Evening journal., 1910-04-15
NEW CASTLE MAY
LEAVE LEAGUE
FinanCil Support Lacking and
Players Ignore Contracts
With Team Managers
COUNTY LEAGUE NOT
AFFECTED BY SITUATION

In all probability New Castle will not
be represented in the New Castle Coun-
ty League this season. At a special
meeting of the league held in New
Castle last night the directors Of the
New Castle Athletic Association. which
controls the County League team there.
reported that they might be unable
to begin the season because of finan-
cal reasons. The team owners also
reported that players who had con-
tracted with the team had repudiated
their contracts. and that the associa-
ton found itself in a position where
It could not obtain more high class
players to insure another fast season
Of County League baseball in the city
this year. The association directors
felt. however. that they should with
hold their resignation from the league
until next Monday. Meanwhile the as
sociation will endeavor to obtain sufii-
| cient financial support TO give the club
a start. and If this is not forthcoming
the association will withdraw its mem
bership from the county baseball or
| ganization.
With New Castle out. the County
League would proceed as a four-ciub
ANlNtiNAtNf Vas
Company, and BroolSwood. Another
plan of the league is to invite Penn
syivania club to take the place of New
Castle. and play out the already adopt
ed schedule. Should this latter plan
not be decided upon the four Whining
ton teams will play at both the Front
and Union streets and Riverview ball
grounds every Saturday afternoon and
holidays The present schedule gives
off days for each team OF the league,
on which days 1t was intended TO play
fast out-of-town teams here. With a
four-cluh league this will be impossible
| but if another out-of-town club is ad-
mitted the present schedule will be
played. The league will shape its plans
at the meeting to be held on Monday
night.
Although it is probable that New
Castle will withdraw from the league
the fans there viii not go without base
ball. The Catholic League has team
in the town and the High School also
has a team that ought to put up fast
ball In its class It is understood tc
be the desire of the New Castle Associ'
alton to play the High School team
on the grounds Of the association will
such teams as can be engaged for {
low guarantee. The association ye
hopes that II may be able TO see il
way through the County League sched
ule. but unless the desired help i
forthcoming before Monday the clu
will have to quit.
New Castle was one Of the origina
members of the County League an
put up a fast game last year, fnishin
i'm second place. This year Peter G
Madden, the team manager, had sign
ed nine men. including Chase. Wingate
Burilio and Lenoir, who would hav
made the team one OF the fastest h
the league But ill-luck began to breal
against Madden early. Wingate. VIII
is regarded as one Of the best pitcher
in the county outside of Wilmington
left the State; Burilio, another pitche
from Delaware City, was stricken wit
a serious illness, and Lenoir refuse
to play. Chase was the only man I
stick. Not knowing where to get tw
more New Castle county pitchers VIII
would be a credit to the club, Mad
den concluded TO quit the game un
less the association would get togethe
sufficient money to allow him to go on
of the town for players. Whethe
this backing will be forthcoming wi
be known on Monday IF it is no
New Castle will go out of the Count
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