The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-13

With the Venetian Tigers on the way,
having left San Francisco last Tuesday
in the steamer Sierra, local baseball
fans are perking up to the coming Of
the All.star baseball aggregation, for
il means an era Of high-elass baseball
throughout seven games, and possibly
more.
According to wire from Manager
Jack Bliss, as well as in letters, he Is
bringing one of the fastest baseball ag.
gregations that ever visited Hawaii
Every man on the team is star at
his respective position, and with some
Of these men playing in the lineup Of
the local teams, fans are bound to have
treat in the way Of baseball.
In the meantime all arrangements
have been completed fer the receiving
Of the Venice party next Monday morn.
ing upon the arrival Of the Sierra. Lor.
rim Andrews, exalted ruler of the Homo
luln Lodge of Elks, has appointed
Charles J. Mccarthy and James L. Coke
as a committee to receive past exalted
ruler Of Los Angeles Lodge, Edwin X.
Maier, while the Mystic Shrine, through
their imperial potentate, Fred G. Smith,
will receive Mr.. Maier on behalf Of
Aloha Temple. r. X. Bonnie, Alfred
4. Castle, Mrs. II. g. Lowry, Laurence
Redington, representing the press,
newspaper men and photographer, will
make up the rest of the party. A
launch will be provided to carry the
reception committee 70 the Sierra, and
will leave the foot of Fort street at
half-past six o'clock next Monday
morning, November 10.
James e. Jaeger has also arranged
to receive the Venetians, and, accom-
panied by party Of friends, will sail
up the harbor in the handsome Kula.
manu- III, well prepared to give a royal
welcome TO the visiting baseball play.
ers, Owner Eddie Maier, Umpire Jack
Mccarthy and friends who make up
the party.
Elks Are Working Hard
Living up 10 their reputation as the
best people on earth and maintaining
their title as real live boosters, Homo.
lulu Lodge of Elks is leaving nothing
undone to make the visit Of the Maier
party one TO be long remembered, Be-
sides welcoming the visitors to Homo
lulu in true Elk style, the lodge has
arranged for a big night ut the lodge
rooms, and program of high-class tai.
ent ending with a supper and dance has
been arranged for.
II = also the plau of the Elks to
present a handsome trophy to the most
popular player in both the Venice and
major league parties, the voting to take
place at the Elks big show, the Lava
Trail, at the Seaside on the night Of
December 5.
Schofeld Barracks Is also taking a
big hand in receiving the Tigers. The
team Is to play their first game in Ha-
waii there November 10, and with plans
all completed for this game, big
smoker is to be held at the amusement
hall Of the Twenty-fifth Infantry in
the evening, at which there will be a
big vaudeville entertainment, winding
up with several clever exhibitions Of
the manly art Of self-defense between
members Of the Twenty.ffth Infantry.
Lieutenant Harbold, who has charge Of
the arrangements there, is working like
a beaver to have everything in shape,
and all signs point 10 the invasion of
the Venetians to Schofeld Barracks be-
ing the biggest even in the history Of
the post. a "& . .fs.E
Will Issue Rain Checks '..r "
To forestall any inconvenience to the
fans during the playing Of the Venice
series, the promoter Of the same has
arranged for the issuing Of rain checks
should such a course be necessary.
These checks will be issued as the fans
pass in the gate, different colors to be
used to distinguish the price of one 3