Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-13
CLAMOR IS FOR
AN 0 I H Err
GAME
Fans Want to See Chinese and
TWenty-fifth Do 1t
Again
Especial star Bulletin Correspondence


and enlisted men of the regiment who
loyalty follow the fortunes of the team
in victory or defeat and also to the
many friends and admirers the team
has made among the fans of other or
CARNATIONS at this post The result is
particularly regretable because ever
since the arrival of the regiment in
the island the sole end of its athletic
effort has been towards whipping a
team into shape to meet. and, If pos
sible, to defeat the All-Chinese This
has entailed a tremendous amount of
bard work. The Twenty-ffth has oc-
cupied two posts in the States since
fits return from the Philippines in 1909,
and each post had a team and indi.
vidual favorites for each position on
the regimental team which Lieutenant
Saunders has been building mp. No.
one hand played ball since last fall
and the sudden change of station.
from n country where the snow had
been on the ground for weeks. 10 the
tropics, had its facilitating effects on
all the players and real work could
not be begun until the candidates
were acclimated. 1t was impossible
TO hope to develop in the short time
before the Chinese leave for the soast
a team that could even approach them
in the fielding game, but with a bunch
OF men who hit the ball hard, and on
the nose. all the time and. with Eitch
ers in the form that Warehouse
showed on Saturday. the Twenty-flfth
took chance.
The interest in the onening game
was by no means confined to the
Twenty-fifth, but officers and men
from all over the garrison have crowd
ed the side lines daily watching the
practice and the few games the team
has played.
The unfortunate succession Of
squabbles over decisions of the UNI
pires and the argument, pro and con.
over the correctness and fairness Of
these decisions. which has occupied
so much space on the sporting pages
Of both Honolulu daily papers makes
the account of the game read like
write mp OF free for all fight. Yet
those who attended the game know
that they Witnessed as fine a ball
game as has been seen at Athletic
Park in many a day. and II is most
unfair to the Twenty-fifth nine to boil
them responsible for the decisions and
The taIkfest that followed. Even the
Chinese themselves must admit that
these soldiers play a fair, clean and
thoroughly sportsmanlike game. Ane
the pity of II is that after all this
preparation the victory could not have
been decisive SO that all concerned,l
could know that the best team clearly
won.
One of Us.
This Twenty-fifth Infantry tram Is
destined 10 command the interest and
support OF every lover of the nationa,
game i'm Hawaii, for by recent do
cision of the War Department the reg
iment has been selected for perma-
nent station on Oahu. 1t has always
had a fast ball team and certainly
there is everv reason TO believe that,
under the ideal conditions of climate
and the healthy athletic rivalrv that
exist at this most, this team will live
M to its traditions and may GUST the
All-Chinese from their place in the
affections Of the Honolulu fans. II
newspaper reports are to be credited
the Chinese management and certain !
Of the player Ray they viii not play |
the Twenty-fiieA again. but the only
reason given for this decision is that
the umpires. particularly the umpire
chosen by the Twenty-fifth, did not
suit them.
n .h,,, ho,.o notb;ny AGAINST the
players themselves why should they
not play them again? II is generally
acknowledged that the team that met
the Chinese on Saturday is the strong
est team thew have met since their
return from the mainland. 1t is due
10 the supporters of the Chinese, and
plrticularly their supporters in the
various garrisons on the islan1 who
have watched the succession oil
picked" teams play against them Sun I
day after SUNDAY. that the game be
repeated. A very considerable por-
'tion of the money that has gone into
the Chinese treasury has been soldier
money.
should Arrange Fans
The game on Saturday was poorly /
attended because the game was not
advertised and no arrangements had
been made for the sale of seats before
the game either in Honolulu or at the
garrison. There are plenty of fans
in this garrison and doubtless there
are more in Honolulu who want to see
a decisive game between the teams.
The mere statement that the game
will be paved will insure the biggest
crowd Athletic Park has seen in many
a day and even standing room should I
he at a premium. Schofield Barracks ,
fans-horse foot and wagon soldiers
will travel Honoluluwards TO the
last man no matter what they have
to put in hook and those who have /
any money to bet will be there with
the goods on. The question of an
umpire or Of umpires is an easy one.
Let the Chinese do the selecting ori
put il up to the sporting editor of the
Star Bulletin.
If the Chinese leave for the Coast /