Evening journal., 1901-08-13
REED BIRDS WILL
BIB PLENTIFUL
Much Interest Taken in
Baseball by the Local
Fans
- % the nyenlns IoarnaI.

special 70 the Evening Journal
New Caste. Aug. 12.-From present
indications reed and rail birds will be
most plentiful this Fall, and local
sportsmen are making active prepara-
tions for the season.
The marshes above and below the
city along the river front are already
being peopled with 'reedies,' and old
gunnors predict unusually good sport
this year
Baseball has taken a firm hold upon
the people here. and large numbers at
tend the games in Wilmington every
day. In order TO stem TO some extent
this outflux OF fans. Peter G. Mad
den. manager Of the Active Baseball
Club. has determined to try mid-week
games here and intends to put up as
good a proposition in ball playing as
can be seen anywhere. Last evening
Harry Hearn, secretary of the Albion
A. c. Club. Of Wilmington, the strong
est amateur club In the city, came TO
New Castle and arranged for game
with the Actives on Thursday after
noon at 3 o'clock The lineup of the
two teams when they cross bats viii be
as follows:
Albion-Catts. l. f.; McElwee, C. f.;
Hearn. 3d.; Elliott, c.; Dawson. Id. j.;
Turner. 2b.; Moore. r. f.; Petticord p
Madden. c.; Raney, D.; VIII
Hams, h.; Duffy 3D.. McGrory, s. s.;
Toppin. 3D.; Nantine, !. T.: Chase r. r.;
McCaferty. r. e.
A good game can be expected.
Captain ChaunCey p. Holcomb and
Lieutenant John Hammers, Company
II. n. G. d.. attended the first course OF
instructions given to the officers oil
the guard at the Armory, in Whining
ton last night.
The New Caste Loan Association
third series. held its monthly meeting
last night in the Town Hail. Pay.
ments were well made. and all money
received was promptly paid out.
Captain William Bartlett, in charge
OF the naptha launch Olita, returned
home from a two days trip to Bowers
Beach with a party Of FIVE members OF
the Y. M. c. A.. Of Wilmington. Cap
tain Bartlett made an unusually fast
run up, covering the entire distance
OF fifty niles in FIVE hours and ten
minutes
George Unger, employed by the Will
mington and New Castle electric road
returned home from kits Hammock
where he had been spending several
days with a fishing party. The entire
catch Of the fishermen amounted q,
100 fine sea trout
John Deiner, superintendent OF the
Wilmington and New Castle Railwa,
Company; Robert Megginson. william
Mccoy and James McCaherty. left to
day on Mr. Megginson's naptha launol
Margaret, for a four days fishing tril
20 Bowers Beach.
James G. Shaw. Jr.. William Bergen
George Knowles IT., and Mayor Evai
G. Boyd will return 10 this city to-da-
from a trip to Lewes.
E J. Rogers has removed his paint
ing OF box of blackberries fror
Challcnger's drug store, and has re
placed Dc with a fine landscape scene.
William Morrison. OF this city. Ia
obtained a position in Camden. n. J.
Rumor that William Greer. suporir
tendent Of the local plant Of the M
tional Tube Company. had been in
structed by Mr.. Shaffer. president ,
the Amalgamated Association OF Ste
Workers, to call out the union ste.
workers here was denied by Mr.. Gre,
on Saturday night. There are but OF
dozen men at work in the plant. an
as they are not members OF the unto
the general strike order will not con
pei them to leave their work
Prospects OF the local mills startir
up are darker than ever now that IA
strike is on. Material with which
work is scarce. all in the market bell
kept by the big plants.