Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-16
chinese BALL
PEAYERSARE
ROYAL HOSTS

The All-Chinese baseball team dur
ing the past two years has made a
name for itself as pleasant host at
humber of dinners in this city and one
Of its informal and thoroughly delight
full affairs Of the kind was given last
evening at the Sun Yum Wo restau
rant In honor of w. A. Bowen and :.
T. Chan.
When Manager Sam Hop. and the
members OF the crack team were tour
ing the mainland last year, Mr.. 30
wen was visiting at Oberlin, Ohio
The Chinese journeyed TO Oberlin for
game with the college team and
while there were the guests Of Mr..
Bowen, who made their visit partcu.
larly pleasant 1t was as q return OF
the compliment that Mr.. Bowen was
the guest Of the team last night.
Mr.. Chan is a graduate OF the agr1-
cultural department of the University
Of Missouri and a former resident OF
Honolulu. He is now on his way to
China. When the Chinese went to
Columbia last season to tackle the
Missouri Tigers on the diamond, Mr..
Chan was there to root for the Homo
lulu boyswho incidentally beat Mis-
souri, 2 to 0. They also beat Ooerlin
4 to @.
The reputation of the All-Chinese
hall club members as royal hosts was
Increased by last nights dinner An
unusually tempting Chinese menu was
provided. with birds nest soup, aba.
lones, duck chop-suey, and other Ce.
lcstiai dishes that proved appetizing
to Occidental palates, Manager Sam
HOO presided as toastmaster and al
ter Jolly dinner informal toasts were
given. H.
Chinese Praised for Clean Sport. :.
Mr. bowen spoke in q reminiscent
vein. telling of the visitsof the Chinese
team to 0berlin and its record; both
for fast playing and for sportsman
shin. He declared that the Chinese
team had won respect ami admiration
wherever It has gone on its two main.
land trips and prophesies even wider
fesneet a. the result of its coming
eaInpaigrl on many diamonds: He told
OF having met the Chinese team az
OberIin with an armful of StarsBnlles
ti,,,.e,,.l l,npsl< Usbege eHSoy ed Ressn
home folks and reading the home
paper. !.
Of the Chinese team to clea nspofI
abroad and his pleasure in meeting
such splendid group Of young men
on mainland soil. He dwelt on the
valve of clean snort and athletic train
ing to the Chinese and on the value
Of the good example the team has
set M Z
Collector Of Internal Revenue Cot.
trilL President w. r, Harrington OF
the Honolulu AID Club, George B. Cur
It's. member Of the club and ive-wire
booster, Harry l. Strange, another
leader in energetic advertising OF Ha.
wall and its attractions and possibin.
ties. ali spoke in praise of the work
the Chinese team is doing in adyertis-
ing Hawaii and Of it's own Qualities OF
team-playing and good sportsmanship.
Spencer Bowen, of the Beretania Set.
Element, talked on the value OF the
team to the youngsters of the Chi
nese community and, Chuck Hoy, first
president of the Chinese Club, express
ed his pleasure at the inereasingl fine
record the team has set onsthe dia-
mond and it's unvarying record for
cleanliness off the diamond Riley H.
Allen was the last speaker of the even.
ing, pointing out the value of clean
sport, fair play. and up-to-date ath-
letic methods among the growing
youths Of all races in Honolulu.
The evening ended with three cheers
for the guests, given with will by
members of the team, and with three
cheers for the All-Chinese club, led
by President Harrington Of the AID
Club and given by the guests.
Nearly every member of the Chinese
team was present Foster Robinson,
the clever pitcher, is visiting his rela
tives on Maui and was unable to be
present. Supervisor Markham, whose
son, Denny Markham, is one of the
teams most valuable members, was
one of the guests and another was
''Augie" Dreier, the hard-hitting first
baseman of the Ali-Hawaii team that
toured the mainland last year. g. X
Amona, president of the Chinese Stu
dents, Alliance, was another guest
Regrets were received from Laurence
Redington, sporting editor of the Star
Bulletin and captain of the Chinese
guard company, and from His
Woo Huan, the Chinese
consul, who could not be present