Evening journal., 1910-04-29
.SEMPS PLAN
CLASSY OPENERS
Crack Local Amateurs Will
Start Baseball Season While
Bands Play
LIEUT-GOVERNOR
AT NEW PORT GAME

The Wilmington Semi Professional
League will inaugurate its season to-
morrow.
Each of the home teams has made
great preparations for the openings.
The Landlith and Madison teams,
which will play at Sixth and Clay
mont, viii meet at FORESTS Club
House. No 1927 East Eleventh street
and form in line and parade over the
following streets, headed by a twenty
five piece band: Eleventh to Heald, to
Twelfth. to Claymont, to Sixteenth, to
grounds.
Upon arriving at the grounds the
team will countermarch TO the home
plate. where Arthur c. Davies, presi-
dent of the New Castle County League
will make a short address. After this
ceremony George Watson, Jr, will toss
the first ball out. The band will play
before the game. and between the in
nings.
AT Newport their greatly improved
park will be opened with ceremonies
the like of which that village has never
seen.
The Peerless club accompanied by
the Bethany Brotherhood Band, VIII
leave Fourth and Market streets at
2.30 o'clock. Upon arrival at Newport
they will meet the stalwarts of that
town, form in line. and proceed to the
Minquas Fire Company house where
they will he saluted. a short parade
through several Newport streets viii
follow.
The teams will then march across
the field to the stand where flag VIII
be raised.
Alexander Abrams. president Of the
league. will make short address,
after which ieutenant-Governor J. NJ.
Mendenhan will omen the season there
by throwing the first BAH over the
plate The band win give a concert
throughout the game
As this is the first ceremony of this
kind ever held at Newport it is thought
the fans from the entire surrounding
country will be out in force.
Al Rockford Park the Highland and
fremont clubs will open. The Ire
mont club will meet at Eighth and
Market streets and proceed 20 the
grounds in automobiles.
At the park the teams will march
| from the center of the field to the plate
where Superintendent of Parks Mack
will say few words and throw out
/ the first ball.
The umpires for the season will be;
d. NJ. Salters. Morton Sylvester, Ken
nedy Boyd George Mckinley, Benjamin
Dick, and Mitchell Hill.
The contract men show that the
teams are prepared to make this the
greatest season ever Although many
of last seasons players are in the
1 County League and playing on other
professional teams. this years teams
lool, stronger than last year.
Following are the players on the
teams
Newport--Harry Hayden, II. NJ. Day
John NJ Benson, c. n. Scarborough
Thomas j. Hanna, b. r. Young. Reu-
ben Ruth. Frank King, John Marvel
Harry p. Steward. Fred Thompson.
Landllth--G. c. Johnson, James NJ
Schabach. James r. Rutter William
Simmons. Jr, Edward J. Schabach,
Alexander Lux. ID. w. Fletcher. How
ard Brown William Smart, Eugene
Lux. Samuel Green. II. J. Harkins.
Peerless-W William O'Donnell, J. J..
Stillwen Harry p. Croney, Odes w.
| i4uIl, MdllulaS ringer JOlu i hulilu'
Harry L. Morgan. Theodore Pffeffer, J.
A. Redman William J. Abrahams,
Evan Lancaster, Fred Phillips, Will
liam Cloud. Joseph Taggart, Howard
Miniken, Edward Butler.
Tremcnt-Harry p. Mccall. J. p.
Prentiss r.. Cam, William Sillitoe,
Swiften Chandler, p. c. Patterson. c.
J.. King William T. White. Ralph
White. William +. White Robert King
john Boauchamp.
Madison-Harry Thomas, Thomas
Lyman. James Renshaw. Benjamin
Nichols, Richard Welch. Harry Ben
nett, Harry Curlett. George Stab. W
Pierson, Samuel Cox, r. Beatty.
Highland Robert Waters, Charles
Waters. Allen Moore. Abram G. Geary
A. NJ. Elder Joseph Babby. Michael
Bonner, Elwood Cats, Orville Pyle
Chester Ross William Bell, Thomas
Beatty, Charles Stuart. William Nc
Kiney.