The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-10
Stanford and California Working
Hard to See Which Ball Team
Comes to the Islands.

As an added reward for winning the
intercollegiate baseball series between
Stanford and California, the victorious
nine rs assured OF a trip to the hawaii.
an Islands this summer, says the San
Francisco Chronicle Of March 80. Plans
have been in the process of completion
for the trip OF tine California players
Tor some time. Stanley g. Kennedy, a
former Stanford yell leader: Thomas
Grey and s. A. Chiiiingworth of Homo.
lulu have been instrumental in offering
the. tour TO the American players. The
Stanford varsity Included the Hawaiian
Islands in its tour last summer. Whe.
Their California or Stanford wins, the
trip will be made. Games will be SEIZED.
uled with st. Louis College, Punahou
College, the Portuguese Athletic Club
and several combination teams Of all
star players. e
The Stanford faps are banking ON the
comeback twfrling Of Ray Maple, who
worked himself out OF Numerous tight
places in the initial game Of the series
saturday, to win the second contest
from the blue and gold nine. Naples
arm carried him through the game III
excellent condition, and he will be able
to work again next Saturday. Work
man will also be in frst-class shape by
the second game tPE
The hitting of Bill Noonan and Paul
McCloskey, rated as two Of the weak
stiekcrs on the cardinal varsity is the
talk Of the campus fans. Noonan has
hardly touched the ball all season, and
drove in the tying tally on Saturday,
in addition to registering safeties on
two other occasions McCloskey dupli.
Gated his hitting Of last year by rap
ping out three.bagger with the score
tied. The Stanford third baseman
didn't figure in the batting column un-
til the last two games. No. ga
Stanford would be we'll satisfied to
have George Hildebrand umpire in the
second game, but the American League
arbitrator win not be available, as he
will leave for the East early this week.
President Al Baum of the Coast League
will be asked to offer an indicator man.
As to the Keios, now visiting on the
continent, the Chronicle of March 20,
says; ~
Graduate Manager Robert w. Wilcox
of Stanford left the campus this morn.
ing for Seattle, where he will meet the
Japanese baseball nine of the Keio Uni,
versity of Toxic. The Nipponese team
is to tour California under the manage
ment of the cardinal director Of ath.
leties, playing games with Stanford,
California, st. Mary's, Santa Clara,
Pomona and Occidental colleges. The
Keio players are coming to California
on an invitation Of Stanford. The
Stanford nine was the guest of Kefo
last summer in series Of games in
japan.
According to Manager Wilcox, the
japanese team will surprise the Califor-
MIA fans with their playing. This same
team defeated Stanford three times In
the eight game series between the two
teams last summer.
Among the star players with the Keio
nine is Sugasi, a half-cnst German-Jap ,
who is pitcher. Sugasi is six feet
two inches in height and weighs close
TO 200 pounds, and proved himself an
excellent twirler.
Wilcox has scheduled games with the
Sacramento High School, the Sacramen,
to Athletic Club, and with the Stock.
ton and Fresno teams, in addition TO
the college games. The Japanese play
ers originally intended touring the East
also, but faculty ruling at Keio has
made II necessary for them to be home
by the end of June -,a, ...