Evening journal., 1912-03-20
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winning comDination if the pitchers !
come up to the required standard.
What's coming? More snow. or the
Imperial smoker?
If any promising college ballplayer
get away from Connie Mack there'l
be a trick in it. Scout Tom O'Bricn
of the Athletics is already on the
loo looking over the college squads
in New England
Sign of spring: The janitor Of tho
Imperial club was seen oiling his
lawn mower the other night.
Chubby Charley Murphys latest
bid for publicity: He's to have all
his extra players summer at Atlantic
City, playing exhibition games every
day.
II the gentleman who detained us at
Seventh and Market streets the other
night, to mention his inability to find
work in Wilmington, will call at the
street cleaning department he may
learn something to his advantage
Some of the players now In the big
leagues who left the National League
| for the American back in 1901 are
Sam Crawford of Detroit, Bobby Wal
lace and Powell of St Louis. DOC"
White of the White Sox, Mill Donovan
of the Tigers and Tom Hughes Of
Washington. ICY" Young. Jimmy
Callahan, Matty Mcintyre and Charley
Hemphill all Topped later, but were
not in the original honor list.
II is said that Leo Shriver is no
longer allowed TO carry an account
at even and 10 cent counter.
Slim Sallee reports that the Cardi-
nails will finish third this season and
that he doesn't intend to bury his
beak in the froth from April through
October.
What an awful bunch of mishts
Tucker wants to ring in on that I'M
perial team
From the various training camps
come the solemn declarations of five
managers-Stahl. Callahan, Jennings
Walverton and Davis-that they
would surely capture the flag this
year if it we're not for Connie Mack
Abe Attell evidently intends to keer
right on fighting his way down the
other side. II used to be that when
man was licked that was the last OF
him. but i'm these days loss of title
is merely an incident. II was a mis-
take ever to encourage that come bach
idea.
Out for practice
The boxing trust" in Wilmington
is controlled by THE McGowan, Cole
and McGowan Company"
Every little club has smoker" o
its own. DO you get muh?
Wilmington is getting to look NOR
like Pittsburgh every day. with it
smokers.
Dear Dave: Tell me who holds tn
, record for having made the creates
number Of two and three base hits i
, one season in the American League
G. p.
Napoleon Lajoie of Cleveland. II
made 81 doubles in 1910 and AZ triple
r in 1908.
Dear Dave How does the long dist
ance throwing record compare wit
4 the fungO-hitting figures?
a OLDTIMER.
4 Sheldon Lejune threw a basebai
- 426 feet IL inches at Cincinnati o.
[ October y, 1911. Ed Walsh hold
a the fungo-hitting record of 419 feet
\ inches, made at Chicago on Septembe
, 80. 1911.
Dear Dave: I'D How old is Han
s Wagner and where was he born?
v (2) Can you give me the lineup {
= the famous St. Louis Browns of 1856
CHARLES E. WILSON
ID Thirty-eight years. He wa
10 born in Carnegie, Pa, February ?
= 1874.
u Cd Infeld Comiskey. Latham
,s Gleason and Robinson; outfiel
~ Nichol, Welch and O'Neil; catche
If Bushong; pitchers, Carruthers an
= Foutz.