Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-30
UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON ON
ANXIOUS SEAT
Owing to Mix-up, Players Ex.
pect to Come Here for Series
in June - Explanation

The Oahu League Is In the unfoF-
tanate position OF having 20 pull back
an invitation extended to the Univer.
;sity OF Washington baseball team To
make trip TO Honolulu this summer,
but there have been so many changes
IN management anc policy in the
league. and SO many financial consid-
erations have come up. that the local
baseball organization does not see its
way clear 10 carrying out the original
plan.
As far back as last summer the
Westinghouse took up the matter
of a trip TO Hawaii, but their letter
was improperly addressed. and IL was
not until the latter part of the year
that 1t came up for consideration and
action. At that time A. @. Marcallina
was manager Of the league, and he
wrote the u. OF w. Management, ex.
tending positive invitation for the
following year t1914). When the
league was recognized, with new Of
Ulcers In charge, the matter OF bring.
ing college team here this summer
came up. and as nothing definite had
been heard from Washington, feeiers
were put out for both Berkeley and
Stanford, and both jumped 1T the
chance to visit the islands. The sug-
Eestion was then made that the win
ner of the series between the two
California colleges make the trip. and
this was agreed to. Then came let
ter from Washington, asking If the
arrangements were still on. With the
keios probable visitors In May. and
Athletic Park under repairs until
some time in June, the Oahu league
could only consider bringing one
coast college team here, and on &C
county OF the park situation. could
only figure ON the very best drawing
card. 1t was decided that there would
be less chance Of loss on one of the
California colleges than on Washing
ton, and as a cold business proposi
ton Washington was eliminated. or
course the latter team has been mott.
fled officially of this action, but il isl
a pity that the mix-up occurred. as
the Washington men have been lay
ing their plans for the trip. and will
be disappointed at its failure to ma
terialize.
The following letter, received today
from Ralph A. Horr. graduate man.
aver Of the u. of W., written to all
Washington allIinnus in this city,
shows that Washington is still on the
anxious seat: -. ..-..N..--
Mr. ed Hughes wanted me to write !
70 you 70 find out Just where We stood
on the prospective baseball trip to
the island. Ms assistant just returned
from California and he states that the I
winner cf the Berkeley Stanford ser.
les Is planning TO come over during
the early summer and 4 would like toi
know IL both our teams will be there |
at the same time.
I viii quote you a part of the letter
which ! received from A. Q. Marcal.
limo. dated December 31st: "How.
ever, It would please us to have you
here during the latter part of June,
as we already have arrangements for +
July and IL ii be possible for you and /
Your players to arrange matters so
as to arrive here along about the
middle Of June, ] take pleasure, in
behalf Of our league, to invite you to
pay our island visit. The terms YOU
fnnntion in the ChilIingworth letter !.
are agreeable and should you come we
VIII guarantee YOU the expenses Of
the trip as you ask"
We are planning to come over as is
stated in the letter and would be
pleased to hear from you about what
arrangements have been made over
there and just where we stand.
am writing another letter to Mar.
callino loday, but would also like
TO hear from you on this matter.
Yours truly,
RALPH A. H0RR.