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.

written up couple OF aUeBeO Ddit
games for ,fthe StarBulletin (mahala
ce they are only brothers, fraternally
speaking), and ] refuse to take a
chance on third, For, IL memory
serves correctly. "Rastus'' Faweett
and Breezy Cronin both had the
pleasure CT recording victory for two
OF the island teams This is not ali
especially cheerful task fora 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 az present auartered in the Pearl
OF the Pacific"
Before gGing further, II might be
Nell to- state that this trip, the
first evef Undertaken for the purpose
of conditioning a 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
ia the training line which can be
found here. Everything is ideal and
be made in the futsre years.
Some Are Missing
In order TO intimately present the
members of the Beaver squad to the
people of Honolulu. 1t 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
will 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
s.holdouts," some missed their trans
portation which was forwarded them,
and were Unable to get to Victoria in
time TO sail with the party. and one
chaidnt sign because he was a mem
Der OF the Players Fraternity, and
had given his personal word to Presi-
dent Fultz that he wouldn't sign until
the threatened strike had been settled
These men are: Pitcher Brenton, Sc
cured in q trade with New Orleans for
Pitcher Kelly and 0utfielder Nixon,
members or the Beaver squad last
year: Pitcher Fincher, purchased from
the ST. Louis Americans; Pitcher
Leake, purchased from Richmond In.
ternational League club Infieider
Bofton, purchased from st. Louis
Americans; Infielder Siglin and Out. !
fielder Farmer. secured from Pitts !
burRf Nationals In trade for Shortstop
sChutkr Ward and Billy Southworth, |
regular left fielder for the last two
sessons
All OF the other members Of the |
squad are here, with the exception OF I
q few youngsters under contract who
swill get a trial with the team when |
II goes TO Stockton after leaving |
Honolulu 10 prepare for the polishing |
or period OF the training season,
The Catcbers
LET'S begin with the catehers anG |
tet 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 vas one He broke into
professionalf 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 to 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.
lie 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 ono of the years IN.
which Portland won the pennant.
Promising Future
Frank sDink' 0'Brien, one of the
otl,er catchers, is San Francisco boy
who appears to have a very promising
future. He was secured by the Nc.
,Ctedies last summer. when Fisher
broke his leg. Although he had never
had any professional experience, ne
broke IN we'll. and seems to have a
asiGance to make the regular staff this
season.
The third catcher on the squad Is
Eoh Marshall who was secured this
winter from the ST. Paul American
Association club in exchange for
Pitcher rip" Hagerman. Marshal is
. veteran, having been in the Amer
lean Association, had a trial with the
New York Giants. ard last year was
Win the Omaha Club, which won the
M1cgteyn League pennahs lie has al
x-avx been considered great hitter.
Now come the pitchers. FIRST il
Chr be well to mention the men
r.l,o have been with the club for some
I,tt,e time. There are only two of
,hsse byron Houck and Lyle Bigbec.
a Portland Boy
Houck has had more experience
fhan any OF his present associates.
4 student OF washington HIGH School
II Portland, he later went to the Uni.
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