Evening journal., 1912-01-26
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Basketball is claiming the attention
of all the sport lovers of this time of
the year and Wilmington has also
been smitten with the fever.
We wonder where that famous old
Brownson team has wandered?
VIII some one please arouse those
Rip Van Wrinkle inhabitants who dwell
at Fourth and Jackson?
Friends School still marches tri-
umphantly on. Wonder who will stop
them?
Joe Daley is high man among the
Quaker assembly with 43 field goals.
Last season Sir Joseph copped the
individual honors at Friends and We
guess he will carry away the bunt-
ing this year
Wickersham is holding first place in
High Schools scoring contest and
leads by a large sized margin. A fair
chance to give your field goals a good
boost tomorrow. Leon.
1t certainly would be a rare treat
to the basketball followers of this city
if Defiance and Mt. Vernon would
clash in either a three or a five game
series. Go get EN- Toner.
Herb Deynney and Freddy Lewis
used to be shllful cage artists. We
guess they are either growing old or
practicing in doors to form a big
league battery in the good old sum-
mer time.
Wonder if Pipino is as good bas-
ketball player as he is a diamond
star?
There is a gentleman in the Church
League masquerading under the name
of Ryan. We hardly think it is Emp
as he is basketball financier and
there are no profits to reap in the
Church League.
Doc Dougherty. of Highland fame,
dropped in seven field goals against
Elsmere the other night. An accurate
baseball eye comes in handy in the
cage game, eh Gerald
Horner. the old Landlith catcher, is
starring for Central
Mt Vernon third has waded through
its entire schedule so far without a
single defeat AS in Friends School
case we wonder who is going to blot
their stainless record.
Bellevue started late in the season
but they are making up for lost time.
Burns, Friel and Matthewson are the
trio that bring home the bacon for
the suburban youths.
Ebby, drop us a line when Mt. YER
non plays again. We have not heard
from the Rising Creek tribe for over
two weeks.
Mede Elder has the seasons record
for foul shooting with seventeen free
tosses attached alongside of his name
in one contest. It would take Rim
linger as many games to make as
many fouls as Elder did against
Wharton.
Why doesn't DUPONT Academy send
forth a quintet? Maybe they have not
recovered from the wallOping handed
them by the Germantown Boys Club,
of Philadelphia earlier in The sea-
son
Jack MCGOWAN has returned 70 the
employ of the Turn Corners and See
More Company. OF all Of this thriv-
! ing concerns vast army of workers
Jack seems ia be the steadiest. After
him Mr.. T.
The Delaware A. c. must have
dropped the lid on basketball. w,
have not heard from the soldier boyi
! for many moons.
] Hammer and Pyle were tossinl
i them in for awhile, too
Chesley put Company c 10 rout in ,
sham battle the other night. Duckl
Keesey, jerks and Evans were th'
principal actors in this engagement
The Delaware College quintet seem.
to be taking mid years. Rest oi
exams" boys.
The All-Stars will go to Fort Du-
Pont on Sunday. Mark McDonougf
/ will be out Of town, and brother
/ Charley will replace him.
Shay officer. is Larry Rigney real
/ ly playing with Trenton under an as.
| sumed name? We have not seen him
! at the Brownson FOR several aeOns
Maybe he has gone to work.
Here are some Of the big leaguers
/ who have played at the Brownson:
/ Gowdy. Gus Kreuger, Kirkpatrick
Doc Newman. McGregor, Mclaughlin
Hakall, McGraw, Marshall and Don
] oh