Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-18
FAN SHOULD BE
considered in
BASEBALL DEAL
If the Man Who Pays Money
at the Gate is Satisfied,
- You'll Get Him +.

Calling spade spade should ap
ply TO baseball as well as In an,
4 other line of endeaVor, and the re
lcent meetings Of the baseball fratef
i nifty has brought out a number O
4 points that should be considered A;
q matter Of fact the players IN then
efforts TO line up combinations have
forgotten the fan, who supports base
bali. - IT, = 80. -. : ;, :.
Without the fan the players would
not have an opportunity to quarre'
oyer how much money they were
going to get ont Of it. If Mr.. Fan
would take the bit In his teeth. TINS
Icontinued squabbling over the money
would be settled for good and all.
The Fan First &
/ When the Oahu-Service League was
first organized Senator Charles Chill
lingworth, in talk to the managers
| of the league together with represen.
ltatiyes from the Pacific League, said
that the fan must first be CONSIDERED.
| He said that he would accept the DO
sition as president of the league on
condition that the fan would be given
Everything possible, and secondly
that the new players should be de-
yeloped. He strongly indorsed the
Iplsn OF the Pacific League to de-
velop young players, These players
Ehaye been staging good games, and
| have not been quarreling over how
much they were to receive.
The Pacific League and Oahu-Ser-
vice League have played together at
Moiliiii field the entire series. and
during that time not one discussion
has been held regarding finances. The
Pacific League representatives left
the matter up TO the brother league.
and both organizations worked hand
in hand to give the fan real base
ball.
How Muchf
Now comes some Of the members
OF the Honolulu League and In the
first discussion about amalgamation
the squabble begins over the receipts
given to the Pacific League to pay
for uniforms and other expenses. Now
getting right down to brass tacks,
doesn't it stand to reason that II every
manager Of the 0ahu-Service League
was satisfied with the arrangement
made, the agreement was fair?
When Senator Charles Chilling.
worth, Lieut.. Cohen, Bert Hushaw,
Ed Nell Louis Stephens, Capt. Wy.
man, Lieut.. Carr, w B. Stewart
Henry ChiIlingWofth and J. .. HIS.
gins all expressed themselves IS
pleased with the arrangements made,
things must have been satisfactory.
Boost Young Players
II we are going to have baseball
In the future IN Honolulu, the young
players must be developed. and given
every announcement. Take the St
Louis college team of the Pacific
League as an example. They pla5'
as pretty game in the field as the
majority Of teams in Honolulu. They
are all amateurs and they play base
ball all the time. Before the game
there is no longing look at the stand
to see how much money they were
going to land out Of 1t. That Is the
ideal situation, and the fan Is begin
ming to believe In It.
AIl-stars Show Il
As an example Of the spirit In
stilled in the two leagues, the case
Of Henry ChillingWorth's All-Stars
might be taken as an example. When
the league was first started Chilling
worth had confidence In the league
and went out and purchased the uni
forms. He gathered bunch Of play
ers around him who played real base.
ball, and with the assistance Of ]. e.
Higgins the team began practise, and
not once during the season did thel
players squabbie over how much
money they were getting Chilly has
used US square and we are with him
to the finish, is the expression used
by one Of the players.
That is the reason the crowds have
turned out to Moiliili Field. It Is
known that Moiliih has been drawing
larger crowds than Athletic park, and
It stands to reason that the fan has
been satisfied with the ARRANGEMENTS
made by the two leagues. Good base
ball has been played, and the slogan
has been kept up: THE Fan First"
When the Portland team was here
this year one Of the local teams de-
layed the starting Of the game for
period because the players were down
under the stand quarreling over how
much they were going to get out OF !
{. That was the situation. Instead |
Of spending their time quarrelingI
1yer funds the members of the Oahu |
Service league went out and played
and suggested methods for
treating the fans fair. and now they /
lave the funds coming in. You can
Iuarrel all you want over how much /
lou are going to get. but II there are
70 fans In the stand you are not 20
ne to get anything to squabble over.
Many Teams Here
There ought to be good strong
eague In Honolulu. A twelve team
eague for the professionals is too
many. The 18th Infantry team Is one I
rganization, the Sind Infantry, II they Il
lay, Is another one that must be con- 4
idered. Fort Ruger and the AIl-Stars
lake four teams Then the Chinese
cam Of the Honolulu league Is an
ther organization, and that gives i've Is
Sans. -
The Japanese fans of the city are Is
OF going to be deceived by calling an
ggregation Of players by the name
apanese when there are only about
Eo japanese players on the team.