The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10

MI. Nixon Davis returned yesterday
evening from a trip to Baltimore and
Washington, where he and Mr.. Wills
went in quest OF ball players to
strengthen the Wilmington team He
reports tina the trip was quite a salts
factory one. Mr.. Wills stopped over
for the day in Richmond to confer
with Messrs. Jake Wells and Attyson,
of that city. In Washington on the 4th
of July they saw the following players
from whom they will be able to select:
Calliplawe, pitcher n outield; Stanly
pitch and outfield; Davis, pitch and
outfield; Cronin, second baseman;
Horriss, catcher, and Beard, ouafelder.
The last named players are now play
ing on the Rockville, Md, team In
Baltimore they saw Pitcher Brown
and Catcher Roney.
C~alliplawe pitched last year On the
Cleveland team and is now playing
with the Eastern Athletic Association
Of Washington. Cronin n Davis are
now playing with h government
printing office team of that city, and
Stanly with the Eastern Athletic As
ISOLATION. These men are all eXceP-
tionally heavy hitters. In a game at
National Park, Washington, on the
18th, al which MeSSrS. Davis n Wills
were present, they saw each of these
men play. Stanly, who pitched for the
Eastern Athletic Association, struck
out eleven men and made two home
runs. Calliplawe played at center field
and did some fine hitting, while both
Cronin and Davis showed up we'll with
the stick. Brown, the Baltimore pitch
er, was for & while with the Baltimore
national league team and pitched last
year on the Wilkesbarre team, in the
Atlantic league. Raney caught last
year on the Newark, Atlantic League
team. Probably the strongest pitcher,
though, with whom they got in CORE
spondence while in Baltimore, vas
John Foreman, who pitched both for
Pittsburg and Indianapolis teams.
Foreman is to advise them Immediate
ly as to whether or not he will accept
service with the Wilmington team.
The services of Mr.. Rea, of the Uni
versity of Virginia team, and he has
no doubt by this time Joined the Will
mington team in Raleigh. Rea is a
first baseman n outfielder and was
the leading hitter on the team this
year. Collier, outfielder and pitcher, a
remarkably heavy hitter, of Memphis,
Tenn, who has played with the Uni
versities of North Carolina and Vir-
ginia, can be secured and he will
doubtless be signed. Mr.. Walker Wick
wires from Atlanta hat he thinks he
can secure, if wanted, the services of
Macafee and Smith, battery on the
Selma, Ala, team, and they have been
asked to wire their terms. Out of this
list of good players our team should
be S % strengthened as to make it the
pennant winner Upon the return this
morning of Captain Wills from Rich
mOnd the question of the final Selec-
tions will be settled and the men gotten
here during the early part of next
week. Captain Wills injured a has
not sufficiently healed for him to take
part in any of this weeks games.
A meeting of The executive commit
tee of the North Carolina Base Ball
Associa -Ion is called for tonight at the
Orion hotel. The selection of a presi-
dent in the stead of Mr.. George Ste
phens will be one of the features of
business to be considered.
The next games to be played in Will
mington are between Charlotte and
Wilmington on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week.