Evening journal., 1907-04-20
GIVE CREDIT
WHERE DUE
William M. Connolly Has Un-
dertaken Task Which Re-
quireS Nerve

In giving 70 Wilmington a Tri-Staie
baseball team William M. Connolly
has undertaken a task which few men
of sporting proclivities hereabouts
would have had the nerve TO so un
against owing perhaps TO the faot that
70 establish such "a club requires a
large expenditure of money. primar-
ily and 10 the uncertainties as to
whether the venture viii prove Co be a
financial success.
These questions Mr.. Connolly wrcst-
led with before be decided TO enter the
baseball field ass a naanagee and owner
and he has evidently sadsncd himself
as 10 the wisdom of his policy. no him
accordlng'y an members % The sport-
ing fraternity OF Wilmington should be
duly indebted. TO bring together ana
form q club OF bali players that viii
DE satisfactory to the community n
which Z makes ITS home ig no small
task Available players from all sec-
tlons Of the country must be looked
rp thc.r qualifications as TO sohriety.
e1fity TO play han under n conditions
and their general personnel must be
fak.n into consideration. 10 1issentegs
nor disruptors are TO be considered.
no matter how good BAN PLAYERS they
in7v Zee. Men who have espcgial qual-
ficatlols for Uniting high hans" are
out Of the question. Mel who cannot
Coeduct themselves as gentlemen
should ln public pllees are imposs lbili-
ties while ii.ruptors Of n Seam are TO
lc shunnoi
Considered Carefully
Tia gaihefing together his team Man
aTer Connelly has gona over carefully
ai these qualifications and has come
ort cl the ginning side lle has see
lceiei m.n u whom he san place con-
lscnee ana 70 can Dee dfely said that
roi one OF IA IN viii brelN b upon the
corei nco he las placed iu him.
SO nueh Tor the Players. Now for
M, eame. Tho Tri-state season opens
on A~rl % throughout the entire cir-
'Crt on taat day Wilmington win play
Tr.n.on ia Trenton' Altoona VIII play
JcanstcNn st Johnstown. Wiliamsp0rt
WIN pny harrisburg at Wilaamspoit
and Lancaster w,4l play York in York
Tie season exionas ovsr period of
about four and crc=half months. during
which Wnmuston viii play sixty-thIce
games ut south SIDE Park 70 win he
al home ON fhc morning of Decoration
DAY and n Irenton iu the afternoon.
on July tine team win piay Trenton
in the rornirs here ani no Trenton in
the afternoon. ON Lahos day Sptcw-
Ger p IA clu9 win pay two g'mcs ut
home with Trenton. Tha s9ason cores
here ON September with Harrisburg.
Complete Schedule
The following is complete sche
~ the games Wilmington VIII play
both at home ana ahroal
AZ Home
Trenton. April "a. 27r WniamsporG
May 3 q. Harrsburg MAY q.
Altoona May s g.
Johuatoan. May 10. n.
lancaster May % 23. %
York Nay 80 ~ rs.
Trenioa May 20 30. mornlna.
HARRISBURG June ~. n. o.
WiNimsDort. june rs. ln, 20.
Lancaster. june 2l -
York. June a. 25.
Altoona. June 90, "a Is.
Joanstown June 2e. July ]. 3.
Trenton. July g. morning.
York Jriy ~. ls
Lancaster July 10. 20.
AtNlANilf July So SO
iialr aburs July 26 21; Williamsport
July 20, s0
Altoona July 81. August J.
Johnstown. August D 3.
Trenton August 2i 20.
York. August %. "a
Wn'ilmsrort AUGUST o. %
Johnmcwn. August co. 81.
Trenton. September p. q galnesJ
Iarrthrrg. Scptemb.r 8.
by tlis schedule it IS shown that The
acngcsf stretches durlng which the team
viii be away is from May II ia 23, MAJ
81 TO June IA; July to "a ard August
3 10 9l The schedules for other Iri-
states clubs at home show simlal
number OF games.
Wilmington Abroad
Trenton. April "a. %; MAY 30, after
noon; July 3. 4. momms: July "a 25
AUGUST l2. 20; September 2, two games