Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-05
"PLAY BALL."
FANS ARE HERE
PhiIlieS, YaniGanS and Chicks
Get Together Today in
First Local Game
RECRUITS GET CHANCE
TO SHOW THEIR METTLE

The first clash of the season will
be pulled off at Front and Union Park
this afternoon when the Chicks" or
would be Chicks" wilr line up
against the Phillie Yanieans.
AT 3 o'clock when the call of play
ball comes echoing over the lot.
there will be a rustic among the fans
that promises TO be deafening and the
real old time summer baseball spirit
will prevail Nicholson. the premier
pitcher of last years team will be
on the mound for the first time this
afternoon, against his former team
mates That the fans will give a
handout to the old boy. who won so
many games for them last year goes
without saying They want to see
him make good with the big league.
but nevertheless wouldn't there be
some uproar should the first man up
slam the first ball over. for the first
good clean base hit of the year, espe-
cially II that man is Jimmie Jackson.
With only a few days actual train
ing the Chicks are going up against
a tough proposition. The Yanigans
have been playing ball for more than
a month and are in mid-season form.
The local boys have nothing TO lose
by being defeated by such team
and everything to win. They have
shown that they have the pep and
with half a chance they may tear the
lining out of the big league Colts
Yesterday afternoon the squad was
split by Manager Jackson and a reg
ular game started which continued
for an hour. During this time all the
recruits were given a chance to show
what they could do.
On Jackson's aggregation we're
Shallenberger on the receiving end;
Kerr, at first sack; Stewart, at sec
ond; Kieffer, shortstop; Ritter, third
base; Hartley, right field; Jackson,
centre field; Kelley, left field.
No pretensa was made at counting
score, but there was bubbling ac-
tivity The Yanigan team was vir-
tually composed of the Parlxside ma
terial of last year. Rainey, Booth.
Smith and Mcclure, holding down
berths
The game this afternoon will prob
abaly be started with Tom Brown,
Doc" Kerrs yOungster in the box.
The other twirlers will be Cannal and
Robinson Dutch challenger will be
at the receiving end, but will be re-
lieved by Evelius. Doc" Kerr will
be on first sack and has promised to
give a classy exhibition OF how TO
handle everything that can possibly
be shot in his direction.
The lineup will be as follows:
Stewart. second base; Kelley. left
field; Jackson, centre field; Hartley
right field; Kerr. first base; Stoll,
third base; Kieffer, shortstop, Shall
lenber, catcher; Brown, pitcher
Things have begun over the Tri-
State circuit. By the end of next
week all the teams will have reported
Manager Doom, of the Phillies has
farmed out Pitcher Haggerty and In
fielder Wsdell to the York team.
York has also received the signed
contract of Frank Swayne. outfielder
on the 1912 club. Rumor that Bob"
Tarleton would not play there was de
MED by President James J. Gerry. of
the local club Gerry says that Tarlc-
ton viii either play with York or
stay out Of organized baseball.
There is no hold-outs at Trenton
and Bert Conn. the manager has ar
ranged for his training season, which
opens Monday. Yannigan games will
begin Immediately at Trenton.
Bobby Scott. who for several years
has be about the best pitcher in the
League. is likely lost TO the Trenton
club. Conn has been after the red
headed finger for several weeks, but
Allentown. who secured him from
Reading. will hardly part with their
prize package unless a neat little sum
Is offered AS the local club owners
are not overloaded with currency just
at present the possibilities of Scott
wearing a Tiger uniform are slight