Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-26
FIELD
TQMAE ideal
BASEBALL PARK

Promoter Lowry Regards Sug-
gestion of Opposition as One
| Hugh Laughable joke
with the right and ieft field bleach
ers COMPLETED at MoiIiili ball park. the
carpenters are now engaged In repair.
ing the. grandstand and by the middle
of next week Superintendent Duncan
plans to have everything In readiness
for the painters.
That MoiIifli field wiz be the ideal
ball park Is seen from the vast amount
of improvements g6ing on there, and
when the opening day comes around
the followers Of the national game will
hardly know the place. Since the ploW.
Ing, narrowing and repIanting Of the
diamond an expert gardener has taken
charge and ne Is SLOWLY but surely
bringing the diamond up to condition
Of perfection, and when the big fellows
are in readiness toipiay the diamond
win have no superior anywhere.
/ Another great advantage viii be the
double-tracking Of King street from
McCuIly street clear out to its inter
section with Waialae road This viii
do away with the switching back OF
cars and patrons Of the park will find
no trouble in getting transportation In
either direction at the close of each
game, nor viii there be any trouble In
reaching the gr0uuds.
While It is certainty that Venice
win play game or two at Moiliiii
field and also that the major Ieaguefs
are to use the field and likewise the
Venice team for their spring practis-
ing, II the climate and other condi-
tions are satisfactory to Owner Maier
when he arrives here next month, the
future OF the field Is problematical
The rumors of an opposition league
being formed next year and occupying
Moiliili field win not down. H. g.
Lowry. promoter of the Venice series
and likewise Of ne All-American and
Nationals triI Il Hawaii is nom
conmittal as to what he intends doing
ct the close Of az Fenice and major
leaguers series.
More Big Lsasus hi.
Right now said LeWrysto the Star
Bulletin yesterday s the ball park,
Il am IN = poeitioll } BRING and.
major.leaeue teams to Honolulu for
the next five years. and after Venice
and the Bancroft and Mack aggrega-
lions have wound up their series here
and Mr.. Maier has told me what he.
wants me to do, can then better tell
the public Of Honolulu what nay plans
are.
1T Is true that ! have been APP
preached BY managers and players Of
ball teams with a request that We Coz.
operate ana start another league at
Moiliili field. Just what course will
follow remains to be seen, but this;
much is certain. intend to give the;
fans Of Honolulu high-class baseball
Whether It viii be with local teams.
for part Of the season and with main.
landers through the rest OF the season
remains to be seen. This much is
certain. though, local baseball follow,
efs can depend on seeing big teams in.
action at Moiliili field at least once a
year and possibly twice.
In the Venice team the fans are
going to see the highest class asgrega.
ton Of bali players that ever visited
Hawaii. Ten of these men are top
notchers In the Pacific Coast League
and four or them rank high in their
profession in the American Leagie
Hundreds Of Honolulu fans have seen
Wit and Stanage Of Detroit; Jim Scott
Of Chicago. Leard, Borton. Litschi. Ell
Holt. Bliss, Klepfer and others OF the
Venice team In action when they hap.
pened to be in the States, and It is
hardly necessary to tell the people
about them;
Considers Opposition.
When Lowry was asked as to what
he would do. II the Oahu League i'm
dertook to stage opposition ball
against the All-Americans and ALMA.
tionals. he seemed 10 tfink, the matter
= big joke.
Al Castle, w. Tin Chong and Lieut..
Van Duesen opposed resolutions re.
garding tying up the Oahu League toj
Athletic park and OF course would OPP
pose any move to fight the big fellows. |
As Tor myself, hold q lease on |
Athletic park that runs until Decem.
Der is. II any teams Of the Oahu
League desire TO stage opposition ball |
against the Mack Bancroft aggreg4s
tiohs I, will donate the grounds tei
them for this purpose and they can
make the admission any price theyI
like, or II they desire they can havet
10 admission fee
The proposition is entirely up tol
them. Perhaps Il Is their idea that |
they can drive me out of the promo
ton business, but think otherwise
and every year guarantee to have
Dne and maybe two coast and major
league bali teams playing ball ID Ho-i
nolulu
Another big card IN the Venice Sc
ries win be umpire Jack Mccarthy
He Is the dean Of the arbitrators in
the Coast League and has had ten
years experience IN the National.
League; in fact it is only love Of |
his native state. California. that keepst