Evening journal., 1911-04-13
KEEPING UP
THE PRACTICE
Regulars Beat Out the YaIi-
ganS--- Governor and Car
penter Here for Opener
LEAGUE PRESIDENT
MAY ORDER COUGHIIN HERE

A cold wind which blew across the
field a greater part of the afternoon
interfered to some extent with yester-
days practice at South Side Park.
Conditions were somewhat better this
morning, however, and Cassidys
Chicks got their most comfortable
work out since reporting. The work
out yesterday was a match game be-
tween the Regulars and the Yanigans
and, although the Regulars are said
to have won by a 2 to score, it
would be hard to print a line up OF
the winning team, so frequent were
the changes in the line-ups. All the
pitchers worked out we'll
Brazell, Donovan. Shaw and Stew
enson all arrived yesterday. The
first two are pitchers. Stevenson is
the old L. of p quarterback. who Will
be given a tryout i'm the infeld. and
Shaw Is an outfielder.
Marhefka, the crack little shortstop.
will be in town today, while weekes
Will arrive tomorrow.
The team will go 10 Baltimore to-
morrow for game with the Balti-
more Eastern Leaguers and will play
Albany here on Saturday.
Work on the stands aud ground was
continued yesterday. New boxes have
been built on the roof. new canopies
put on the stand and two big fences
erected In the field.
As yet work on the big score board
to be placed In deep left field has not
been started, neither has anything
been done toward the erection Of the
bull" sign 20 be placed on the
grounds. When the season opens any
player hitting the bull with a batted
ball will receive a prize OF S25.
Circuit Gossip.
A despatch from Altoona today
confirms the Reading story OF yester-
day that Wilmington will get Bastian
President Charles II. Carpenter said
'lf Manager Peter Cassidy will not
make an offer that Is acceptable 10
Reading 7 will be forced 10 order
Coughlin to report in Wilmington. ."
Cassidy asked $500 and Tnnelder Bas-
tian for Coughlin. who came to Will
mington with the Willlamsport fran
chise
Walter Jackson. of Coatesyille for
merly Of Columbia, has signed with
the Lancaster team. Jackson was one
Of the heaviest hitters and best field
ers IN the South Carolina League last
season when he was with the Spar
tansburg Club.
The Williamsport papers, now that
their light shines no more IN the Tri-
State. show a tendency to sit back
and snicker.
It cost York $4,000 TO be piloted
through the 1910 season. Think you
there will be any assets on hand this
year If York wins the pennant?
The Harrisburg Telegraph says;
"Tell you what there's no slouch
about that Wilmington crew. Some Of
them won't report to Manager Cassidy
TN later this week because they were
delayed by-yes. by business. How
about calling Cassidy's team the
Financiers instead of the Chicks?"
The Tri-State fans will possibly see
Yabby Billet in action again this sum-
mer. To see him waddle about the
outfeld Is worth a seat In the boxes
1T is a better bunch all through
than / had last year" says Ramsey
Won't he ever be satisfied?
Center Fielder Doc Abbott has left
Coshocton. O.. to join the York team.
Pitcher Upp who has been sprinting
around the Tri-State Is anxious to
hand Il to those teams that moved
him from piller to post
Although Hooper figured with Sun
helm IN the deal with Lancaster that
gave Trenton Davis and Kerr, he Is
with the club in the South. Il has
been said that he Is holding out with
Lancaster and is with the Trentons
at his own expense Just to get In
shape in case Marty Hogan comes 60
his terms
Manager Heckert found that his two
newly acquired Baltimore players
Collins and Lloyd-were hold outs
too. They refused to listen to the
financial proposition put up to them
by the Trenton pilot and at the pres
ent time It Is not certain whether or
not they Will lineup with Trenton
The two players did not go South
with the club.
The invitation of the Reading
management to President Carpenter
TO be present on opening day has been
declined. because he has accepted an
invitation from Manager Cassidy to be
present az Wilmington. and then he
honored Reading last year. Mr.. Car
pentor and Governor Pennewill will
divide honors on the opening day.