Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Hawaiian notes

Source for all that follows: file:///C:/Users/kiach/Pictures/Johnson_Michael_r.pdf

1890s:

Star pitchers: Lionel Hart, George Wood. 
Popular: Chris Holt, Chris Willis, Percy Lishman. 

Pro players:

John Ganzel, Barney Joy, Buck Lai, Henry Oana, John Williams, En Sue Pung, Tony Rego, 

Bozo Wakabayashi, Kenichi Zenimura, Wally Yonamine, Bill Nishita, Jyun Hirota, Dick Kashiwaeda, 

Notes: 
John Williams continued to play baseball as a part of Standard Oil's team through the 1920s. 

En Sue Pung was a teammate of Barney Joy with the H.A.C.  Twice toured the U.S and Asia with touring teams. His career lasted 25 years. 


Thursday, January 20, 2022

1906 Honolulu League notes

 Kamehameha:

Jones, catcher, was blamed multiple times for not being able to catch Reuter, and Reuter not being able to pitch his best.

Maile Ilima:

Western League

  1898-7-07 -  Columbus WL franchise will move to Denver