Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
BASE BALI" Catching
ON" IN ENGLAND
special Correspondence Of rns Star.


LONDON. May %, 1908
In the few weeks that have elapsed since
I told In this correspondence OF the steps
taken to introduce base bali in England the
expectations OF those who are behind the
movement have been more than realized.
Several new teams have been formed and
the interest shown by the public in the
first exhibition game shows that from the
spectacular point of view likewise the sport
Is rapidly catching on here.
Nelson p. Cook, who halls from Vermont,
and has been most active In the formation
of the base ball association, spoke enthu-
siastically OF Its prospects when / saw him
today.
Eve only got fairly to work last satur-
day." he said. yet since then the Thames
ironworks, the famous shipbuilders. and
Messrs. Vickers' Sons and Maxim, the en-
gineers and ordnance makers, have both
started clubs; while some OF the leading
professional foot ball clubs around London
have Joined US.
I'VE have wooIwich Arsenal, Tottenham
Hotspur, Fulhslm, Legion. Brentford. Clap
This is a good foundation. and as 1.5o0 peo-
pie paid to see our first match. / think the
public intend giving us show.
THE association was only formed IN
April; but we have received such good
support that we have already started a
league, and this competition opens on June
8. The Rhodes scholars are helping us in
every way they can, and they have volun-
teered to play six matches against picked
teams during June. OF course these games
will CO. and between the Oxford University
Americans and the prominent foot ballers
who will be playing | fancy we shall at
movement on foot at Oxford University
to play intercollegiate games, but not al
low more than three Americans to play to-
gether in one team.
by the way, our American players are
being distributed among the clubs of the
association so that they can coach and in
struct the English players. Clapton Orient
have been allotted G. B. Swindall New
Jersey, L. strawson (Brooklyn), F III.
Whetsel (St Johns, New Brunswick.
Gardner Van Syckel and D. Fierstein. Ley
ton have C. P. Rice, jr. New Jersey, c.
Marsh (who was at Santiago under Ad-
miral Schley, and pitched for the United
States battleship Brooklyn), A. M stone
Olympic Club. San Francisco). j. W. john
son and Harry Sims. Tottenham Hotspur
got w. H. Jarman, who learned TO pitch IN
Cleveland, Ohio, and P. Dean (Chicago).
''WooIwich Arsenal will be assisted by u.
F. Morehouse princeton University, w N.
Angilly providence High SCHOOL,, w. }:
Oamerell (Boston), w. A. Drinkwater ana
w Birch. F'ulham have c. L. Lloyd (Bos-
ton Athletic Club and 7th Regiment. New
York;. II. w. Gadsby British Columbia),
w. A. Give (played in Central New York),
R. g. Ford and H. A. Hardness. Brentwood
received E. Strawson (Brooklyn), w j. II.
Tombieson Gong Island), H. P. Keane
Chicago w. G. Weekes and II. Blackie;
while the Nondescripts have w. G. ]. kel-
Nv assistant secretary Public Schools Ath-
letic League, New York city,. T. H East
burn (Philadelphia). B. L. Pyper (Chicago),
W. H. Aldridge Olympic Club, San Fran
CISCO and E. Wright, the American come
dian.
..These are pretty good to begin with, and
we will improve on them as we go along
Base ball has come to England to stay this
time"