Evening journal., 1916-09-01
local ball season
BOOMS With SUCCESS
BrownSon Team Already
Has Tucked Away AL
Wilmington Pennant
CENTRAL CLINCHES
CHURCH LEAGUE FLAG

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nearing its finish and with It one OF
the most successful and exciting
seasons that fans Of the game have
been afforded for years. The two
leagues especially favored their fol-
lowers with baseball that held them
in. n state OF suspense from. the open
ine Of the 1916 season early in May
until last Saturday
The pennants in the two leagues
the Wilmington League and the
Church League. have already been
clinched after the hottest contesting
that has attended the league races.
The All-Wilmington race. the big
show OF the city which inciden-
tally saw its most prosperous season
was particularly interesting.
Prince Mousley returned to the
diamond with his Brandywine team.
which started off early and went
into the lead wild Bill" Crouch
was his mound msinstay. and he
held them lat the top for several
weeks. But Brownson showed that
It was TO be considered, and before
long displaced the "Firemen" from
The top. Denney Mccarthy, man
ager OF the Library boys, never felt
contented, and continued TO build
his team until he had organized one
Of the best baseball machines that
has played in amateur ball in the
city for a long time. Once in first
place. Brownson stayed there. Their
hopes for the pennant we're assured
when Crouch was called by the Ches-
.er, Delaware County League team,
from Brandywine.
Brownson added the finishing
touches 10 its brilliant season on
Saturday when it easily defeated
their nearest rivals, Bancroft, for
The pennant There are still sew
sral more games to be played in the
league, but no matter what their
outcome may be, Brownson cannot
be dislodsed from the pinnacle.
This was Brownson's first year in
baseball for many years and its sue
p ,ess is apparent.
Ben Nlitchell's Newport bunch got
OFF to q poor start. and their inn
provement in the latter part Of the
season benefited them but little A
notable feat Of this team was their
victory over the Brownson nine, who
al the time held a comfortable lead
over the other teams in the race
Vandever. heretofore a strong con-
tender for high honors. failed dis
mslly this season. and now holds last
place. with no chance of being oust-
ed. Eastlake. Eden and Pioneers put
up a good game Of ball throughout
the season. but not counted in or
the lead.
Al the outset Of the season. It locke
as if it were going to be "all Ashury
in the Church League race. But not 81
as is shown by the fact that on las
Saturday Central chnched the flag whe
their opponents failed to put an an ap
pemance. forfeiting the games.
Asburv played hard and early game
nice lead that looked as If 1t could no
be overcome. for the team, under tn
management OF Bobby Graham. wa
puttinn up a slick article of ball. Bu
about the middle of the season the tear
cracked in a game with Central, thel
rupners-up. and from that time on the
fell deeper into the pit They brough
their season TO a poor finish when the
failed TO appear for their double -headC
with Madeley on Saturday. Centri
showed spunk by the way they keT
continually on Asbury's trail to relieN
them when that hated "crack" came
a disappointment to the league wa
the desertion of the Mt. Salem team
II was this mines first year in Il
league, and their failure TO start at Il
tor Of the race disheartened them. ev
IDENTITY. and when they hit the celli
they decided to withdraw. They gave
notice of their intention until after the
had failed to appear TO play the Edl
Moor team on a dismal afternoon, wht
II seemed that all games would be pos
poned. That night they made know
their withdrawal Their shoes we
filed by team Of the Second BaptI
Church, under the leadership of "Shan'
Coward.
There is still battle around whi'
there centers much interest to be stag
vet. That Is the double header betwe'
the Brownson team and the p y. & y
team of the Motive Power League,
Labor Day. One game will be play
in the morning and one in the afte
noon. "Joe" Meyers former Wilmin
ton Tri-State League, and New Yo
state League pitcher, who was tried o
in the major leagues some years &C
will be on the mound in one of Z
fravs for the A. W. nennant snatche
Joe was leading factor in the co
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