Especial star-BulIctin Correspondence

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
SCHoFIELD BARRACKS, War. Is.
With the departure OF the AlI-Chi-
nese for the coast this coming week
the pendulum OF baseball interest in
this garrison will swing back to local
athletic affairs, and viii bring INTO
greater prominence the regimentaI
teams that are undergoing organiza.
ton here.
A very timely and pertinent ques-
ton was raised in the post today as to
the coming season and as to what is
to be done with the post teams after
they are developed, and suggestion
was made, which, because OF its nov
city and the interest it would inspire
along many lines, athletic and other
wise, seems worthy of adoption. The
plan suggested is the establishment OF
Service Baseball League for Oahu
Since 1902 Manila has Loyalty sup
ported a splendid league composed of
teams from both services; the army
being represented by regiments sta
toned in Manila or at Fort William
Mckinley nearby. and the employees of
the quartermaster department, the
navy by the marines from Cavite, and
in certain years a team from the civil
government,
TheSgames played in this little
league have brought large financial
returns to their promoters, have fur
nished excitement, in plenty, to thou
sands Of lovers of the game and have
produced standard bf excellence in
laUinU fh0f do -
league in community claiming far.
greater American population than
can Manila. Whatever the interest in
baseball in other garrisons of the ISL
and, there is here an interest that
promises to eclipse anything this post
has ever known and there seems to
be no good reason why il can't be OK
tended to all the other posts to the.
profit and pleasure OF everybody
The plan of a Schofield Barracks
league, along the lines of last year,
has many supporters, bpt certainly a
larger league. including everybody
viii give island baseball tremendous
boost, and the extension Of health
full athletic rivalry will do more to-
cement good feeling between all arms
of the Service than weeks of joint
maneuvers will ever do.
There are four teams here, the Sec
ond Infantry at Fort Shafter has a.
team and grounds; the same may be-
said Of the marines at Camp Very, the
coast artillery posts have the Altar
tillery team and they can doubtless
offer two teams either with or with
out the engineers, az III = ~
The two diamonds at this post, the
one on the cavalry parade ground and
the other in the Twenty-fifth's can
Torment, are all the Schofield teams
will require and the schedule of
games can be arranged so that but
one game between two teams of this
post viii be played on the same day.
The Twenty-fifth some time ago
put up a sectional grandstand which
may be moved and is capable of seat
ing about 700 fans at an expense of
a little over 500. The sale of these
seats at a nominal charge is to go to-
wards paying the expenses of visiting
teams. IL other environments and posts
follow suit the entire problem of ex-
penses will be solved and the original
outlay met after a few games. For
games between teams of this post no
expense money will be required. Now
II those who have these matters in !
charge at the various posts only get
busy the games could begin by the 1stl
OF May.