Evening journal., 1910-02-19
NO LEAGUE BUT
WANT A SERIES
Reeves Lets CheSteriteS Know
He Has "SOme Team" and
Wants to Prove II

The Chester Republican to-day says:
There win be no baseball league between
this city and Wilmington. This decision
has been arrived at by the management OF
the dupont team. VI Wilmington, and also
the Riverviow. the two teams from the
Delaware Metropolis. who were TO have
represented that city IN the combination.
This action was taken Thursday night.
after the matter had been thoroughly
gone over by the members OF the team
and Board of Directors. Manager Reeves,
of dupont. called up the office Of The
Morning Republican last evening and
stated that he had decided to remain and
play with the New Castle County League,
but AT the same time he said he had
thousand dollars at any time for series
of games with a baseball team composed
of the best players to be found from
among the teams in Chester. providing
there should be no players in the game
who had over been signed by a Tri-State
team or other big league organization.
1--WE are out for sport In the baseball
game" said Manager Reeves. whining
ton can turn out as fast professional play
crs as any city, but the DUPONT team is
strictly amateur organization and we
want TO play In the amateur class. We
will arrange a series Of three games with
any Chester team and az the games played
IN this city Il will be found that there will
be fully three thousand In attendance"
The statement on the part of Manager
Reeves was made without any rcserva-
a. Nn pf
requirement that there should be. no league
players on the team. II would not be sur
prislng II there should be arrangements
made for series of games I'm this man
nor. as there has been a desire on the part
Of the Chester managers as well as the
Wilmington to have series OF games al
though they have never been able TO got
together with the arrangements but II the
games are arranged 1t Is more than prob
able that It will be one OF the individual
teams as organized and not with AN all
Chester organization.
There is now question whether the
managers OF the Big -Four will get to-
gether on Wednesday evening for the
purpose Of completing the work Of or
ganizing for the coming season. The ac-
tion on the part Of the Wilmington teams
dropping out OF the proposed combination
leaves matters stand just as they were
at the close Of last season, and now nego-
tiations will have 70 be entered into at
once
AS a matter Of fact there was no par
ticular enthusiasm shown regarding the
Inter-city League and it was looked upon
as being little leery. The principal draw
back was the number OF games It would
be necessary for each OF the bali teams
! to play away from its own grounds. This
complaint was made both from the Ches-
ter, as we'll as the Wilmington end of the
line All the teams would have been COM
peeled TO be away from home more than
was desired by the managers and a'so the
followers OF the respective teams. The
meeting held on Wednesday evening Of
this week. was more for the purpose OF
going over the situation and getting a
general line on the lay OF the ground, 20
the proper consideration could be given
with a complete understanding. Whining.
ton has given the decision from that end
OF the line, and Chester will now fan ir
line on the project and settle down TO gel
the Big Four in operation without further
loss OF time.