Evening journal., 1912-04-11
LET'S Get
Together

They're warming up
Too early to get line.
Chioks-chester the Saturday card.
Jimmy jackson looks good from
this distance.
How does Jackson. Hart and Weeks
look as an outiield?
Our old friend Tony Marhelka puts
his name ON the books today
Welcome to our city you great big
beautiful Chicks.
About .wo hundred OF the local
fans turned ont To see The boys 80
through their practice
Managers Cassidy and jackson
have thrown the gates open TO the
public
See Tho workouts
Doc Dolau. the New Castle Semi
Prof first baseman. who had the
honor of being the iallost player in
Wilmington. standing six feet ono
inch no longer holds that title. Jack
son has brought Jake Smith here
from tho phillies aud he stands six
feet two inches.
The Union street grounds is no
longer a delapidated park, but is now
being made one of the most uprto-
date parks In this section New
grand stand fence and bleachers aro
being erected and dressing rooms with
shower baths and lockers installed.
Tom Barden reported to Cassidy
yesterday Tom has been The ground
keeper for the Wilmington team for
several years and at one time was one
of the ground keepers for the Phila-
delphia National League Club.
Manager Jackson drilled tho boys
mostly In batting and showed the new
recruits the finer points of the game
/ All OF tho players had chance i'm
the box. throwing nothing but
straight balls.
About twelve men reported More
will blow in today
Otto Brazel. the star pitcher of
last seasons Chicks, is due today
Harry Frilz reported and is In
good condition, as he has been coach
ing the Central High School, of Phila-
delphia.
Buddy Muth was out, hut not in
uniform. Muth was put ont or the
game last season by having his arm
broken. but says he is In great shape
this year, as he has been warming
up with the Johns Hopkins College
Team, of Baltimore.
jackson lined the boys up ia field.
ing work Bransheld went behind the
bat He looks like a fast man. Jake
Smith and TObin were iu the box ant
both boys looked good from tho granC
stand Abbott was on FIRST, Joe
Burns, The boy who comes from th,
Wildwood team. was on second and
picks them up in fine style. Ice
Hart. the oX-big Lacquer, pulled
few down I'm left field. Silknette
and Manager Jackson played thl
other outheld positions.
on Friday afternoon Jackson vii
pck Regulars and Yanigans team
for a practice game Chester 4
coming strong Tor the Saturday
gamo. The team viii be composer
mostly Of Seaboard, pennant win
. ners OF last seasons luter-Cit
League.
! George silknetter was given a grea
hand when he hit the ball over centc
field fence Il was the first time IN
trick has been done in ten years
Silknetter played with Fifth Ward, q
Chester. last season and was recon
mended TO Cassidy by Jack McGowa
who umpirod in the lnter-Cit
League,
Ernest Greenwell worked out wit
T the Chicks. Groenwell has been sol
Z by the Springfield team of the Cor
K | nccticut League TO the portlanl
X Oregon team Greenwoll is balkin
r on the change. He wants 90 stay d
home.
There are ten bachelors on IN
r Brooklyn club this year-and "a
IS leap year. Still. they arc playing fc
- Brooklyn aud may not make enouE
=. money 10 get married on.
re-
e The national commission has ar
nounced that a player who is offere
a reasonable salary for his hrr
4; years services in the major league
must report or be fined But whs