Evening journal., 1902-05-19

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Norristown today.
Big crowds Saturday at both games.
Wilmington has the baseball craze
Myers had an off day.
voight can stop anything that comes
his way.
Wilson is a good one.
Bruce made a bad error but it was
excusable. and he made up for it in
his batting.
Bonner was hitting them some.
"Chief' Tierney had a nice three
bagger.
Wilmington in Chester today.
Tierney made a great catch on Sat
urday.
Deal had his eye on the ball.
Manager Frysinger has gotten a
great bunch of ball players together.
The Wilmington team is improving
every game.
Myers will pitch against Chester to-
morrow.
Two good games are assured.
Manager Roach's Wilmington team
went to Chester today to play It's
first out-of-town game. The team will
be at home for the remainder OF the
week. The following schedule has
been arranged: Tuesday, Chester;
Wednesday, Nomistown; rhursday,
Pottsvine; Friday ,Crescents; Saturday
Cosmopolitans.
Wilmington A. A. will play the
strong Norristown team today at the
new ball park, and a fast game is ex-
| pected. "Red" Maher played for Nor
ristown on Saturday and probably viii
play today Forman will pitch fol
Wilmington and Burns for Norristown
In hard-fought game on Saturday
the Athletics defeated the Phoenix A
c. before a large crowd of spectator
by the score of 4 TO /. The features o
the game were the pitching of Halter
and the catching of IIumes. Challenge;
should be sent to Captain Anderson
Average age, 10 years. VIII take chal
lengse in or out of city.
The Wilmington A A. Club openel
its season on Saturday at the new
ball park before the largest crow
that ever attended ball game in vii
mington. II seemed as though every
body was out to see the game, and tn
) way the crowd cheered the men wa
} worth hearing. Everyone was anxious
; to see the men Manager F'rysinger hai
t booked. and to see their playing. Thi
they did at $3.50 o'clock, when, amii
the strains of catchy music, Mayo
Fisher tossed the ball into the dia
mond. Then the greatest game eve
seen here started, and the way the tw
mines played kept the crowd in a stat
OF excitement for an hour and twent
minutes. Both teams put up fas
game, and although the locals wer
defeated by the score of . TO 1, it wa
no disgrace, and everyone who sa'
the game feels sure they could hav
defeated the visitors if they had ha
a chance to practice little team wor
e before the game.
s Their playing satisfied the peopl,
Q however. and everyone predicts a bri
e liant season for them. Manager Fry
3 singer is to be congratulated for hay
Ling procured SO fast a team, and IN
lSurlith Brothers fos having complete
such an excellent park. which is IN
[ doubtedly one of the best in this sex
h ton OF the country.
Wilson. who pitched for WHINING
: ton. is a good one, and he knows no
to use his head. Voight, the thir
, baseman. is a wonder, and he ca
: stop anything that comes his wa,
Z Berry. the boy wonder. of HarrisbuI
: A. c.. pitched a fast game, and ais
hatted well.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
. Wilmington A. AL O00O 900 0 o.
= Harrisburg A. CO 0 0 0 0 0 K
. o.
2 In the presence of about 1000 pc
Isons. the Cuban X-Giants again d'
feated the Wilmington team by Il
score of 10 to 6, on Saturday afte
noon. The crowd was a very larl
one, considering the other attraction
= which were in town on the same a
! ternoon. The game was an excitir
y one, and there were several sensation
= al plays. Bonner had his eye on Il
:, ball. and had five hits to his credit, Ol
of which was a home run. News, M
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