Evening journal., 1914-06-15
SideHghts on Local
Sporting Talent
BY "BM" MCGOWAN

The schedule for the coming week
Isl:
Monday and Tuesday at Reading
Thursday Allentown will be here
or Pennant Day.
Friday and Saturday, Harrisburg.
Those Browntown- Eden games were
the best played on local amateurs
OTIS for years.
Harry Lang, the former Highland
Semi Professional League man, has
1een hitting the ball at a terrific
gait for the Woodlawn club On Sat
lrday he added seven more hits to
lis list. Two We're doubles and one
triple
There We're two triple plays pulled
lff Saturday. In the All Wilmin gton
League; the Harlan boys pulled one
~ Frank Duncan, Eddie Glenn, Mat
Donahue, TO Buddy Duncan route
Fhe Delaware Hard Fibre team Of
he City League. accomplished their
second triple play Of the season
Their route was Merrill to Nicche. to
Bradway. Merrill was the boy that
started both plays.
Dave Keesey and Mat Donahue.
,wo High School mainstays. are put
ing uD a wonderful game for the
H. & IT, team of the Wilmington
League. Their hitting and base run
ling have simply bafIled the league
'ollowers.
Neil Lynch. the former villa Nova
College boy, broke into the All-Wn-
mington circuit on Saturday with a
triple. He also made several nice
catches in the outfield for Whitley
Lewis team
Guess Big Bill Crouch is working
Eight fnis year He has twirled
Bancroft to the top of the ladder.
Keep working, Bill" old boy
Roy Barry, the star mound artist
Of the Eden City League team, is
making a strong bid for the Fred X.
Felt cup. The pitcher winning the
most games will be rewarded with
handsome trophy. Barry lost his first
game Saturday out Of eight he has
pitched.
Crouch has not been beaten in the
A-W League this season. Something
on 'em all the time, eh, what?
Pitcher Caswell famed only 30
batsmen in 20 innings. He must
have a bullet ball" caswen better
discharge his next barrel at the fort.
Joe Holreck, at one time the best
little iwirler IN the Semi Professional
League, twirled alright ball for
Eden, but his team mates could not
lit when hits meant runs
Rumors have it that the Eden team
is on the trail of Harry Mccall. Mac
is considered by many critics as the
best of the local mound artists, and
he g landed by the boys from little
Brooklyn they will find the sailiug
much easier
George Barr the former villa Nova
College athlete, who several years
ago twirled for the DUPONT team, OF
the County League, Is back I'm har-
ness. and Fitting EN- as hard as ever
tor the Media team OF the Delaware
county League.
Pitcher Teal, Of the Allentown Tri-
State League team. dropped his game
with Media Saturday. Teal has won
four out of five games in the Tri-
State.
In looking over the field of dia-
mond stars in the Delaware County
League, we were surprised to learn
that our old friend Harry Zollers is
still in the game Several years
Iollers covered left field for the VIII
mington Tri-State club. At that time
he was but a youngster It may be
recalled that Harry was always a
brilliant oCtfielder. He is now play
ing in the outer gardens for the Clif
ton team of the Delaware County
League Harry has a batting aver
age of 320 The followers of the
Clifton team are pulling hard for
Zollers, as they still expect to see
him go higher.
X. O. Harry Baker. the local mid
dleweight, is in great shape for his
battle tomorrow night at the Fair
mount Club, OF Philadelphia, WITH
Willie Adams. of Leiperyille. Adams
has been travelling at fast clip, and
It is said by Marcus Williams man