Evening journal., 1919-04-29
MIDDLETOWN UP IN
THE AIR ABOUT BALL
Has Splendid Playing Mater
ial But Can't Get Man
to Manage Team
MAY GET GOING,
THOUGH, IN MAY
Special 70 The Evening Journal.

special 70 the Evening Journal.
MIDDLETON-N, Del, April 29.-Now
that the days Of real sport are here again
the question arises In this territory,
rs Middletown going 90 have a team p
Up until the present. the outlook for a
baseball team here has certainly looked
dubious, because Il has been practically
impossible TO ind anyone willing TO
take the managerial relns. Last year
with the shadow Of war casting a pail
over everything little interest was
taken in sports and after a half-hearted
effort TO start the baseball season, the
team dlsbanded.
This year, however, conditions have
changed The coming OF peace has put
a bright outlook on everything and the
return Of the old ball players who made
Middletown famous has turned a
gloomy aspect into a rosy hue. All that
Is necessary 10 start the ball rolling is
for some one with managerial ability
20 step forward. Anyone doing so will
find one OF the best ball clubs in Del
aware waiting TO be managed.
As catcher there Is Carson Segelken
who has proved 10 be the best catcher
the locals have had since the famous
Holten battery swept all before IT,.
Segelken is a fast. steady catcher. al
ways on his toes looking for a play that
will keep his pitcher from working any
harder than necessary. At the bat he is
a sure hitter, generally pounding the
ball in the direction Of the left field
fence and many times placing a wallop
IN one Of the gardens beyond the ball
park. He Is a man 10 be depended on
IN a pinch and will make a reliable man
for a 1919 combination.
In the box there Is Elmer Ninysrd.
practically a boy. who last year proved
himself In several games. he has a
world OF speed but no control and no
curves. With proper tutelage he would
make a worthy opponent OF any team
Besides Vinyard there Is the reliable
standby Lefty Finn. A man whose
reputation IS OF the very highest, a
man whose ability and qualities are
worth a whole ball team, Lefty Finn.
"Mddletown's Mighty Marvel OF the
Mound" stands head and shoulders
above all other aspirants for the posi-
fion. Proving himself in more than
one game by his uncanny ability 20 out
guess batsmen and by his terrific slug
ging, Finn has won his place In the
doubt Finn Is by Far the best twirler
who has ever stood on pitching
mound In Niddlctown. His no hit games
number 3. while his 1, and hit games
are numerous. Seldom has a team
managed TO collect more than hits
from him in any one contest. With
Finn and Segelken the locals could
20 up against any team on the Delaware
NJ "A wnuEnnnhIW sure nf
winning.
At first there is like Gibbs while. Bud
Walker Is the logical man for the Key
stone sack Ben Gibbs could hold down
third while Rube Dunbar would tackle
the short position as in days OF old. ~
Of these men are dependable and would
makeup an inneld that would goDple Up
anvfhinv. AZ bat Walker and Ike Gibbs
are heavy hRters. lt-was THIS pair tlat
was alluded 10 when a local fan said
that a pitcher had 90 De pretty good not
70 get his bumps in this town.
In the field there are swain, Cnsrlie
Ellison and Bayard Vinyard all ilrst-
class men. Vinyard has Tor years neen
the lead-Off man and through ms slus-
ging prowess the locals nave scoreu
many an impossible run.
With this combination the locaIs
could go up against any Independent
team in the country and come out a
winner. A percentage averaging more
tban sOOin three years speaks for itseh
and shows without doubt that the
locals are IN a distinct class when tle
rreat American game is considered.
The question OF an able manager VII
he tbreshed out at the meeting OF the
club on next Tuesday night.