Evening journal., 1919-05-16
DEL MARS ARE SET
AGAIN Fur OPENERS
Big Leaguers WillPlay Two
Games on City Diamonds
Tcm jrrow
FAST PLAYERS
UNDER CONTRA( 7

Weather permitting, the Del Mar
League will make second attempt 10
start Us 1919 season tomorrow. Should
sll so well, Wilmington fans will have
their first opportunity of seeing the
league I'm action. two OF tho three
games being scheduled here, Elklon
with Wildcl at the military diamond,
and GENERAL Chemical and H. unsyi-
,anla Il. r. at Seventeenth and Spruce.
Newark and New Castle Will play az
New Castle. The teams had 10 lay of
last Saturday because OF the rain and
therefore are keen 30 get into action to-
morrow. on every one of The leagues
three diamonds the best semi-profes
sional ball probable will be seen. In
deed the league Is "a worthy successor
of tho 1918 Lei Mars which organiza-
tion mp 90 that time was the fastest
bunch that ever ran The bags In Cecil
county Md. and New Castle county.
Del Some of the mon who played with
Elkt0n, New Castle and Newark That
year are with the teams In those towns
again and are as fast as ever. The r..
r. r. and Wildel teams of last years
Wilmington League also have re
tanned their best men. The General
chemical Companys playing mlicri8i
is new 20 these parts the majority 90
them being from the vicinity Of Chcs-
ter. Manager Faulkner. however, is of
ihe opinion that they Will be fast
-nough for the league.
The League officers and managers
have not as YET formally recognized Mid
dleiowns application for MEMBERSHIP
IN the organization, but should the
lown-county lads be lei in. they could
play their first game tomorrow wceh.
oh the matter of making now schedule
being a triflc. 10 is about settled that
North East will not Doe admitted be
cause of Dee travelling expenses 20 That
town. The League would like 90 see a
Harlan team as IFS eighth member. but
up until this time the shipyard play
crs seem iO be content with one team
in the Shipyard League.
President Davies today announced The
apoinlmcnt Of Harvey W. Gregg. Of
Newark. as a member Of the league UNI
pire staff.
Players under contract 20 dats arc:
With ElNon-J. L. Lyman. J. Swec-
ncy Cleaycr Potts John T. Work, Jo-
scph W. Clay. William l.. Cam, Ralph
Rohin-en. -peuben Dunbar.-M ". Slo-
nechcr. Joseph Bumrau, Melville Jack
son. g.. q. Arrantz. /. 4. Patterson. VII
liam Marcus, Alfred B. Grove, Gerald
W lumbar.
with New Castle-L. T.. Chase. Earl
West Merton White. John j. Gallagher,
T.. Mcdaniel. John Mullin. ". G. PIN
der. William b. Proud, Elmer r. Rankes,
Frank q. Proud, James Hance, James b..
Gallagher. Walter Kern, Alex Gallagher.
With Continental Fibre-George w..
Tinsman. Charles Taskcr, T. W. Wright,
Joseph Briscoc. /. Z. Gray. j. McLaush-
Tin. Harvey :. Hall. II. C.. Fulton, p. r..
Dawson. r. r. Roberts. J.. d. Lovelt,
Grif Moore. u. Z. Ramsay, II. II. Nor
ris. C.. L. Ilarrigan, Waller Ritz.
With Wildel-John Connor, \. C..
Smith. Jesse J. COylc. Dewey Patton,
James J. Dumy. 5. C.. CrOwl. Loonzo j..
Green. r. Pennock, J. J. Stilwell, II. A..
STEINER. sgt Albert Strawbcldge, Ciar-
snce Strawbridge.
With General Chemical. Lowry, j..
Fry. B. Leniz. w. Miller, B. kibler, ID.
Shropshire. W. Frompton. II. Chester, d..
Volt. W. Baynard. Z. Atkinson, y. john
son. J.. Riley, T. Martin, NJ. Day.
With Penna. r.. B.--Nlorris Pierson. r..
~. Colin. NJ. VI. Thomas. Earl Ewing
Carl Koiisch, Joseph Johnson, r. n.
smith. j. y. NaylOr. c. /. Nannort p.
Middleton. ]. Gerstenberg, d. Riley f..
Glenn, j. ". Thompson, Edw. Boyle.