Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-07

The Wrccktng Crew VIII show them
how baseball is played in Hawaii. On
tie March transport will 90 the mem
bers Of the 25th insantTy baseball
team TO battle with the teams on the
Pacific Cocst. This will be the first
invasion OF the mainland by a team
other than the Travellers, and the
strongest organization In Hawaii will
Eleet the best teams in California
Pacific coast teams have heard
much OF the prowess Of the Wreckers.
and have been anxious to see the team
in action on the coast Al Earle of
S~alding e. Company will arrange a
tour that will include games. with the
fastest semi-professional and college
t-arrs in California. Portland and
SAT- Lake OF the Coast League viii be.
in training. and an opportunity will -.
given 10 meet these aGgregations.
Indicated BY Visitors
Up 10 date no mainland team has
defeated the Wrecking Crew. and it
viii take real stars 10 do it, They
have played together, end the fans
have watched their work with inter
est. One thing that has been notice
able is the manner in which they lave
gone after every game, and wen out.
Since the first of the year Tie Wreck
ers have wen az games and lost but
two. an average of 954 ner cent.
The baseball fan would have 10 look
for some time 10 find team with
better percentage than this Five of
the victories were taken from the San
Ia Clara and two from the Olympics.
On March 10 the st. Louis team Jour
neyed TO Schofield and defeated the
Wreckers by a score Of 6 to 0 and on
May 2S the Chinese team won out by
score OF 6 60 !.
Clancy Leaves on Transport
Manager Clancy of the 25th Infan
try will leave on the transport Sher
man for San Francisco, where he will
remain fer two months. During that
time he will consult with Al Earle,
who will have charge of the bookings
of the games on the mainland. Cha
ney has worked wonders with the
team, and is pleased that the boys
were given the opportunity to make a
trim to the mainland.
The a5th Infantry team has been
popular with the fans. and will con-
tinue to be. They have played the
game on the square They have won
20 straight games since May 2S, and
this has proved that the games have
heen played to the limit throughout
And this is what the fans want.
Drop One?
A certain party who was interested
in baseball about three months ago
wondered why the 25th Infantry did
not throw game once i'm while to
make things interesting. mo one can
beat them. II would help the game if
. they dropped one once in while.
This was his statement Now that
statement might have gone all right
with some other teams, but not the
25th Infantry.
That plan might have worked for
one game. and then Goodnight Base.
ball in Honolulu. When team starts
this kind Of business, then the fans
never know where they are at. There
are heap of fans who went to see
the wreckers play. and they want TO
see them defeated. if possible: but
you can be sure that the major por-
ton of the fans of Honolulu want to
see some team beat them on the
square.
Wreekers Popular
This idea of going cut for every
game to win has made the Wreckers
popular, and the fans can rest assured
that they will get their moneys worth
when the team is seen in action If
the Wreckers had been beaten in the
last game there would have been
packed house out to watch the next
game. but Rogan wasn't thinking of
the stands or the collateral, and as a
result he famed the first nine batters
TO face him.