Evening journal., 1918-10-30
LOOK FOR SPEED
IN HARLAN five
Bill Gallagher Expects to
Put Town on Basketball
Map Again
OLD BROWNSONIANS
TO PLAY ON TEAM

Bill Gallagher. one Of the huskiest Of
the husky. is at II again. Every sport
ing man in this vicinity knows that Bill
won the pennant with his Harlan Della
ware River League baseball club, and
there are some who knew him when ne
used TO be recognized as a good minor
league player. Others knew him up in
New York state as an entry in the art
Of flstlcuffs and IL may be news 10 some
folks here that in his prime Bill was
mighty clever basketball guard. How
ever, Bill cOpped the city championship
last year with his squad OF Harlan bas-
ketballers, and now he comes back
with the assertion that he Is going 70
win more laurels. Bill's chief vocation
Is directing the boys TO build boilers
down at the plant. Turning out cham
pionship athletic teams Is only a side
issue Of his pastiming.
Manager Gallagher has issued his first
call for basketball practice for Thurs
day night and from the galaxy OF stars
he has already rounded up. he looks
good 10 come through again.
II is the intention Of the Harlan mag
mates TO restore the game 10 its right
ful position in Wilmington. No first
class article Of playing has been seen
here since the days when the crack
Brownson five was playing the Eastern
League clubs.
Among the talent that is on hand can
be found the city's best. Salmon Shields.
probably the best scoring machine iD
these whereabouts al present, Is look
ed upon as a bright light Salmon's
clever floor work. his passing ability.
and knowing what 10 do with the ball
when he gets II, has always stamped
him a top-notcher.
Leo Walsh, who held down a guard
position six consecutive seasons with
"Delaware's finest" will again be pre-
sented TO local fandom on the wooden
way Walsh, during his career as y
Brownsonian, had numerous offers TO
play in the Eastern and American
Leagues.
Another lad that had natural ability
Is Mat Donahue, erstwhile crack all
round athlete. Mat, who has played on
nearly all tho good local organizations,
Is out for the center position. and the
man who doubts his cunning Will havo
some Job on his hands 10 prove thai
Mat Is not there in basketball, as well
as I'm any other branch Of sport. o..
Manager Gallagher. is making an ef-
fort 10 land Joe Lacey. who needs no
introduction. Lacey and Shields have
for years formed the best working to-
geiher pair" ever seen in Wilmington
Billy Long. another Brownson man,
who was developing fast when The
Fourth and Jackson street gang blew,
will demand attention. Eddie Charity,
Harlan's versatile diamond star, Is rec
commended highly by several college
teams in the west Eddie. by the way,
Is surprising the boys by his wonderfui
football ability.
Charity delivered the goods al the
Indoor winter sport and as he has lived
up 20 all expectations in the past
everything looks lovely.
'Tis said George Dumont. who did the
bulk Of the heaving for the Steel League
ball tossers. is some baby on the
floor. George took part in several
branches Of sport at the University OF
Wisconsin.
Another diamond star and ex-maior
Lacquer, who has all-round athletic
ability. Is Billy Martin, who is a grad
uate OF Georgetown University. He has
his name on the honor role at that in
stitutlon for his athletic prowess in
baseball. football and basketball.
A committee has been appointed %
try TO secure Friends School Gym for
the home games. II no decided de-
cision is reached by Thursday on
this matter. practice will be held in
A. FaFN -
Thursday night. Manager Gallagher is
arranging a strong schedule and in
tends TO book a series Of games with
standard shipyard teams Of staten
Island, one Of the fastest professional
teams in New York. Several army and
marine games. as we'll as the Great
Lakes naval outflt are now being COM
municated with and everything appears
rosy for a great season Of basketball for
the boatyard workers.