Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-13
Delaware SOLDIERS
WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Company B Machine Gun
Battalion Defeats Crack
Camp Dix Team
NEW CASTLE BOY
PITCHED NIFTY GAME
sreclal 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL:

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL:
NEWARK. Del. Oct. 1S.--More
honors have been won by tho Della
ware boys Of the National Army at
camp Dix Wrightstown, n. J. Ever
since arriving at camp they have been
attracting attention by the efficient
manner IN which they have done their
duty as soldiers and now they have
attraced general comment by their
ability as athletes.
The Delaware soldiers. members or
company 4. 3O7th Machine Gun Bat
talon. shortly after going to camp
and being assigned to the machine
gun company organized baseball
team and this team on wednesday
won the baseball championship oil
the camp where more than 10000
soldiers are stationed, by defeating
COMPANY l. 11lth Infantry, composed
fof New Jersey selectlves by The score
OF o to 4. Company team is COM
posed entirely OF Wilmington and
Rural New Castle County players,
there being such well known men as
Madden, formerly OF Delaware Col
lege. Gallagher. OF New Castle;
Weiet. OF Odessa: Hanley, Sullivan ana
Grant, OF Wilmington.
In the game on wednesday, GAIA
CHER pitched for Company Is ana me
crack 111th Infantry team had nm
heat until the seventh Inning when
The Delaware boys landed on Cox, the
star New Jersey twirier, and drove IN
enough runs to win. "Eph' JQlls,
former star Delaware College player
IS manager OF the Company = team
land his account of the game sent 10
a Newark friend shows that 1t was "a
great contest. His story OF the game
follows:
"That much looked for game for
the championship of the entire camp
has been PLAYED before a crowd that
rivaled the ones that gathered around
the electric score boards TO watch
the worlds series. Company B hand
ed Company l. a punch that Will Ions
he remembered Cox, the pride O
Company L. was on the firing line an'
until the seventh inning It looked a
though the Jerseyites were due u
= Ahaad us the short end OF the score
COY had plenty OF Smoke" ana use
IL. Out Of a total Of l6 strike out
to his credit IL OF them came in IN
first six innings. With the score
to 2 against us in the lucky seventh
Madden started the inning WITH
beautiful wallop 70 centre Hanley ai'
one down along the third base lin
tha. would have been hit ordinarily
but Dixon came in on a dead run
scooped the ball with one hand an'
threw 10 first without the least let NJ
In speed. retiring Hanley in one OF th'
preftiest plays OF the day Nader
took second on the play and Wels
was then up and after having TIT
count OF and .. hit one on the nos'
for two bases. scoring Madden. Thel
Sullivan, with his big stick, wallopel
The first one FOR three bags, scorini
Weist. Cox put on little more steam
and caused the next two men 10 pop
out.
The next inning was replete wit
thrilling and spectacular plays. Eddi
Grant started things going by won
derful running one-hand stop an
throw that was a feature play OF IN
game. Cox caught one fair ina
looked good for three bases, ou
slonsky pulled It out OF the air VII
his bare hand while running direcu
away from the ball. The last ma
Gallagher handled on three pitche
balls.
In our half after Thuett had hi
safe for the third consecutive time
Gallagher advanced him and Madde
connected with one that went on
line TO left. Blain started of Wit
the crack OF the bat and made on
OF those shoe string catches that fea
ture the big league games. Gu
coach was so sure that it was n hi
that he sent Thuett home, result be
ing a double play
In the ninth Hanlev started off wit
two Dagger 20 right. After that
must have been Ike a nightmare {
Cox, for one after another the
stepped up. Weist. Sullivan, Gran
Slonsky McQuade and Thuett. and h
that old pill" with yengence. Aft
the smoke OF battle had cleared aw,
the scorer had marked up Eve talli
In tho run column OF Company b.
their half OF the ninth Company
made a feeble effort to come ba,
with that eternal smile Gallagt
rounded them up and finished
game by tanning Reid with TIN
pitched balls.
at is hard 20 say who were
stars for every man was a star IN
own position. At the bat Sullivan a
Thuett were the big men with tn
apiece. Every one in our battali
officers. as well as enlisted men.
very proud OF the fact that the SIN;
est organization in camp should Y
,he championship in baseball.
score follows:
Company B.
r. II. o. A.