Evening journal., 1914-03-06
BY DENNIS ]. McCARTHY.


The St. Aloysius Catholic Club is
entering on its fourth successful
year. This progressive organization
was formed February /. 1911. and its
progress. both social and athletic.
has been attended with the greatest
OF success.
The club was organized with the
following officers:
The Rev. T. II. Waldron. chaplain;
Joseph c. Dougherty, president: JOS
eph J. Mulrooney. vice president;
Clarence Thornton. recording secre-
tary; Leo r. Lynch. financial secre-
tary;; Thomas b. O'Toole, treasurer;
James j. Quigley, chairman Of direc-
tors. These officers carried the club
through its first year successfully.
The baseball team won the amateur
championship of the city from the
Chesley A. c. after a gruelling SER
les, which was scheduled to 20 three
games. but the St Aloysius boys won
the first two and the championship.
George Fairy managed the team in
its first year.
The football team also won the 100
pounds championship of 1911. This
Is record of which any club which
had been in existence for years
might well be proud of, but is more
remarkable because of the fact that
II was the first year of the st. Alloy
sius Club.
The same officers who directed the
club its first year so successfully were
reelected for 1912. and again lived up
TO their past records Tho baseball team
again won the independent champions
ship Of Wilmington, under the manage-
ment of Leo 7. Lynch.
In spite Of the great things wh;oa had
been accomplished in the two previous
years, 1913 even surpassed the past sue
cessful seasons. The club was oilcted
through this most successful year bv the
following officers: The Rev. +. a. Wal.
dron. chaplain; Joseph c.. Doughei1v
president; Joseph - Mulroonev. vice.
president; Leo F Lynch, financial sccre-
tary' William T. Pimm. recording SC.
lretary. Paul Nurnberg. treasurer; .)en-
mis- Mccarthy. corresponding secretary;
John 7. Dougherty, chairman of direc-
tors.
The clubs first successful event of this
year was the minstrel show. which was
a great success in every way. Paddy"
Shields who is well-known to the fol.
lowers Of the drama in Wilmington di.
fected the boys. and his ability is shown
by the great show which the boys put
out
Lutz Wins a Championship.
The baseball team had the greatest
season ever known in the history of the
ST. Aloysms c. c.. under the manage
ment OF Joseph J. AIulrooney and John
/ p. Doughefty winning the majority OF
its games. and winning after a hard
struggle. the Fred X Felt cup. cmble-
matte Of the indenenden; championship
of Wilmington. The first team they
faced n the championship series was the
Eden A. G.. whom they defeated after
hard game by the score OF to p The
feature OF this game was Lutz's feat OF
retiring Eden IN the ninth inning with
the basose full and none out, BY nins
pitched balls. This is feat which had
never been accomplished before by any
amateur pitcher in Wilmington. Al
though he had been pitching great ball
for the st, Aloysius team for two sea-
sons. his work was cclipsed By This great
! stunt Another feature OF this game
was the playing Of Campbell. the fleet
lett fielder. who walloped out a home
run IN the eighth inning of this game.
bringing Lutz in with the winning nun
and added his fos good measure.
st. Aloysius' next opponents in this