Evening journal., 1916-04-13
local Sporting
] PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Baseball Leads in Interest
But Many Other Branches
Have Followers
MATINEE FANS LOOK
FOR GREAT SEASON

looked better than IL does at this time
The various branches Of sport will get
under way in short time and the
crowds waiting long for their fayorite
games will be out in full force.
AS has been the case for many
years. baseball will lead the list OF
sporting events Horse racing is due
for a big boom. trap shooting, which
d sport is rapidly gaining hcadway in
sporting circles, tennis, golf, motor
boating and other games Of lesser in
terost are planning a busy year. All
the sports will have their followers,
and all are due Tor a bright season.
Many Baseball Clubs.
Leading in local interest will be the
Wilmington Atlantic League baseball
,team. with Ernest Greenwell as man
ager. For more than a year Whining
Ton has been out Of the ranks of pro-
fcssional baseball. and the return of a
big team TO the city Is warmly well
coined. and unanimously approved
throughout local sportdom. Although
In past years the Tri-State League
teams had to be abandoned because of
lack Of interest on the part of the fans,
II is the expectation that this new team
will see much bettor days than did
their predecessors.
Manager Groenwoll has no "votcr-
ans to fan back on TO form a nu-
cleus for his club. so the team will
consequently be of all new material
Tho Atlantic League will not be the
only baseball attraction hore, how
feVor with the reorganization of the
Wilmington and Church Leagues
(which furnished some fast ball last
season, more enthusiasm is expected
on the part of the fans. These leagues
have for many years been popular and
NJ times even more so than the pro.
fossional teams. The teams are com.
posed of fast players. and every avail
able lot this summer will ring with thI
"ball and bat cry.
Loca. baseball docs not even enI
there. for there will be numerous in
dependent teams that assure good ball
Among these will be Delaware Hare
Fibre, amateur champions of Whining
ton last year; Penlyn. Keystone. Al
pha. fremont. BeechwOod, Wilmington
A. c. and other teams.
The Wilmington High School. Sales
ianum High school. Friends School
DUPONT High School. Goldey College
3eacom's. and other institutions in this
Vicinity will be represented I'm the
Scholastic baseball world with teams
OF merit
Prospects Bright for Matiuees.
Horse racing is due for a great sea
son. with a number OF new horses
in the stables at Wawaset Park
awaiting the opening OF the season
and the temperance OF PRACTICAL!
AL OF last years matinee favorites
Wilmington will uphold its reputation
~ being the greatest matinee city il
he country.
TrapshOoting Popular.
Trapshooting. for several years. haN
been features in sporting circles. Th'
Delaware Trapshooting Club vii
have a busy season. For some time
he Philadelphia. Baltimore ant
Washington Railroad Athletic Asso
ciation has carried a team. which ha
made some excellent marks. Team
are organized in Claymont, Yorklyr
Clayton, and other out-of-town places
al OF which are in easy access to thi
city The Wilmington and Philadel
phia Traction Company has entere
nto this list with team.
Plenty Of Golf.
Golf will be the principal sport a
usual at the Wilmington Countr
Club with the numerous tourna
ments and prize matches schedule
for the club. the followers OF thi
=. sport, although there are compare
4klively few compared with the othe
sports. will have plenty Of golf No
f+snlv will the men Of the club partak
= ~ this pleasure. but also the womer
af which there are some unusuall
GOOD players in Wilmington.
Tennis Grows Popular.
Tennis will be played az the vii
t-bington Country Club. Hard sched
> sules for both men and women. hav
.been prepared. A tennis team is ais
contemplated for the Wilmingto
Z High School The P. p. and W. r. 7
g. A. will also supply some OF tn
+. sport
80, Track meets will he carried o
throughout the scholastic season b
he High School boys Meets Of inter
est 10 Wilmingtonians have been al
ranged. and will undoubtedly attraC
more interest this year than ever he
fore Moro enthusiasm in this brauc
las been displayed at the school
The p. p. and W. r. r. A. A.. Irist
Americans. and other clubs will like
ly furnish men for this sport
Mater Sports.
II is anticipated that water sport
- will he prominent this season. wit
the various outing and boat clubs /
promote motor boating. canoein
swimming, and other games in n
-svater This sport has been lax arour
Wilmington FOR a long while. but
is hoped that more interest will |
shown the coming season. Swim
ming matches have been pOpuli
among the boys who patronize Il
Fairgrounds during the summ'
months.
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