Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-06
VENICE PLAYER
KNOCKED LANG
AKANAON return
Local Fans Can Make Good
Guess at Which Tiger Did
the Dirty Work

More details regarding the release
at Lang Akana by the Portland Coast
League team ar" carried in the Port
land OregoTian OF recent date. Ar-
rOrding TO this paper several OF the
Venice players vino visited HaN ali il
November knocked" tkana to Nc
Credie. on account Of his nationality,
and the Portland man ger gave in to
keep harmony in his club 1t isn't hard
10 guess which OF the Tigers had Nc
CreGieS ear. either. The entire incl
dent reekS of narrOWminded preju-
dice and fathOmiess ignorance. It's
not unlikely that most Of the ball play
crs in the Coast League think OF all
Cinnamon as comic paper laundrymen.
and all HaWaiian's Of surf-riding say
ages The local fans are thoroughly
disguised over the whole affair, and
will be pulling hard Tor Lai Tin TO
make good with the White SOX. If he
develops into a star thu Portland man
agement may have a few regrets com
ing.
The OregOnian says:
Discard all those All Ell" and other
hoop suey Favored jokes, for there
isn't going to be any "heathen Chinee"j
within the CiviliZing influence of the
Pacific Coast League next year.
Walter McCredie, manager of the
Portland champs, exploded a bomb
shell several weeks ago by annOunc-
ing the signing of Lang Akana, half
Hawaiian, half Chinese outfielder.
NnCtnr1oNy bn nh Of
the ammunition case. took cool aim,
and then during the uproar vOuchafed
the Info" that he would have to re-
lease his Chinese .horticulturist. be-
cause Of strenuous objection from
prospective teammates.
His skins too dark" explained the
Portland mOgul. The Coast Leaguers
who played at Honolulu on that re-
cent transforming trip came back
vOWing boycott. | have received
couple of letters from players telling
me Akana is as dark as Jack John
son. so guess will have to give him
a release"
White 6on@ Sign Chinese. $500 ~
This leaves the Chinese field clear
to the Chicago White Sox. The Sox
recently signed a full-blaoded Chinese,
whose mission in life will be to COM
bat Buck Weaver for the job of short
stop.
In announcing the release of his poi
eating prodigy, Manager McCredie
took occasion to eXude a few remarks
relative to baseball attitude toward
colored ballplayers
Il don't think the color of the skin
ought to be a barrier in baseball" de-
clared big Mac. They have Jim
Thorpe, an Indian, in the big leagues;
there are Cubans on the rosters of the
various clubs. Here in the Pacific
Coast League We have 4 Mexican and
Hawaiian and yet the laws of base
ball bar negroes from organized dia-
mOnds.
The crack negro ballplayer should
not be thus Disseminated against. He
is welcomed in nearly every other
branch OF competitive athletics
Champion Splinter is Negro.
Howard Drew, the worlds cham
pion sprinter, is a negro and is in
great demand all over the country. He
is a student at the University of
Southern California Negroes have
held down regular positions on some
of our big college football teams.
IF | had my say the negro would
be welcome inside the fold. / would
like to have two such ballplayers as
Petway and Lloyd of the Chicago Col
ored Giants. who play out here every
spring. think Lloyd is another Hans
Wagner around shorts:op and Petwayj
is one of the greatest catchers in the
world
"Petway used to plav winter ball in
Cuba and Muggsy McGraw once signed
him and tried to palm him off as a
Cuban But it didn't work"