Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-12
BIG LEAGUERS
COMING EARLY;
VENICE SERIES
H. G. Lowry Purchases interest
of ]. C. conen in Bringing
Coast Leaguers Here

II
picked teams from the National and
American leagues viii visit Honolulu
this morning by H. 9. Lowry, who is
games. A wireless message received
this morning by H. 9. Lowrey. who Is
promoting the SERIES eliminated all
chance Of shp-up.
Two weeks ago Lowry wrote to Frank
Bankroft, who Is handling the tour
OF the big leaguers, agreeing TO his
terms as TO advance deposits. etc, and
asking Tor Wirefess reply. This
morning he received the following:
prefer sail November ~, open De.
cember 2; stay two weeks; answer.
Bancroft"
! This win mean continuous big league
bali for Honolulu for almost q month,
for the Venice teams stay viii just be
completed when the majors arrive.
Lowry has wirelessed acceptance.
Closely following the completion OF
his plans to bring the All-Americani
and AIl-National baseball teams to Ho-
nolult, Lowry this morning purchased
ali the rights and interests In the tour
OF the Venice Coast League team from
]. C. Cohen and hereafter Lowry will
have the exclusive management and
win DO all the promoting OF these en-
terprises.
In speaking Of his plans Lowry
said: while was partner Of Co
| hen IN the bringing Of the Venice team
to Honolulu and had completed all the
arraneements regarding their invasion.
felt would rather 90 the thing alone
and when / offered to buy him out be
accepted.
aThe retirement OF Mr.. Cohen from
i the venture Will In no way change any
. or the. ARRANGEMENTS previously made
by me. The Venice team viii leave
San francisco November is. and play
their first game at SchofieId Barracks
against the 25th Inrantry team NoveIn-
1 Der IS.
with the crack Venice aggregation
I here in November. reinforced with two
J, or three major leaguers and the Ban
{ croft.Mack aggregations here In De
cember. Honolulu followers Of the
great national game. as well as those
who viii become fans, will witness
baseball the like OF which has never
before been played In Hawaii. Venice
4 WIN be is strong win umpire Jack Nc.
Carthy. while the Bancroft-Mack az.
sreeation VIII be made up Of rs play.
5 efs Of the National and American
League. who are stars Of the diamond
at this date arrangements are not
i fully completed as 70 where these
4 k6nes are 10 be- played except that
4 the major ieaguefs will play on the
diamond &C Moiliili Held. This, to my
mind, Is one Of the finest baseball
4 parks IN America, and when the work
Il Of impropine the field, stands and
Il bleSehefs Is completed 1t will be In
h perfect condition.
II ..Kor q week past men have been 81
Il work placing the diamond in first-clasi
Il condition and "a inspection Of the
Etsanle yesterday shows that these men
Ibid their work well: After thoroughly
MOVING the field with rotary pillow
1T was narrowed, raked and dragged
81 and then covered with 200 pounds 81
idry blood fertilizer and fine screened
III ioanl After this had been we'll wat
Tered. steam rollers we're driven back
land forth across the field. From nov
on the field will be sprinkled twice
lday and the grass cut once 9 week
81 This Will bring the surface Of the dia
Imond up to an equal with that Of tht
IpoIo grounds ct New York, and while
liz IL 1 broad assertion, the fans %
| Honolulu will soon see one Of the fast
lest smOothest and best baseball dia
4 monds il the world. Players hk
lEitschi. Borfon, Leard, Fletcher. Byrne
j Croh, Miller. Bender. Schang and 9th
Iers are used to playing on fast field'
land they shall have . fast field here
ifor well know these men are anxiou
Ito give Honolulu fans their best.
aNot alone win the diamond be pei
fleet but there will be several needle.
4 improvements made to the field. Road
master r. M. Duncan Of the Rapi
Transit Company has charge Of thu
1wofk and has q force OF men busib
engaged in completing every repai
i necessary to bring the park up to dat
and make IL modern