Evening journal., 1914-02-03
A. .W.LEACUERS
ANXIOUS FOR
1914 SEASON
Teams Will Answer Roll Call
at Meeting to Be Held on
Friday Night

Baseball seems 10 have obtained 9
good grip in the Old town this year.
Pete Cassidy's champion Chicks are
again stirring the sand; the City
League is doing lot of talking, and
Eddie Abrahams boys are as lively as
oer Hall dozen massociated teams
are anxious to get into the going either
With some one of the leagues or as indie
pendcnts. An Of which indicates that
baseball hereabouts will interest more
outdoor amusement lovers this year
than ever before.
The All.Wimington League Of course,
win start. and at a meeting to be held
IN THE EVENING JOURNAL Office on
Friday night OF this week, the teams
viii lineup. Judging nom what other
leagues have said. all the best amateur
PLAYERS have been signed but when the
show down comes il is certain that the
Wilmington. with four years OF life
behind them. will again show the best
amateur ball the town has ever seen.
Il Is likely that the same circuit as
league this wear. The champion Park
side Club is as hot as ever for the chase,
and on their heels again is Nandever
Tommy Doughorty is out with a prom
se that his new Hillside Club will be
better than ever. and Bancroft. Rock
ford and Highland, with better prospects
than ever are simply perspirng in the
spring warmth TO get started. Eastlakc,
which won a Church League champion
ship. is anxious to break into The biz
amateur game. and na.ucailv is looking
Jon an All-Nilmingfon herta bat IN
less some one of the vld Wilmington
clubs drop out this ycar there will be
no room for the fast church lcaguers in
the higher set Should enc moro cluO he
willing To enter She Al. Wilmington
League might consider tie addition Of
Eastlakc and the othsr club, thus max
ing an oieht-club organizations.
Until this time every one of the man
eqcrs except Jack Lynch OF last years
Highland team. has expressed his will
luancss to 20 into the league this year.
This does not mean that a Highland
team viii not be IN the league. Two
tcars ago Lynch was so sorcly disap.
pointed over the loss of the league honor
that he concluded TO get an entirely now
team and fell back on Allen Moore for
the material Moore had fast Scmi-
Professional League team that lost the
championship that year to New Castle
hN one game. and rs New Castle trim
mod the champion parksidc club Lynch
Thought ho had the real goods when he
-t1ficd last year in the Wilmington
League with the old Highland team Bnt
Lynch. with al this good material. lost
agam bv one game when everything
seemed rosy TO him. Lynch therefore,
IS diseustcd u may be-. however that
hc viii try again. Certain u i- that the
highlnnd team, with er without Lynch.
win be- back The Flower boys feel
that the old league is thcir speed and as
they do not intend 10 quit the game at
this early stage they viii send some one
10 the Friday night meeting 60 again
enter them in a season of amateur base
bali that promises 20 bc the best ever.
Whether this years organization will
be- a six or an eight club organization
~ up TO the present franchise holders
parksidc NandcVer. Hillside Bancroft,
Highland and Rockford. Several of the
managers think am eight club organiza-
lion would be- better. while Others pre-
ieI the old family OF six clubs. How
ever, Eastlakc or any other organiza-
fion that can guarantee a bali club of
the All-Nimington league speed is in-
'ited TO send representative To the
Friday night meeting.