Evening journal., 1908-05-01
SPORTING
MIKE LYNCH and
BARTHOLD GO
Reading Gets Them in Ex-
change for Red Owens.
Who Comes TO Wilmington

Determined to strengthen the team IL
the batting line the management of tn
local Tri-State baseball club has effected
deal whereby Mike Lynch, infielder, and
johnny Barthold. all-round player. have
been traded to Jake weitzel. manager o.
the Reading team, for Red Owens. sh0rt-
stop and second baseman Of the Tailors.
The deal was contaminated last night
In Reading between Weitzel Fred p. Ben
nett, one Of the owners OF the local club
and Jimmy Sebring, captain of the
Peaches. The trade had been under con-
sideration for several days and yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Sebring
went to Reading and met Mr.. Weitzel and
satisfactory terms were agreed upon.
Owens last season played with the
Reading team, having gone there as a
member Of the York team when the latter
city abandoned baseball and the entire
York team was transferred to Reading.
This year he has been captain OF the
Reading team. He is a good sticker and
last year batted .245 On the bases he car
ries his wits about him and is considered
to be one Of the best base runners in the
Tri-State.
Owens was formerly with Brooklyn, but
was turned over to York.
The departure of Mike Lynch from
Wilmington is regretted by every fan in
the city as Michael was particularly popu-
lar with the patrons of South Side Park.
He is an honest player. ever ready 10
take any chance that comes his way and
in playing ball is not afraid of the error
ha l..
IN opportunity to make a play that will
benefit his club. Last year Lynch's stick
work averaged .216.
Johnny Barthold, who goes with Lynch
10 Reading has bunch of friends in Will
nington and he earned every one of them
~ his conscientious and hard playing last
season. Johnny is truly Johnny on the
spot wherever you plac, him on the
iiamond and is ever ready and willing to
step In the game at any time. At the bat
asst season Barthold, playing with Lam
caster and Wilmington, hit them out at
a .227 clip.
This morning Manager Grady received
a telegram from Reading stating that
Lynch and Barthold were expected to re-
port there in time for the Reading-Nll-
Transport game this afternoon.
Manager Grady announces that there
will be a change in the. batting order Of
he locals to-day believing that by such
a change the club viii be strengthened.
In the last game played the batting or
der was as follows; Marhefka. Martin. se-
bring, Cassidy, Mcfarland. Lynch, CO.
valesli, Grady and the pitchers BY the
change Martin win lead at bat and Mar
hefka has been sent down to eighth place
ON the list. The batting order for the
present will be Martin, left field Owens
second base; sebring. center field: Cas-
sidy, first base: Grady. catcher: McFar-
land, right field; Covaleslsi, third base:
Marhefka, short stop and the pitchers.
For the present Owens will play at sec
md base and either Marhefka or Catiz
will hold down short STOP The final weed
ms out process will take place on May %
when under the rules of the Tri-state tine
official make-uD Of the various teams
must be handed in to President Carpenter. |
Just who viii be retained among the try
out here this season has as yet not been
definitely decided upon.
Anang the fans to-day there was not |
much elation over the departure of Bar |
hold and Lynch and some of the en-
.husiasts did not think It good move 10
get rid Of these two players. even though |
hey admitted that Owens is a good one.