Evening journal., 1914-04-30
GET TOGETHER NIGHT
FOR CHAMPION Chicks
Mack, President Graham and
Thomas to Boost at Gar
rick Benefit
PENNANT PROSPECTS
AGAIN LOOK GOOD

opening of Tri-state League ball for
the new season. In Wilmington
Trenton viii go up against the
Chicks and If the champions play IN
the form they have shown in the last
few warm-up games the opener will
be as thrilling as any initial game
ever seen here.
OF course it will be a big opener
aside from the quality of ball the
teams will put up. A band viii be
out to enliven the fans between in
nings. and either Governor Miller
or Mayor Howell will toss out the
ball that will start the champions
on another grind toward the league
pennant. II is suggested that the
fans wear their straw lids and bring
their noisemakers that the opening
game may go down in Tri-State his
tory as the liveliest game of the
league.
Jimmy Jackson is ready for the
start. This year Jimmy has gotten
together another team that looks like
a pennant winner. When the prelim-
mary games opened the team SEEM
ed full Of holes without Kerr, Ritter,
Narhefka, Fritz and Gleichman, but
Jimmy has been working overtime
since April 1, and now has as prom
Using a set of ball players as ever
represented Wilmington. Shollenber-
ger, Brown. Tobin, Meyers, Sharp
and McKenna of last years cham
pions are back with Pearce, Gold, Pc
done and Morgan to fill the stations
occupied by Marhefka, Fritz and
Gleichman A catcher to assist ShOl-
lenberger. a fourth pitcher and pos
sibly another fielder will be signed
before the opening day Mahaify
seems certain of q steady place on
the pitching staff and PedOne looks
like a regular at left. Jackson Will
start the season with as strong a
club as he had last year and 1t will
be his aim to get the jump from the
opening. A good start brought the
pennant this way last year.
Although the club owners have
been soliciting financial support
from the business men of the city fol
the team this year, the results have
not been entirely satisfactory. Tri.
state baseball as a business PROPOSE
ton has never been a success; nev-
ertheless the club owners have gone
ahead with the game with the sole
purpose of providing the fans with 1
summer diversion with the hope thaf
some day they might get a fair re
turn for their money. Under the
leadership of President Graham the
club owners over the entire circuit
are hoping that this will be the profit
able year and therefore are goinf
into the season more sanguine o.
financial success than ever.
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Chicks a benefit will be given in thu
Garrick Theatre on next Monda!
night. President Graham, Connil
Mack and Ira Thomas will be there t,
tell thee fans what good ball clul
can do for a town in business way
Mack and Mr.. Graham will appea
for support for the Chicks, AM
Thomas will tell of his successful
baseball career. In Harrisburg, al
lentown and Trenton, Mr.. Graham
has made similar appeals for tn
clubs in those cities, with the resul
that the clubs will start the nev
season with more capital than evel
Mr.. Graham hopes the business me
Of Wilmington will now come to tn
support of the Chicks. inasmuch a
this Is the first year the club-owner
have felt that some one else shoul
assist them in giving the town pre-
fessional ball. Already a number {
substantial business men have give
some support, it is hoped b.
means OF the Monday benefit TO rails
an additional fund that will give WI
mington the best paid playing ma
terial on any club in Tri--State ball
T. is expected that a large follow
ing of the many amateur leagues c
the town will patronize the benefi
Il fact, the night will be a sort {
a "get together" occasion, prelimir
airy to the league opening two day
later.