Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-17


son for sport on Oahu. football
j has passed on: there has been a
surfeit Of baseball, ending with the
best that the world can produce; the
track easOn Is still several months in
the future. as is also rowing, and alto
gether what may be termed the major
sports are dead for the time being.
This statement should be qualified as
far as army football and baseball are
concerned. The service football league
is still running off its series at the
army posts. and thousands of soldier
gridiron fans are being entertained
every Sunday, while at Fort Shafter
the company baseball series is being
played. However, the Honolulu pub
lie doesn't cut much figure in either
Of these exhibitions, although no ad-
mission is charged and spectators are
more than welcome,
Indoor sports are making the best
bid for popularity, and the basketball
and indoor baseball games should fill
the sporting void very acceptably for
the next few months. The national
guard armory gives Honolulu a splen-
did floor for both these games, togeth
err with fine accommodations for spec
tators, and If sport lovers get the
habit they will find all sorts CT
AMUSEMENT in store for them.
The service basketball league will
open its season early IN January with
eight teams in the race, These teams
have been practising several times
week for a month past and as the time
for the opener approaches they viii
put the finishing touches on their
work The class of basketball should
be high and as the keenest rivalry
exists between the different factions
there should be lots of excitement
The army, navy, marine corps and
national guard are, all represented,
the makeup of the league being as fol-
lows: Second infantry, Fort De Rus
sly. Company / Engineers, Field Com
pany e, Signal Corps. Department
Hospital. Marines. National Guard, u.
$. s. Alert. A small admission Will
be charged to these games.
The indoor baseball league of thu
national guard Is now In full swina,
and the two games already played
have Teen largely ATTENDED. There
Is no admission charged. and the large
gallery overlooking the drill floor as.
sures everyone Of an unobstructed
View Of every play.
ANCE upon a tirae Frank Baker CT
Ill the Athletics. enc OF the greatest
sluggers the game ever mas known,
WIS canned" because of weak hitting.
1T happened back. III 1906 or 1906.
Bakers work with an Independent
team Attracted the attention of one CT
McGFaw,s scouts, Baker was signed
and turned over to tire Baltimore club
of the Eastern League for seasoning
He lasted jhstfa shcrt while, and was
let out 2.because he's a punk fielder
and he can't hit"
Baker began his career as an out.
fielder. but Played third base in 1907
with the Cambridge, Md, team. The
man who discovered him was Charles
HerEog, now manager OF the Cincin-
natl Reds. Herzog signed Baker at a
salary of s. d week and board to play
with the Ridgley. Nd, team. He play.
ed with that club in 1895, went tc
Cambridge In 1907, to Reading Gin the
Tristate Leaghel in 1908, and was Sc
cured by Connie Mack for the 1909
season.
Umpire Jack Mccarthy had LOT of
nice things TO say about Honolulu
when he said oodby TO his many
friends here yesterday. and among
ether things he gave big boost TO
the local umpire, Capt. Norris Stay.
ton, who worked with him throughout
the big league series.
Il don't know ir the fans here APP
rreciate 3tayton.s umpiring or moi, !,
said Mccarthy. sbut / want to say
right now that never had bettsr
man TO work the bases with me. Stay
ton knows the game. has a good eye
and gives his decisions right away,
end sticks to them, He's as good as
any OF them.
All of which, coming unsolicited
from veteran indicator holder, is
quite a boost for the local arbitrator
Henry Field. grandson Of Marshall
Field one of Americas richest hoys