Evening journal., 1913-04-18
FAST ALL-WIL MINGTON LEAGUE STARTS TOMORROW
IN BASEBALL FIGHT FOR THE EVENING JOURNAL CUP

Thn curtain will 60 up tomorrow
., he fourth season of the All-Wil-
,ninrton League. and judging from the
srnlihre of the PLAYERS the six club
managers have signed, the race ought
Ifo nrove the closest the league has
never entered. The league this year
ss cnt to six club organization
,comprisine vandever, Parkside, HIN
side HIGHLAND. Rockford and Ban
croft. The latter club is the only
new one In the league, having sue
ceeded dupont, which did not come
hack. Speakman also quit this year
TO enter the Shop League.
Rattling good games are on tne
program for tomorrow, the schedule
being,
Hillside at Parkside.
Bancroft at Vandever.
Highland at Rockford.
Umpire arrangements for the day
will be.
Hillside VS. Parkside-Allen
bancroft VS.. Vandever-McGoWan
Hiehland VS.. Rockford-Smith.
All the old teams begin the fight
for THE EVENING JOURNAL cup
An better condition than ever. Iht
chamnion Vandever team is bach
with its entire bunch of pennant win
ners and Manager Stevens is conn
dent of eoualling George Raymond's
success of last year Parkside also
starts the new season with all its OLD
material but as "Rus" Smith has
been signed as a Chick IL is likely he
will he out of the amateur games,
provided. Of course, he makes sood
In the Tri-State Highland comes
hack with a team that certainly LOOKS
good on paper, many OF the Dove
hcinc the pick of last years Highlanu
SENT Professional team which was
beaten by a nose for the championship
of that league. Tommy Doughery
trots out a better team than ever aho
IS hopeful OF finishing higher than
ever. A bad luck streak put Hillside
out of the pennant chances early
last YEAR. but Dougherty feels con
fdcut that he has routed his 'Jinks
and promises friends OF his club
good article of ball this year. Rock
ford also looks better than ever
Bancroft enters the league with
promising bunch Of players and H.
would cause no surprise II the best
club In the league finds itself hghuns
10 the last with the Bancroft boys.
An i'm an. indications are that the
1aia saason of the Wilmington
Leaguo will prove the most success
ful one in the history of the popular
organization.
Parksidc Feels Confident.
Manager Charles Wintrup, pilot
Of parksido rs In IN eNubrrant frame
of mind He declares everything is
coming his way ,nd -,bat ne Pai k
eids Club whom ~ f.nes ~ for IN"
start of the league season will be one
of the best teams The club can boast
of
The signing Of Billie Walthers
will solve the baokstop position, the
only one that was giving the PARK.
side leader much bother. Billie"
was with the Parkside Club three
voars ago when they won the first
Wilmington League pennant. Wal
theirs PLAYED last year I'm the CITY
League al Washington, where he hit
the hall above the 300 mark He Is
hard worker and can peg to the
bases with great accuracy, and
should loom up Conspicuously, ncth
+. with the bludgeon and on the deien-
siye end
pete" Coffin. the hefty mounds.
man. with his crossiire delivery, VIII
heave the initial ball over the pan.
He has a varied assortment OF bend-
ers. and with good support should
make all the teams hustle. Last
year he hung up an cnviable record
and has glorious opportunity TO re-
peat
Freddie Lewis. the old standby Is
back again this year Freddie was
greatly handicapped last year. In