The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20
1MaiI specfaI 70 The Advertiser.J


HILo, March 16.--with the spring
the fancy Of the fans,is turning to base.
BAH but not as lightly as the poet
would have ii, for they face a deficit
which thcy want TO aflaee before they
start the summer season. In order TO
do so. they have seeufed the use of the
Gaiety Theater, through the generosity
of the infringement thereof; and in a
few weeks from now the ball players
will try II they cannot by perform
ance as musicians and thespians get
back some Of the money which was lost
during the past baseball season, the
sum Of $40 being the total needed.
u is planned to start the season dur
ing the latter part OF April, and some
weels before that the meeting win be
held, at which officers will be selected
for the coming year and committee
appointed to make arrangements for
the schedule Of games. Arrange
menis will also be made for the better
arrangement of the league finances.
These went 10 the bad last season main
w because Of the fact that the main
source of revenue was. the sale Of sea-
son tiekets-or rather, il should have
been, for the tickets were sold on ere.
dit, and now many Of the holders there
Of, having seen the games, refuse TO
core through with the money
When the players Of the Hilo team
returned from the interisland games in
Honolulu, they were full Of enthusiasm,
and the scheme Of having a regular ball
Park, like the one in Honolulu, started
In Hilo, was discussed. Originally it
wcs proposed that when the Richard
son estate land in the Waiolama swamp
tract was filed, this would be excellent
for a bah park, but the scheme was
soon abandoned as il seemed evident
thst the property would be too val
liable for tbepurpose.
In the meantime the plan to have a
ball park has by no means been aban-
doned as yet, and Vice President o. T.
Snipman Of the league, who is devot-
ing much Of his time towards further
ing its interests, says that, contrary to
what had been generally believed, there
will be no trouble IN securing the
money needed for the establishment Of
park.
81 have looked into the plan to es.
tabIish ball park here with some
care said Shipman last week, "and
] have como TO the conclusion that
there will be no trouble at all in secur
ing all the money which will be needed
for the purpose The plan is TO form
park association, which will be ineor.
porated in regular form, and which will
own the park, the stock being sold IN
shares of par value of FIVE dollars
each. However, il is not the purpose to
start the thing as a money.making ven
fur L.. an
do so for the purpose of helping the
sport along, and not with the expecta.
tion OF raking in dividends therefrom.
HAs ! said, there win be no trouble
OF raising the money, for have talked
with number Of people who are inter
ested, and they are all willing to buy
stock for the purpose of helping the
good cause along. Among those who
arc ready to contribute, for instance,
are q number of Japanese who like the
game. II Is the purpose, IL we can get
the thing started, TO have park which
IS fenced IN, and where as eonse.
quenee admission can be collected from
those who want 20 see the games. In
the past most Of the people whom you
have.seen in the grandstand have bee
deadheads or have been people who did
not pay for the season tickets they sub
seFrbed for. The number of paving
patrons was so small that the baseball
league went into debt. If we can col.
leet an admission fee, we will be able
70 put the league on q paying basis, as
u ought to be. The park could be so
arranged that it could be used for
sports other than baseball when occa.
sion arises. On the whole I think il is
plan which should have the support
Of The public, ss il will do much to-
wards furthering clean sport and plae
inp IT on solid busis.
The main trouble which we. will
encounter will be the selection Of a
suitable site, one which can be had Al
a reasonable price and which will not
require too great an outlay in order 10
place It in shape. ] do not think that
y Is essential to have the park right
IN town, as the facilities afforded by
the busses will allow all persons to
reach the park at moderate fare. II
We ind suitable site, which we can
have at reasonable figure, am mre
that there will be no trouble about
raising money and getting the plan car.
ried out.
Will HOLD REGATTA.