Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-04-05
BASE BALL MATTERS.
The Wilmington Club Pracfieine
ON tho DIAMOND.

The members Of the Wilmington base pa
club are settling down TO business anu nisy !. y,
found practicing every afteraoon IN Sn W: W.
ed In : sosd pract,6s sInis fefsrs sn sadiencss
Of nearly 800 persons, a.! Of whom s1pressso e, s
pesrauce Of the new club Daniel NJ. Casey
and Cusick, Miller and McCloskey, and Burns
ana Cusick compri. ed the batteries alternate
Casey, the left-h.nded pitcher, wss yatch.
ed with considerable interes', and hi' delivery
| was considered to be an excellent one. MIS-
6slis In swiftly, and when s1 ,hey dfGP nea
| though yonng and inexperienced, be shows
properly trained WIN acqail himself with
at the business and dperfectly reliable, Miller
having pitched for the Anthracites Ia I seas n
and ~ill b. best remembered in this city by
having = uh d In the great thirteen inning
Burns flled the holes for The Harrisburg clue
last yrav very acc.plably, his delivery ang
sspt ssoe IL Il. Ss
'f the catcher Cusick is the same reliable
man behind the bat, but his batting has i'm
proved: McCloskey was the best catcher an
most re liable batter Oftbetiari isburg club last
season; Lyncn caught Harhins Tor the Jren.
tons last season, and distinguished himself
both in that po ition, and at the bat. He VIII
sition at first, and viii no doubt fill the place
with tine same degree OF efficiency. Little
much ground for the Winnie gton club us he
did for the Trenton last season he will win
many admirers. He also good a. tn. the pat; pat;
players, 1 and viii liz guard tn thira base. lie IS
brilliant ia-fsld.r. and heavy batter, while
bis throwing propensiiits are to be admired.
Dennis ny, asey, also ron , the hsrriSoupg ins
siiion he ranked first IN the Interstate last
sea on. He is nne fielder, and one OF the
heaviest batters in the nine, his long hits
often being made justin time TO do the most
Last, but not least is the manager of the
club, Joseph simmons, noted ball player,
gers oa account of his executive ability and
excellent judgment at all times. He managed
the Trenton team at the close OF last season.
rat, where they had become the iaughing
stock, and placing them amon,st the strong
est OF the Inter.Stat teams. Mr.. Simmons
deals kindly nut firmly with his men, and
Will require each player to live strictly, up TO
After:all, the management is the main fea-
ture OF the: e:success OF base ball team, and in
consequence all eyes will be upon the present
mahAger.
NOTES OF TIE GAME.
Following will be the Trento team at the
opening game In Philadelphia this tSatc rday)
afternoon. Murphy, pitcher; Ryan; catcher;
Shetzline, M.ers snd Schenrk on the bases,
respectively; smith, short stop, and Williams,
Quinton and Brounthers In the left, centre |
and right helCs.
Tue managers Orthe Eastern eague clubs
are as fol lows: Monumental Harry spence
Richmond, not selected QuicKstep joseph
rinmons Allentown, II. j. Dehlman Read. |
ing, Frank Heifert: Harrisburg. 4. N. Stur.
geOn Newark Dave PiersOn Trenton, I.
+. Power.
The Wilmington club will play the Prince
ton College tam on Wednesday afternoon
next, game to be called at 80 clock.
The Providence League team again de-
featei the Virginia club yesterday by score
Off to3.
President West Of the wilmington club 10
Paul Brown. He will arrange the pictures In
q roun and frame them.