Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-08-03
From This Distance Only
fremont and st. Eliza
beth Look Good as
Winners
DUPONT IN CLOSE
FIGHT WITH GAS co.

With another week of the local
baseball season passed, dupont, Ire
mont. St. Elizabeths and Parkside
continue to lead the County, Semi
Professional, Catholic and All-Wil-
mington Leagues, respectively. About
the only teams that seem to be in
danger of slipping out Of top positions
are DUPONT and Parkside. fremont
looks good for the Semi pennant,
while ST. Elizabeths has a pretty tight
grip on the Catholic League flag, but
dupont and Parkside are not so COM
fortably fixed, and may loose out af-
ter making the game fight they have.
dupont is leading Wilmington Gas
Company in the County League chase
by only one game, while both Rock
ford and Highland are chasing Park
side hard with Rockford only one
game behind the leaders and Highland
within three games of the top-notchr
ers. fremont has a lead of six games
over Madison, while st. Elizabeths is
leading ST Anne's by five games, and
unless fremont and St. Elizabeth's
| hit a slump they, doubtless, will win
in their respective leagues.
Gid Edge Ball All Around.
But it is not only in the big four
| leagues that a merry run is being
made for the flags. Every amateur
league in the city is playing gilt-edged
ball with Riverside leading the Dela-
ware League by three games and
Brandywine leading the Boys City
League by one game. The Church
League shows Marshallton, Old
Swedes and East Lake tied up for first
place each with eleven games won
and two lost, and it is a toss-up as
to which one will win The race in
each of the amateur leagues is so
close that any one of the teams now
above third place can win out During
the last few weeks there has been a
decided improvement in the work of
all the teams and the fans are wit
Messing better ball than they have for
a long time.
duPOnt-Gas Co. Fight
The real sensation of the season
is the fight dupont and Wilmington
Gas Company are making for the
County League honor. II is the first
time in the history of the league that
the ''Millionaires" have found them
selves hard up against the baseball
game and it has remained for the Gas
team to set them the pace Since
Crouch left DUPONT one month ago
the team has lost one game and won
/ three, while Gas Company has won
! five straight DUPONT, however, has
one postponed game to play with
Riverview at Front and Union streets
on August Is and the result of the two
| games on that date will mean much
to dupont. Should they lose them
while Gas Company is continuing its
winning streak, Gas Company would
look better than ever as a pennan'
. winner.
Brown and Zearfoss are the mer
who are working Gas Company pen
nantward Just now. Browns pitch
ing has been phenomenal of late
while the veteran, Dave Zearfoss, is
showing his caliber in the quality OF
running the team is doing on the
bases Dave has the team out for
signal, running and batting work
every day, and the extra work is
showing in games won In some re-
spects the team as presently consti-
tuted is the best one that ever went
for a County League flag, and it is
certain that the team that beats them
out must go some. The DUPONT peo-
pie admit this.
dupont Needs Another Pitcher.
It is conceded that the dupont
team, without Crouch, is in worse
shape than It ever was although Beat
tie is pitching good ball. Manager
Garrett had some trouble getting the