Evening journal., 1903-02-23
DISeRAcEFULLY TREATED
Wilmington Basketball Team Badly
Used UP at Trenton.


Used Up at Trenton.
Saturday night at Trenton Whining
ton played a return game. and as usual
there was trouble for Wilmington. Our
boys were confident of victory and went
to the capital with confidence. which
meant victory. However, the Trenton
team on the other hand was deter
mined to win at any cost, and win they
did, although by doing so one Of the
most disgraceful things happened. The
game was fast and furious from the
very start, and after three minutes
had been played Stinger cut Wallace's
chin with a punch, which, unfortunate
ly, the referee did not sc. A few min
utes later Singer repeated the trick ON
Barber. 1t soon was apparent why
Stinger was in the game. AT the end
of the first half the score was: Tren-
ton. Is; Wilmington, 10. In the
second half the Wilmington boys
started one of their spurts. and as soon
as the Trenton players realized it they
resorted to trough house" and Mark
ward was forced to retire. Hancock
coming in to play centre and Penino
doing guard.
Not in the least bit discouraged, the
boys played like fiends. and soon were
within two points of Trenton. Then
Singer came in once more. AS Han
cock was dribbling the bail Singer de-
liberately charged him and punched
Hancock in the stomach, Hancock re-
taliated, with the result that Sunger
went out and Hancock was fined s. and
disqualified. As Hancock left the cage
a spectator hit him, splitting his lips,
and then a free-for-all fight took place
and the whole Wilmington team had to
fight their way through to the dressing
room. During this trouble, besides
Hancock two other players of the team
and also Manager MOrgenweck were
hit by the spectators. After quiet was
restored the game was finished, but all
chances of winning were lost, and the
team simply finished out so as TO not
disappOint the people. Manager Nor
genweck has protested the affair, and
claims that either Trenton or Whining
ton will have TO get out of the league,
as Trenton seems determined to hurt
the Wilmington team. The matter viii
be promptly investigated. and action
lMAlA UL AahNu
That Wilmington had an excellent
chance to win goes without saying, and
as New York was defeated the whole
; team is very sore over the matter. as
p il would have given the team n firm
e hold on second place. According to the
9 bylaws OF the National League, which
I lreads, section IL: He shah hold the
Z fhome team responsible for the be-
lhaVior Of the spectators; failure 70
y keep them from interfering with the
e progress Of the game. or from discour-
e teous conduct, shall. after a warning
IN make the home team liable to forfeit
/. the game Under this rule Manager
u Arkenweck had protested the game
The score was 80 TO p. The lineup
OF Wilmington Trenton.
be Newman forward ...... .Stou
D. Barber, White. forward. ...... Refill.
ID Penino centre .Everinghan
s- Hancock
b. Wallace ......... guard ..... Coope
r. Markward ...... guard ........ .Stinge
\ McGinnes. aIadely.
"A Goals from held-Penino. /; Han
cock. /; Wallace. 2; McGinnes, / Stout
., 2; Reilly, 2; Everingham 4. Goals iron
~ onense-'Barber. Is; White. 4; Cooper
~ l6. Ohenses-Wilmington %; Trenton
o %. Referee. Cartwright.
~ Basketball Notes.
=, Tuesday nisht Wilmington play
10 Camden at Pyles' Academy. Thi
- should be one OF the fastest games &
"a the season and as both teams are gel
~ ting anxious for the lead in the leagu,
' It will be one of the most importar
games OF the season. On account of th
heavy expense Manager Morgenwec
wishes TO announce that all futur
en- games section b and G seats will I
on 30 cents insead of 25 cents, which wi
Tor make the prices OF admission as 70
on lows; General admission, Is cents: sel
yet ton d, 25 cents. which are reserve
er- seats; section B and G, 80 cents. Tickle
ng are now on sale at Pyles Cycle Acal
ad- emy for the game.
he This will be another hard week 4
on the home team. Tuesday night Car
be den, Camden; Thursday night, at Co
,od shohocken. and Saturday night. Blu
he lington at the Academy. If the tea
ion can make clean week Of il they W
nm. have splendid chances for the pennaI
is and all rOoters should turn out Al
20 cheer the boys on. Both teams W
80 leave Philadelphia tomorrow night
-, 6.30, and the game will start prompt
o at S.45.