Evening journal., 1915-03-18

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del, March IS
The members Of the teams Of the
Coast Defense League of the Della
ware are busy preparing for the cont
ing season. which will open the lat
ter part of this month by Captain
Lewis S. Ryan. athletic officer of the
Coast Defenses of the Delaware. He
viii also announce the athletic pro
gram for the season at the same time.
The Fourth Company. champions in
1913. has elected Captain Charles G.
Burt, captain and manager OF the
1915 team He will be assisted by
Reddy Maher, the former big league
star, who is a member of the 4th Co.
and who is considered one of the best
shortstops in this part Of the coun-
try.
The soldiers have been practicing
daily and are anxious for the season
to open. The time for these ball
games is provided in general orders
from the War Department. The ball
diamonds at both forts have been
improved during the winter, and the
diamond at Fort DUPONT is considered
one of the best in the State. The
athletic field has been greatly inn
proved by the installation of new
drainage system.
The Fourth Company appears to
have good material for their team
Maher will play only a few games, as
his term of enlistment in the army
expires in a short time. Barkdull
and Miller, the star batter, will work
again. Hawkins. Finn and Hinkle
of last years team, will be seen in
the line up. The probable line up
will be: Barkdull and Robinson,
catchers Miller and Dunn. pitchers;
Mcmahon and Painter, first base;
Finn and Steine, second base; short
stop. Maher and Jones third base,
Hawkins: outfeld. Hinkle, Drain,
Kruitiff and Joe Ennis. The services
of Bottoroff, a star pitcher for the
company will be missed this year, he
now being stationed at Fort Wright,
IN. Y. Corporal O'Brien, the manager
last year, will not be with the team
this year, as he has purchased his
discharge from the army, having ac-
cepted a position at the DUPONT Pow
der works, at Carney's Point, n. ].
The 36th Company, stationed at
Fort Mott, N. j., has not elected Off
GERS. They will have practically the
same team that they had last year,
and as this team worked well last
season, their chances for winning the
pennant are considered very good.
Their wonderful hitting battery, Kras-
! ky and Rope will be working again
this season. They have three recruits
of whom great things are expected.
I Armstrong will be seen on the initial
sack; Harvey will again appear on
! the second sack; COrbert will play
at shortstop: third base will be COW
cred by Kennedy; Hawkins. Chapman
and Cantrell will be seen in the out
field and they are a combination hard
TO beat. Hawkins is considered the
fastest runner in the district. Substi-
tutes are: SosnOska, Sterling, Mead
ows and O'Conner.
The 18TH Company look like the
pennant winners this season, as they
have some excellent material. They
will have the services Of Rimes, the
star first sacker of the 45th Company
now stationed in the Canal Zone. Pan
anna, who recently re-enlisted in the
18th Company. Mutz, a former mem-
| HdA VI AhN team Will U6 oNNlA c,oAh a.
second base. Jones, an all-rOund man
will be missed as he has been sent
to the Canal Zone. Panama He was
member of the Parkside team last
season. The probable lineup will be;
Starr. catcher: Marshall, Sloan, Nohs
and Slaughter, pitchers; Rhimes, first
base; Mutz, second base; Lea, short.
stop; Bailey. third base; Outfield
Grabosky Craft and Lipsky; substi'
tutes. Almond, Egan, Radziewicb, an6
Consinglund
The 139th Company. last years
champions. has elected Corporal Peter
Revis, manager; First Sergeant Fret
Burke, assistant manager: Corpora
, Frank Morris, captain. They hav'
| been practicing daily and severa
practice games have ben played. Thei
, star pitcher, Caswell, who did no
lose a game for the team last season
will be missed. He had an opportun
, ity for a trial with Connie Mack
but it is understood that he has sign
ed with a Federal League team. HI
won % out of 25 games that he pitch
ed last year. in addition to havinl
good record as a sticker. Lieuten
ant Reynolds. who piloted the team
last year will be missed, as also viii
! Iielinsk, who covered second base
Several recruits. Johnson and Byrd