Evening journal., 1901-09-13
SHORT STOPS

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Chesterfield"
They were dreaming.
The game was disgraceful.
4 continued wrangle from start TO fin
ish
Schultz insists i'm adding to his long list
Of errors every game.
BY the way they played yesterday VIII
mington needs a rest. It's shame TO
work them too hard.
To fiji the error column seemed TO be
the idea of the locals. At least they made
a great attempt and succeeded admirably.
Although Blouth puzzled the batters
his twirls could not be held responsible
to the exhibition of loose playing
Walt Walker, the all-round player Of
Wilmington. ranks first in the club when
everything is taken into consideration.
He is a modest, Woodworking boy, al
ways ready to do anything asked of him,
even to driving the kids" off the fence.
and plays the game for all that's in it.
Billy Day and Johnny McMahon must
have been thankful that they were not in
yesterdays push. 1t would not have
been a credit to either Of them to have
been mixed up in it.
If he was not capable Of doing SO him
self there were patrolmen in the grounds
who were ready to assist him. The char
ter of the Wilmington Baseball Club may
be sweeping" one, but the public will
not stand for such exhibitions. 1t is a
pity that after a season free from any
strife that such scene should be trans
acted almost at its close.
The Ena Baseball Club will play the
Highland team of this city, on the High
lands grounds tomorrow. The Atnas
will cross bats with the st. Anne club on
the 21st.
The Cosmopolitan team will play the
.Etnas at Gordon Heights on September
%. 1etna battery: Cowan and Hunt;
! Cosmopolitan: Martin and Bowman
| The .Etnas would like to receive chal
lenges from any team in the city, Key
stone preferred. Address all communica.
tious TO the Brandywine Library Assoc
citation.
George Prentss, of this city, who has
been playing with the Albany team, of
the New York State League, has signed
with the Boston American League Clut
and left for that city yesterday. Prentiss
will arrive home about October o, after
the League season closes.
The closing scene i'm yesterdays gam,
was disgracefui as well as disgusting
J Disgraceful that the management o
either club should tolerate such action.
on a ball field for an instant. Disgusting
to lovers of the game, who pay their adj
mission fee to see ball playing and not q
wrangle between opposing players il
which personal differences are aired. NJ
matter who was i'm the right nor who was
in the wrong, every one knows that there
is bad blood between Hoffman and Az
new. hut the bah field is not the prope
lplace to settle such difficulties. Both the
men are supposed TO be experienced bal
players and yersed i'm the rules Of th
|. game. II there is clause prohibiting
the use of such a bat as Hoffman
handled. Agnew was right in insisting
that he should discontinue the use of il
no matter how many times he had bat
ted with it before. If no such rule eX
lists then the Chester players were wron
| IN insisting that he should abandon il an
, use another. At amy rate it was the um
/ lpirc's place TO decide tho question. il h
, Is capable without hesitancy. Dawso
/ was To- blame for not clearing the fel
when the trouble arose, as his authorit
on ;he diamond is unquestioned.