Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-21
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O'Brien, c. Moore, 3h.
Sehatzlein, p. Pagan, 2b.
! At Athletic Park, Thursday after.
noon at o'clock Game will begin
Immediately following the swimming
meet on the harbor.
| Honolulu was invaded this morning
by "a members Of the Beaver party
from Portland. With their faces
wreathed in smiles the delegation
from the Rose City stepped down the
gangplank to inaugurate the first
training trip of any ball team to the
Paradise of the Pacific.
Despite the stormy weather one or
two days on the trip the members OF
the party representing the Beaver
baseball team stood the jaunt In ex-
cellent shape, and Walter McCredie
was Juggling the pancakes this morn
ing with as much proficiency as q
busher
The INVASION means much to ath-
leties in Hawaii, and as a proof that
| the trip is going to be boosted Walter
presented three simon-pure sporting
editors from one end or The boat, and
| these scrihes have already printed
reams about the trip and will do so
in the future. All were well armed
] with ammunition to shoot back to the
Rose City.
lets Go Eat
Walter McCredle first became po-
etc when he saw the purple hills in
| the distance. and Judge McCredie also
spoke of the beautiful vistas that
could be seen from the liner. Hawaii
wonderful and beautiful was much OF
the discussion this morning until Lou
Kennedy, the Telegram scribe. broke
up the beautiful theme by using the
commonplace phrase, Lets go eat"
Honolulu was honored this morning
as this the first training trip that
Judge W. w. McCredie, president Of
the club, has made in all the years
of his tenor of office. He has failed
to go to California. but when seen this
morning said that he expected
I he would be much charmed with the
visit to the Isles of Peace.
Walter is confident that he viii
have good team this year, and has
a likely looking bunch OF youngsters
with him. Fielder Jones believes that
the Beavers will finish in the upper
notch, and the critics on board believe
that McCredie has struck the right
combination.
San Francisco critics believed that
the Portland boss would give up the
trip at the last moment, but Walter
crossed them. and now the magnates
are wondering whether Honolulu was
not good bet after ALL The local
ball fans will be pulling for the
Beavers in the race next year, and
there win be much discussion at Wal
kiki regarding the merits of the
teams
Walter Mecredie told Mr. Wood a
good one this morning while the
boat was easing ifs way into the dock
The big Portland boss told how Port
land first thought of coming to Homo
lulu. A fellow carrying the cognomen
of Wood hoped out Of the Shasta
Limited one day and introduced him
self to Portland First he said he was
a congressman, and then after may
days branched out as the son of West
Linghouse Finally he said that he was
manager OF E. o. Hall & Sons, and
on the strength Of that got by in ex.
cellent shape.
One day in tanning bee the Wood
person caught Walter at a proper mo-
ment IN the billiard emporium and
proceeded to tell him why the Beavers
should train In Honolulu. Walter,
ever responsive to a good publicity
plan. hearkened, and thee Wood un-
folded his plan, which was to invite
the Portland aggregation to this city
for training.
Three or four days after the publ
cation of the news the man was taken
into tow after impersonating an army
officer. Previous to this he had said
that he was Napoleon, Charles Chap
lin and Harry Thaw. This brought out
the comments, and the Star-BulIetin
then took up the natter with Al
Castle. who Immediately proceeded to
invite the Rose City folks here. And
McCredie believes that the trip will
be worth while.
Members Of the Beaver party who
arrived this morning on the Niagara
are Judge and Mrs. William W. Nc
Creole, Walter McCredie, manager:
Roscoe Fawcett, Portland Oregonian;
Robert Cronin, Oregon Journal; Lou
Kennedy, Evening Telegram; Bill
Rodgers, captain; Gus Fisher, Frank
O'Brien and Bob Marshall, catchers;
Byron Houck, Lyle Bigbee, Mark Hig-
bee, Kenneth Penner, John Brandt. AL
Zweifel, George Helfrich and Herman
Schatzlein, pitchers; Bill Stumpf,
first base; Charley Hollocher. short
stop; Ralph Pinelli. third base; Ike
Wolfer, leftfield. Kenneth Williams,
centerfisld; Denie Willie, rishtfield.
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