Evening journal., 1909-02-24
Sports
NEW CASTLE COUNTY LEAGUE
ENTHUSES BASEBALL FANS

While great enthusiasm among base
ball players and fans Of New Castle
county mas followed the organization
of the New Castle County Baseball
League, a number of well-known teams
are disappointed because they were not
admitted The Wilmington Profess
sionals. the Workmen. st. Patrick's and
Newark are some Of the organizations
that could not be included. While the
league recognizes the ability Of these
teams. all of which have made good
records, it also recognizes the fact that
proper limit should be placed upon
the number of organizations compos-
ing the league.
The choice of the six clubs to be in
the league was made after a very care
ful study of their records. Of attend
ances at games in former seasons and
Of the facilities offered fans to see
games In the various towns the teams
represent. II was thought necessary
TO confne the number of clubs TO six
in order to avoid the unwieldness that
would certainly have been experienced
with more. In a single county with
more than six teams II would have
been impossible to have arranged a
schedule to satisfy all other con-
sideratlons entered into ;he decision to
have but six teams in the league and
10 select those whose names have been
published as members.
The foregoing explanation has been
deemed proper by the officers of the
league in order to set forth their rea-
sons for excluding certain teams and
thus 70 avoid any Misunderstanding
That might give rise to IN feeling. In
terest in the league had grown wonder
fully following the suggestion by THE
EVENING JOURNAL, and II was not
unexpected that a large number Of
towns would want to get into the
league The number desiring admis-
sion was indeed quite In excess of that
anticipated by the promoters of the
league, and as a result there was very
long consideration OF the plan before
II was decided to establish a league
with but six members
Now that the organization of the
league has been effected. fans and
players Of New Castle county are look
ing forward with relish to a fine sea
son Of baseball-such a season. Il Is
hoped, as will arouse the interest OF
every person in the country. It is not
N''~ A@Nt' ~ NAN ~ AdAtI SOLELY
to the professional ball player or to
the wearied fan who is content to nav
his admission money and TO watch an
Indifferent game. The league will an
peal TO the personal interest OF every
one even remotely concerned with
baseball. Each of the principal towns
In the county viii have its own team:
the victory Of one over another will be
Of absorbing interest to the towns
throughout the county-especiall the
town that wins. And then the progress
toward the penant will be an attrac-
tion TO be resisted by no one who has
the least sporting impulse. All these
things are TO contributed toward re-
viving interest In baseball here and to
the success Of the county league And
those who know the public feel safe
in predicting that the league will be a
success as a financial undertaking as
well as a sporting factor
Professionals Lodge a Kick.
Commenting On the fact that the
Wilmington Professionals were not ad-
mitted 10 the league. fan says:
Sporting Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL: In a local paper / see
that a meeting was held and a coun-
ty league Of baseball clubs was formed.
but | also, in looking over the names