Evening journal., 1907-04-12
SPORTS
WILMINGTON LOST
THE OPENING GAME
Although Defeated, Local
Fans Believe COnneIIy's
Team to Be Fast

Although defeat followed the initial bow
OF the Wilmington Tri-state team in It's
game with the Baltimore EasternLeague
team at Front and Union streets yesterday
afternoon, the score being TO In favor
OF the visitors, Wilmington fans were
more than pleased with the work of the
home club. and, with the exception of a
few "habitual Knockers" were loud m
their commentator Of Wilmington's rep
resentatives.
It was the intention Of Manager Con-
nelly to play at South Side Park, but the
condition Of the field was such that it 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 and nearly 1900 spectators
gathered to welcome the 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 IS.
litors scored seven runs. shortal did not
do the work that he is capable of dolng
and his performance yesterday cannot be
taken as an indication of his ability. He
has cool head and a god eye and when
in condition is capable Of puzzling the best
of them.
In these games, which are entirely exh,-
bitonal, it Is Manager Connelly's inten-
tion TO try out his men and where tho
a
He believes in giving, aud 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
1t was their lack Of qualifications which
debarred them from playing with the
team. Considering the conditions under
which the locals played ball I'm the South
their work yesterday indicated clearly that
when the Wilmington team begins playing
in the Tri-State race st will have a club
which Wilmington may look to vita
pride.
The spirit taken by the wilmington boys
in the ninth showed to anyone who is It all
fair minded that the material for a first
class team is there and that with more
practice and better team work good ie-
suits may be expected A feature of the
locals playing was the fact that Their
error column showed a string Of naughts.
This and tomorrow afternoons the Tri-
staters will line up against the Montrel Al
team, the latter game TO be played at
South Side Park.
Play by innings. First: Vinson reached
first on Hunters error; Herzog sacrificed
advancing Vinson. Cassidy died at first
Vinson doubled at second. No runs.
OHara died at first; Hall hit by pitched
bah, stole second; Dunn flied TO Griffin;
Demmitt died at first. No runs.
Second: Donovan died at first; Griffin
flied to Lynch; McCarty flied to Demmitt
No runs Hearne died at first; Hunter
flied to McCarty; Crook walked; Lynch
died at first. No runs.
Third Flinn MoCauley and Ramsey
died at first. No runs. Adkins flied 10 Nc
Carly; O'Hara singled and stole second;
Han and Dunn died at first. No runs.
Fourth: Vinson flied to Crook Herzog
struck out; Cassidy died az first so
runs. Demmitt singled. Hearne singled,
Demmitt going TO third; Hunter flied TO
Vinson Demmitt scoring; Crook died at
first: Lynch fouled TO McCaulley. one run.
Fifth: Donovan flied to Demmitt; Gift
I'm struck out; McCarty died at first. No
runs. Adkins died at first; OHara and
Hall struck out. No runs.
Sixth. Finn singled, McCalley advanced
him to second on sacrifice; Ramsey hit for
two bases scoring Finn; Ninson singled;
Ramsey caught at the plate; Herzog fiiod
to O'Hara One run. (shortal in the box
Dunn died at first; Demmitt and Hearne
flied to Vinson, No runs.
Seventh: Cassidy reached first on
Lynch's error; Donovan sacrificed ad-
vancing Cassidy; Griffin and Mccar:y
died at first. No runs. Hunter flied 70
Griffin; Crook flied to Griffin; Lynch walk
ed; Adkins died at first. No runs.
Eighth: Finn flied to Crook; MccaulleyI
filed 10 Demmitt: Shortal struck out. No
runs O'Hara singled; Hall reached first
on ielder's choice, O'Hara going 20 sec
ond; Dun died at first; Demmitt hit for
two bases scoring O'Hara and Hall;
Hearne walked; Hunter slngled; Crook
singled scoring Demmitt and Hearne;
Lynch doubled scoring Hunter and Crook;
Adkins singled; O'Hara flied to Vmson,
Lynch scoring on throw in; Hall died at
first. Seven runs.
Ninth: Vinson singled; Herzog walked;
Cassidy reached first on Dunn's error:
Donovan flied to Cook scoring vingon;
Griffin scored on O'Hara's error; Cassidy
and Herzog also scoring; McCarty died
at first; Finn singled scoring Griffin; Nc
caulley died at first Four runs.