Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06
DEPT. TEAM
MAYLOSETWO
PLAYERS
Especial star-Bulletin Correspondence


SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Jan. 6
The company commanders OF the
25th Infantry are still awaiting with
much interest the results of their eff
forts to have the bali players detailed
in Honolulu on the squad of the All
Service team returned to duty here
II is not unlikely that in the cases
of Willis and Williamson, the two L
Company representatives on the
squad, that both these players will
be returned to duty as Captain vii
lard has represented strong case
to the departmental authorities point
ing to the fact that he has 1870 men
| in his company, the majority OF
whom are raw recruits and but eight
non-commissioned officers for duty.
Both of these men are efficient non.
commissioned officers. In common
with other company commanders,
however, Captain willard feels that
the chances of his company team in
the regimental league suffer acutely
by the absence of these men. Major
Smith, who is ex-officio manager of
the All-Service team, is disposed to
do all in his power to assist the COM
pany commanders Of the 25th Infan.
try for he realizes exactly their sit.
uation and has stated that he hopes
to be able to provide Transportation
for the ball players to Schofeld
whenever their services are required
there, the payment for the travel to
be taken from the treasury of the All
Service team. The 9Th Cavalry and
LIST Infantry have practically finished
their troop and company series, so
the detachment Of players does not
so seriously effect them.
There seems to be some nisunder-
standing in the case of Willie of the
18th. He was ordered to town with
the Schofield squad but was not used
in the game against the Chinese last
Saturday, as the management ex-
Plains, that he is unier contract to
play with the p. Al. Cs. There Is Ger.
tainly some mistake here for Willis
had permission to play with but one
team in town-the Stars-noW dis
banded. Colonel Kennon has been
most emphatic iii his statements that
when the present contracts with town
teams entered into by his mer had
terminated they would not be permit
ted Atea play agaias present WI:
hanson and Swinton are the only
men whose contracts still hold and
these terminate after the next All-Ghi
nese- Portuguese game. Some very
pertinent questions have been raised
here by the post fans on this point
If Willis is not to play with the ALI
Service team why doesn't his own
regimentaI and company teams have
the benefit Of his services? Why Is
he at Fort Shafter praeticing to play
with the p. A. c.? Official action In
the cases Of these several players will
be taken in the next few days and
undoubtedly Major Smith will arrange
some satisfactory solution for all con.
cerned. :.. - .-...:-.
Schofield Barracks has quite as
much interest in the formation OF the
Service team for the carnival as have
the other posts of Oahu and it was
disappointing to many OF the fans
that they had no word. either through
the press or otherwise about the open
ing game last Saturday.
To the Schofield Barracks contin-
gent who were able to- attend the game
was satisfactory to some and to others
disappointing. The lineup had bat
three Schofield players and their per-
formances were creditable.
The team is in formative state as
vet and the managers have not been
able to find out the capabilities and
limitations of the Schofield players,
but it would seem that any soldier fan
on the island who re,1s the sporting
pages these days would have known
that batting talent of very high or.
der was cooling its heels on the bench
when a series Of timely hits would
have pulled the game from the chi
nese.
The management was handicapped
by the absence from the city OF both
Iieutenants Lyman and Sadtler, while
Lieutenant O'Hara arrived just be
fore the game commenced api ne
frankly stated that his knowledge was
confined to the Coast Defense players
Collins, Willis, Gramith and RonowsN
we're all in uniform and available.
It is a safe prediction that all OF
these players will play in future
games. Gramith, who has been
brought to town to try out for eaten
er, is hands down the best soldier
third baseman in the island. He Is,
to be sure, catcher with an unerring
wing, but it is at third base, the po-
sition he played for three years on
the Army team in Manila, that he par
tfcularly shines. At the bat he = ct
the top among Schofeld players Col.
Inns is in many respects the 25th in
fantry's one best bet as ball player.
He led the recent regimental series IL
both batting and fielding. He played
IA games at second base and two
games at left field with but six errors
in "a fielding chances and at the bat
he is in a class by himself. Ronow-
ski of the 4th cavalry is as heady q
player as plays on any soldier diar
nond in the service. He Is q cracker.
Jack catcher, after Lawson the best
twirler the new team has, and seems
able to come across with the needed
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