Evening journal., 1911-01-27
BASEBALL
BUGS AWAKE
City ROOterS Already EnCOu-
rage Tri-StaterS With
Lung Chorus
BIG SEASON COMING
FOR THE CITY TEAMS

drum the Tri-Staters are coming TO
town. With this information every ran
,.oofer and baseball enthusiast In VIII
mingfon will take notice Of the return
~ the learuers after an absence or
three years. The news of the return is
being erected with much acclaim
through out the city by those who real
Ike the value Of baseball here and VINO
are in for season Of sport.
During the interim when Whining
ton had no big league team the rams
of The city have been the loyal pa
irons OF the other leagues which nave
annnlied a high class of baseball dur
inr the summer months. Win he
tVilrinrton Tri- State team here ana
,bo other leagues still in tho run there
nromises to be sport aplenty ior the
FANS and their wives and sweetneails'
IN SATURDAYS the minor leagues,
,,hich have played here for several
,.cars namely the County League, the
Son,i- -professionals, and the All-Wil-
,onovbn League will still play ana the
iocs1 people can feel assured that the
eamo high standard of local ball VIII
be produced despite the return OF the
Tri-Siaters These leagues are ali pre-
pairing TO reorRanize for the season ana
with the advent Of February there VIII
commence an activity In baseball CIR
cles in city that will wake every en-
thusiast of the national sport and keep
his attention at fever heat. This year
is to mark an epoch in the baseball
history OF Wilmington, and IL Is
thought that every possible support
will be given all teams by those VIII
mingtonians who have come to look
upon baseball as their main source Of
pleasure during the summer months.
MOusley May Quit.
In ali probability Prince A. Mousley
will not return the Riveryiew team 20
the County League. In the other
leagues It is thought that the roster
will remain intact, no changes being
looked for Each team is rounding
into shape for the season which is go
ing to bring some stirling develop
ments in the baseball realm OF VIII
mington-
Is it much wonder that even the
youngsters are getting busy and be-
ginning to wag their tongues about
how the "Twi- Staters are Tummin ??
rrhe baseball fever has struck the city
and they are going TO get as much OF
the real. live. off-the-wire grade OF
play this year as they want
Through the return of the Tri-State
League to Wilmington, several local
players viii be called to the attention
of the managers and Il is entirely like
ly that before the end of the season
some Of the city's best material will
he harnessed and safely harbored in
the fold Of the Tri-State manage
mentE.
It is q habit OF these. promoters To
pick out the classy cubs from the
minor leagues and set them on a shelf
for use in the big company, and VIII
mington viii need to look sharply Il
she doesn't want some Of her promis-
ing young PLAYERS iotting their cogno-
mems down on the little slips Of paper
that are known by the leaguers as
econtracts"
After Promising Youngsters.
Manager Heckert, Of the Trenton
Tigers, is especially proud Of the way
he picks out youngsters and farms
them out to become real live big league
material. Mr.. Heckert can see the
points Of a player and even though
some Of them might need some round
Ing up before they can stand the pace
of the biz leagues. he can see the
ones that are eligible for a trial and he
Is never backward in cornering them
The Harrisburg Senators are also
looking sharply for new material and
there is A long chance of some of VIII
mington's younger men being planted
IN the lineup of the team from the
Town OF the Golden Dome" 'Tis
rumored that the Harrisburg team has
hopes OF making even the new statues
Of the Capitol Building take notice OF
their coming season and that the Bar.
nard groups are already trembling un.
der their drapings of plaster paris III
pleasant anticipation Of another live.
ly race for the pennaut.
Johnstown is said 70 be in danger
OF another swamping but the Johnnies
are going TO be In the game good and
strong despite the rumored weakness
OF their finances and their team. The
other teams are going to be In the
game also. and viii give the Whining.
ton boys another go before they are
through with the season. Altoona 4
out for the pennant again this year
while the other teams are bound te
give her a run for her honors.
Arise ye noble fans and ro0ters. Lei
your throats voice one grkat, lons
cheer for the return Of big baseball tC
Wilmington and lot the echa Of the
shout carry TO the confines Of Penn.
s<41z&nsa and New Jersey causing tn,