The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-28
STANFORD TEAM
IN CLASSY FORM

Hawaii in two years, thirteen bail pay
ers representing the University of Stan
nice position behind the bat and pegs
ford under the arrangement of r. w
Wilcox arrived here yesterday from the
mainland and next Saturday afternoon
will meet the Punahou Athletic Club
team at Moiliili Field in the opening
game of a series covering a period OF
over a month. After being given a
typical Hawaiian welcome to the Para,
disc of the Pacific by the Stanford
Club of Honolulu, led 10y Kelly Hen
shaw and W. II. Argabrite, the team
was whisked away to the Hustacc
Villa in automobiles. After unpaeking
their grips and bat bags, the thirteen
players and Manager Wilcox took a
dip in the hriny and after lunch re.
paired to Moiliili Field where Captain
Tom Workman put the boys through a
good hour 3 practise. All Of them ex,
pressed themselves as delighted VITA
their trip so far and Workman, Dent
Maple and Wilcox remarked that it
was a pleasure to again visit Hawaii
Had Light Practise
While the team did not cut loose
and indulge in any heavy work, Cap
tain Workman being content with the
boys getting the stiffness out of their
muscles, il is plain to be seen that
Stanford has a fast combination.
Workman Is far more finished player
than he was two years ago and shows
vast improvement in his hitting.
Dent has likewise greatly improved in
catching and has filed out bit Ma.
pie handles himself well in the infelG
and seems to be as finished a thirC
baseman as was McCloskey. OF the
strangers in the party Stafford is as
good if not better than Louis Cass at
the keystone sack. Stevens, the short
stop who is rated a player of the Zeo
Terry type is a magnetic player who
covers lots Of ground and mas a strong
whip. He compares favOrably VITA
Terry and plays as well as Terry did
when he was here with the team two
years ago. OF course Terry is Coast
League star now and already has sew.
eral of the big league scuu;s looking
him over. In the outfeld Stanford has
Noonan, Day, Downing and P. NJ.
o Neil, who replaced Austin at the
last moment, all of who seem to under
stand baseball.
Boxmen Look Strong
In the pitcher 8, box Stanford has
Hayes, Hoover and Wickersham, ana
while none Of them cut loose with any.
thing special yesterday, each looks to
have something and the local bows will
not find them an easy proposition by
any means. Landers, the second catch.
eT is a rangy yOungster who has a
well to the bases.
Today Stanford will take another
whirl at the practising, beginning at
| o 'eloek, and with the boys rested up
and better aeclimated, should make the
stunt worth the seeing.
Interest in the team has risen hun,
tlred per cent now that they are On
the grounds and Manager Arcia of the
league is a busy man answering teie
phone calls concerning seats for tht
Stanford series. lie has arranged tC
start the sale tomorrow morning at the
cigar store of NJ. A. Gunst Il Co., be
ginning at ten clock. Tickets will
also be on sale at Gunst' 3 up to moor
Saturday and also up to noon on Sun
day. After the noon hour tickets car
be secured at Moiliili Field by phon
ing 3540.
Popular prices will prevail, the gen
eral admission being twenty five cents
with grandstand seats selling at Lhlr
ty.fve, fifty and seventy five cents
Seats can be secured for single gamer
or for the season at Gunst 5 beginning
Thursday at ten clock.
Boys Are Out To Win
During the workout Yesterday, Work
man kept a keen eye GU the boxmen
noting particularly how each maj
shaped up. He stated during the prac
tise that he had not as vet selected
the man for the hill against the Pun
In Saturday. game but did advis'
Manager Castle to sharpen up hi
teams batting lamps as Stanford wa
out to win every game and the MAJ
who looked the best to Workman woulC
be sent to the firing line. The Stan
ford man is sweet on his pitching stat
and he has reasons to be proud o
Hayes, Hoover and Wickersham an
the local team that gets the best o
any one Of the three can well be proud
Castle of the Puns is figuring OIL
using Francis Brown on the Hill anC
there il no getting by the fact tina
Brown is clever yOuHgster in handl
ing the sphere. lie is nos as exper'
eneed as some of the Stanford mel
but he has nerve and that is big as
sest to a pitcher He will be bette
fortified with support than in last Sun
days game with Lang Akana, Bill,
Hogs and Harry Baldwin in tb.
line up.
The game Saturday will he called n
three thirty 0 clock and Captain Stay
TON will act as umpire in chief will
Manuel OlmOs on the bases.