The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-05


Con.munjss.!oes from shs base ball
Rockford will haves ifss GLASS team
JsSfson and Radcliffe formerly oi tho
Dover club. played great game on SAT-
urday with the u. Of p. tcam.
Chsppelle will hold down first bag for
the Rockford.
Manager Hushebeck Of the O. A. C..
VIII make nnai arrangements with his
players this week.
mington team last season will romp in
the left garden for the q. A. @. this sea.
son.
Leach will pitch for Pawtucket this sea.
son.
The Phillies are on their way homewaid
from Augusta
This REPUBLICAN, this year will devote
as usual considerable tine and space 10,
cater W the base ball enthusiasts. Boys
send in your news. Tell the editor ali
about your players and let us have the re-
ports Of all games.
Catcher Eddie Boyle, who refused to 70
South with the Cincinnati team, still re-
fuses to sign the sliding" contract offered
him. A sliding" contract means fixed
sum with the promise Of an increase II his
work warrants retention as o member OF
the regular team.
Rockford opens the season on April II
with the Manayunk team.
Willie Mckee would like to play short
for Rockford. He is all right.
Newell viii give Denny Long the cold
shoulder and go to Minneapolis.
Victor WINS will stick 10 Syracuse.
Captain Mckee of the High School has
great team this season.
Dover should get move on her and get
a good club In the field. -,
"Stahl, who played last year with Buffa-
10, In the Eastern League, will be the find
this year as an outtleldcr,' says Steve
Ashe. 'Hewas signed by Frank Selee for
the Bostons He was the fastest fielder In
the Eastern League, and one Of the strong
est batsmen."
There is wide range Of country rep
resented In the homes of the Cleveland
clubs twenty-one players, Four Of them
name Cleveland as their residence; there
are three from other places In Ohio, two
from Indiana, Two from Massachusetts,,
one each from Maryland Missouri, Penn.
sylyania, New York, Delaware, Kansas,
Kentucky, Alabama. Texas and Maiue.
Hes as green as a fresh piucked Gu.
cumber," said Manager Comiskey wheI
he turned over Denzer to President Hart,
"Ho walks across the field in much the
same fashion as one would ride u horse.
But he's winner. Wait until he mows
downs the top notchers with that upshoot
OF his, and comes uR in your office with
gold. headed cane and the aroma of expen.
stye Hayanas He'll soon catch on to the
Injuries of civilization"
In the preliminary practice of the Sena-
tors, Dc Montrevlle and O'Brien would
lose nothing by devoting few rehearsals
to double plays. In the covering of second
base last season some one In that Senator
ial infeld was frequently wrapped in the
embrace OF party that Dad Clarke calls
Murphy, otherwise Morpheus, and cur
iously these frances seemed to be INDUCED
In when Winnie Mercer was on the rub.
ber -
One of the many pitchers signed by
Manager for the coming season is a won
der named Pardee. Pardee is reputed to
be Z feet inches in height, and to have
more speed than Rusie. According to o
man who has seen him pitch, Purdee must
be terror. First he looks down on his
Intended victim from his tremendous alti.
tudc with look Of scorn. Then be shoots
one In close to his neck, and while the
batter Is trying to escape he shoots three
more over the plate with the rapldity of
lightning and before the.hapless batter
realizes that he is in the game he is struck
out.
Pardee is guaranteed to strike out not
less than twenty three men to o game, and
II batter aceidently connects with the
ball, will break his bat. Keep your eye
on Pardee.
Secretaries Of clubs will please write
plainly on one side Of the paper and ad-
dress all communications to the Base Ball
Editor