Evening journal., 1914-03-20
SOLDIERS ARE
LIMBERTNG UP
FOR THE GAME
Coast Artillery League Looks
Unusually Good Just
Now
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special TO THE NLNlN1 JoJhNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del. March 20.
The soldiers are busy getting a
line on their teams for this season,
and from present Indications, the
various companies will have strong
contendcrs for the championship.
which was won by the One-hundred
and Thirty-Ninth Company last year.
The Forty-Fifth Company viii miss
the services OF Amey Jordan, and
Southwick Amey. who played left
field. and always was reliable
sticker. has re-enlisted at Fort slo-
cum. n. y Jordan, the star third
baseman. and one OF the best players
in New Castle county. viii be missed,
as he was one OF the best athletes In
the Coast Dofenses of the Delaware.
He left here last Monday, for Lafay-
cite. Ind. where he will live. South
wick. the star Finger OF the company,
has gone to New York State, where
he Is 10 get try-out with a team Of
the New York State League. The
probable lineup of the FOrty-Ffth
Company Will be. Long. catcher;
Reilly. pitcher; Rimes. first base;
Evans. second base; Duncan, third
base: Bowers. center field; Cowles.
right field. The positions of short
stop and left field will be filled by
recruits. who arrived at the fort re-
Gently.
The One-Hundrcd and Twelfth
Company has bright prospects for
season, despite the fact that they Will
not have Pulaski and Davies this
year Pulaski viii be discharged In
a short time, while Davies has been
transferred 70 the Philippine Islands
Jones. formerly. of the Fourth Com
pany has been transferred to the
One-Hundred and Twelfth Company,
and by placing him In center field,
The team viii be greatly strength
ened. as he is some slugger. JEFF, a
recruit Is another player of whom
great things are expected. The line
mp will be- jeff. catcher; Wilson and
Marshall. pitchers; pietrek, first
base: Dunleavy, second base; Nc
Grath. third base; Marsall, left
field: Jones. centre field. Short stop
and right field will probably be filled
b.. recruits. Of whom the members of
the One-Hundred and Twelfth Com
pany are quite optimistic.
Onc-iundred and Thirty-Ninth
Company. winners Of the champions
ship last year. Will be back as strong
as ever They have not lost any
PLAYERS and have several new men
Their probable line-up viii be.
Barkc. catcher: Bourcll and Caswell
pitchers. Ziclinski. first base. Flynn
second base. Stout. third base; Nor
ris. short stop. Mates. left field
Douehcrty. centre field. Henry. right
field; Nckibben and Bourtclle. sub
stltute players
The Fourth and Thirty-sixth Com
panies 40 Fort Mott. have not done
much toward organizing their teams.
but active work win be started soon.
First Lieutenant John n. Reynolds,
athletic officer. viii announce the in
tercOmpany schedule in a short time
This schedule viii provide for games
al Fort Mott. N. j.. and al Fort Du-
Pont and u viii be arranged 80 that
visiting teams from Wflmintton.
Chester and Philadelphia may be able
70 play Sunday games az the fort II
IS not likely that the complete ath.
letic program for the year viii b,
announced until the return OF Can
tain Lewis s. Ryan from Fort sin
Okla. This program viii provide fol
football soccer football revolver fir
ing competition matches. field meets
and probably basketball Trophies
will be provided for the winners IN
the various events. A system OF point,
governing the events. win be adopted