The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-04
tlFrom wednesday Advertiserl

Il q u
A scene in keeping Of that Of No.
yember Is, 1914, when the Venice I'll.
gers came TO Honolulu, WIS enacted
at Pier yesterday morning with the
docking Of the Great Northern. Lean.
ing over the rail Of the big liner were
fourteen clean cut, well trained and
handsome young Americans the flower
Of the semi.professiona baseball ranks
Of the Pacific Coast The famed Olym.
pic Club players they were and they
have come to Fair Hawaii to enRa 70
In a series Of baseball games with the
teams Of the Oahu League, the Twenty
fifth Infantry and the First Infantry
teams.
II was real Honolulu welcome for
the Winged o. Veterans Of the game
WHO have not been near the ball yards
since the Venice Tigers were here,
were in the crowd at the wharf and
while they made no demonstration, IL
was plain to be seen that the coming
of the Olympics is what the iyed-in.
.the-wool fans have been looking for
ward TO. II means real baseball for
a month and there is no doubt Of the
future success for the national pas.
tine in Hawaii, II the weather gives
the teams half chance to show what
they can DO.
Team Is warmly Receiyed
/. As the big steamer tied fast to the
dock and the fans came within haiiing
distance Of the boat, greetings were ex-
changed between many of the players
and those on the wharf who were ac.
quainted with each other. Everybody
wanted to show the boys that Honolulu
was glad to see them and the way
Aloha was sung TO the breezer left no
doubt with the ball team that they
were welcome.
Smiling like big school boy, in the
lead Of the Olympics as they came
lown the gang plank, was b. franklin
Holhnger who had gone to Hilo last
for the purpose of meeting
the team and extending the glad hand
Of welcome to Otto Wallfsch and his
husky squad of sphere ehasers. As the
men stepped on TO the wharf, II was
Hello jimmy nOh you Peaches,
Hello Big Fellow, ~ welcome to our
iity," and other warm, words Of greet,
ing that the, players heard. The
reception committee took charge Of the
boys, and with several friends, they
entered waiting automobiles and were
lriven about the city and shown many
Of the points of interest. Next the
players we're driven to Heini6's Tavern,
where they will be quaftersd during
their stay here, and the work Of un.
packing and getting ready for the prac-
Using to come was arranged for. 81
Every One a BAH Player
Y As old John Condin, the e King Of
the Turf once remarked a good
ball player is like a good race horse;
you can tell him mile away, - And
THU applies to the Winged o squad.
Every man on the team acts and looks
like star. They buzzed and famed
with strangers and friends alike anil
went about their planning without blus-
ter or annoyance. EacL seemed to
realize for just what purpose he came
here and each seemed willing to get
right in and do what was expected OF
him. It was business all the time and
when the Winged o begin cavorting
on the local ball yards, 1T Is safe to
say that Honolulu fans are going to
see real live ball team in action,
the fans have been waiting
a long time for. 3d.. ~ az. III
cit has been. great treat to us,
said Manager Wallfseh, "and ] want
to extend my sincere thanks TO those
who made our trip to Hawaii possible,
and want to also thank the people
Of Honolulu, or had better say Of all
Hawaii, for the magnificent way they
have welcomed US to their shores. Mr..
Hollinger has been extremely kind to
US and already we feel rs IL We were
right at home. III
Is Proud Of dis Team Az
( I" Like all managers, have to laud
my charges. My team is the best J
could gather from the ranks of the
of California and u
guess fans here know that California
turns out the greatest ball players in
the world. Duffy Lewis, Hal Chase
Dutch Leanord, Frank Chance and doa.
ems of others started exactly where II
this team from, We are going
into the fray with the one object Of
winning every game, and whether We
turn this trick or no., | am sure yon
people of Honolulu will say we tried.
/ am not overlooking the fact that
Hawaii has some good bali players. Z
have seen Lai Tin, Vernon Ayau, Lang
Akana, Bill Inman, Albert Akana, Ray
o ,Brien, Walter Argabrite, Henry Chill
and others play, and know
what they can do. know we are 10
meet good teams and l am glad Of this
for if there is anything my boys like
IL is serappy ball team as opponents
For, II you win, you beat something
worth while, and II you lose you have
the satisfaction Of knowing that 1t took
a good bunch to make you back down
May start With Martin
"Just who will go into the box in
our first game l cannot say. Martin
is anxious to open for us and ] had
decided on him before ! left the Coast
At that will send every one of my
pitchers into the warm up and the man
who looks best win perform. As II
said befoIe, / want to win and at the
same time give the fans, what ! am
expected to give them, some real base
ball. .r ~ \
"Hawah is a beautiful place and 30
far the trip has been one that viii
long be remembered. have Reveral
friends here and il seems they cannot
do enough for US. The stranger, too, Is
l.