Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-28
DELAWARE CITY PLANS
! FOR NEXT SEASON
ans OF That Place Talking of
Country League; Team Had
Fine Record.

pecial Correspondence Every Evening
Delaware City, Sept. 2S.-Delaware
City fans are more than pleased with
he showing made by the "Herrings'
fhiS season. A first attempt was made
his year at league ball and Delaware
City took a berth in the Suburban
league. made vacant by the with
hrawal of Brack-Ex, the 1920 Subur-
ban League champions. Although the
Herrings" did not cop the flag in
eithcr half, they ran a good race.
finishing in second place in the first
half and third place in the second
half. Every series with the other
league teams was copied with the
Exception of Krebs, who took four
straight games. and Marshallton, with
whom the "Herrings" split even, Win
hing two and losing two.
In the twilight and holiday games
nm even better showing was made
thar in the league. The "Herrings"
trimmed their old rivals, New Castle,
two out of three; keystone, two
)rtraight; Middletown, two straight;
Elkton. two out of three, and Dover,
tive out of three. The only indepen-
dent series lost was to Eastlake, who
won two games by the scores of l to
0 and 3 TO 0. and South Side-E Eden,
who won the last game of the season
in an exceptionally fast and close
game by 10 0.
Great credit must be given to Frank
Moore. whose energy and persever-
cnce in the management of the team
assured financial, as well as playing
success. The season ended with
tidy sum in the treasury. which will
be carried over until next year.
Grounds were secured at the start of
the season and put in shape, and by
the close of the season, Delaware City
had p laying field second to none in
this section.
The team was composed entirely of
Delaware City boys, with the excep-
ton of Pugh, who caught the majority
of the games. and Sylvester, who held
down an outfield position Pugh and
sylvester are both from Wilmington
and both played high class ball
throughout the season. Holiday at
first base has developed to the ex-
tent that the local fans think he is
the niftiest all-around man at first
base in this section. He led the team
In scoring, base stealing and fielding,
scoring % runs, stealing 81 bases and
hitting for an average of .352. His
fielding record was unusually high
taking the low and high ones at first
base for an average of 1887. The major
part of the pitching burden fell on
Spicer, a youngster, who more thar
did his share. Duke" has been de-
yeloping rapidly and next year should
he even harder TO beat than he was
this year. Rhein went good while
with the team, but did not finish the
season.
Neeff. al second base, Jordan al
short, Cook and White in the outfield
and Morrow at third. played con-
Gstently all year. Morrow and Whit,
both led the team in hitting for por.
tions OF the season.
Next season it is hoped that ampl,
funds may be secured to erect a stanC
and enclose the field and plans ar,
4. under way at the present time wifi
that end in view.
IL is the desire of the majority O
the local fans that at the beginning o
next season a New Castle Count,
League may be organized. embracing
New Castle, AIiddletown, Newport
Townsend, Newark and Delaware City
There plenty of rivalry between
these towns named, but it is the RICH
kind of rivalry and a league embrac
ing such towns could not help bu
thrive.