The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-30


League teams at Athletic Park week
from next sunday, there viii still be
saturday and Sunday open prior TO
the coming Of the Venice Tigers Just
how these dates will be filed Is still
undecided but suggestion has been
made that the champion Punahous meet
the W. Tin Chone All.Chinese team IN
the Saturday game and the w. Tin
Chong team meet the +. A. &. team in
the Sunday game.
Manager A. L. Castle, Of the Puma.
hon team, Is figuring that he will start
with Blondy Williams against the We
nice team, borrowing either Bliss or
Elliott as catcher. AS his team is
10 meet the Tigers November 81, Castle
figures a game November IL, will put
the boys on edge for the game against
the mainlanders. W. Tin Chong is Of
the opinion that he can well allow his
men 70 play Punahou that day figuring
Il will be excellent practise for them.
Then again there is bit Of keen rival.
~ between the Pms and All-Chinese
and with Kan Yen behind the bat w.
Tin Chong things he will have crack
erjack lineup in the field.
As this will be the last time the
Pnns and AllChipese win get chance
10 play until the opening Of the 1915
season, the game should be a keenly
fought one and the fans should be well
satisfied with the brand Of ball dished
up 20 them prior to the coming Of the
crack Venira outfit.
As the lessor Of the park has no
objections TO those two teams playin,
nothing should stand in the way Of
them getting together nor the =. A
t's playing the Ch1ng aggregation thu
following day.
Captain Jack Bliss of the venitian
Tigers-this Is the name adopted for
the crack mainland baseball team which
win visit Honolulu next month---has
advised the local manager Of the series
that he has about completed his ar
engagements for the trip and the party
Is ready to depart from San Francisco
on the Sierra November 10.
Owing 10 the fact that first baseman
Borton Of the Venice team has affiliated
himself with the so-called outlaw Fed
eral League, be will have TO forego
making the trip TO Hawaii as the
rules Of organized baseball will not
permit the rest of the men playing with
him. In Borton place Bliss has signed
First Baseman Derrick Of the champion
Portland team OF the Pacific Coast
League 80 the fans are not to be denied
seeing n crack first sacker in action.
Johnny Kane of Venice, Justin Fitz.
gerald Of San Francisco and Elmer
Lober Of Portland win be in the outfleld
with Bliss and Elliott, eertainties be-
hind the bat with Oscar Stanage Of
Detroit possibility. President Noyes
Of the Detroit team has passed rule
prohibiting any Of the team playing
winter baseball but has stated that
he will consider Stanage aud Witt max
ing the trip here as wen as Bush and
Moriarity joining the All,Nationals.
Charley Comiskey of the White Sox
has granted Death Valley Jim Scott
permission TO accompany the Tigers TO
Honolulu and he, George Glepfer Of
Venice, and George Williams, big left
handler who figured in n deal between
Detroit and Sacramento whereby John.
ny Williams was to come TO the Mis-
sions in place Of George Williams and
Johnny Lush of the Portland team, will
be the pitchers.
Owner Edwin r.. Maier and family
will also be with the team, and so will
the renowned Happy Hogan and his
family. Jack Mccarthy has signed his
contract TO accompany the club and
umpire behind the bat in all games the
Tigers play. Several Of the members
OF the Los Angeles Lodge of Elks and
also Of the Mystic Shrine will be in
the party, and up TO the time Bliss
wrote his letter thirty people all TO.
gsfher so far comprised the Venetian
Tigers party which Is TO arrive here
November TO-
according TO Bliss, he aud Klepfer
will open Ms the battery against the
crack Twenty-fifth Infantry team at
Seh0feld Barracks November 49, Fans
who have been following the Coast
League teams will recall that KEEPER
IS rated the best pitcher IN the Coast
League aud has been sold by Venice
10. the Chicago White Sox for $4,000
aud when Charley comiskey planks
down $4,000 for pitcher that pitcher
must have something more than a glove
and smile.
In the game against Punahon, Satpr
day, November ~, Bliss figures on using
the great Jim Scott, or II Manager
Castle so decides he can use Scott and
Elliott for his team and Williams and
Bliss will work for the Tigers. Castle
ia discussing the matter yesterday
stated that he would prefer TO start
with nlondy Williams, his regular pitch
er, aud use Elliott behind the bat
Both Bliss and Manager Lowry aim Il
give the fans Of Honolulu real baseball
and Whatever arrangements the loca
teams which play Venice want to mak'
win be satisfactory 70 the managers
Of the series.
Big Leaguers Sure
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of October
is prints a lengthy story Of the tour 81
the All.Amerieans and All.Nationals
which began at Milwaukee, last Sunday
week. The story in part b as follows
The members Of the National Sta
and American Star Clubs mobilize q