Evening journal., 1913-03-27
CHICKS HERE
NEXT WEEK
Team Will Report on April 8;
Exhibition Games Begin
April 5
DOC KERR AND OTHER
VETS TO BE BACK

An exhibition game SCHEDULE of
the Chicks has been announced by
Jimmy" Jackson, who turned up in
this city yesterday with more baseball
news than the fans have had all win
ter The schedule as it now stands,
follows:
April Phlie Yanigans
April S-Athletic Yanigans.
April 11-Buffalo Internationals.
April 12-Villa Nova College.
April 17-Providence Square Club
philadelphia
April 23--University OF Penn.
April 24-Aberdoen Club (Phila.)
April 2S--Mt. Moriah Club (Phila-
dolphia)
The list is subject to one change.
lf'Jackson can get Connie Mack to
postpone the Athletic game on the
eighth, the New York Giants, with the
wonderful Thorpe. may be booked and
the Athletics played at a later date.
jackson has been in communication
with McGraw for the past two weeks,
and he has offered to play here on
April s This date has been taken by
the Mackmen and Jackson is trying
to get hold of Connie to see If he will
not change the date Of the game. Mack
is tied up in Louisville, KY. by the
flood, and cannot be communicated
with. If he insists on playing here on
April s, Jackson will try to book the
National League champions on an
other date if any are open.
When the Phillies play here
Nicholson and Chink Taylor, last
years great twirlers, will be given a
chance to strike out their former
team mates and from the reports thai
are coming from their performance
in exhibition games all over the
south, several of the local boys vii
have to lay down their sticks. Jack
son said yesterday that Taylor ant
Nicholson had created more or lest
OF a sensation in the big league cir
cles and that several managers wer'
after them There seems TO be lttli
chance OF the men being returned t
Wilmington Probably IS manager
have their eyes on these two player
and they will bring high price from
some club. When the Athletics linz
MP here the fans will see Harry Fritz
last years star man playing in tn
out field Shades OF Hans" Wagner
Just think Of it. Harry Fritz the prid
Of last years infield, playing out il
the grader, but now they say that h
never was an infelder and that tn
garden is his natural spot Well may
be so. but he has acted pretty natur
al around second last year and o
several occasions played all tire
bases at the same time.
Jackson says he has some OF tn
best youngsters that have been picl
cd up in this section Of the countr
for some time He has been workin
since December ] to give the fans
team of young blood that will kee
on their toes from the first ball owe
the plate until the drop of the Gu
tain on Labor Day. From the stal
of the season il will be play ball an
any letup will be remedied, II new me
have TO be gotten.
Yesterday Jimmy added another
his list Of youngsters. The new ma
is =. NJ. Kelly, an outfelder OF Phili
delphia who had been strongly n
commended as a CONNER. Jackso
says Kelly has a fine throwing arm.
Practically all Of the old men wi
be back. doc" Kerr will be in @
April with the rest of the boys an
the training will be started at ono
Many of the men have been workin
ont for the past two weeks and al
in fit condition. The only man M
heard from is Narhefka and Il
thought that he will be signed in
few days. Jackson will return hei
nm Anril and with his coming wi
start baseball for the season of 191