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Evening journal., 1909-04-12
EASTON nine
BEGINS TRAINING

EAsTON, IA. April 1O--with the Easton
Atlantic League club going into training
next Wednesday and the city League
opening two weeks from to-day the fans
Of this city are rapidly approaching the
topnotch OF enthusiasm.
Fans are delighted with the announce
ment that Zimmerman, the fast, hard
hitting left fielder for Easton last year,
may wear an Easton uniform again this
season.
Although Miller has signed again with
the latter team. It Is more than likely
that Easton viii get through a trade FOR
an Easton player that Pottsvlle is very
anxious to have. Purdy local boy has
been asked by Manager Miller to report
for try-out
The men who Manager Miller has given
notice to report beside himself, are: out
folders Lockard. Williams, Kelly. Letter
Rankin, to these may be added thinner.
man and Miller and sevcrai Easton boys
FIRST base. Allen, shortstop Devers third
base. Wlkle. Ross. Hartman and Purdy
pitchers NJ. Lothrop Henderson, Biehl
Brown and Tanka.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
SHERMAN WILL
START THE PLAY
AT WASHINGTON

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Washington
gave her baseball team a rousing welcome
home when the Nationals arrived here
from Columbus, Ohio, shortly before nine
this morning Every one is on edge await
ing the opening game Of the American
League season here this afternoon.
An the boxes in the grand stand were
sold fifteen minutes after they were put
on the market last week The Longworths
will have one ana Miss Elkins and her
friends will entertain party in an adja-
cent box. It is expected also that the
President and Mrs. Taft win be at the
game. Miss Helen Taft and her college
friends will be there at any rate.
IT was planned to have President Taft
pitch the first ball over the plate but he
was unable to promise definitely that he
could be there. ce-President Sherman.
who is a fan of the third degree has con-
sented to perform this service.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
GOLDEN STILL
SIGNING PLAYERS

READING. Pa. April 12.--Manager Tom
Golden. Of the Reading Atlantic League
team. is still busy signing players. During
the past week he signed a quintet Of fast
men. namely: Tom Walker, first base and
captain; Jerry Nops. pitcher; Porter.
pitcher; Sam Cobean,- pitcher. and Elmer
Hoch, catcher.
Elmer Hoch. who will be given a tryout
by Manager Golden. is a member Of the
famous Hoch brothers battery. lie
caught and captained the Kutztown State
Normal school team for two years. His
brother played with the Wilmington Tri-
state team last year and was given try
out by the Philadelphia National League
team.
Little IS known OF Sam Co5ean. OF tho
Eastern League Last season he pitched
for Toronto. and he has been highly
recommended to Manager Golden. The lat
ter will not sign any more players as the
club is now complete.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
MAY MATCH
JOHNSON TODAY
Expected That He Will Meet
KetCheII in California
Next October


By United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Jack johnson, me
negro champion, and Stanley Ketchel,
middle weight champion, will likely be
matched to-day to fight 40 rounds at
Colma, California. October II or 18Th.
Jim Cofroth, the California fight pro-
moter, made this announcement early to-
day. Coffroth expects the two fighters to
agree to terms for the match and he will
meet the two champions and their repre-
sentatives tonight and agree on the seiec-
ton Of a referee. how the purse will be
split. and have the articles signed
Cofforth had a long interview with john
son last night. and practically secured
the negro's consent to meet Ketchell, the
fight to be pulled off either before or dur
ing portola celebration which begins Oc-
tober 13.
Before meeting Johnson, the fight pro-
moter had a talk with Jim Jeffries and
asked the retired champion point blank
when he would give an answer about
whether he intended fighting or not
Il viii not be ready to give my answer
for two or three months" is the reply
Jeffries is saiS 20 have made
Coffroth asked Jeffries how long after
he consented to fight it would take for him
to get into condition and Jeffries replied 8
months.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
MADISON A. c. II;
BROWNTOWN 7

Madison a. c. and Browntown OPEN
cd their season on Saturday, Madison
winning. u 10 Z.
The features were the batting Of
Young. for Madison. who made three
triples aud a single. and the fielding of
Curlett of the same team. Young
pitched the first three innings and then
exchanged places with Pierson at nrst
base.
Greenwell pitched the entire game
for Browntown.
Greenwell, who was reserved by the
Lowell. Mass. club. says nc will not re-
port to that team. but will sign with
the Wilmington Atlantic League club.
Young has signed as pitcher with the
Oshkosh. Wis, team. lie viii leave
for that place on Wednesday. Pierson
who alternated with Young in the box
for the Madison A. c.. has signed with
Fairmount. w. Va. and viii also leave
the city On Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
LOCAL BOYS
IN u. OF P. MEET

Wilmington High. the Wilmington
Business and Friends School are en-
tered in the u. of p, field day events
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, on
April 27.
Friends School is entered in the
class five of the preparatory school as
follows; PerlSiomen Seminary. Maple
wood Institute, Glenn Mills School,
Franklin and Marshall Academy, Naz-
areth Han. Ursinus Academy. Farm
School.
The High School is entered with the
following In the High School class:
Class 3--Media, Chester. West Ches-
ter. Cheltenham, Swarthmore, Harris
burg Technical, Englewood.
The Business School is entered in
the sixth class of preparatory schools
The following schools are in the divi-
sion: Glass 6-West Jersey Academy
Friends Select. Newark Academy
Mackenzie School DE La Sale School
Peekskill Military Academy.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
TWO POLO GAMES
AT RINK THIS WEEK

Two more polo games viii be played
at Eleventh Street Rink this week.
on Tuesday night the Atlantic City
team win play Wilmington, and on
Friday, Baltimore viii visit here again.
Tonight Wilmington goes TO Balti-
more. and Saturday night the local
players win try their skill against the
Atlantic City team at the seashora.
This viii make four games In one week
for Wilmington.
There win be skating at the rink
every night this week, including the
polo nights. Tomorrow, Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday win be ladies'
nights, when The fair sex will be ad-
mitted free Those desiring to skate
will be at the expense Of skates and
wardrobe only. The full band will be
In attendance each night.
Arrangements are being made for a
series OF championship basketball
games between the present champions
the eX-West Ends and the All-Wil-
mington FIVE.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12

with big question mark after Terry
Turner at short, due to tangled shaft
ing IN his throwing arm, the inner
works OF the Maps look none too strong.
Minus Manager Fielder Jones, IL is
hard to figure the Chicago White Sox
any stronger than last year. Jones re-
fused an offer of $4,000 which shows
that ball players may now speak Of
their salaries rather than wages The
White SoX bid fair to remain the Hit
less Wonders" winning a majority of
games by brains instead Of Drawn. The
personnel will be practically unchang-
ed. with the exception of Jones.
The other upper team of last sea
son. the st. Louis Browns. is picked
to put up the same scrappy game and
is sure to be a factor. The addition
of Lou Criger. the old Boston Catcher
to the team will bolster it up where II
was lamentably weak.
New York will experiment with a
team made up largely of youngsters
and managed by George Stallings, the
Highlanders being one of the few
teams that Stallings had not hitherto
managed. The Highlanders will only
have to finish seventh to do better
than last year and II you want to get
fight out Of Stallings. just hint that
the Hilltoppers won't do this.
Connie Mack's Athletics will have a
veteran pitching staff in Dygert,
Coombs. Bender, Plank and Schlitzer,
but he has patched up both his in
and outhelds with some new Cloth"
that he says will wear well and may
bring a third pennant to Philadelphia"
The Boston Red Sox have received
a heavy ante-season vote for the cell
lar championship. principally due TO
the fact that one of the first things
Manager Fred Lake did after assum-
ing control was to sell his biggest as
set, the famous old battery of Young
and Criger This pair were equiva-
lent to about half the team and only
in the event that the fates have been
kinder TO Lake than the exhibition
games have indicated will their loss
lprove other than fatal.
Washington is feeling so good over
having escaped her usual position al
the bottom last year. that Joe Cantil-
lon is making noise like the first di-
vision If Washington had another
pitcher like Walter Johnson. who last
season shut New York out three times
in four days. Cantillon would be taker
more seriously. Many students of tn,
dope sheet are picking the Senators tC
beat out Boston and New York.
Shibe Park, the new American
League plant in Philadelphia, will b'
thrown open to the public this season
It is the finest baseball park I'm tn,
world. II is at Twenty-frst and Le
, high streets and Uncle Ben" Shibl
spent several hundred thousand dollari
on It. 1t viii scat between 10000 an'
10000 and is altogether adopted 10
worlds championship series, according
to Mack.
} In the nine years that the American
League has been a major organization
, Chicago has won the pejnnant thre
times. and Boston, Athletics and De
troit twice each.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12

other shall not be credited with a stolen
base
In event of base runner being touched
out after sliding over a base, he shall not
be regarded as having stolen the base in
question
In event of a base runner making his
start TO steal a base prior to a battery
error, he shall be credited with a stolen
base
In event OF palpable mum or ball
thrown by the catcher. when the base
runner is clearly blocked the inhelder
making the mum shall be charged with
am error and the base runner shall not be
credited with a stolen base.
In tho way Of minor changes IL may be
mentioned that sacrifice hits and sacrifice
flies are 70 appear I'm the summary as also
the number of legal at bats scored against
each pitcher.
a double play shall mean any two con-
tinuous put outs that take place between
time the bah leaves the pitchers hands
until II is returned TO him again standing
In the pitchers box.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
wiIminaton Boys at the U. Of P.

Wilmington young men are taking
an active part in u. of p. athletics.
Francis Churchill Rogers, son Of
John NJ. Rogers. formerly Of this city.
rowed No. ? oar for the u. Of p. crew
in its race with Yale on Saturday. Mr..
Rogers was a former pupil OF Friends
School
Swith Chandler. son Of Lilburne
Chandler. played second base on the
Varsity Freshman team against p. NJ.
C. at Chester.
Harry c. Hickman will take part in
the concert to be given by the COM
bined musical clubs at the Steel Pier.
Atlantic City, on Monday evening. lie
is a member of the first year class OF
the Medical School and prepared at the
Wilmington High School and at Phil
lips Exeter Academy. New Hampshire.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
CROSS COMES HERE
FOR BALL PLAYERS

sIIAMOK1N, April i2.--Captain Lave
Cross. Of the local Atlantic League team,
wrote to tho ShamgiSin club magnates last
night that he was on a scouting tour in
Delaware. incidentally getting himself in
playing shape for the opening OF the sea-
son. lie stated the men he signed should
be here any time after the middle OF the
present month. lie will be in town. short
ly 10 aid in supervising the construction
Of new $1,000 grandstand, the present one
to be used hereafter as an annex.
Mccarthy, last years catcher for Sha-
mokin. has not yet been resigned. and
there is fear by some local admirers that
Captain Cross VIII not land the Syracuse
man. but no one doubts Cross win have a
reliable haclstop before the season opens.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Arranned Gamoa.

NEW CASTLE. April l2.-Manager FL
bert Grant. OF the Holy Name Associa-
ton Baseball Club Of ST. Peters r. c.
church. has arranged the following games
for tho season.
MAY s, at home with st. Mary's, Of VIII
mington: May is ST. Pauis at Whining
ton: May 22 at home with ST. Patrick's.
Of wilmington: May %. at home with 81.
Ellzabeth's. OF wilmington; June s. open;
June i2. st. Mary's, at wilmingtoni June
I. al home with 81. Paurs, Of Wilmington;
June ae. st. Patricl's. at Wilmington; July
: ST. Elizabeth at Wilmington; July 10.
open: July Il. at home with St. Marys;
July "a. at home with S. Pauis: July 81.
at home with 81. PatriclS's, Of Whining
ton. August z, at home with ST. Eliza
beths. OF wilmington; August "a. open;
August ei. Will ST. Mary's at Wilmington
August Is. at home with ST. Paurs. Of
Wilmington; September 4. ST. Patrick's at
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Sports
BASEBALL IS
NOW THE KING
Four Teams of the American
League Begin 1909 Race
Today

NEW YORK, April 12-Hardly
knowing how he managed to survive
since the last worlds championship
baseball game, Mr.. Baseball Bug will
come unto his own this afternoon when
the tonth season Of the American
League will get under way. Mr.. Bug
has had a hard winter of it, but re-
ports from his various habitats today
Indicated that he is again in fine trim
with lungs in order and eyes far more
discerning than those of the umpire.
Two factors add special interest to
the American League race this year;
the first being the unusual number of
youngsters who are being given their
first opportunity in a major league
and the other the struggle of Detroit
to win third successive champions
ship and thereby establish record for
the league.
From the Tigers camp there come
omnibus growls and Hughey Jennings,
that human storage battery of energy
who guides the team of the City OF
Straits, declares that he will not have
to wait this year until next to the
last game before having the champion
ship won.
The unpreiudiced observer is forced
TO admit that unless the other con-
tenders have strengthened materially
there is good grounds for Jennings
boast. The only faces missing from the
Tiger lineup this year viii be Third
aseman Coughlon. Catcher Thomas anc
substitute lnfielder Downs, all of whom
We're let out by Jennings. so it is tt
be inferred that their absence will not
weaken the team. In Thomas plac,
as second catcher Detroit has two re.
cruits in Reckendorf and Stanage, botl
OF whom show unusual promise.
on third base is George Moriarity. ;
1908 Highlander, who is declared to b,
playing better than Coughlin did il
either 1907 or 1908. Then. too. De
troit will have the. services for the en-
tire season of owen Bush, the sensa
tional shortstop secured from the In
dianapolis Club at the close Of tn
American Association season last year
and whose supplanting of O'Leary 81
; braced up the team that it forge,
: ahead and won out
4 AS additions TO his strong box corp
of last year Jennings has three goo,
! youngsters in Works. Suggs and La
e fitte. Willett and Summers. two new
stars in the American League firma
, ment last year. will shine with addet
> luster this season. Jennings says. s.
the Titianhaired Hughey can't see hoy
the Tigers can be shut out OF thei
e third successive ponnant.
The addition of old Cy Young. who
I like city corner lot. improves witt
age. to the Cleveland pitching staff
makes Lajoie's bunch look dangerou,
n Cleveland has looked dangerous s
: often. however. only 10 have the fus
. hgo out. that she is not generally pick
ed for the front seat Bradley Is be
lieved to be weakening at third an
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Rutehers 70 PIay BASEBALL.

Having been successful on the base
ball field in the past. the nine OF the
Wilmington Butchers Association has
taken unusual pains this year to get
in shape for trying conclusions with
the Philadelphia. Chester. Baltimore
Reading and Camden butchers, provid-
ed the latter have teams and are will
ing to allow their scalps to be taken
The local team has provided itself with
new uniforms and is preparing to starr
out on the warpath. but before doing
so will take a little home practice
The butchers are planning a big gen.
eral athletic meet here for August.
We make Brass Signs. Bucher's.'
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
COLLEGE BOYS IN
GOVERNMENT SHOOT

Delaware College will hold a shoot in
competition with other college teams on
MAY % All the colleges are TO send the
results 10 the War Department. by
whose orders the shoot is to take place.
Delaware is also preparing team for
the Sea Girt, n. j., trip on June Z. The
shoot will be held on June 10, but the
team will leave the college on June Il,
and will probably accompany. members
Of the Delaware Organized Militia TO the
scene Of the contests. BY going on June
II they will get little practice before the
shooting is done in competition. Other
colleges will be represented at this meet
ing as we'll.
We make Brass Signs. Bucher's.s
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
TRINITY BATS OUT
AN EASY VICTORY

DURHAM n. c.. April 12-In a poor
game Trinity defeated Delaware Col
lege my 20 to 4. The contest dragged
wearily through two hours and thirty
minutes. The visitors were sleepy
from all-night riding Cam started
Off TO pitch well. hut soon gave out.
and % hits We're registered off him.
OF them triples. Delaware hit fair
ly though they earned no runs. Both
teams were slow in the field. The
score:
Trinity .... ......2O56 x-2O
Delaware ...... 80 o 0O2 l. 4
Batteries-Gantt and Flowers; Cam
and Marshall.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
GOSSIP OF
THE FIGHTERS
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 12-Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien wants to try some of the
big fellows in a six-round bout in his
home city. O'Brien says he is willing
to meet either Stanley Ketchell, who
round bout In this city recently, or Jack
johnson, the black champion.
In the meantime, the chief interest in
the doings OF the heavy weights Is N
the fight tomorrow night between Big Al
Kaufman. and Tony Ross, the New CAS-
tie scrapper. On kaufman's showing IN
this match is believed 10 be his chances
of securing a fight with Johnson
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
To Decide Polo snuabbIs.

\. ID. Cloward. manager of Eleventh
Street Rink has suggested TO Balti-
more that the decision OF the game
of last Friday be left TO DR.. Milton
Whitehurst. captain of the M. A. C.
team. who is considered one of the most
expert men on rules OF sports and polo
in the East In case Dr. Whitehurst
declines TO serve Mr.. Cloward suggests
Mr.. Shackelford, o. Atlantic City.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
RIvervIew Junior Win.

The Riverview Juniors won their first
game Saturday by defeating Lancaster
Juniors 81 to 10. The feature OF the
game was the fielding Of Yerger, Mar
tin and Nowland Of Riverview, and
the batting Of Bullen. The Riverview
Juniors would like to receive chai-
lenges from all 14-year-old boy teams.
Send challenges to Albert Missimer.
Score by innings.
Lancaster $50. 800 0 1 . 1 0 $40
Riverview .. .32237 x-27
Ratteries-For Riverview, Missimer
and Merrick; Lancaster. Beck and
Swift
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Military coIIeae Shoot.

on May % team of ten marksmen
will be selected by Lieutenant r. f.
Slayer. who is detailed by the govern
ment for duty at Delaware College. and
this team will shoot a match with
teams from each military college In
the country. The teams will first shoot
separately. each man being allowed ten
shots and no warming up or practice
shots. Later It Is expected that most
of the teams will meet at Sea Girt
IN a Joint match.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
wa nlaI.a .eIeetrIq. sIgnaI nueher's.'
Wilmington Players to Go West

Herman MannerinF, the well-known
first baseman. and John Young also we'll
known as n pitcher, viii leave VIII
mington on Tuesday 70 join the Orskosh
Club OF the Observation-Disclosures League.
Manner1ng covered first base for the
Champion pennant-winning BroWntown
club. in 1905. and for the past two sea-
sons played on the Elkton. Nd team.
Young has had a limited but success
ful career. his first work being done for
the Medison club IN 1907. Later he play
Cd with the Wilmington Professionals.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Hiah School VS.. Business School.

Wilmington Business School Base
ball team will line up against the High
School nine tomorrow at Front and
Union at $50 o'clock. The batteries
Will be Walter and Elliot FOR the Busi-
ness School and Guest and Rash for the
High School A good game Is expected
as both teams are playing well at
nroeont
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Wiln,inaton Business School Loses.

At Philadelphia on Saturday the VIII
mington Business School baseball team
lost 10 crard College. 3 to o. The local
boys feided well but could not hit. Score
by innings;
" n < ......OOOOO0O0 o.
cs,rard ..............O O3Ox-a
Three base hit. johnson; sacrifice hit,
Smith earned runs, Girard. .; hits OF Pal
mer i. of Rash, 3, umpire, Johnstonei
time 121: attendance, 1900.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
roId VIC Hs pld No. Wsnt Hsr.

GEORGETOwN. April 12.-Telling
her 10 pay a visit TO her parents in
Georgetown, Hammond G. Lingo. of
Philadelphia, left for California and has
never returned TO his wife, testified
Stella Lingo in the Court OF Quarter
Sessions Saturday afternoon. When
Mrs. Lingo wrote to her husband his
only reply was; Il don't want YOU any
more" Judge Spruance granted her a
divorce
Evening journal., 1909-04-12

In the salvation Army barracks at
Fourth and King streets last night a
special service was held In honor of
the eightieth birthday Of General Will
liam Booth the founder and head OF
the army. A message Of congratula-
tion was sent to General Booth.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
AMATEUR TEAMS PLAY
A 20 INNING TIE GAME

twenty inning tie game was played
by the ciaymont A. c. and the Parkside
Juniors on Saturday. II was Claymonf s
first game. The score was 20 2.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
The Evening Journal

Welcomes every advertiser to investi-
gate its claim TO having the largest cir
culation of any newspaper published
in Delaware.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
rn az aa Race starter.

Joseph Davidson. a well-Snown turf
man. will leave here on May p for a
tour OF the Eastern circuit lie will
net as starter at Salem, n. j.; POGO
moke city. Nd; Lebanon and Carlisle
Pa, and Charlotte, ~ C..
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Church erotberbood 10 Me-,

In the social hall Of Grace NJ. y.
Church this evening the April meeting
Of St James Brotherhood will be held.
Street Church. will give a talk.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
VINE sIans We Plttsbura.

Vic Willis. pitcher, OF the Pittsburg
National League team, who recently
Joined that club at Memphis, after re-
fusing to sign a contract. las sent
word from Hot Springs. Ark. Il friends
at his home that he had signed for this
season at a salary OF $4,000 fHe was
promised bonus Of $500 b.f Manager
Clarke II he does as good kyorlx this
season as he did last year Eillis was
offered s4.100 originally. butl held out
for $4,000. last s,ear he receiltd S3.500
and a bonus OF $500.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
SALVATION ARMY CELEBRATES.

nueher. sIsn paIntsr. sls shIplsg..
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The Evening Journal

Is pleased to submit to its advertisers
the following statement of circulation
from April lst TO April 10th, inclusive.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Falls Through Trap, Bsdly Hurt.

MILFORD. ApriA f2-TilHam l.
Simpson. OF Milford. fen through a
trap door in his stable Xnd Nfs injured
severely
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Good News For
Every Advertiser

Every Advertiser is entitled to know
something about the newspaper in
which he is buying space, and he has
perfect right to know all about the
circulation of newspaper in which he
is buying space.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
Baltimore props Another Game.

At Atlantic city on Saturday night
the Baltimore roller polo team lost to
the shore team, to 1. The Balti-
more team lost TO the Wilmington
team on Friday night.
Raltimorp Atlantic CitV