Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-03
BEAVERS THINK
HONOLULU IDEAL
Spot FOR CAMP
Portland Sports Writer Tells of
Players Trying for Place
on Team
BY LOU KENNEDY.


games for the Star-Bulletin (mahala
oe they are only brothers. fraternally
speaking, and ! refuse to take a
chance on a third. For. II memory
serves correctly, "Rastus" Fawcett
and Breezy" Cronin both had the
pleasure OF recording victory Tor two
of the island teams. This is not ali
especially cheerful task for a Portland
newspaperman, II he has the interests
of his team at heart.
Therefore, / will try and tell the
good people Of Honolulu something
about the makeup of the team which
is at present CHARTERED in the Pearl
of the Pacific"
Before going further, It might be
well to state that this trip, the
first ever undertaken for the purpose
of conditioning professional baseball
team, promises to be all that could
be desired Every member of the
party is enthusiastic over the climate
they find here, the cordial manner in
which they have been received by the
Honolulu people, and the possibilities
in the training line which can be
found here. Everything is ideal and
II Is to be hoped that other trips may
be made in the future years.
Some Are Missing
In order TO intimately present the
members OF the Beaver squad to the
people OF Honolulu. It might be well
to state here that all members Of the
squad are not IN Honolulu. In fact,
there are seven veterans, all of whom
win surely be members of the regular
club which starts the season, who for
one reason or another, are still In the
mother country. Some Of them are
.'holdouts,- some missed their trans
p0rtation which was forwarded them,
and we're unable TO get to Victoria in
time to sail with the party. and one
couldn't sign because he was mem
Der OF the Players Fraternity, and
had given his personal word to PTesi-
dent Fultz that he wouldn't sign until
the threatened strike had been settled.
These men are: Pitcher Brenton. Sc.
cured In trade with New Orleans for
Pitcher Kelly and Outfielder Nixon.
members OF the Beaver squad last
year; Pitcher Fincher, purchased from
the st. Louis Americans; Pitcher
Lealke, purchased from Richmond In
ternational League club; 1nfielder
Borton, purchased from st, Louis
Americans; lnfielder Siglln and Out
fielder Farmer, secured from Pitts.
burg Nationals In trade for Shortstop
Chuck" Ward and Billy Southworth,
regular left fielder for the last two.
seasons.
All OF the other members Of the
squad are here, with the exception Of
few youngsters under contract who
will get trial with the team when
il goes to stockton after leaving
Honolulu 70 prepare for the polishing.
off period OF the training season.
The catchers
Lets begin with the eatchers and
get line on the material here in
Honolulu. First and foremost comes
Gus Fisher, the mainstay OF the back
stopping division. Gus is veteran
OF there ever was one. He broke into
baseball about the time
that Teddy Roosevelt was feeling the
effects OF the "big stick" effectively
welded by his dad. Gus drifted to
Portland and remained there until his
hitting attracted the attention Of the
Cleveland Americans. where he went
in 1911. Gut later went 70 the New
York Americans. when Frank Chance
was head of the club. but was later
brought back to Portland. He is a
wonderful hitter. and led the Coast
League in hitting in 1914 In addition.
he was judged the most valuable
player on his club by the three Port
land sport writer's, and was presented
with handsome silver and gold punch
bowl This was one OF the years In
which Portland won the pennant.
Promising Future
Frank sDinkr 0'Brien, one Of the
other catcherz, is a San Francisco boy
who appears to have very promising
future. He was secured by the Nc
Credies last summer when Fisher
broke his leg. Although he had never
had any professional experience, he
broke in well. and seems to have
chance to make the regular staff this
season.
The third catcher on the squad is
Bob Marshall. who was secured this
winter from the st. Paul American
club in exchange for
pitcher Grip Hagerman. Marshal is
; veteran. having been in the Amer
lean Association, had trial with the
New York Giants, and last year was
with the Omaha Club. which won the |
Western League pennant He has al |
pays been considered a great hitter.
Now come the pitchers. First II
might be well to mention the men
who have been with the club for some
little time. There are only two of
Ihese. Byron Houck and Lyle Bigbee
A Portland Boy
Houck has had more experience
han any OF his present associates.
A student Of Washington High School
3 Portland. be later went 70 the Uni