The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-03
BASEBALL SEASON.
New Castle Preparing TO Put a
Good Club in the Field-A
State League with Rock
ford, Dover and New
Castle Agitated.

NEW CASTLE, Feb ga movement Is
on foot here to establish a first class base
ball club and to ask the cooperation of
Rockford and Dover to form State
league. With Wilmington and New
Castle connected by the trolly cars the ex-
pense Of attending, a game here would be
reduced far below what it was in former
years. To those who know tho history
Of baseball between the two cities 1t Is
well known fact that when Rockford and
New Castle clubs played they were al.
ways followed by hundreds of admirers.
The fare to New Castle used to be thirty
cents and during the coming year that
amount Of money will admit a person to
the ball grounds and also pay his fare
between the two cities The fare on the
trolley cars will be only ten cents from
Fourth and Market streets in Whining
p ton to Third and Delaware avenue, New
Castle, within one block Of the ball
grounds. Tka base ball fraternity of vii.
mington and New Castle know to their
sorrow the manner in which fake base
ball scooped in their money in 1895. One
day the news would be given that stars"
had been secured and during the game
the people would find that the stars were
T 'petrified" or rotten" Then the news
paper reporters were seen and willy
manager with an oily tongue would OK.
plain until the people became dlsgusted
The base ball editor of the REPUBLICAN,
criticised the Wilmington Club and finally
opened the peoples eyes. The people kept
away from the grounds. II professional
base ball was paid fo', then the people did
not want to be disguised with games that
were inferior to the ones played on the lots
OF Browntown or New Castle
The amateur clubs Of Philadelphia have
passed their usefulness as drawing card
from the fact that they have formed a
combination and they represent only one
big club for every time an aggregation of
players comes down you are sure to see
some of the players of the other clubs
Some young blood came to the front
here last year and with little practice
they can outrival such players as Leach
ana Montgomery who wore professional
II good club and Dover furnished profes.
sionals and can do the same again. There
IS just as good timber TO be found in
Kent county for bas eball players as Clarke
Iearfoss and Radcliffe.
some one viii say that this article is
written to boom the trolley road. Tho
writer is as much interested in the steam
as in the trolley railroad and understands
that the fare on the railroad during the
summer will be lowered from the sterO-
typed thirty cents round trip. To and
from Dover The journey would bc made
by the railr6ad so If the people choose TO
come by the railroad from Wilmington
let them do 80.
There is room enough for all in this
wide world, but when New Castle expects
to have new industries and thousands OF
visitors during the summer, then good
base ball will be one of the entertain.
ments for the people while here Play
ball, play good ball and let us support
our home tonms. When we want to see
a professional game let us GO seq profess
ional ball players play it.
Then we are sure not to be cheated by d
club Il at is managed by man who would
line his players heavily for not getting to
first base on bunt, and $40 and s25 for
striking ball the first over the plate even
though by doing SO he game was won for
the club. Get move on you baseball
enthusiasts and let us hear from you.
The REPUBLICAN is tho best sporting
paper i'll the State and says again play
ball.