Evening journal., 1908-09-02
DUPONT HITS
AT RIVERVIEW
Manager Reeves Bars No One
and Laughs at Charge
Of Professionalism

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL
with your permission 1 would like IA
say a few words In regard to the so-called
championship 90 series between the
Riverviow and South Side baseball clubs;
not that these games viii be particularly
worthy Of my attention. but as some one
signing himself "a Riverview Fan" has
seen ht TO throw mud" at the dupont
team, / think Il proper that the baseball
public should have some facts in the mat
ter In the first place 1t is conceded by
all that "a person, or Club. to be called
champions must prove itself. by actual
competition. to be superior to all Of its
competitors in the same line OF sport. This
"Riverview Fan" admits that the best
teams outside of Riverview are XVII
mlngton South Side wilmington Pro-
fessionals, Parkside and DUPONT. OF these
teams South side has nothing on dupont.
N-Wimington or Wilmington Profess
sionals, while Parkside is the only one of
the five that Riverview has defeated If.
by accident Riverview should defeat
South Side, what would il be champion Of
BY what reasoning at all can they claim
to be in line for the championship? Would
it prove that they are a better team than
the Wilmington Professionals. for in
stance, when neither South Side or River
view have played this team?
This "Riverview Fan" is either trying
70 kid" himself or else is smoking a
strong brand OF dope" Why not go and
get a reputation instead OF trying to
make capital out of "A team which hap
pened to give DUPONT defeat Why does
every team in Wilmington try TO get a
game with DUPONT? Because they know
that should they be lucky. like the south
Side team, for instance. and win a game
they can then pose as champions. dupont
has played seevnteen games this season
winning thirteen and losing four. PLAY.
ing such teams as Seaboard of Chester
New Castle, Delaware city. Elkton. New
ark, Pullman. Wilmington Professionals
N-Wilmington. =. r.. r. Y. NJ. c. A. of
Baltimore, etc, and OF the local teams has
defeated South Side Pullman, Whining.
ton Professionals and X-Wilmington. -Four
OF these games were played away al
though dupont had home grounds. in orde,.
10 meet the strongest teams noss,h,a
rms fan also states that "Riverview
mas not met any of the fastest clubs be.
cause said clubs refused to play them. 81
And why notl Simply because Rivervev
was not looked upon as being in the same
class with these clubs. Early this season
received challenges from the RivervieO
Nlun and they proposed 10 give as a guar.
antee street car fare or one dollar and A.,
quarter ball Could YOU blame a team nix,
Dufont Tor not going up against a propo.
sition like thatg After the River,ioy
team had taken on some OF the ola ~,
us"ihe PLAYERS we also received a chal
iehse' onl 10 was for a date which wa.
already hlled, and the DUPONT team ncvr,
WOW" cancel on any club for a reason ot
nus kind. As soon as Rivcrview has show,
sufficient class. and their reputation Oii
prove a drawing card we viii be glad :,
take them on. as 10 Is the fast ones we ar,
looking fo---uot the cinches.
This "RIverview Far" concludes his ar
iicle by saying that The Rivcrview-soutl
/. Side series is for the local amateur
championship with great stress ON m,
word amateur and that out Of town men
professional and salaried players canno
righuully participate in a local amateu
championship series. In the first plae,
there is not man on the dupont team
who Is not "a boni fide resident OF Whining
ton. In the second place win the manager.
OF the South Side and Riveryiew baseball
club state under oath that there is no
man on his team who has ever receive,
money for playing ballg why did Manage
Carvin OF the South Side say TO me. ''Yol