Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-25

HOPES OF an amalgamation OF the
Chhu-Seryice and Honolulu leagues
s,eni glimmerinS yesterday Afternoon
~ the Star.BuIletin office when tee
f|embers of the Honolulu League
f1ounted oil their favorite charger, the
almighty dollar, and refused to con
s|der the proposal made by the oanu-
service League managers.
The members of the Honolulu
L.aagae said that they would not cor
zIder any plan to give the Pacific
l.eague 20 per cent Of the gate, re.
celpts: furthermore, they opposed
r.aying games at tie prices in effect
- MoiIiilf field.
sc Raise In Price
Senator Charles Chillingworth, pres
lIent of the Oahu-Service League,
I'D that he was satisfied with tue
arrnngements made with the Pacific
League, and furthermore said that he
VAS opposed to any plan which would
rouee the baseball fans Of tao city
He was seconded by Henry Chilling
WORTH OF the AIl-Stars and w.. Z,
stewart OF Fort Kruger.
When President Chillingworta
harmed that the Honolulu League
Iemberssdid not want to start In the
I.atue by first playing fair with the
I.ns and then boosting the youngsters
Ie adjourned the meeting. IT was a
r|ear case Of once more trying to hand
a 10 the baseball fans and an example
81 opposition to the growth OF base
ball IN Honolulu.
Here u 10
The baseball fans Of the city arc
naturally sick and tired Of the whole
11uabble, and If justice to those WHIP
1.Ipport baseball here IL might be well
IS say that Solomon Fukumura, the
manager Of the Japanese-St. Louis
tombination Of the Honolulu League,
addressed the president and said that
lis team would not consider playing
"a the priced (which were charged by
the OahurService League at Moiliilt
Held. Bill Inman Of the same team
also opposed playing under those
prices.
Now, Mr.. Baseball Fan, there's the
SIfuafion IN nutshell. That gives q
line on which organization IL trying
IS build up the game In this city. The
oahu-seryice League has drawn three
times as many fans as the Honolulu
League IN the past, because they
started the league with the Intention
az first being fair with the fans OF
the city. de-. -....
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The prices charged at Moiliili Field
.fe 1Oc, csc anC 35c. At these prices
tie teams have been able to pay their
Ixpenses. and the fans have been
|reated square. One Of the managers
ID the league gets up and proposes
hat the league soak the fans for more
money, and II the league refuses to
d this; his team would not come in.
And this statement was the express
Lon Of two Of the teams which played
III TO 10 game at Athletic Park at
Irices OF IS cents for the bleachers,
While the AIl-Stars and Ruger Giants
we're playing q s to game of IL
INNINGS for 10 cents In the bleachers.
~ addition to this the fans at Moiliili
held had an opportunity Of witness
Ing 4 game betweal the Hawaiis and
IIlipinOs for the same money. After
one sits down and lnediates on this.
1e IS forced to spring big laugh.
0ocot Youngsters
The oahu-Service League managers
nr0Ped that they were supporters OF
the youngsters by standing strictly
behind the boosting Of the boys who
IaVe been playing good baseball
they stood pat on the problem OF.
|Itatink the tan feir, and they also
food their ground In boosting future