The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-04
STATE BALL LEAGUE
BEGINS THIS WEEK
Continued from Ninth PageO

season and will pitch the first ball over
the plate, that is if he is able to locate
1T. He knows how to aim straight and it
is dollars to doughnuts" that he CEN
tres it,
Wilmington has what is known as a
'crack-a' jack team, with Arthur Henry
as general of the team on the field and
| back stop. He comes from Brown Uni
versity where he was the captain last
season and the balls just stick to him.
AT the initial sack is "Dutchy'' Dom
NELL while Irish" McGinnis does the
trick in centre field.
The pitching staff is a corker. On it
is big Bill Brandt. who was
with Birmingham last year, Sam
my Dunn, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
a rapid fire southpaw artist,
and Joseph McCann, Of Maryland. l. I.
MatthewsOn, who is to cover short is
also twirler with speed to burn. Tar
Heel Sweeney will join the club in the
next two weeks.
At second base Brownie" Brown OF
Harrisburg, is stationed, and Kid Lat
tin, of the Baltimore Athletics, is at
third. In right field is Dusty" Miller,
OF Hagerstown, while another back stop
is "Hufy Hooligan" Fisher, of Lancas-
ter.
The arrival of the Raleigh team is
awaited with interest in Wilmington. as
it is not known what is the strength
of the Capital City team, and Captain
Barley" Kahn is known to be a good
one.
The line up for the game on Monday
is as follows, with Dommel as captain:
Fisher c., Brandt p, Dommel 1b., Brown
2b Matthewson s. Sc, Latin 3b., Mccain
!. f.. McGinnis C. f., Miller r. f.
THE DURHAM TEAM.
Durham opens the season in Charlotte
and will carry a strong team to that
city. In Otis II. StOcksdale the team
has a splendid baseball man and a rat
thing good pitcher, though he will hold
down the first base.
Capt. Otis H. Stocksdale has arranged
the lineup of Durham baseball team for
the season as follows: Pitchers, Forest
Morris, g. Brucker, j. J. Sullivan, one
of whom will play right field; John F.
Curran and Tucker, catchers; H. E.
SOffel, short stop; c. Deiters, third base;
r. Walton, second base; Capt. Stocks
dale first base, and Turner left
field. G. s. Taylor will be substitute.
The team is a very strong one and
Captain Stocksdale thinks it a winning
aggregation of players. Turner YVES on
the Trinity team a few years ago and
was one of the hardest hitters to be
found, and a good player. All the play
ers are in the best of condition and have
been down to hard practice for several
days in readiness for the season.
The new ha SphalI mark will SOON he
completed and all league games during
the season will be played there.
The men chosen as players on the Dur
ham team have been given repeated
trials and hard practice, and if the team
here is not a winning one this year it
will not be because the men can't do high
class work.
THE GREENSBORO TEAM
king Kelly is the captain of the
Greensboro team and the King" is
known to be a resourceful ball player.
Last season he led the Raleigh team
to victory, and he has secured a strong
lot of players for Greensboro. He is
pleased with his men and that means
that he has gotten the strongest of play
ers
The president of the Greensboro Asso-
citation is Mr.. G. G. Wright, vice-presi-
dent G. Daniel. secretary and treasurer
l.. j. Brandt. Five exhibition games have
been played and the average attendance
has been 45O. The car line to the ball
park will be running by the middle of
May
In the all team are three right hand
pitchers and two southpaw artists, Wal
tiers and Pugh. All of these are reported
as being excellent ball players.
GreensbOrOs lineup is as follows:
Geo. x. Kelly Obj. mgr. and captD
Washington. D. c.; Dick Sullivan (c.),
Greonville, S. c.. Ira McFeel (c.), Mary
vile, Tenn; Joe Coureen (p), Roches-
ter, N. Y; Spencer Wilson (pD, Corydon,
Ind; Geo. w. Suggs (p), Kinston, N. c.;
Geo. w. Pugh (p.), Newton. N. c.. Tony
Walters (p) Madison, N. c.; A. j. Jones
)26D, Detroit, Mich; E. McKrnan Is. s..
Cincinnati, O.; James Fox OBJ, Randle-
man, n. c.; Cabel Cook Il. f), Oak
Ridge, N. c.. E. w. Taylor &c. f), Tar
orc, N. c.
Greensboro opens the season in New
Bern and goes to the conflict in hand |
some new uniforms with a feeling that
it is going to be winner
THE NEW BERN TEAM.
Vice president c. l.. Stevens, of New
Bern, is an active and enthusiastic base |
ball man. He has put things in fine shape
in New Bern and the outlook is that it |
will be up among the leaders in the pen
nant race.
New Bern is ready for the games with |
Greensboro which open the season, and |
the opening day will be a brilliant one |
The people have given a hearty and |
loyal support to the team and have |
made it possible to have a strong one |
in the field.
The personnel ~of the team has been |
made UP from a list of skilled ball play |
ers who have been putting in the time |
since their arrival in energetic practice |
work Manager Bryan has fine material |
in his team, and enters upon the season |
with confidence.
The pitchers are Applegate, of |
Pa, and Bass, of Rich
mon. Va. Henry Gettig, of Baltimore, is |
first base; Holland. of Virginia left |
field; Pop" Crawley, of Charleston, s.
c., right field and extra catcher. Besides
-hese there are MessTs. Delvin, Wind and |
Daum. Two men from Kansas and one |
from Washington City are expected to
Join the team at once, besides others.