Gorman, Thompson, Willis and Davis, with one admixture, Toyo Jackson. It is gratifying to observe that these teams played the game well and fairly, and played what is known as 'clean ball.' The Hawaiians have not yet became Freedmanized. May they never be! And this interesting incident of the day is thus recorded by the Hawaiian reporter; 'Senator J. S. McCandle had paid for the privilege of admitting all soldiers free, and many of the boys in blue and brown availed themselves of the opportunity.' Our hat is off to Senator McCandle, of Honolulu."
Mr. H. G. Merrill, writing on Base Ball as played in Porto Rico, says:
"Base Ball has gained quite a strong hold on the natives in many of the towns of Porto Rico. A letter from Mr. Spinosa, a prominent player and sportsman, tells of a recent game in which the winning run was made amid great excitement. The score was 5 to 4 in the ninth inning with three men on bases and two out, the batsman having two strikes called on him. The catcher thought to catch the base-runner napping at first base and threw the ball wild, so that the winning run came in. It was a Sunday game witnessed by a large crowd, and Mr. Spinosa wrote: 'Some of us desecrated the Sabbath in our expressions of the play. The San Juanites were so highly elated that they challenged the regular Santurce team to a game and I intend to give them the worst drubbing they ever dreamed of—25 to 0 or something like it.' The Americans on the island are making Base Ball highly popular with the intelligent class of natives and have coached them so well that many of them play the game in surprisingly good style."
Up to date information from our island possessions is to the effect that in all the colonies acquired in recent years Base Ball teams are rapidly multiplying in numbers, the players everywhere are swiftly gaining proficiency, while the game itself is advancing with giant strides in public favor.
Throughout Cuba, Porto Rico and Hawaii regularly scheduled league games are played, exciting deep interest and attracting great throngs of spectators. The same is true of the Philippines. Wherever our soldiers and sailors go the game is immediately introduced, the natives acquir-
