Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-27
ST. Louis READY
TO meet BRAVES
Student States That A Fan Has
Not Told the Whole Story;
Want to Decide Title
Sporting Editor star.Bulletfn.

NdJtS ~ OCOtuC INV
Sporting Editor Star-Bulletin.
Sir: agree with "A Fam" whose
letter criticiZing an article in Fridays
Advertiser appeared in your Saturday
issue on the sporting page under the
caption of Braves Contest Right of
st. Louis Team to Title" only in one
particular; that is, to have game, or
.. better still, q two-out-of-t series
between st. Louis and the Braves to
decide which is the better team. A
single meeting might not prove salts
factory, but a two-out-of-three series
would settle the question beyond dis
pute.
The letter of criticism provided just
a little amusement to those who know
baseball conditions here, but nothing
more. Such accusations as set forth
in "A Fans" letter apparently seem to
show the authors prejudice towards
the Saints, as well as his ignorance
in regard to this present hour ques-
tion.
will take his attacks in the order
in which they appeared and prove to
your readers that, with the exception
of slight error, the rest of the eriti-
cisn is built on sand and not on firm
ground.
Whether the fans who think the
Braves better team than the Saints
are some" or many" is a matter of
personal opinion. Subsequent events
may in the near future decide this
either one way or the other.
Had "A Fam in his perusal of the
Advertisers article a little better
knowledge of reading he would not
have made such biunder in stating
that the writer in the Advertiser
called the game so-called contest
because six of the regulars we're not
In the lineup. No such assertion was
made. Anyone with little intelli-
gence would have seen at glance
that the writer of the Advertiser cali
ed 1t so-called contest because it
went only for five inning. Anyone
doubling this may refer to Fridays
Advertiser.
Again "a Fan" shows his disability
as baseball critic in thinking that a
ball team carries only nine regulars.
The Advertiser made a slight error
when it gave out that six regulars
were not in the lineup; it should have
been five.
About getting away with Hayselden,
there is nothing to It. This southpaw
was touched for five hitsa struck out
seven men and walked two of the
Braves. "A Fan" seems to forget that
in the fifth inning the Saints came
across the plate for five runs. Perry
has not forgot yet how lucky he was
the game did not last longer.
With regard to Kurisaki-this little
Japanese star is a bona fide member
of the Saints He played against his
team for the Nippons by special per-
mission of Brother Elmer The Nip
pons were short of men and so upon
their request the st. Louis coach in
order to have the game proceed
assented. Had Brother Elmer desired
it. Kurisaki would not have entered
the game. The Nippons won, to 0,
and Kurisaki made the run. Haysel-
den allowed two hits only and those
to Kurisaki.
"The Braves have been anxious to
meet st. Louis for the past two
months, but their challenge and re-
quests have been in vain," so writes
"a Fam In passing I will say that
/ would not have paid any attention
to the letter of criticism but for that
sentence. It's author made his biggest
break in his long tissue of blunders
right here. No such advances have
been made by the Braves. On the con-
trsry, it has been vice vera. The
Saints have been longing to meet the
boys with the Indian appellation since
the last game. Brother Elmer inter
viewed Sam Mott, president of the Pa
cific League, few weeks ago and
asked for game A week later both
teams were to play, but Indictment
weather caused postponement. On
a few other occasions prospects were
bright and the Saints ready, but the
Brayes-nil.
This refutation against "A Fans"
criticism is somewhat lengthy, but
this liberty l trust the sports editor
win pardon.
If I had condensed this letter in a
few lines / would have been unable
to vindicate fully the name of st.
Louis and her coach from the false
stigma which firmly believe has been
placed on the Red and Blue of st.
Louis College by "A Fam" who, l
hope, will profit by this letter to such
an extent that in the future he will
investigate conditions before making
accusations such as appeared in his
letter
Thanking you for your space, | am,
L.