Evening journal., 1903-02-21
NINE TEAMS SEND
PLAYERS NAMES
List Issued by Secretary Of
National League of Inde-
pendent Clubs
BURCHELL AND DAY TO COME HERE

man Who Played With Wilmington
B. B. Last Year, Will Play With Will
Transport This seseon.
There is every Indication that the
coming baseball season will be one of
the most prosperous that independent
teams in this section of the country
have ever had. The organizing of the
National Association Of Independent
Clubs in Harrisburg several days ago
as had the effect of arousing interest in
cities where for the last few years
the game has been dead. Both local
teams are members Of this association.
the principal purpose OF which. as
stated in yesterdays Evening journal.
is to prevent players from jumping
their contracts with independent
teams.
OF about thirty teams that are mem
bers of the new association. Secretary
Frysinger has received notice from
eight Of them of players signed for the
season. Judging from the players
l'+0ANN ~ AhN1' tiNuA AluUN lilt llht-
I pendent teams will be stronger than
ever in this city, and there will be no
need for lovers of the sport in any of
the cities where the association is rep
resented to go to Philadelphia and
other large cities to see a scientific and
fast game of ball. The players signed
by the eight clubs are as follows:
jamestown, N. Y.-Freck. Breen.
Hassett, Violet. Mckinley, I.ytle. Hop
per- Mason, South, Wisner. Miller.
Slocum Spewy, Wist, Kane, Brooker
and Sibbick
Willialmsport-BOOth, Hasset. BneB-
Ter, Dcherty Donovan Scudder, Shultz.
/, Farrell, Maley, Lush, Sandherr and
Early.
Lebanon-Miller Houck, Rothermel.
Z Lesher, Voight. shriyer Jefries, shenk.
Hopper and Kelchner
l Germantown-Wright, Leach, Ryan,
i Jarvis, Logan, Clifford, Green. Nc
I Grady Jenkins, WINS and Evans
. Wilmerding-We Coleman. Craig.
LINDSAY, White, Jordan, Schoote. Car
nahan Stoltz, Blumlng and Gallagher.
Camden-Rementer. Dovey Voge-
, ding, Sellers. Perkins. Miloher, Young.
Fischman King Henry. Miles and Pol
. lack
, Coatesville-Gray. Barthold, Atkin-
son, Mclhan Taylor Lloyd. Smoke,
lSnyder. Bichl, Walsh, Brown, steele.
Daily and Koppenhaven.
-, Wilmington-Quinn, Day, Burchell,
|, Myers, Russehl, Conroy, Mack, johnson
: and Lindguise
1t is evident that from the players
above announced for the Wilmington
b. b. team that club will even
= have a strong team in the field than
: last year.
' Well-known Players.
I The regulations of the pitchers. Day
Burchell and Myers are well-knowm
s and they will make one of the strong.
= est staff of twirlers that could be Sc.
cured by an independent team. Quinn
a of last years Evansville team. ant
II Mack. who covered second at Front
l. and Union streets last season, are both
b fast men. Russell, COnrOy, johnson
a and Lindguise. the other men men.
e TONED, are also said TO be fast men.
> Jamestown's Strong Team.
3 The Jamestown team played severa
J. games over the bridge the latter par
a of last season, and it will be one o.
h the strongest teams in the association
q this year. In addition to many Of ia
old players, the team has signed sew
eral new men.
The Williamsport is another team
which looks strong at present Tw,
lplayers on this team well-knoWn il
Wilmington are Butt" Shultz an,
4 Sandhew
II c. S. Kelchner, vice-president of tn
association, and who is well-knOwn a.
one Of the most humorous ball play
o ers now in the game, will look afte
LebanOn's interests. The congenia
German will do the catching. in whicl
he has few equals playing independ
ent ball. Kelchner is a professor ii
a college and a highly educated man
It but he is devoted to the national game
n 'Billy" Voight, who was over tn
y bridge for a short time last year, vii
1t also br jn the Lebanon team
G. antOwn and Wilmerding hav
n sol fast men on their lists and ar
e eS cted TO make a good showing.
e he players of the Camden team an
y their ability are weM-knOwn to follow
:, ers OF the game in Wilmington. "Cy
- Perkins, one of the hardest hitters
~ the business is a member of the team
10 Coatesville will be made up largel
20 of old Manayunk men and players G
II that section.
Il Wilmington A. A. Hustlin9.
't While the Wilmington A. "a. is nc
= mentioned in this list, it is known tina
= no stone will be left unturned 10 hOl
n the record made last season. The tear
so far has announced that BartOI
~ O'Niel, Sarsheld and Maroney hay
m been signed.