Evening journal., 1911-04-14
CHICKS GO TO
MEET ORIOLES
Cassidy viii Work Entire
Pitching Squad Against
Big LeaGuerS Today
ALBANY HERE FOR
THE SATURDAY GAME

Pete Cassidy's Chicks flew down to
Baltimore this morning for their first
real game OF the year Their oppo-
nents will be the Baltimore Eastern
Leaguers, and although the Chicks
do not expect to win, they are not
counting on a shut-out. Fifteen men
went, including Yank Dolan, of last
years HolyOlSe team. Yank Is not
signed this year.
Today's game will give the local
pitching staff their best test. Cas-
sidy took along his six pitchers, Bra
zell. Merchant. Donovan. Wyckoff.
Bauswein and Blizzard, and will start
the game with Brazell on the mound.
Bannan, Piester Drummond, Kerfuss.
Siegfried. Murphy. Shaw were also In
the party. Cassidy said Marheflxa, the
clever little short, would meet the
team In Baltimore. Today's lineup
will be;
Wilmington-Sie Siegfrled. 3D. Murphy,
End; Kerfuss, n; Drummond or
Bastian, 1st; Shaw. SIS; Dolan, CT;
Niester. ri; Bannan or Piester, c;
I Brazell, Bauswein, Merchant, Dono-
van. Wyckoif or Blizzard. p.
Baltlmore-Maisel. IS; Rath. 2b;
Seymour, CT; Heitmuller, RI; Walsh,
If; Schmidt 1b. Sadofsky, 3b;
Egan. C Daygert. p; Pope. p.
The Chicks will play the first Of
their series Of home exhibition games
az South Side tomorrow afternoon,
and II the weather is favorable a big
crowd of fans should be out All the
old Williamsporters. except Bastian,
Will be in the game Albany, of the
| New York State League Will be the
visiting team.
Cassidy received a letter from Bas-
, tian this morning announcing that
he would arrive in Wilmington on
April 10. Bastian is an architect at
Newburgh. n. ", and has found II
impossible TO get down earlier. He
says he is satisfied with the deal
that sent him 10 Wilmington instead
OF Reading, and Is confident that the
Chicks will be In the game.
The signed contract Of Lefty
Wallace, a pitcher and second hase-
man. and Jimmy Curry. an inielder,
we're received by 'he managers Of the
Reading team yesterday.
Carpenter Is Hopeful.
President Carpenter anticipates a
good season IN the Tri-State League
this year. Speaking of the outlook
he said
"The approaching season finds the
Fl league In better shape than at any
, time I'm its history. as the club owners
have enacted some laws for It's gov
ernment along economical and busi
ness lines that were fagrantly lachui
i In preceding seasons. the absence o
o which caused the retirement of sub
q stantial and creditable sportsmen.
"Whfe baseball IN general an
this league IN particular have alway
subordinated the commercial side {
the game for tho sake of the sportin
feature. one OF It's many peculiaritie
finds II I'm disfavor with the publ
when conducted as a 'sordid money
: maker this sporting feature IS stil
paramount I'm this circuit, and the an
plication Of a certain amtunt o
economy by the league delegates II
the matter OF salaries cannot from
any viewpoint be construed as a mov'
by the club owners for the purpose o
declaring dividends at the end of thu
season.
"In Altoona. the 1910 pennant win
ner Is viewed as the best club tn
city has ever had IN its seven years
of Tri-State membership, while It II
a fact that certain clubs I'm preceding
u seasons cost over twice as much, ant
: were anything but satisfactory whel
they conspicuously and tenaciousl
: adorned the second division, which
proves the contention that salarie
: do not figure. All the public asks 70
= is a winner and skillful players, ant
= = the second division clubs excuses thu
!, the limit prevents them from makinl
= good fall fiat, as the first division
clubs are on the same basis. TIL
personnel Of the clubs at this tim
look as II all are nodded along IN
, same lines, and a close and interest
= ing race Is likely TO result"