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Evening journal., 1913-04-24

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, April "a
The 1913 baseball season OF the COM
panies of the Coast Artillery of the
District of Delaware, opens this after
noon at Fort Mott. when the Fourth
and Tbirty-siXth Companies meet
In the years past the soldiers have
put up fast article of ball and from
the form displayed by the candidates
for positions on the different Coast
Artillery Company teams, this year
win prove no exception. At Fort Du-
pont and Fort Mott there are several
men who hsvt had minor league ex-
perience and with the coaching OF
men who have had minor league eX-
nected with baseball at West Point,
the teams bid to have a most success
ful season. Last year the soldiers
played several outside teams ana
hung up a long list of victories. At
different times during this season
games with outside teams will be ar
ranged.
In the schedule printed pelow. the
letter "Dr before the date of game
indicates that it will be played at
Fort DUPONT. the letter M indicates
that the game will be played at Fort
Mott The following is the 1918
schedule:
Thirty-Sixth Company.
With Fourth Company-M. April q;
NJ. May 2g; NJ. June 20, N, July II.
With Forty-fifth Company-M. May
16; ID, June 1O NJ, July s; ID. July 4.
With Eighty-first Company
May 6; NJ, May 80; d, June 25; NJ,
juy 23.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
FRACTURES ANKLE
In FALL DOWN STAIRS

Falling down the stairs OF her
home today, Mrs. Anna Clark. aged
2S years, of No. 70S East Twenty
second street, sustained a fracture Of
the left ankle, She was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital In the Phoenix
ambulance, where the fracture was
reduced
Other accident patients admitted to
the same hospital today were Mar
garet Stake, aged years, Of No. 92I
Shallcross avenue, who sustained a
cut head by falling on bottles; Henry
Turner. oolored, aged 2S years, of No
223 EAST Front street. dislocated hand
az the wrist, sustained by a piece of
iron falling on the member; and
Wallace Johns. colored. aged II years,
of No. 2l5 West Twelfth street
who ran a large splinter In his thigh
while az play.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
COBB MEETS
NAVIN TODAY
ON BUSINESS
Player Expected to Sign Up
But viii be Out Of Game
for Awhile
WILL WORK FOR
LESS THAN $4,000
BY The United Press.


DETROIT, Mich, april 24.-'ry
Cobb, Of Georgia. viii arrive in De-
troit today to discuss CONTRACT terms
with President Navin, OF the Tigers.
The Georgia Peach and Naun viii
get together as soon as the slug
ging outflelder gets into town, and
a definite conclusion to their argu-
ment is expected TO be reached at
their first conference. Cobb knew
when he left Atlanta Tuesday night
just what he could expect in the way
of salary from the Detroit club.
What that amount is no one aside
from Navin and Cobb know 1t
won't be $4,000 a year which Cobb
has demanded. That much is known
from the personal statement OF Navin
himself
Even though Cobb puts his na-ao to
a contract today it Is likely that he
VIII be kept out OF the game for some
time. There are several hundred
yards of red tape which must be un-
raveled with the National Commis-
sion before he can play as he went
under suspension and subject to fine
for not reporting.
incidentally the size of that fine
is expected to have considerable bear
ing upon Cobb's decision to sign. Then
again Manager Jennings may keep
the Georgian out OF the game tor
while until the outfelder gets his
eye on the ball thus giving Hugh
High, recruit, who h, ] zen attempt
ing to fll Ty's shoes added confidence
by being allowed to remian in the
game even with the Peerless one Ln
the lob,
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

A handy man to have around Is Mr.
Bate, of Cincinnati. with only n
few minutes until the game was D
be called By agreement he wbiiopod
out a home run driving In Marsans
ahead Of him and tied the score.
Just TO show what might happen
with some help Nap Rucker won his
game hands down. Brooklyn got all
hits to back him up.
One triple and two singles for Joe
Jackson yesterday.
Not wanting to be peevish on hls
home rounds Walter Johnson allow
ed the Boston Red Sox two hits.
Yerkes and Carrigan we're favored by
his company" manenrs
Detroit lost again.
Dave Zearfoss' Wilmington Gas
Company Somis will mix up with the
Chicks In the Saturday afternoon
game at Front and Union streets.
The Gas Company boys are capable
OF as good ball as has put up by any
visiting team. except the Philadelphia
and the Athletic Yanigans, this sea-
son.
Tho stald of English sporting
journals are saying that the turning
down OF the first challenge by Sir
Thomas Upton was tho most un-
manly act in this history of yacht
racing" Those are harsh words,
Stranger. and unwise. withal. for il
conveys the impression that the
stings of many former victories of
Yankee sailors is still ranking. II is
refreshing. however, TO know that Sir
Thomas, grand sportsm that he is,
does not cherish any such opin-
ions.
Another bit OF bad sportsmanship
being shown by Brltishers these days
Is the 90 OF "the world against Cam
bridge" which is being raised be-
cause so many Of the honors which
recently come TO Cambridge have
been won by American or Colonial
Rhodes scholars. There are more
Rhodes scholars on Cambridge
teams his year than ever before.
II seems TO be generally conceded
that the Yale team this season will
demonstrate Old Elrs right to the
college baseball championship as
clearly as the Crimson eleven demon
strated Harvard's supremacy on the
gridiron last fall The New York
sporting writer's. without exception
declared that in the exhibition game
Yale played here against the Giants
the college inheld and I'm fact the
entire team displayed a remarkable
knowledge Of inside baseball. The
team work was unusual for a college
nine. The infeld rose splendidly to
several sensational occasions and
gile pitched so we'll that the scouts
have been closely watching his work
ever since.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
Gas Company TO Hit Chicks
on Saturday in First Game

when he let the Trenton Tri-State
League team down hard. Harry,
when working right. has everything
and has received several good offers
for his services with minor league
clubs. Several scouts from the Virginia
State League are after him now. but
the crack twirler has refused TO leave
home He may repeat his Trenton
performance against he local boys on
Saturday.
Dill will corvort around the infield
and Ellison, one of the best second
sackers in the business. will cover
that territory. "Cy" Prentice and
Harrington will be i'm the outfield. and
are pulling them out OF the ozone in
mid-season form. Lucas will also be
in the garden.
Flood will receive Greenwell and
Mccall, and Dolan will scoop EN- up
az the initial sack Johnson viii
probably be In the game
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
SCORE by INNINGS.
OLD SWEDES IN
TRIM FOR OPENER

The Old Sewedes team Of the
Church League opens the season next
Saturday with East Lake. last years
champions, at Riverview Park and a
good game should result as both
teams are on edge for the battle. The
Old Swedes team will present several
new faces. among them being, Green
from the Pen-Mar League and Court
ney who has been trying with the
Chicks. Green will play short and
Cochran will be shifted to first.
The Old Swedes team who are well
known in the lower part of the coun-
" would like TO arrange holiday
games with any of the fast teams,
such as Camden, Wyoming, Dover,
Warwick, Middletown, Newark. Ad-
dress all communications to Clarence
T.. Jones. manager, 419 Washington
street, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
CRUCIAL
YEAR FOR
TRI-STATE
II Will be Make or Break for
Old Organization, Start
ing May !
LOCALS OWNERS
ARE HEAVY LOSERS

In seven more days the Tri-State
League will get into action. This
year promises to be a crucial one il
the history of the organization. II
the season turns into a disastrous one
financially, il is dollar TO doughnuts
that there will be no Tri-State bali
after 1913.
Ever since the circuit WAS .organiz-
cd those who backed the various
clubs we're forced to dig down in
their pockets and produce money
enough TO square a deficit at the end
Of the season. There have been eX-
ceptions when a team was pennant
winner, or when new city entered
the league.
In Wilmington the owners of the
club have not made a cent In fact
their losses have been great The
company hopes to recover much of the
money from the sale of season tickets
which are now out.
Tri-State owners stand to lose less
this year than ever before because of
the fact that the circuit has been re-
duced to six clubs and the salary
limit has been cut down. There is
not a man I'm the game however, that
is in to lose repeatedly. and should
the patronage be poor this season il
is more than probable that the old or
ganization will go to pieces.
Prospects however. are exceedingly
bright. From all over the circuit
come reports that all Of the good
players Of last year have been sign
I'd. together with scores of promising
Youngsters. Each city is sure of the
pennant and the interest taken by
thc fans has been most encouraging.
May l is the opening day, and il will
rot take mnuv weeks beyond that date
10 tell the fate Of the Tri-State.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
PENN Is
SHUT OUT
BY CHICKS
Al Russell Holds University
Boys to Two Hits and
Fans Seventeen
CLASSIEST GAME
OF EARLY SEASON

Allan Russell's days in the Tri-
State are limited II he ever cuts loose
again like he did yesterday against
the University OF Pennsylvania team.
The performance Of the big tNlrl-
er was the one feature of the game
and as he twirled on. striking out
man after man, the boy got better and
better. and towards the last il was
almost impossible to tell just what
his balls were doing They went fly
ing over the plate, breaking In all di-
rections, and the college boys were
helpless When the one-sided bonn
bardment ended Russell had struck
out IL men. and held the slugging
college nine TO two hits, one of them
being mere scratch.
Russell had everything yesterday
afternoon, and the best team In the
country could not have got to him.
His fast bail came like a grey streak
almost TO the plate. and then would
break 80 sharply that after the first
few innings the collegians gave up
hope and stRlked through the game
Incidentally. Doc" Kerr, for the first
time had all that he could handle
In Russell's delivery, and as the ball
came shooting into the big backstop
he had to do his best to cling 10 IT,
Taking il all around there was a lit
tie too much speed on Russell's deliv-
cry for this circuit II he ever turns
loose in the league, Wilmington's
pennant stock should 20 sky high.
The infeld yesterday took on a look
Of old Myers was on first; Mar
hesga oovofted at short; Harry Fritz
was on the third sack. and the Doc
tor" was behind the bat. Sharp alone
was the only new man in the infield,
and from now on he will probably be
at the sac. as a regular. Smith, a
boy secured from the Phillies' "Nans"
was in right field The boy got one
nice hit, and showed a fash of speed
on the bases that made the men on
the bench sit up and take notice.
Wood went on the rubber for the
| college boys. and was exceedingly
nervous. Schollenbergor got a nice
two-bagger, stole third and went home
when a bad one went wide from the
I third sack. In the fourth the Chicks
! crossed the plate four times as the
/ direct result of base on balls, a
balk and several sharp cracks.
In the fourth the Chicks Tailed
once more. Smith singled, went IA
second on Sharp's sacrifice and con
tinued on TO third, making beauti.
ful slide into the bag. A moment
later he scored on Kerr's high fly tC
| right.
In the sixth Savers went to the
rubber for Penn and let the Chick
down without a score. although the.
hit him twice, and at one time hal
men on third and second The score
WILMINGTON
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
National League.
COOL sPRING WINS AGAIN.

Cool Spring F. c. defeated Trinity
to the tune of 2S to yesterday. Home
runs were made by Ho-t- of Cool
Spring. and Franmis Proctor of Trim
ity. ore by innings:
r. II.
c S. F. C...S4 21372 O-2S is
Trinity 80 3 1 l 0 1 % c
Batteries: Cool Spring, Bayard
Carter and Gray Carter: Trinity.
Proctor, Browne. Ware nd Evans.
Cool Springs lineup was; Gray
Carter, catcher; Bayard Carter and
David Almond, pitchers; James
Horty. shortstop; Harold Iszard.
first base: Pierce Dowdell, second
r,se; James Hearn. third base;
John Devine and Nat. Robin, left
field; Iarles Mendenhall and Glenn
ent Alexander. center field; Charles
Allm1 ID and Lang. right field.
Hesrn is manager Bayard Car
ter. captain and Horty, assistant cap
tain
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
5-YEAR-OLD BOYIS
FATALLY BURNED WHILE
PLAYING AT INDIAN FIRE

lads y ere having a big time In t-a
llt with their wigwams and other In
uian paraphernalia Unfortunatc.y
there had to be camp fire and il
was while playing around this that
the boys clothing caught The in
nanmahlc material soon turned him
into living torch aud almost before
It takes the time to tell il evesy
stitch OF clothing was burned from
his body
A larger boy passing at the time,
whose name was not learned, ran 10
the little fellows assistance. and
severly burned his hands while trying
to beat out the flames This after
noon Il was said the burned boys
conditional was critical
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

Playing Indian In a lot near his
home today Calvin Oakes, aged S
years son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Oakes, Of No. S2S East Seventeenth
street, was fatally burned. There Is
little hope for his recovery. With the
exception OF his feet which were in
cased In leather shoes no portion of
his body escaped the flames DR. H..
r. Spruance and DR. c. II Bcnnum
are in attendance the parents of the
child refusing to allow the little fell
low TO be taken to a hospital in the
Phoenix ambulance which was sum
moned.
TIE boy was Attn In cowb :
suit made of cotton aud 18th other
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
SAYS NEWARK IS
NOT HURT BY SCHEDULE

Sporting Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir-The article appearing in your
paper on April % under the caption.
Newark Loses out on Ball Schedule"
Is Incorrect, and I wish you would an
nounce that fact In the first place
the Tri-County League has not adopt
cd schedule for the season Of 1918,
and will not do so until Saturday,
May O. At the league meeting held
here last Saturday. there was no dis
POSITION whatever to work against
Newark. Mr. Everson. who repre-
sented that town. will vouch for this
statement, think such reports tend
only to do harm and cause hard feel
ing.
Yours truly.
Fred II. Liffler,
Secretary.
Loves. Del. April 23
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
BROWN PREP TO
TRY GOLDEY

AZ Front and Union streets tomor-
row afternoon Goldey College will
play Brown Prep IN what promises
10 be one Of the best college games
of the year.
The game viii start at 3.45 o'clock.
wilkins and Richardson will be the
GOldey battery.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
CLUB PLANS
FOR A SHAD BAKE

The Wilmington Yacht and Auto
Club has extended invitations to its
members to attend a shad bake at the
club house at Gordon Heights on Sat
urday, May 8. Judging by the replies
so far received. the attendance of
members and their friends is going
to be large.
The club is in a 1ourishing condi-
tion and the members are looking
forward to a lively season. II is the
intention to open on Decoration Day,
with very attractive program.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
MOMr N NEEn 0r M0NEY.

Members of the endowment fund
committee of the Home Of Merciful
Rest for Inourables of Wilmington
have issued an appeal for fl
nancia assistance. There seems to
have been supposition in the minds
tirely self-supporting, which In re-
ality. IL not the case. and the utmost
economy must be practisod In order
that the splendid work may be car
ricd on
Donations large and small are ear
nestly requested to supply the pres-
ent need. Checks should be made
payable to Miss Amy -. DUPONT
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
P. c. P. BOYS
WALLOP GOLDEY

Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
defeated Goldey College here yester-
day, 10 to 10. Goldey played a ragged
game at times.
Cam. Goldey's second sacker led
the hitting with a total Of four safe
swats and his teammates we're not
far behind, Goldey hitting Burke for
70 safeties The score
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
ABERDEEN HERE
TODAY FOR GAME

The Chicks" will line up against
the Aberdeen Club, of Philadelphia
this afternoon. The club is rated as
the fastest independent team in the
Quaker City and should give the local
as last years famous championship
as last years famous championship
team.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

Some ball game was staged In St.
Louis with Steele yielding three hits
and Hendrix. two. But Hendrix lost
his company manners.
farther. Koney got both double and
triple and scored one OF his runs by
stealing home. During the winter
circuit there was talk of Honey be-
ing traded. Pittsburgh also made a
triple play.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
Totals

Earned runs-WilmingtOn, ?. Sacri-
fee hits-Meyers, Sharp. Kerr. stolen
-Marhefka. Fritz, Haley. Two
base hits -Schollenberger Jackson.
Struck out-Weed. 4; SayCrs, I: Rus
sell. II. Bases on balls-Weed, 8
Russell. Left on Wilmington.
6; Penn. s. Balk-Weed. Time-2
hours. Umpire-Lucas.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

Two-base hits-Hoch Station and
T. Lyter. Three-bsse hits. Lyter
and Doherty. Sacrifice hit-Spangler.
Stolen Station. T. Lyter. and
Hoch Double play-Snavely TO
Stickel. Balk-Stickell Struck out
by Stickell. G: by Wallace. 3. Left
on base-Lebanon Valley, 6; Delaware
4. Umpire-Seth.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
HIGHLAND JUNIORS WIN AGAIN.

Highland Juniors defeated Gilpin
Juniors in one-sided game. 20 to IA.
Long put up a good game in the box
and had fine support back of him. The
Highlanders knocked two of Gilpin's
pitchers out of the box. Highlands
play Brandywine Juniors at Rock
ford Water Tower today and a good
game is expected Score by innings:
Highlands .....1 Z 81 2 0 20
Gilpin ........1 42O OO43 3 0 GA
Highland would like to receive
challenges from any 1S-year-old team
in or out of the city. Send challenges
to Charles Long, 1929 West Eighteenth
street.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

VILLANOVA, April 24.-Villanova
defeated Ursinus in a fast game here
yesterday afternoon. to 8. The home
team gained an advantage in the first
inning by scoring three runs. After
this Ursinus played a great uphill
game and nearly tied the score in
the eighth. Jack MCGOWAN Of Will
mington a former Villanova student.
umpired the game with satisfaction.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

The Three Daughters, a trim little
speed boat owned by Captain Perry
y. Stackhouse. will be launched on
Sunday afternoon at the orchard by
its owner. Mrs. Stackhouse will act
as sponsor for the vessel and will
break a bottle OF wine over it's bow.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
GOTCH ELECTEn CApTAIN.

Up at South bethlehem. Pa. they
haze chosen a captain of the Lehigh
wrestling team. His name is Frank
Gotch, liO-Lcunder from Baltimore.
There must be something IA a name
after all.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
ROYS CnRRFCT MI

The Cool Spring r. c. writes THE
EVENING JOURNAL 70 announce
that the team averages 13 1-2 years.
and not between IA and rs years. as
previously stated.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
Baseball News and Gossip

Allen Resell, some strike out
kid
And against v. of T.. too.
Well, in six days the big show will
be on.
New Workers seem 81. frlscd that
the Nanks are off to a bad start. They
overlooked the fact that Chance Is
only human after all.
what want these days" says
Manager Muggsy, lis playing
ST. ength, not conversation. You play
the baseball. III talk!"
Spokane players recently, pulled a
triple steal We have heard also OF a
couple Of triple-bones pulled this
easOn.
After Captain Doyle kicked him
self out of baseball for three-day
sojourn on the bench. at the request
of President Lynch tli Ais ump!res
McGraw handed Larry an awful pam
ing.
Louis Arms opines; 80 far as We
can ascertain, Ban b. Johnson is moi
playing conterfeld for Detroit very
we'll"
The player who is leading on for
the Rochester team is year is Cap
tain Thomas Mcmillan, late private
under the comand of that noted out
Law, Ty Cobb.
Johnny Kings 1913 contract calls
for his unconditional release at the
end of the season.
"lniun" Johnson is, being hailed as
the pitching find" of the season. If
the Reds should really happen To 6is-
cover a pitcher II would make lot
Of difference with the club.
The Cleveland fars are raising
100000 Gin promiscs) TO give to the
Maps If they win a pennant. They
would be quite safe in promising a
million.
The ball players at Fort Wayne
we're able 20 get on their hitherto
submerged diamond Monday for the
first time IN weeks
Sharp and Smith equalled the vete.
rams at the stick yesterday
Harry Fritz looked quite natural
at third. Harry is here for good.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

One c. Mathewson sot his name in
the paper again by pitching the
because the hits he allowed went
little changes and the National
League standing will begin to look
natural.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

After Jackson picks two more men
the Chicks will be read9 Tor the
gong.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
american League.
Nafinnnl Lcagne.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
American National.

'NhED c'fA hVh iUDAIe
American National.
New York at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Detroit
Boston at Washington.
st. Louis at Chicago.
National League.
Philadelphia at New York
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Chicago-Pittsburg, not scheduled.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
TO LArNCH SPEEnROAT.

Quality Seldom equalled. and never
excelled. BLUE VALLEY BUTTER.'
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
rRSINuS NOSEn OuT.

A winner against all competition.
It is fine. BLUE VALLEY BUTTER .
Evening journal., 1913-04-24
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

American League.
Kew York. 4; Athletics. 0.
Washington, 6 Boston. 0.
Chicago. 2; Detroit, l.
Cleveland 6: St. Louis. ..
National League.
New York. 3: Philadelphia, /.
Brooklyn. Z: Boston. 2
St. Louis. 3; pittsburg. J.
Chicago. ;; Cincinnati, s.
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

NNUTt UN IUUIUES.
Lebanon Valley 100 o. o.
Delaware &C.. ..... OO2 OO3 Ks
Evening journal., 1913-04-24

Allen Resell some strike out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-13

in school and from that school he was
led forth with gives upon his wrists
He made a strenuous defense when
placed upon trial. There is no record
that he ever denied committing the crime
but he tried to prove his innocence by
technical stratagem. The weak point of
the prosecution was that the only direct
evidence against him was generally
agreed that Houseman couldn't tell the
truth without undergoing a severe strain.
.Aram's first contention was that the
bones were those of woman. but the
medical practitioners soon disposed of
that. There were many witnesses who
testified to the good character of the prls-
oner. and Aram cried out passionately
that his days were honestly laborious. his
nights intensely studious. Then his law
the bones didn't necessarily indicate muir
der. The bones of the skeleton were
fractured. but SO were those of the Arch
bishop of York when exhumed In 1923,
and he certainly was not murdered.
Every trick known to the lawyers of that
period was resorted to. but all In vain
The jury found him guilty and Aram
was returned to his cell to await the ex-
ecutioner.
This Is the history of the crime which
was sordid In itself. crime committed
by man who bad no other claim to dis
tinction than a handsome face and an
education better than the common. Yet
after a century and a half. crime and
criminal still live in song and story be-
cause they happened to engage the at
tention of two great geniuses of the pen.