The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-04

Stanford has cavorted on the. dia-
HOnd at Moihili Field in four games
now and the boys have got by in good
shape and given the fans an article Of
baseball well worth the witnessing. OF
course, one Of those four games was be-
low the mark, but when one team plays
town lot baseball Ms did the All.Japan-
csc, the work of the other team pales
INTO insignifieanee and the fans in most
cases will pass il off as a bad contest
al around. Fans must not look at
things in this light and should bear in
mind that playing baseball is far diff
ferent sport than sitting on the bleach
6fs or in the grandstand and watching
il. Stanford has been used to playing
baseball underneath n near tropical sun
and while cimatical conditions in Ho-
nolulu are not Questionable, the warm
sunshine has q tendency to take the
ginger out Of a ball player until he gets
used to il. By next Saturday after
noon Stanford win be used to our con
ditions here, and while their playing
has been good so far, it is bound to be
better. Another thing, our local teams
in most instances are stronger than a
year ago, and are playing much better
ball. p, -. ..EE..-.. .>..
commenting on the Cardinal players
individually, Manager Wilcox has n
iairly. good college team, although
those who saw the CALIFORNIA; a year
ago, particularly in their games with
the All Chinese, will vote the Blue and
Gold aggregation the better of the two.
While it is still far cry as to whether
the Californians are to come here next
month for four weeks stay, the fol
lowers of the game are looking forward
to such an event, for the All-Chinese
will have returned home from their tri
umphant tour of the Orient and a ser
les between the Californians and the
champions of the Far East would be
well worth while.
Must Have Support
of course, the financing of the Cali
f0rnians' trip to Honolulu is a big item,
nearly $4,000 would be needed to get the
team here and to maintain them for a
month. Truly ii is a big outlay of
money for the Oahu Leaguers to make
TO give the fans baseball, and they be-
ing the ones to profit by witnessing
some. classy baseball, should be willing
TO pay the freight.
q The present series in which Stanford
is competing are not coming up to the
mark, that is, the gate receipts are fall
ing below the expectations of the spon-
sors for the Stanford team. While
money is not going to be lost on the
venture, there is not going to be much
Of aeprofit for the Oahu League. Not
because the teams are playing ball at
MOiliii Field, but for the reason that
there is lack of interest in the ma
tf6haF pastiIne, is the cause Of the fans
going somewhere else on baseball days.
Iris the cycle of sports. At certain
times someone pulls a bloomer in the
game and the fans declare baseball of
their list of amusements. Then is the
time to call a halt and give the sup
porters of the game a rest. In way
the fans have had that rest, and to re-
vfve the game the Oahu League brings
the Stanford team here and to make no
bones of it, Senator A. l.. Castle is will
iny to bring the California team here if
the fans show him they want baseball.
1t is not a question of dollars and cents
with Castle. 1t is simply true sports
man with baseball at heart willing to
keep the game going
Keep Game Going
II IlOnOiulu lduS navy udu lubll MI
Of baseball, well and good, the Oahu
League can shut up shop and decline
the issue as far as mainland teams are
concerned, but it seems a pity that
such town as Honolulu, with all its
red.bioOded spOrtsmen, should allow
baseball to become a dead letter. OF
, course, the fans got raw deal in the
Venice series and it might be added
that the big leaguers were disappoint-
nent. Still the mainland has its ups
and downs In baseball and the game
still goes on, and it should still go on
here ggp '.R.
This much is eertain: If the stan
ford series fail to bring forth the old
time Interest in the game, outside at
fractions here win be pau for a long
time to come. Without finances, the
Oahu League cannot bring the Calfor-
nians here nor can they take chance
with the University of Chicago team.
mo angel is on the horizon at this
writing with bank roll to bring the
Venice Tigers, for instance, for the last
angel with Q seizure of gate receipts, in
functions and what not, had his fill and
tho hackers of the All-American and
All-National series can not see their
way clear to again tackle the PROPOSE
tiOn.
This leaves the field entirely up TO