Evening journal., 1903-04-27
Connolly CLUB
WON FIRST GAME
Shut Strong Albany Team
Out by the Score of
/ to o
GOVERNOR OPENED THE GAME
Wilmington 3. B..

Tho above IA the story Of the opening OF
the baseball season at Front and Union
streets. the home OF the Wilmington b. b.
street cor lines leading 10 ehe baseball
ground a.. Front and Union streets were
taxed TO their limit from ! 70 $3.50 O'Clock
saturday afternoon carrying the large
number Of people who attended the open-
ing game o. the Wilmington baseball club.
Many. Of course, walked arl steady
stream OF humanity kaps the ticket sellers
ana gate tenders busy for two hours pro
vious to the game.
Governor John Hum, United States Sem
ator j. Frank Alee. sneaker Of House
Henry S. Anthony. .Nttorney Walter II.
Hayes. and c. Reginald Van Trump,
superintendent OF the wilmington CITY
Railway Company were tho guests OF
Manager Connelly. The party arrived at
the GROUNDS in "a speciai'car shortly after
O'Clock and upon entering the grand
stand The Governor received , rousdng rs
cepiion.
Thousands Saw Game.
sAboh4 e'dO people we're present and
watcher With considerable interest tho
prelimlna practice OF both the home
team and the visiting aggregation, the
strong Albany New York Stale I<hgue
club, twice winners Of The peunant.
After months OF no baseball everybody
enjoyed the rapid passing OF the leather
sphere from one player to another and
heard Win keen delight the crack OF bat
and BAN ae they came In contact with each
other
IL WIS great day and. as for the game.
no better was ever witnessed in ehe city.
Governor Wished Success.
Governor HUM opened The game. Be
fore passing Tho bail to Umpire Neil Har-
klhs ne sa a: "Tfts Is The frs. occasion OF
this kind that have had anything to do
with. except when I was a boy and used
TO play OF open lots. came here this af-
tcrroon for the sake Of the baseball inter-
ests Of Wilmington. d, is plainly shown
sha, shis Is baseball owing community
when At can support twa excellent ball
teams ] won't be able TO see the game
played out this afternoon. / wish could.
] hope however that YOU Will carry on the
pennalt. and believe you VIII do SO. You
have very competen. manager whom
met and had pleasant relations with al
Dover. / wish your team great success. "
The Governor then threw the bail into
play. leaving the ground shortly after
Senator Allee and Speaker Anthony re.
mained, however, and thoroughly enjoyed
the game
The Ftrt Regiment hand. followed bs
the players Of both teams walked arounS
right heli TO centre and then with musi
clans leading. two by two. the player.
coming up i'm The rear twenty abreast. al
marched with steady step to the gran,
stand. AS the players approached IN
stand a mighty cheer vent up and lou'
applause greeted all Of them. John
SON and Ramio two Of the iocal player
were remembered by their friends. eacl
receiving gift as he stepped up to sh
home plate in the second inning Of TN
game. The former received a handsom
bouquet Of flowers and the latter an um
breila and beautiful watch fob
Wade was In the box for the locals wha
Brown and Goodwin did the stunts for IN
visitors NJ was a pitehers battle froi
start to finish and a more pretty conte.
WIS never Witnessed. The local lwirit
held the Albany aggregation down 70 tw
h..s. while the visiting pitchers allowo
the locals three hits. rnere was but on
error and that was marked up against n
visitors.
Conroy landed on the sphere three time
On the sixth inning scoring Campbell. Al
only run made By either side. Cent?
fielder Wilhelme. OF the visiting tea
made a remarkable catch in the fourth Il
ming and received the applause OF n
rooters.