Evening journal., 1907-04-12

WILMINGTON LOST
THE OPENING GAME
Although Defeated, Local
Fans Believe COnneIIy's
Team to Be Fast


of the Wilmington Tr-state team in its
game with the Baltimore EasternLeague
team at Front and Union streets yesterday
afternoon, the score being to in savor
of the visitors, Wilmington fans were
more than pleased with the work Of the
home club and with the exception Of q
few 'habitual Knockers were loud n
their commendation Of wilmingtons rep
resentatives.
1t was the intention Of Manager Con-
nelly to play at South Side Park but the
condition Of the field was such that Il was
impossible to work on it and the scene
Of battle was transferred to the old B. b.
grounds out Front street. Although The
notice was short the fans" soon learned
Of the switch ana nearly 1900 spectators
gathered to welcome tho boys home.
Buck" Ramsey. who is well known IN
Wilmington, occupied the box for the
first six innings and the orioles were un-
able TO find him but for one run. In the
eighth Harry Shortal. the Buffalo boy re-
lieved Buck and in this inning the VS.
litors scored seven runs Shortal did not
do the work that he is capable Of d)ing
and his performance yesterday cannot be
taken as an indication of his ability. He
has a cool head and god eye and whsn
in condition is capable Of puzzling the best
Of them.
In these games, which are entirely exhi-
bitional, it is Manager Conneily's inten-
tion to try out his men and where tho
lpruning knife is necessary it viii be used
He believes in giving, and will give every
player a chance to show what he can do
and when the time comes for wedding
Those who will be dropped will know that
It was their lack Of qualifications whlcn
ldebarred them from playing with the
team. Considering the conditions under
which the locals played ball in the South
their work yesterday indicated clearly that
when the Wilmington team begins playing
in the Tri-state race It will have club
which Wilmington may look 70 VITA
lpride.
The spirit taken by the Wilmington boys
in the ninth showed TO anyone who Is u al
fair minded that the material for first
class team is there and that with more
lpractice and better team work good ie-
sults may be expected A feature Of tie
llocaIs playing was the fact that the r
Terror column showed a string of naughts.
This and tomorrow afternoons the Tri'
staters will line up against the Mon1re1 d
team, the latter game 10 be played AT
South Side Park.
Play by innings. First: Vinson reaches
first on Hunters error; Herzog sacrifics
advancing Vinson. Cassidy died at ffsi
linson doubled at second, No runs,
, OHara died at first; Hall hit by pitchs
ball. stole second; Dunn flied to Griffin
Demmitt died at first. No runs.
Second: Donovan died at first; GritOi
flied to Lynch: McCarty flied to. Demmiti
No runs. Hearne died at first; Hunter
flied to McCarty; Crook walked; Lyncl
died at FIRST No runs.
Third: Finn. McCaulley and Ramsey
died at first No runs. Adkins filed to Nc
Carty; OHara singled and stole second
Hall and Dunn died at first. No runs.
Fourth: Vinson flied 10 Crook; Herzos
struck out: Cassidy died at first so
runs. Demmitt singled. Hearne singled.
Demmltt going to third; Hunter flied L
Vinson Demmitt scoring Crook died a
first: Lynch fouled to MeCaulley One rur
Fifth: Donovan flied to Demmitt; Cliff
fin struck out; McCarty died at first. M
runs Adkins died at first; O'Hara and
Hall struck out. No runs.
Sixth. Finn singled. McCalley advanced
him to second on sacrifice; Ramsey hit 10
two bases scoring Finn; Vinson singled
Ramsey caught at the plate; Herzog tici
to O'Hara. One run. CshortaI in the box
(, Dunn died at first; pemmitt and Hearn'
flied to Vinson. No runs.
Seventh: Cassidy reached first oi
Lynch's error; Donovan sacrificed ad-
vancing Cassidy; Griffin and Mccar;y
died at first. No runs. Hunter flied tc
, Griffin; Crook flied to Griffin; Lynch walk
ed; Adkins died at first. No runs.
Eighth: Finn flied 10 Crook; McCaulle
filed to Demmitt; shortal struck out. N
runs. OHara singled; Hall reached frs
on helders choice. O'Hara going to sec
ond; Dun died at first; Demmitt hit 70
two bases scoring OHara and Hall
Hearne walked; Hunter singled Crool
[. singled scoring Demmitt and Hearna
t, Lynch doubled scoring Hunter and Crook
Adkins singled; OHara flied to Vmson
, lLynch scoring on throw in Hall died a
first Seven runs.
Ninth: Vinson singled; Herzog walked
Cassidy reached first on Dunn's error
. Donovan flied to Cook scoring Vinson
\ Griffin scored on oHara's error; Cassid
. land Herzog also scoring; McCarty die
. at first; Finn singled scoring Griffin; Nc
!. Caulley died at first -Four runs.
z The score: