Evening journal., 1911-01-28
CARPENTER
IS PLEASED
Tri-State Chief Thinks Will
mingtOn Best Town in
the Circuit
CASSIDY SAYS CITY
WILL HAVE A WINNER

President Carpenter, OF the Trl-
State League Will visit Wilmington on
Tuesday next TO confer with Manager
Peter F. Cassidy about the Whining
ton team in the league. All things
considered, / think Wilmington the
best town in the league" President
Carpenter says in a letter received by
Manager Cassidy today congratulaJ-
ing him or putting Wilmington back
into the Tri-Slate.
Already Manager Cassidy is in
communication with several players
10 strengthen Wilmington. Montreal
has put in claim for Pitcher Judd.
but he Will be retained for Whining
ton, If possible.
pete" Cassidy will manage Will
mington during the season, but he
will not play. pete" has an extern
sive acquaintance in the baseball
world and this will stand him in good
stead in strengthening Wilmington.
I'VE propose TO put a winning
team in the field forWilmington,' said
Manager Cassidy today. Whining
ton always has been unfortunate IN
being toward the end of the second
division. Like good many others, /
believe Wilmingtonians viii support
vision and that Is what we are going
TO have this year. if it is possible.
Of course. this is a busines PROPOSE
ton. but it is a fine chance to adver-
tise Wilmington and TO promote clean
sport. Wilmington is ripe for good
baseball and good sport.
so far as the New Castle County
League is concerned, we viii welcome
the continuance of that league and will
cooperate with it for the good OF base
ball generally. | would like that under
stood. If It will help the County League
any, I will be glad to let its officer:
look over the Tri-State dates in vii
mington, so that the County League
can arrange its schedule TO conflict as
little as possible. We will also arrange
for the County League TO play games
on our grounds, If they desire IT. We
want to see baseball boosted, and arr
willing to do all We can
Manager Cassidy is we'll pleased
with the way the decision to place vii
mington In the Tri-State League hai
been received. Many we'll known bust
ness men have congratulated him ant
say # will do much to advertise VIII
lnington.
II was learned today that the re
port that Cornelius Mundy is one o
the purchasers of the Wilmington team
is erroneous. Mr.. Mundy has been in
terested in several projects to get
Tri-State team for Wilmington, but
was learned today that Mr.. Cassid
and one friend, a business man, ar
the purchasers, nooobodyshdrlu an
the purchasers, nobody else being in
terested financially.
Jack Carroll, in the Baltimor
News, has this to say of Pete
Pete Cassidy, the former Oriol
st-sacker. who has had a burnin
ire to blossom out as a manage
some time, has finally realized hi
bition. and yesterday saw Cassid
the head Of a combination Of WI
nington folks who purchased tle Wi
Transport franchise OF the Tri-Stat
League for their home town. Cassid
has found the hotel business decided
profitable. and there is little probs
bility of his blossoming forth again a
a player. PETE knows the game froI
every angle, however, and his advic
should play no small part in any SUI
cess that the new enterprise may Al
tain. The former frst-sacker wi
surely have tho best wishes of every
one If his scores of friends here.