The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-11

There was quite happy reunion yester
day afternoon when the members Of the
Philadelphia baseball team gathered to
gether on the wharf at the foot of Spruce
street to sail on the steamer City of Macon
which Is to carry them to Savannah. BY
four o'clock all the men except Thomp.
! son, Boyle and Cooley wore OIL board the
\ steamer. Thompson was expected to
| leave With the team, but he sent word
that his wife was i'll, ahd it would be i'm
| possible for him to report in that city.
! He Will probably go TO Augusta direct
| from Detroit sometime next week. Boyle
| will go from Cincinnati and Cooley from
| his homo in Illinois.
| There were many new faces among the
team yesterday. and quite number of the
mon had never met before. After the old
members Of the team had exchanged con-
| gratalations they next turned their atten'
| lions to the new c0mers, who were intro
| ducel by Secretary Shettsl!Ge and Mana
| ger Stallings
The members Of last years team who
were again on deck yesterday were Cross,
| Gefer, Hallam, Delahanty, Wheeler Orth
| and Grady. The new men were Gillen,
johnson, Brandt Fifsid and Harley.
Shortly before sailing time MsSsrs
Reach and Rogers gathered the men to.
gethef In the cab!n Of the steamer and
made tEelr final presentation Of their
new manager to the team, and bid the
men farewell
There was II big gathering on the wharf
of admirers of the local team, who were
anxious to got the first glimpse at the
players Among the men of the profe5.
sion on hand were: Billy Clymer, the
Buffalo centre fielder: Harleys father
and brother, Ed. o NeIll, Mike Frost,
Tommy Phelan, August Moran and Billy
Hallman (nephew Of the Phillies' second
baseman).
As the steamer backed out of her dock
Lave Cross knocked big "Nap" Lajoie's
hat off and it went overheard, Two
youngsters in row boat went after tho
head covering and captured It, They rowed
10 the steamer and fastened 'the Lat to q
lno which was thrown overheard.
The men seemed to he In first class con.
dtion, and all of the now players look like
valuable finds If appearance is to count for
anything. Mrs Nash accompanied her
husband to the steamer ard parted very |
willingly with her Willie" The team
will probably reach Savannah by Satur-
day morning and then will be hoard the |
story who was The first to feed the fish. "
The betting among the players was all in |
favor of Clements, while Hallman was |
strong second choice
A match between Charlie McKeever and |
"Kidn Mcfarland may be pulled off in
this city shortly.
Harry Davis and Jack Lynch will give |
an exhibition Of sparring and bag punch
ing at Glcave Han Media Pa March H.
Billy Hallman, the nephew and name.
sake Of the Phillies second bdsemRn, will
probably sign to pitch for the Detroit team
this season.
It Is Nicely that Eddie Connolly ani
"K'd" LavigRe will soon be matched at
thu Broadway New YORK, Athletic C.UG
In week or two.
Martin SULTAN Is repoGted to have made
bet that thGCorbctt And Fit;s!mmons Hgh7
will not last eight rounds, There was 10
stipulation as to who should win TIE CON
test
Martin the American professional cy-
clist now racing in Australia, was recent
ly fined S25 by the League of Victoria
Wheclmen for suspected 'roping," while
another competitor, at the same meeting,
was suspended for one month for using
Language toward the officers which they
could not trace IN the dictionary,
It is said that II the new racing cutter
wh!ch Is being built for Mr.. Charles Day
Rose, Of Pelitent fams, proves succoss!l!
in her con nests with the Prince OF Wales
Britannia and Emperor Wi!..am's Meteor
Mr.. Rose will Issue q challenge this year
to race for the Americas cup during the
yachting SEASON Of 1898.
In the two games Of the second round .!
the All Hibernlan shuttle board touFna.
ment, played last night, william J.
Holmes and Frank J. Ma:key w9H fr5m
James +. Lennon and MlChae! Lacrg
the score Of % to 80 and Frank Riley aH4i
Michael Kennoy beat John Reard5u ani
Owen G. Markey, the score being % to 10.
The last game In ta!s round will be played
on Friday evening.