Arizona republican., 1913-06-06
FILIPINO NINE
COMING TO j. s.
Formidable Aggregation of
Islanders That Worsted
Star Teams of Japan
Wants Games Here and
in Other Cities

A team of all Filipino baseball play
ers has invaded the shores OF the
United States after having cleaned up
about everything that has come in its
way throughout the islands of Japan.
In competition with the well known
teams of the Japanese Universities of
Keio Waseda and Meiji, the brown
skinned citizens of the United States
island possessions showed up remark
ably well.
The team left Toxic bound for San
Francisco on the last of the month fol-
lowing an energetic advance man who
has trailed his offers of games all over
the western part of the continent. And
now he is about to head east. That ad-
vance mans name is a. +. Mccain.
He is not a Filipino, but Il native OF
some other isles, which are said to be
tributary to the police system of the
city Of New York if not to the United
States proper, Mack can be found
through his Frisco address which is
care of Britain and company on
Market street.
That the IgOrrotes are Willing-nay
anXious-to visit Phoenix was the gist
of n letter to The Republican, in which
Mr.. Mack offers 10 accept an offer In
the course of their Wanderings about
the L. s. \. the islanders will pass
through or near Phoenix and if they
can get-a game here, so much the bet
ter The itinerary is not Yet made up.
but viii depend on the inducements
offered by the managers of the various
teams. The number of games and the
amount of guarantee should be st&,ed
in the first letter, says the FILIPINO
manager.
The Filipino baseball club was
organized last March in Manila under
government inspection and the laws
governing it for the purpose Of pro-
noting baseball in the Philippines.
Japan and other countries OF the orient,
The club hopes to promote good feel
ing and fellowship between the coun-
tries and the orient. II also has the
ambition of bringing the attention OF
the people of the United States to the
fact that the Philippines are on the
map in athletics much larger than dot
ted thereon.
The club plans to expand in other
branches as conditions allow and will
organize tours 10 other countries upon
the completion of its present schedule
in Japan and the United States 9th
er branches of athletics will be taken
up in the future. The present tour IS
in the nature of a test and an intro
duction TO Japan and the states.
The team is composed entirely of
FiipinoS. There are II native PLAYERS
under the supervision of Alexandra Al
bert, president of the club and the
management of +. Frank Willets.
The team includes the best players
in the islands. Most of these young
fellows have made regulations for
themselves locally. They have had
considerable experience considering the
time that Baseball has been played in
the islands. For the present tour, the
team has been whipped into standard
form by playing strong American
teams almost exclusively for the past
six months.
1t may be recalled that this team
trounced the formidable Waseda COM
bination in the carnival series at Ma
Mia last winter This may serve as d
| help in guaging the strength of the
| All Filipinos." The team that Wa
soda sent to Manila last winter was
| practically the same as that which
made the tour in the United States. II
| is remembered as one OF the most pow
erful and best trained mines that ever
| showed up at Totsuke grounds. And
this machine was sent to smash by the
| F'ilipinos.
One of the most interesting features
of the contests was that two orienta
peoples competed in the American
game which was taken up by then
about the same time.