Evening journal., 1912-12-28
JUNIORS TN
GAME AGAIN
firing Of League Ball, Eddle'S
Boys Will Go 1t Alone
Next Year
HAVE WON THIRTY TWO
OF TRERTY-SIX GAMES

AHi " liIiNAA Ai'n NANAbAo haoNhetAf
club. The i5-year-old champions OF
Delaware. and champions OF the Will
mington Ju lior League, closed their
fourth seas0n with record OF thirty
two victories and three defeats.
Manager Eddie Abrahams started
the team i'm early spring. Until the
close the team played fast ball. For
the last two seasons the Wilmington
Juniors won the Junior League PEN
nant and also defeated other outside
teams for laurels, trimming North
East Travellers Of Philadelphia VIII
liam Jehers was captain of the team.
, Swift. the receiver Is among Che best
catchors in the city for his size His
base running also was hard to beat.
[ Booker as a sub-catcher, aid fine work.
Donohue pitched no hit. no run
game Donohue will pitch for the
Juniors next season. Mac DOnohue Is
being given much credit for the work
he did in the box for the team In
TWO seasons he has lost but two
games. one to Elsmere. by a ] to o
score. and one TO South Side, 8 to T.
First base was held down by Cap
tain Jefers. who rs about the best
first baseman IN the city for his age.
He pulled the team out of many tight
holes by his great stops Jeffors and
Donohue led the team in batting
Joe Riley and Frank Dunn held
seoond base down I'm fine style Dunn
( played and also ran the bases we'll.
Riley was good fielder and good
hitter
Shortstop was held down by Jim"
Walsh. who was always on the job.
Ills batting was top notch, too
bud" O'Nicll played in the inheld
sn the first part Of the year Toward
the middle of the season tom
Sharpe played third base and i'm every
rgame Tom got two or three hits IL
was "Tom' who at Eden Park, with
>the score a tie. TO 4, stole home with
sthe winning run for the Juniors. His
ltielding was the best of the team. The
outhelders were Paul O'Neil, jay
Robinson, Robert Mink, Jehn Walsh,
,and all done fine work Paul O'Niell
'also helped out with the pitching. In
fone game against the Peoples Settle
ment the Wilmington Juniors got 4G
runs Manager Eddie Ahrahams and
Captain Jeffers are getting the team
ready for this season and expect ia
try out some now players. This will
be Wilmington Juniors fifth season
in the field They will not play
league ball however, but will be in
the field with fast travelling team.
The team record is: Wilmington
Juniors 9. Clarion s; Wilmington
Juniors "a 30. % School 3 VIII
mineton Juniors %, Newport 3; Will
mineton Juniors 3. pickups o.; viii
-,nrirgton Juniors s. Melrose o; vii
mneton Juniors ~. PiclSups s: vii
hungion JJuniors 90 Friends Gram.
mar school I. Wilmington Juniors s
lDeton o. Wilmington Juniors z
pelion 3; Wilmington Juniors 10
Chester " A. G.. A. 1; Wilmington
tuniors H., New Castle Grammal
School 10. Wilmington Juniors 10
rr.ends Grammar School B. vii
mington Juniors g. Elsmere / vii
mington Juniors %. Clarion a; vii
mington Juniors 46, Peoples Settle
met ., Wilmington Juniors A. Pop
lar Stars g. Wilmington Juniors O
Flsmcre l. Wilmington Juniors IL
Newport 8: Wilmington Juniors lg
Clarion 3, Wilmington Juniors IL
Belfnont 6 Wilmington Juniors z
Elsmere o: Wilmington Juniors Is
Did Swedes a: Wilmington junior
fa Old Swedes z, Wilmington junior
~ South Side s; Wilmington Junior
rs, Elsmere 3 Wilmington junior
IL, Lancaster Juniors 0, Wilmington
Juniors Q, Columbia O: Wilmington
Juniors 10; South Side 4 Whining
ton Juniors 10, Knights Of King AT
thur /; Wilmington Juniors IA; Sout
Side 6: Wilmington Juniors a Mort
East OF Philadelphia 8 Wilmingto
Juniors s. North East of Phila
delphia z
Wilmington Juniors lost a practic
game 10 Belmont by the score Of
to 8. making the third defeat of tn
season. The complete record is
Won Lost. Pet.
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