The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-12
Base BsIlNew..

Rockford and Manayunk on Saturday
Wilmington should give our home clul
royal send off as Longs fakirs kept thu
club away from the diamond last season
We want to hear from all amateur club.
In the state.
The Myrtle Jrs,, defeated the Gems OIL
Saturday by the score Of 10 to l6 in eleven
innings.
The Phillies are home.
The Liberty Tree base ball club is new
aspirant for honors, and has Issued dea
to any team whose players do not average
over ID years The players are; John
Walsh and Mungle, c.; James Walsh and
Lally, p; Pyle, IS. Jennings, h.; Cox
2b.; Sealman, 3b. ;Appleby, II. Jones, Of
Boyle, RI. On Saturday they play the
Marion team of Newport. It. Jennings,
No. 92l Reed street, Is captain.
The National Guard contemplate form
ing u base ball league.
The Rockford base ball club will open
the season next Saturday, when Manayunk
will cross bats with the local players. So
far the following men have been secured
for the season: Prentiss and Kenny, p;
Phillips, O.; MCDANIEL, h.; Fergerson,
2b. Beggs, 3b. or rf.; and Buckley, Of.
The Myrtle base ball club is open to
challenges from all clubs under IA years
OF age. Address ]. Spallance, s. w. COR.
Reed and Jackson streets
The National Club bee will soon be hum.
ming.
Let us have a good local base ball club
this year.
Rockford was always favorite.
Reauing won another game on Satur-
day.
1t was stated on authority last night
that the celebrated case of Pitcher Rusie
VS.. the New York Club will be brought to
in, ~ nt
special meeting of the League magnates.
The meeting was arranged on account of
the National Board conference, which Is
also scheduled for to-day In New York.
The special meeting however, has been
kept profound secret, and the first init
nation of 1t came last night when it was
learned that j. Earl Wagner proxy would
be held by President Soden, uf Boston.
President lin Hart of the Chicago Club,
will hold the proxies Of those magnates in
the Western circuit of the League, who
will find it impossible to attend.
This is the way base ball enthusiast
speaks about "Dem" Phillies
For u youngster Fitleld certainly can
field his position in great shape
Gradys hair looks as though it hadn't
felt a comb or brush all Winter.
1t Is the Same old Thompson out in right
field match him If you can
B.
time q section of sod was torn up.
Cross still takes n hitch at his trousers
every time he secs ball coming his way.
The Athletics will try to give the Philfies
some pointers in this afternoons game
That title "Rosie OGrady" will stick
to the captain Of the Yannigans many Il
day.
Geier was christened Phillip by his par
ents, but he has been dubbed "Bill" by
Clements.
Billy Shettsline is as proud as the father
of trplets now that he has seen the
Phillies play
There are no mosquitoes on Carsey at
second base With practice the "Kid'
should play that position we'll
With tho new Improvements 1t Is tigur
ed that Philadelphia Park now has seating
accommodation for 20,OOs persons.
johnson should save his voice for open.
ing day. If he expends all his wind now
his voice reservoir will need Uiling Oh April
e.
Stallings is being joliad for his praise Of
the Phill!es, but the events of the next few
months may give the new manager the
right to laugh last.
Billy Nash hnsn forgotten how to ne.
gotate foul balls on the bike track, nor has
he the broken finger he got last season try
ing to capture one Of those twstcrs.
Dclnhanty and Clements ARE looked
upon as the coming cycling champions.
There is talk of matching them for race
on the peerless track now being con.
struoted at Philadelphia Park to see which
shall wear Zimmerman s Old toga,
Harley appeared on Saturday to be suffer
ing from the same malady that affected
Cooley last seasOn-tOO much Cautilivcr TO
see fly balls distinctly. Cooley, though,
seems to have gotten over this defect, aud