Evening journal., 1904-08-22
DISORDER At
BALL GAMES
Management of New Castle
Clubs Determined That
Disturbances Must Cease
STRANGERS ARE THE OFFENDERS
speeIal to No Evenlng journal.


New Castle, Aug. 22- The manage |
ment of the New Castle baseball club |
is determined that disorderly conduct !
and foul language by those attending I
games must cease and will not stop at
any legal measures to break this prae-
tice up.
When baseball was inaugurated in
this city it was the intention of the pro-
moters to carry on a game that would
be free from disorder of any kind, free
from wrangles, excepting the newt
able questioning of the umpire's decis-
IONS and in fact a game at which
moral men and women could attend
without having the blush of shame
brought to their cheeks by the use of
offensive language on the part Of play
ers or spectators. This policy the man
agement proposes to carry out to the
end of the season.
But two instances of this character
have taken place this season. one was
some weeks ago, when a one-legged
vagrant became disorderly and was ar
rested and sent to the workhouse for
ten days. The second occurred yester-
day, when a beardless youth in a
maudlin condition and living, it is said,
near the Bear Station, used language
field, locked up and dismissed later in
the evening after SOLDERING up.
1t it to the credit Of the young men
of New Castle who attend the games
that it can be said that on no occasion
do they so far forget themselves as to
use offensive language in the presence
of women.
New Castle Won Out.
mi
tween the New Castle and Pennsville
clubs resulted in a victory for the for
Gner by a score of to 3, after a strug
glue of nine innings. during which no
particularly brilliant playing was
brought out
The one feature, however, was the
pluck and endurance of Countiss, who
although far from well, took the re-
ceiving end for the home team with his
usual activity and cleverness. He made
a pretty catch of a foul fly by jumping
the wire fence which surrounds a por-
tion Of the grounds and pulling down
a seemingly impossible ball from the
bat of one of the Pennsville boys.
Countiss is the man that Manager Fry
singer, of the Wilmington A. A., de-
sired to try out for a week without
salary before he would accept him as
player on the Wilmington team. The
score by innings: R.H.E.
Ne wCastle ...OO14OO2 Ox-7 u .
Pennsville .. ..S 0 0 20 0 90 0-3 s
Earned runs-New Castle. 8; Penns-
willie, !. Two-base hits-Wray Bacon,
Hobbs, Wise, Sexton. Three-base hits
-Smead, Strimpler. Struck Out-By
Hobbs. 3; by Callahan, 2. Batteries
New Castle. Hobbs and Countiss;
Pennsville Callahan and Wood. Um-
pires-McCaughn and Murphy Time
of game-1.SO.
Engine to be Completed in Time.
j. T. Lally of the Wilmington Ma
chine Company, has assured City
Council that the repairs to the fire
engine will be completed and the
steamer ready for delivery within the
contract time-thirty-one working
days from the date on which IL was
sent to the shop, August 8. Mr.. LallN
states that the company will be willina
to allow any competent man to give
the engine a test under his supervision
upon her arrival here. Previous to thai
It will be given a lifting test in vii.
mington. He states that when finish.
ed the steamer will be equal to any on,
of her size to be found anywhere. The
800 feet of Paragon hose will remain in
the local freight house until the reor.
ganization of the fire company has
been effected.
Will Receive New Sabres.
Captain Holcomb and Lieutenant,
Myers and Gemmill of Company II
will receive the regulation sabres to b,
worn by officers Of the National Guart
and which viii re place the present
sword in use The weapons viii ar.
rive from the government factory to-
morrow evening.
Democrats to Hold Meeting.
a meeting of the Democrats OF New
Castle hundred will be held in the
Tnwp Hall tomorrow evening, at