Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-20
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BASEBALL
VICTORs
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Home from Mainland Tour,
Crack Players Are Honor
Guests at Banquet

Prominent members Of the Chinese
community and their guests to the
number of nearly $50 gathered last
evening at the Sun Yin Wo hall on
Hotel street to welcome home the
lChinese baseball team from its
successful invasion Of the mainland.
The fine record Of the team, and the
large part it can play in upbuilding
clean sport and high ideals in the
community was the subject of toast
and address by number of those
present
Chuck Hoy, one OF the best-known
Chinese in Honolulu, was POSTMASTER
Of the evening and he kept the large
crowd in high spirits. Chuck Hoy sat
at one end Of a long table and at the
other end was the Hon. Chen Ching
Ho, Chinese consul Consul Chen was
the first speaker of the evening and
he set the KEYNOTE of the addresses
by declaring that all China is proud of
the achievements of its young men
and that the new republic needs the
splendid spirit and enthusiasm shown
by the baseball team He said that
he hoped members of the team will
be able to go to China to teach the
game in all parts of the republic
Consul Chen was cheered heartily and
the new republic toasted by the din
ers.
President w. r. Harrington of the
Honolulu AID Club, introduced as one
of Hawaii's boosters for clean sport
and for all-around promotion work. re.
sponded with talk In which he de
clared that teamwork and the never
say-die Split are responsible for the
success of the Chinese team He said
that the good work of the team on the
field and the conduct of the boys on
and of the diamond have been an
effective advertisement for Hawaii
and splendid example at home and
aboard Mr. Harrington urged that
the Chinese consider themselves, as
they are considered, part of all Ha.
wall, not of any one race community,
and work for all Hawaii.
Captain Lai Tin, the crack third
.baseman of the Chinese team, then
was called upon and spoke a few mo-
dest words of thanks to the Chinese
community for the banquet and
thanks to all those in Hawaii who
have backed the team on its main.
land tours.
Collector of Internal Revenue Cot
trill, who is one of HonoluIu's most
ardent baseball fans, gave an, elo-
quent address of appreciation for the
work that the Chinese have done in
proving that high personal character
and Qualities OF manhood are above
any distinction of race and color. He
said that the work. of the Chinese
team on the mainland has given those
nainlanders who saw the team a new
idea of Hawaii an idea of Hawaii as
a place where merit counts and where
blood is no bar to advancement.
Tells of Mainland Tour.
Sam Hop, manager of the Chinese
team, speaking in Chinese, gave the
large gathering an idea of the tour of
the team, on which it won I0S games,
tied 1 and lost 40. He was frequent.
ly interrupted by applause as he told
of victories gained by. his team.
Riley H Allen, editor of the Star
Bulletin, spoke from the standpoint of
baseball fan, expressing apprecia-
tion of the results of mainland tours
by local ball teams, as proving bene-
fetal to the sport at home. He made
the point that the conduct of the Chi
nese team on the home grounds di-
rectly influences thousands of boys
and youths who have their ideals
formed by winning athletes in sport,
and that the Chinese have done much
toprornote clean and hard playing He
also asked the Chinese and their sup.
porters to aid in getting up an inter.
island baseball series next February.
during Carnival week.
The banquet was an elaborate one,
with many Chinese dishes finely cook
ed and eaten with splendid appetftes
by the guests. The event was biz
success in every way and all present
ended the evening with three cheers
for the Chinese team and its great
showing. Then the evening closed
with personal congratulations from
those present to the members of the
team.
This afternoon the Chinese team
viii go to Maui Foster Robinson. the
clever pitcher, will be escorted to his
home on the Valley Isle. Whether
any games will be played is uncertain,
but IL opportunity offers, the Chinese
will play a Maui nine.
Koa Wardrobes. 20
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