Evening journal., 1909-09-13
Track
Turf
Tennis
Rivenowners Get Second
Place After Consistent
Playing at Last of Sea-
son.

New Castle County League.
DUPONT .................l9 $50
New Castle ............li 9 BOO
Riverview ..............10 10 800
Parl1side .........-..... lS $50
Southside ............... 10 200
The New Castle County League sea-
SON ended on Saturday with dupont
the champions and New Castle in Sec
ond place. IL was not a heart break
ing finish by any means. although Sec
ond place In the league race was not
decided until the closing day. Then
New Castle won the position after a
clean-cut triumph over Parksde. a
hopeful ending TO a season that was
frought with every condition except
encouragement on the part Of the New
Castle fans.
On Saturday, September a. RiverS1ew
held the place by a good margin but
as Mousley's men had not been going
well. New Castle. taking advantage
Of the situation the Villagers found
themselves in, signed Knof. a new
twirlcr. who. when he beat Riverview
that day. started the Rivertowners to-
ward second stall. When the Labor
Day games broke even for both New
Castle and Riverview, Mousey's team
was done for and it remained for
Leachs team to win only its last game
20 distance the villagers. Had they
failed New Castle and RiverView would
have broken even
dupont the Inevitable Champions.
That dupont would win the flag was
forcgone conclusion six weeks after
rlay starred. with the best semi-pro-
fessional pay yers in the city in the
inncld and outfeld 10 support Crouch,
Beatty and Flood. manager Reeves had
team which for both defensive and
offensive work has not the equal in the
county with but two exceptions all
their victories were walkovers and
when the curtain dropped on i5 all
RiNcrvicw WIS the only team in the
League that had taken a game from
them Cagvin's South Side team gave
them a scare a few weeks back and
had it not been that a hit off Beatty's
bat got lost in the right field grass
allowing him to circle the bags the
game might be going yet. Aside from
winning the flag, Dupont Is hkc'y 20
show the premier batsmen in CROUCH.
Moreover, he has not lost one ~ his
games.
Hard Luck Pursued RiverView
Although Ri~crview failed 40 land
i'm second place after playing 2 consist
cnt game until tho last, Mousley is
not as disgruntled as some persons
may believe From the start Mousloy
was greatly Handicapped and not until
Ia signed Rcd Welsh did conditions
look bright for him. Welsh worked
Won i'm his first games but a change
came over him after the outiicld was
weakened by the absence OF McDon-
ouch. Jesse Hall jumped into the
breach as mate for Welsh and the
two kept the team close 10 the top
until Mousley lost more of his in
4 nelders That was the finish.
\ All this was breaking in favor of
Leach and his New Castle squad. Leach
made his best moves when he signed
Knoff TO help Rcnnie and grabbed Au-
gust to do the receiving. He also ma
tcrially strengthened his pheld and
when he entered the stretch he had "a
better team than ever Chase. kirby
Stab and Lawler were his strong men
and Il was their stick work IN the
closing game that landed the team in
second place. The hopes of the New
castle managers had been realized.
Bad Start For South Side.
south sides disastrous start was re-
sponsible for It's bad finish. n had lost ter
games before Carvln pulled the shades
from his brows and began tho house
cleaning that made the "Bridgers'
forinidahic opponent since the first Angus
game But the few fast men on the oil
team had ncen so demoralized by conuu
nous defeats that they no longer worke
win their old time vim. Reed. the Brad
fords McDermott and Finnan. however
encouraged Bannar again with their al
around good work, but the rally came to
late and one Of the best twirlers In th
league had TO content himself with bcin
taH-endor. with a few exceptions Bar
mar pitched every game FOR the team. II
was loval TO Carvin from start 10 iinisl
and had he not been Carvin would hay
been in worse straits than he finds him
SELF in al this time However, the Birds
ersn are not 'has beens" BY any means
AS presently constituted the individus
men are as good ball players as any 10 b
found in the league. excepting the cham
MONS. and there are some fans. indeed
who regard Bannar as good pitcher a
Crouch.
Parkside Couldn't Hit
Parkside is In fourth place because o
its inability to bunch hits. As base run
any in the league, and had there been tw'
more men on the team who could hav
been depended on to hit in the pinches tn
team would have been fighting RivervieS
and New Castle for the second position
Although Welsh did not pick the tear
he was satisfied with Crossgrove's iude
ment In the matter and played the ol
team until the last. II he blunderod. 4
knows. True, he took Logue on to he,
Lewis in the box but the pair could n,
stem the tide that was gradually wasi
ing the team toward the bottom. Up,
Lewis. however, fell the blunt OF q
pitching and il is due him to say that
worked well despite the dissppointmer
that came to him in the way of defea
because his team mates could not
while he was doing all that was expect
Of him.
Certainly the league season was 81
cessfdl from financial viewpoint a
because OF this fact it is already settl