Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-12
Church LEAGUE IS
READY FOR DRIVE
Umps Will Start Eight Clubs
in Diamond Offensive
on Saturday
COLLISION EXPECTS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Next Saturday will mark the open
ing Of the amateur and the semi-pro-
fessional baseball season in Whining
ton for the 1917 season. the Church
League and many independent teams
being due for their start on that day.
The All-Wilmington League will start
its season on the following Saturday
Despite the war. everyone agrees that
the year will be the best one in local
baseball history.
The Church League, now in it's
eighth year, is stronger than ever.
and with John C.. Collision again tho
directing head the organization should
have its most successful season
Around the remnants OF last years
league-Central Madcley and Edge
Moor-has been built an eight-club or
panization for the first time in the
history Of the league. and each man
ager is confident that he has team
that will be i'm the running from start
10 finish. Tho new teams are Hill
crest, Silverbrook, Elsmere, Goodman
and Eastlako Siverbrook and Els
mere held membership in the league
several years ago. HillcresL Cook
man and Eastlake are newcomers in
league baseball The Rev. T.. H. Col
Inns. pastor Of Eastlake NJ r. Church,
put the bug into the boys OF his
church Immediately after being as
signed 10 his new pastOrate last week,
and if the club is as full of pep as is
the baseball parson. the boys ought to
come mighty close TO being a winner.
While at Madelev Church. Mr. Collins
saw that his East Side Methodists had
n good ball club His new slogan u.s..
con the heels OF Madeley. anyway
boys"
The Rev. +. w. Jones also is taking
great interest i'm the Silverbrook team
and If the ieaguers prove as fast as
thew did while q independents other
teams OF the league will have to play
some ball If they intend TO keep IN
front OF the S.lverhrookers.
The opening day schedule will be-
Silverbrook a. Central
p TTsinore az Madeley
Goodman ~ Hillcrest
Eastlake at Edge Moor.
Central having won the Snellenbure
cup last year It's Saturday game with
S,iverbrook at Eighteenth and Van
Buren, streets will be the official
Lacquer opener. Mayor Price VIII
throw over the first ball
Team managers this year arc;
Central-F l.. Gerhauser
Madeley William W.ntrup.
Edge Robert Stapleford.
Hllcrest-C Charles ID. Seely
Cookman-A. +. Hamilton.
Snverbrook-E +. Simpson.
Eastlake-Frank Miller.
Elsmere- Roland Davis.
Wintrup and Stapleford are the
only surviving managers from last
wears league The schedule shows
1wenty-one games.
President Collision today announced
the following tentative umpire stan
Robert Cunningham phncas Hast
ings. LEROY steele and Roland Tam
many Bob Cunningham is the old
An-Wnmington Jump. who is so anX-
ious TO get into the going again that
he has consented TO umpire the Silver
brook-Central game. Phinney Hast
ings Is another veteran ump who Is
looking forward to the best year il
his oxnerience. Steele and Tamman!
worked in the league last year.
The Snellonburg trophy will be th'
big prize again this year. I'm addition
there viii be the d. d NJ. trophy. cur
by W. L. Roberts. glove by II. w
Nandever Company and pennant by
n. Mullin q Sons Title in the Smell
lenburg silver cup remains with thu
donor until one team wins 1t threl
successive years.
Players Under Contract.
Players under contract in the league
today are.
WITH CENTRAL.
J. j. Bunting.
IT, ]. Rayne.
=. r. Jones.
W. s. Scarborough.
John r. Ray.
Graham Crawford
George x. Hanley
Howard b Pugh
Fred L. Gerhauser.
Fred d. Taylor
Edward NJ Covington
o. C. Mccall
Hugh Brodley.
Rudolph " Riddle
Ernest J. Mastin.
z. S. Magaw.