Evening journal., 1918-04-18

The Al-Wimington VIII enter upon I
is eighth consecutive season on Satur-
day, the strongest semi-professional /
baseball organization In the history Of
The city. This year the league Is com
posed again OF eight toams-Vandever, /
Hsrlan's, pusey & Jones. dupont IA
perlmental, Wildel parkside. Pennna r.
r. and Eleventh Ward. formerly Brown
town, and Judging from the playing
material signed up it's going to be Z
nip and tuck race until the curtain
goes down on the schedule. At this
time the schedule shows 2S games end
ing on October 3, but as this IS a
longer season than ever before mapped
out by tho league, &c Is likely that before
many weeks pass the schedule Will he
cut 10 25 games II not, two games
VIII be played on Memorial Day and
the Fourth Of July and one on Labor
Day. This arrangement would end the
2S-game schedule on September 2i.
Nandever and Browntown are the only
survivors from last year. Early IN the
spring Harlan, Parkslde, Pcnnsy and
NNiidel were elected members OF what
was intended 20 be > six-team league.
When pusey and Jones showed a desire
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made application for membership In
the league-but could not be accommo-
dated because OF the desire OF the ma
iority Of tho managers to stick to the
six-team organization.
However, as public sentiment in sup
port OF an Clght-team organization be-
came so pronounced several days ago
that the league decided to change its
original plan and admitted both Pusey
and dupont Experimental Applications
from Eden-SOuth Side and Fame ActiVes
had 20 be refused.
Although many OF the players who
kept the league out In front last year
are now training for their scrap with
the Huns. many OF the boys, both over
and under the draft age. are hone.
There is no telling, however, how long
some Of them Will be satisfied to re-
main back OF the lines. Already many
OF them are planning TO don The olive
drab but until they do they can be
depended upon 10 do their best for
Uncle sam In the shipyards. Every last
one OF them Is loyal 20 the bone-and
good ball players too. Of course, every
manager In the league has picked his
team TO win the 1913 flag.
The managerial reins are to be hand
led again by men Of long experience
Darby Thompson. one OF the braniesi
players the city has produced, viii pilot
Nandever. g. L. R0yan, an old college
PLAYER, will direct The destnies OF du-
ponL Jim smith is boss OF PWkside
Charles Wintrup Of Pennsy. Dad straw
bridge OF Wildel; Bill Gallagher OF Har-
an's. and Horace Merrill OF Eleventh
Ward. The Pusey crowd has not Sc
lected a manager 10 date. That any one
OF these men knows how 10 get the bes
results out OF a ball cam Is clear tC
everybody that has followed Whining
ton baseball.
Tho league opens the season with a
least two enclosed playing fields
pennsy field and Front and Union. Th'
, Harlan team had hoped 10 play all iu
games at South side Park. nut as I'M
big plant expects to have teams in bou
. the Bethlehem Steel and the Pfiladel
pha District shipbuilders League j
may be that The All-Wilmington Lesgu
= team may have 90 travel II II does no
care 10 play preliminary TO the othe
league games. 10 may be that the team
will consent to do this. However. 10
the present the Harlan team viii traNe
Widel VIII open the season at From
and Union, but must vacate there, du
pont having a tentative lease on IN
park. Wildel will then hop the cir
cult Pusey and Jones will do like
wise. although there Is a probabilit
that the team will have a home befor
the season ends. All games schedule
with Pennsy and dupont, except thos
between themselves. will be played o
The two enclosed fields.
The opening days schedule viii be
Nandever vs.. Wildel, at Front an
Union
Harlan VS. Parkside. a. parkside.
Eleventh Ward vs.. DUPONT at Watc
Tower
p. r. r. vs. Pussy al Pennsy Fiell