Evening journal., 1907-04-27
ON TOP
IN INITIAL GAME.
By Splendid Work Wilmington
Wins By a TO | From
Trenton
RAMSAY'S WORK WAS FINE

we've met the enemy and they are
ours was The uppermost thought in the
minds of the 300 fans who throngcd
south Side Park yesterday afternoon ana
witnessed the Trenton rri-staters go
down 20 defeat by "a score of 4 to at the
hands Of Conncrys "unknovns' In the
oronine Same of the baseball season in
Wilmington IL was a great victory and
one well worth recording.
Wilmington was baseball crazy yosier-
dav. the sDlng-iike welthcr of the mom-
sne stirring the blood ot the old and the
younr alike. In the homes shops ana
places of business throughout the city
''this afternoons game was on every
tongue and many specuiaaons were in-
duiecd in as 20 the probable outcome OF
the battle. The defeats of The two pre-
v|ous days had dampcned the ardor OF
some of Wnm|ngion's fans and IL was
with feelings of misgiving that they
awaited tie can OF play BAN,
The short street parade of the clubs
caused hundreds 90 "fonow the crowd
over The bridge and the half hour of
working out" by the teams prior 60 the
game was watched with eager interest
Mascot Pitches First Ball
Promptly AZ s@ o'clock Master Gerald
Mackcy. of Montana the 6-year-old mas
cot OF the home team stepped before the
home piato and with an the movements
of a veteran tuirier tossed the first ball
over the plate which Harley the visitors
ieit fielder. swung at in regulation style
and the baseball season Of 1907 in vii.
mnston WAS officially opened. Five min-
uies later tho teams were in action and
the "hattle royal begun.
Ramsey's Good Work
"Buck' Ramsey and pat McAuloy
We're the working end of the local rri-
slaters. and to Ramseys great work Ia
tho box and his slgadinoss al critical
stages is largely due the victory. Up un-
ul the ninth but two hits were made on
OF him. while he had four striko-outs and
ono tally TO his credit His support n the
field was enough, however, TO put back-
bone into the weakest as the only error
OF the game Ia the home teams column
was credited to him.
wilmington started "somothn doin' "
in the third when Jimmy Film ripped
out q single to right garden and reached
third on IIauman's tumble of Ramsey's
srounder after McAuley had died Ia
Rhoads vinson beat out a swat 20 Con
nor and Fiinn was over the plate.
In the fifth Griffin walked. reached
second on Fnnn's out and scored whor
AicAuley hit TO center for one sack.
In the sixth the locals made another or
Bartman's jugglo Of Wilson's grounder
Ihuterborn's sacrifice and Wilson'S steal
to third At this point one of the ncatos
plays seen ON the local BAN field was
pulled Off AS Rhoads delivered the bal
''v'nso" started for home and Cassidy,
being next to the play made "a perfect
hunt down toward first base thus max
ing & impossible TO get Vinson at the
plate Tho roar that went up from the
crowd "shivefed the tlmbers' of tho
boats lying across the creek
Another tally was tackled ON the score
board 20 the home teams credit IN th,
eighth. Ramsey smashed out a single
over second. was sacrificed TO second an'
crossed the plate on Cassidy's single q
nrst which Connor could not field in time
10 catch Peter and so ended the run
gathering Of the "unknowns"
Scored in the Ninth
All looked blank TO the Jerseyites unit
their half Of the ninth inning when wit
two men down Cannoll doubled and wa
followed by a single by strobel whic
sent him over the safety line
Barton was the candy Kid" OF IN
visitors and received an ovation whe
he went upon the field as wilmingto
baseball enthusiasts have warm spot
their hearts for the lad who formerl
played here. Harry held his end up b
making six assists and six putouts II
''ldlled" four stealing second and thre'
out two at first on would-he sacrifices.
Vinson was in the "spot light" for IN
home team during the entire game. Whe
he stepped 70 the hat as the frs, man fC
tho locals and as he was settling him
self for his accustomed swat he wa
interrupted by the presentation Of
handsome umbrella by one Of his ad
mirers. ''Ninse" was taken by surprs
completely but quickly pulled himself {,
gether and acknowledged his gift by dri'
ing the first hall pitched for a singh