Evening journal., 1912-03-25
SEMIS COME
in GOOD FORM
Promise Faster Quality Of
Amateur Baseball Than
Ever Before
MANY FAST PLAYERS
ARE UNDER CONTRACT

That the Semi-Prof. League will fur
nish the city with the best amateur
ball Il has had since the first year
of the County League, is assured from
statistics and inside information gath
cred during the week Although the
contracts have not as yet been turned
over TO President Abrahams il has
leaked out that some stars are al
ready signed.
Allen Moore, of Highland, big man
full of big things. has secured Front
and Union street grounds on Tri-State
off days. and is after an option on
another first class field for other days.
He has among his players Sam Knopf,
Duncan, Charlie and ZAP Beatty,
Charlie and Mark McDonough, Nay
lor, Sam Alexander and Bonner. All
are well known, Knopf being the star
pitcher of last seasons team; Duncan,
the best amateur catcher in the city;
the Beatty and McDonough families
speak for themselves. Naylor is the
pride of New Castle. Moore caused a
shiver to run through New Castle fans
when he got the inside track on this
youngster. Alexander and Bonner
are of last seasons team. These are
the ones that are known, if the ones
not known are of equal quality it
looks like a repetition Of 1911.
New Castle, with Charlie Countiss
at the helm, is tugging away, but most
Of it is behind closed doors. OF course
they are sorry to lose kid" Naylor.
but Countess says he has plenty bet
ter than him. Most all the stars of
1911 are slated for returns. The
names, however, are not public and
when President Aleck asked what the
club was doing Countiss said, Telling
everybody that am for the Whining
ton teams, when l am really giving
them first consideration before l de-
eide anything for | know they are
hard to please. They are pretty good
sports though, and | think they will
be all right by the time the next
meetings rolls around"
The surprise of the year in the
League is Bill" Crouch's appearance
as manager of the Marshallton team
J II Countiss should happen 10 lag on
any subject, and forget the player pro-
position, he will find his suburban
rival greatly ahead of him. Bill" Is
Of DUPONT fame and like Jimmy Jack
son. of the Tri-State League is this
year advancing from player to man
ager. Bill was captain of Marshallton
last year but is boss this season. He
has the signed contract sof several
fast players and is practically sure
Of such players as Prentiss, Flood
Harrington, Burke. Shuler. Guest and
lAllison.
From what can be learned there
will be a change Of management in
the Madison team. T. Bayard McKen-
ney viii now hold forth as business
manager, and Doc" Haymeyer. pop
ular idol of McEvilley's store and the
west side will be team manager. Mr..
McKenney has been seriously handi-
capped by business reasons from Civ
ing the team the attention it desired.
but with an able assistant, fur should
fly. The following players arc being
consiaeved. Cy Young, Ben Nichols,
CurlctI Sullvell (who by the way,
may be captainl Welch. Lyman broth
ers and Glenn. They were to have
their first practice on Saturday, but
I Auf Mfatn'A Wdo H0A ~ AANAA oANAo-
faction.
Phiney Hastings and Bill Coughlin.
of Pullman. say the only team IN town
is going to be Pullman and that Elev-
enth street bridge section vii. at last
realize what a good team is. On their
list is Steinle, well-knOwn catcher
Stevenson. a crack Baltimore pitcher
Smoot, Ryan, Kane and Elliott, all in
felders. and Bill Coughlin, himself
Casey and Davis. outfielders. This list
will be added to in the next few weeks.
Imperial with Furny Cole and
Charlie Welch as managers, has Sc
cured Tommy Kane the famous pitch
er for the coaching department. That
one move places them on tn elist for
consideration, before any manager be-
comes so bold as TO say Think the
pennant is mine" Around him are
going to be found. it is said, such
players as Freddy Lewis, Divenney
Chick and Bob King, Bill White, Harry
Mccall and others of whom little is
being said. Perhaps that means Tri-
State yanigans.
The next meeting Of the league will
be held on Monday evening, April