Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-20

At meeting OF representatives OF
amateur clubs last night the city Base
ball League,was organized. The South
Side grounds will Probs bly, be leased
for the season, The teams taken into
the league we're the Wilmington, "
brandywine, Lnndlith, South Side,
browntown and DUPONT. representa-
tves of the clubs were present,
and the First Infantry and Brandy
wiue clubs applied for admittanoe.
The dupont club has not organized,
and II IL should fail TO enter the
league, the chances are that the First
lLfautty team will be admitted.
Harold Harvey was elected secretary.
President and Treasurer will be
elected later.
The season will open on Saturday,
May 9th, aud games will be played on
Thursdays and Saturdays. two teams
on the fcrmsF day and four on the
latter.
Five per cent. Of the net receipts are
to be reserved until the close of the
season when IL will be- divided on a
basis Uf 90, 30 and 10 per cent. between
the teams finishing first, second and
thifd. The remainder of the net re
ceipts will be divided equally among
the clubs weekly.
At Williamsport, tonight, the TFi-
State League will bold a meeting and
hnal arrangements for the coming
season will be made. A dispatch
from Williamaport says:
Tonight in this city, the last
meeting Of the official representatives
OF the TSi. State Baseball League,
will be held plior to the opening Of
the season on April %. II is said that
the representative from Johnstown
will enter q protest regarding the
schedule. According to the present
arraugement Williamsport will play at
Johnstown four games less than the
Johnstown team will play in Williams
port. This may seem to be unfair to
Johnstown, but that arrangements
merely offsets other advantages which
the ohnstown Club has over Williams.
port. The Williamsport represen tative
will vigorously protest against any
alterations in the schedule along that
line. The Johnnies have three more
games with Altoona than Williamsport
and ell on dates which will insure good
attendance. There may be some an
nouuoement Of players which have been
signed by the several clubs. but II is
alBU likely that as many will be kept
secret In order to avoid any tAmperinR
by other leasues or clubs. President
Carpenter may decide to announce to
the official stat Of umpirss for the sea-
son. The disposition Of Curtis WeiRand
will probably be taken up for con-
sIderstion. Both York and Lancaster
are desirous Of obtaining the former
Williamsport captain. A money oop-
alteration will be necessary to close
the deal. The banquet in the evening
will be elaborate.
A dispatch from Williamsport says:
MRuager James Sebring has received
the uiRued oontEact of Tom Delehanty
with the accompanying statement that
he would report at tina beginning OF
the practice season with his brother
Joe. Last year be played with Pueblo,
/ OF the Western League, and batted
above the 300 mark. Manager SebrinR
has given out the facts of the Donli-
/ Gilbert negotiations. Donlin wired
SebFinR, asking for an offer for him
self and Gilbart. Sebring teleRraphed
en- offer of $500 a month for Donlin
and $500 for Gilbert. Donlin accepted
for both and asked when they should
report. Last night Sebring received a
message, In which Donlin stated that
he had patched up a truce with Nc
Graw and would rsmain with New
York. At no time has Ssbring tam
pered with players, the negotiations
beginning only when the players in
vited themselves or before they had
signed. "