Evening journal., 1911-08-30

ball sun rapidly approaching the
West, there must come to every one
the question, HAS Wilmington been
benefited by this seasons Indulgence
in the country's great pastime?" In
dividual opinions on the subject will,
of course, differ, but as one of the
many citizens of this industrial city.
who will continue to boom no matter
what befalls, l say we have benefited.
However, / am not saying that the
disappointments and setbacks didn't
hurt. far from Il.
There has never lived man that
when he saw something that he ad-
mired or adored go below the other
fellows, that lump" did not arise In
his throat. If such does live, / hope
he Is not in this city. That feeling
is true IN social, business and sport
ing circles, and / must admit that
have had the displeasure of feeling
that lump several times during the
season.
But in booming Wilmington, It has
always been my motto or custom,
when ] heard the other fellow telling
of all his city's greatness. TO keep my
wits about me-" and be ready at the
instant he finished to say. rs that all
you can boast Of; you ought to come
to Wilmington" One that is really
and truly a Wilmingtonian can surely
find something TO beat the other fel-
lows greatness. If you can't think
Of anything else, talk DUPONT Hotel
and Boulevard.
But / started to write baseball, and
not a Board of Trade lecture. so bach
to the glorious diamond. In the
following | will endeavor to review
the local season in a manner that m,
reader can easily recall, and II KEEP
can always remember.
Baseballically speaking from ;
fguratively standpoint, the Whining
ton Tri-State team was the Mutt
of the league. That is bleacherites
language, and to know baseball, one
must study the inhabitants of thesi
quarters, for they make" or can
the ball player.
Memory often fails, but hope !
don't in my case until have finished
this epistle.
Getting the Team Together.
Early in the spring, local fans wer
pleased. disappointed, shocked. and
in fact. almost forgot their names, al
because every day brought neN
rumors relative to this city's pros
poets for Tri-State ball. We hai
Williamsport's, Readings and York
! franchises, and yet when It came I
the expiration of franchise time
was found that we were still "dicker
ing" At last, to save the city's IN
habitants from being classed as wha
might be called "fourfushers,
Thomas M. Brown and Peter F. Cas-
sidy secured right TO again call Wi
mington a member of the Tri-Stat
circuit.
Time was short, and the draftin
season had taken several William
port stars, therefore It was to II
bushes" for Wilmington. takir
recommendation from those who sa.
} or were thought to know. In ear
April there arrived in town ball pla.
ers of the past, the present, and maj
future greats. Two or three weel
workout" against the best team
procurable and the season was of.
On May 3, before an old-time crow
our own Chicks made the Tigers
Trenton, who had trained in II
South, look like the teams We ha
played a week or two before.
Was there Joy in this town? Wei
II pictures would have been take
many a Groucho wouldn't have know
himself. This burg had agal
perched itself in the Tri-State, an
within four or six weeks the fral
chise purchasers had produced
team capable OF defeating Trento
the oldest living baseball rival I
Wilmington.
Was the long famous saying "Wi
mington to the cellar" to be forgotten
Had we in previous encounters got ou
locked the door and then lost the ke,
It surely looked that way. II I reca
correctly here is how the Chicks linei
up. Ssigfried, 3b; Marhefka. S.; Mu
ply, CT; Keister, IF; Weeks, II; Ba
tian, 1b; Bells, 2b; Harkins, G; Bri
zell. p.
They looked good on paper and MAD
a pretty nifty combination on the fel
Side-arm Brazell looked as If he hs
the seasons sensation tucked und'
that arm Two men on the infe
needed seasoning, but we all thougl
they would get IT, they being betwee
such men as Jack Bastian and Tor
Marhefka. The outfield was the grea
est ever. Billy Keister hadn't such
great arm, but he had the seasonir
which was readily assumed would he
materially in the work of his young'
. partners.
They went to Trenton on May 4
[ open for the Tigers and we lost by OF
run. Did / say one run, where did
. hear those words before? Took Rea'
, ing next and split even, taking the Sa
urday game before a big crowd
, Everybody was still happy But
! took only one week, or perhaps ! hs
better say two, for Pete to find ol
/ that his pitching department was b.
! low par. He found that Brazell, beir