Show I WALT SAYS HONOLULU JAUNT II HAS NOT p PROVEN FAILURE Says Sport Writers Who Gave Him Ha Ha Haven't a Single Laugh Coming Special Mall Mail Service March 17 Although many expert ex ex- ports pert on the coast cont have predicted that I HONOLULU I the Portland team would find that It had made a mistake In making the long trip here for the purpose of conditioning the and both bath the tho Judge and Walter Waiter are least st here bit bit are disturbed not t the and Judging from the results result obtained 10 so far they have no cause to worry e.- e. Although they have only eighteen men here a. a number of oX lv who whom I-i I o m are ire young oun pitchers who have lit littie little lit Ill tIe tle chan change c to make mako tho the team tho marvelous marvelous marvelous mar mar- climate which seems much more moro I oven even and better adapted for training purposes pur pur- poses poes than any site tho the Beavers vera have c ever c conditioned in at any California elt city has done wonders for tor them For Instance Denny Wilie one of or the tho h veterans found that h s h-s had worked all the soreness out of or his body exactly l savon days after ho he arrived and Byron Houck who usually has a a. lot of trouble with his hla arm getting it 11 Into condition I says bays as a's that tH he Is nearly ready to take his turn on the mound Naturally th the tho youngsters are arc all rounding rounding- Into form and the team as a 1 whole Is now in tho the best of or shape barring barring bar bar- ring a few fow minor aches and pains T This had baa been accomplished without the tho aid of ot a trainer of or any kind each man payIng payIng pay pay- Ing particular attention to his own con con- diLlon Recently the decided to appoint M. M f. f D. D Wells a big Portland policeman as trainer for tho the coming season leason Wells Is a toot football ball veteran n n. hockey player and has ha dabbled In athletics athletics ath ath- letice for a number of ot years He has played center on the Amateur Athletic club team for tor a no number numb r of or years He lIe will Wm join the tho team at Stockton when It reports there on March llUch 21 The Tho trip from Victoria to Honolulu on the Niagara an English boat which promised premised trouble in la case caso a a. German raider had managed to break into th the tho Pacific was uneventful except for tor the tho fact tact that many of the players players were sick At that Walter McCredie the biggest st and andone andone one of or the healthiest men In the party was the worst wont afflicted of or all and was seldom seen at the table Ho Is not a good sailor and doesn't have to admit It it The ocean trip lasted for tor seven even days dabs and the tourists were certainly glad to toce see Ice ce land again although the tho trip was an unusually smooth one according to tho the sailors Waning enthusiasm was restored quickly however as aa soon as th tho players rs sighted land Arriving they found Jound Honolulu all that It Jt had been heralded The team is quartered at tho the famous Waikiki beach bench Their accommodations are unique As An thero there were no hotels here which were not crowded It was necessary to provide other quarters quarter The Trent Treat Trust com company pan took the matter In hand and constructed twenty cottages arranged In Ina Ina a a. complete circle with an on accommodation tion hall bali in the the center These are ore one- one room affairs boarded up for a a. distance of ot six feet and screened the tho remainder of or tho the distance to tho the root roof They aro are nicely furnished and two players player occupy occupy py each There is 18 nn open air nIl dining room on the tho tract where all an of or the players eat Shower baths bath are aro provided The cottages cottage are re not over two minutes' minutes walk from Waikiki beach where tho the players go swimming every Ivery morning practicing In inthe tho the afternoon Trim Tren Town Is located about four tour miles from Honolulu proper proper- but Is connected by street cars care The Theban ball ban park IB is about thirty minutes minutes' dIstant dIs dis distant tant ant from Tren Troll Town There are aro a number of young players players' who are showing up welL It looks as If it Charlie Hollocher who tried out with Portland last Jast spring lacked experience and was farmed to the tha Rock Island Three-Eye Three league club will be tho lie regular shortstop Hollocher now shows hows signs of ot being a 11 good hitter and Captain Rodgers says YS ho he Is as good a fielder as Dave Davo Bancroft Perhaps this Is stretchIng stretchIng stretching stretch- stretch Ing It a little but he ho certainly has hIlS a lot of cl class s. s If H Borton reports It will probably mean that tho the Infielder secured from Pittsburg n as part payment for tor Continued on page nago 4 4 S WALT Continued from Crom page 3 S. Chuck Ward will m be bo shifted 1 to third Stumpf will b b retained to play pIn utility roles and formed farmed to Spokane or orsome orsome orsome some other Northwestern team where he be may maT gain a n little more mora ence It is too early yet to A. A ascertain how the tho crop of ot young youn pitchers is going to turn out put Marshall th the tho catcher secured s from St. St Paul in exchange for Rip Hagerman lingerman linger Hager- man looks loob like a n. fair sort nort o of receiver hut but there In I a R chance that Ken Van Yan tho the Chinese catcher r ma may b be bo secured cu d to no ro with the Heavers which probably would mean man that Marshall would go JO Ken Yan although a fun fun- Wooded full Chinaman is 18 ono one of the tho niftiest bits bit's of ot receiving material that has been seen scan for tor fora a a. along long time Ho lie throws s as well wen as Rowdy Howdy Elliott or Walter an and l would bo be a no sensation in tho the Coast Cout Irn league c. c The strength of oC several teams hers hero in the l Islands is ht amazing Th The Twenty- Twenty fifth Infantry composed 1 of colored play play- ers era which defeated tho the All AU Americans here hero last fall tan the nine nino and tho the St St. St Louis Alumni with Johnny Williams In m the box are ore all above the average and havo have given the Beavers nh all the tho battling they wonted Of the seven ball players who for tor vanous van vari ou ous reasons didn't make tho trip only ono has hns been heard from to date Bill DIU Billy Southworth tho the outfielder who has balked Credle on 0 Lerms nn lia has cabled Judge Mcf Mc- Mc f asking how much ho he would take tako for or vi his hii rele release ae u It Is ls believed that Billy Whose home is III In Columbus 0 Ii 1 dickering dick dick- ering with the tho Columbus American Reao- Reao elation officials Wh who who have havo offered to ask lUIk purchase hIm In i case CAlIa the dont don't too much for his release e. e Tho Tim Mca Mc- Mc have set a Pr price anti and d forwarded it It but It isn't believed that Joe Tinker will vant to meet It it Of or tho the seven Babe Dabe Borton norton and arid Al AI L Leake ak are the only other holdouts Fincher Fincher Fin Fin- cher wanted to make the tho tn trip but didn't got get transportation in time Ume Farmer armer had tho the same llama trouble while Brenton the he pitcher secured from New Orleans In ex ex- ex change chango for Herbert Kelly and BUI DIU T rol that ho had given n his word I to Pros President dent Fultz of the fraternity that he ha wouldn't sign until tho the threatened trouble had b been en settled As this is out I of tho the way there thero is nothing to keep him from ro reporting at Stockton I Nick Williams manager of the Spokane club who will have charge chargo of ot the Portland Port Port- Portland land players at nt Stockton from torn March Marci 14 It until the Portland team arrives Honolulu has written that thal ho ha hAS hau already al at- aI- aI I ready rendy scheduled three games One wilt will bo with St. St Marys Mary's college o on March 23 and two will bo be with Spokane which will will also train at Stockton on March 24 and nd 25 Ho lie will also arrange games for tor I March 31 and April 1 which means that tho the Beavers will wilt go straight from Stockton Stockton Stock Stock- ton to Salt Lake Lako for tor the tho opening April 3 3 Instead d of playing the last laet Saturday or Sunday at Reno Rena or some omo other way point A As It now looks look dlo only possible troubles may bo be in hi his b battery positions Hi His Infield looks strong nn and l ft It Southworth Southworth Southworth South- South worth comes b back k into line lii his hi outfield I I I I will be better than it has hns been for years Mac will have some first class claM hurlers hurlen but whether he will have he enough h of ot them depends entirely on how some of or his hla younger young players like Penner and arod Bigbee men who have made fine fino records in leagues of lower 10 classification shape up Baseball Is III a popular sport spore here and nna the fans have turned out well at nt the gomes games According to the terms term of ot the tho contract under which Portland came tr h hero half halt of the guarantee made mado maX by y j local S promoters was token taken n in at t tho tite first three games Barnes As Aa there are at nt least six Ix more scheduled l during the tho stay atay it seems certain ocr ocr- tain Ui-in that tho the Honolulu sportsman sportsmen will lose nothing b by their venture It it mIght also abo be bAw said aid that Manager McCredie would not be averse averso to cominG here herG again next year i If It It can be arranged |