Evening journal., 1914-03-25
THEY'LL soon Be
HITTING EN- OUT
Chick Rockies and Cham
pions Will Come Next
Month for PreliminarieS
KERR SEEMS DUE
FOR PITTSBURGH BUMP

Promptly at 1890 o'clock week
from next Monday morning James
Jackson, manager of the Wilmington
baseball team, will walk up to the
plate at Front and Union Park, w..h
bat in his hand, take a ball, toss
1t in the air and smash it out to the
infeld, where some raw recruits.
anxious to make good, will scoop it
up and drive it towards first base
The training season of the Chicks
Will be on and with each crack of the
bat interest and enthusiasm will run
little higher in the old ball game.
IL Will be great to get out at the old
park again and see the white Spald-
tngs as they go sailing through the
air or bouncing along the ground, to
hear the crack of the hickory against
the leather and to see "Jeems" tell
ing the young fellows how to pick
'em up and get them over to the first
station with no lost motion. No doubt
a big crowd will be on hand to look
the kids over very day until the final
wedding out comes.
A week later the old fellows, the
champions of 1913, if you please, will
put in their appearance and then
things will hum. Old TEX" Myers
will be there with chewing gum in his
jaw. cavorting around first, with a
first full of leather on one hand
scooping them out of the dirt and
epearing 'em back handed: Brownie
and Tobin out by the bull" gently
tossing the sphere, and hankering to
drive one in the big mitt that Shall
enberger holds teasingly ont to them
Sharpe down on second letting ground
ers roll up his arm and into his shirt
pocket, and Red McKenna with his
famous side wheel motion pulling
them out of the air. Truly a great
time is about to arrive.
Those twenty-five recruits will look
like a small army when they spot the
diamond of the old battlefield, and
while most of them will go the path
they came, Manager "Jeems" hopes
to pick a few good ones out Of the lot
He keeps on signing them, however,
and the number may run several high
, er before reporting time comes around
Last night "Jeems' signed Thomas
Mehafley of the Raleigh Club of the
/ Carolina Association. The new addi-
tion is a right-handed twirler, who
comes here with a record of nine won
and six lost in the league last year
! He is feet tall and weighs loo
pounds. Jackson says he comes on
/ good recommendation and he really
/ hopes TO make something of him.
"Jeems" also has made Arthur Hunt
of Jersey City afiix his signature to O
contract. Pattie Kane, an old catcher
who used to play with Scranton when
Jimmy was there, recommended the
! boy to Jackson as one being capable
of filling Harry Fritz's shoes.
In all probability a gentleman from
/ the Texas League will arrive in vii.
mington in a few days and make hi,
( head quarters at the Hotel Cassidy for
the remainder of the season.
He is said to be on the order Of
Mr.. "Buggs" Raymond, but is q
! crackeriack of a pitcher. If this is
! so, Wilmington Will be an ideal place
for him. "Jeems" is a specialist in
more lines than one and the cowboy
/ viii learn to know who is running
I the Tri-State ranch in Delaware, re-
gardless of who ran it in Texas
Jackson says he is after this boy, and
will land him if he can and take
chances. Earl Mack is after him
/ hard but will not land him because
of hitch, and in all probability will
turn his claim over to Jackson.
Have you heard the latest? Doc
/ Kerr may come back TO Wilmington
He hasn't played with the Federals
yet and until he plays one game, hC
can return 10 organized baseball II
I is understood that the Foderals arc
looking for someone TO FIJI the Doc
tors shoes as catcher, and thai
means Doe will come lying back tC
Wilmington on the first train. Jack
son said this morning that the Doctor
would be welcome, but no engraved
invitations will be sent TO him. ant
he will have to hustle if he wants
to stand behind the plate at Front anC
Union streets this year Docs
sign of getting down TO business is
having his head shaved. So far thi:
has not been done, and all kinds o.
pranks may be looked for from hin
until the mower goes over the greer
and smooths off the course.
Jackson wishes to give notice tha
he is approachable at all times by
any one. and that he still has som,
of the company stock left. He Il
especially anxious to place this il
the hands of a few loyal fans so tha
> they may share an additional interes
In the club.