Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-16
NEWS HAPPENINGS
About NEW CASTLE
Local Baseball Fans to Meet
for Organization Mon
day Night
John T. HAMILToN'S
FUNERAL TOMORROW
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del. Feb 16.--John
McDeyit., who has acted as manager
OF the New Castle baseball team
for several seasons. hopes local fans
viii not forget the meeting called for
Monday night IN the mayors Office
when plans for the coming season Will
be made. New Castle Is IN q posi-
tion to so into the baseball game in
earnest this simmer with as good
material as ever and Mr.. McDevltt,
Mayor Richard S. Rodney, Postmaster
James II. Murphy and other leaders
In the baseball movement expect a
gratifying response to the call for the
meeting,
No team was put IN the field last
year. but in 1915 the New Castle team
cleaned up everything Ia sight win
ming county and State championships.
The same kind OF q team as that of
two years ago can be put IN the field
this year, Il is said. The same ma
terial. OF as good, is here There are
several college men employed ia the
various plants who win play. Among
them Is Jesse Hunyoolt, who won re-
nown as third baseman on the Lehigh
team.
Membership IN the baseball associ.
alton costs one dollar o year and the
money Is badly needed at present
Battery Park, where the games are
PLAYED needs 20 DO put In condition.
The fence is in a dilapidated state
and is partly gone. During the re-
cent scarcity Of coal yandals removed
large sections OF the fence for fire
wood Special Officer Beck stopped
that however, and gave chase TO a
man he caught carrying of sections of
the fence one night. The missing Sec
tons of fence VIII have 10 be re-
placed Other expenses will have TO
be met.
Following are the New Castle men
who have supported the team in past
years and who can be counted on to
give It their support this summer
Mavor Richard s Rodney POstmas-
ter John p, Murphy, Alexander Nc
Caughan. Peter Madden. George Rem
ME seiden S. Deemer Samuel Fitch
ellis. Richard pinder, William Denny
Michael Devlin, Harry Hunter. Jacob
Speicher, John Refs. Andrew NJ Gal.
laeher William j. Ferris, John M
Hance, Eugene Chase, Alexander n.
Goudiss, Edward w. Eagle, George
Madden, William Stevenson, william
NJ Cramer. Jospeh 3. Tomnn, Freder
ick Lorenz. Orion A. Carrick. John
r. Lambson. A. V. Lesley George.
Walter Sibley, Harry Ahern, James
" Campbell. Major Black, William
Bradley Robert Newlove John J..
Walls. Ted Plat. William Kee, Will
liam 10. Myers, Harold Hobbs. James
NJ. West, Arthur West, elias Clayton,
Harry J. Rothrock, Irving Jones DR.
Lewis Booker. John y. Truitt. Wal.
lace l. Cannon H. G. Clark. Thomas
A. Atterhury John Fehl M Maynard,
James r. Challenger. Wallace Ware.
G. =. Sullivan. Frank Murphy. ]. q.
Taylor. James Taylor VIM H. Ferris
~ deH Janvier. James H. Eliason,
William w. Leach. Harry Montgom-
cry. Frank Deemer h. H. Gamhril
Loomis o. Wise, James r. White, Jr..
Joseph Hermann, Joseph Carlin.
Frank Hewlett, Captain Jesse Mckay.
Archie Watson. c. Allen Smith.
James To- Biggs. George T. Unger. DR..
Robert r. Roth. Howard Wilhelme.
John Berry, Frederick Gareau, Charles
Mcguire, Clarence Meter. Edward