Evening journal., 1922-04-21

BeRRars can't nave their cholcei
they say. and weather like today. no
doubt, would not halt the big local
opening OF baseball but the breezes
could be a balmier for the comfort
OF all concerned.
Tomorrow afternoons the time
when the four leading circuits IN
their respective classes IN New Cas-
tie county hop on for the 1922
campaign. and the stage Is all set.
Greater interest. no doubt, Is being
centered in the City League. which
goes TO the post with ten entries in
new departure in local baseball
The City Circuit Is the first 20 in
troduce the combination schedule
Saturday afternoon and twilight
ball. The first twilight game will
not be put on until May, however.
when the daylight Swing time will
| be in effect.
President Bill Warren has very
likely looking combination, one
which should bring back the ma
tional pastime to It's own in VII
mington. Tho return 20 normalo,
has been the cry all over the
country and the City League should
be the answer In local baseball.
-Four fields in the city will be busy
with the tossers In the Warren loop
while the nth game ia scheduled for
Edge Moor. To the wise pickers the
big numbers on tomorrow's card will
be between Parkside and St. Mary's
al Fourth and Church. and Defiance
,frr-r NrF
Market However. 70 Is too early IN
the season TO be wise 10 the relative
strength Of the contenders and there
should be some upsets in the advance
dope.
out at the Military Grounds.
Krebs. OF Newport. which had thu
suburban title packed away until
nosed out by Marshailton, will make
It's debut in the City League. The
Pigment team will be opposed 20 81.
Hedv1g and II IL not beyond the
ability OF the Browntown boys to
spring a surprise. This game will
be watched closely. for with Jimmy
Malioy at the helm Of the Saints
there should be marked improve
ment over last season. Krebs also
has strengthened considerably. and
they weren't so weak last year
either.
The team which Is being talked
OF more than any around town and
which seems to have the fans guess
ing is the Bankers and Brokers
Club. Manager Pete Ewing has sign
ed up a galaxy OF stars, some OF then
unknown as TO their ability TO loca
roofing talent. Last year the Bank
+ ers we're in the Newspaper Leagu
4 but they have an altogether differ
7 ent aggregation representing them j.
n the City loop.
q The Ewing nine will be lined al
Is against Union another new entr
% which played considerable baseball
independently and in the Churol
League last year Pop Sweeney ha
not picked a new team but he IA
n filed in a number OF positions wit
J new talent and Union no doubt wi
bear watching. This game will b
staged at Rockford Tower.
l. Seventh Ward trots out lie frs
.e league combination in tomorrow
D.. tit against Edge Moor on the Sub
urbanites' diamond. Manager Nc
20 Kinney has host OF good materia
n and the Forty Acre crew looks fror
10 here as one Of the foremost con
b.. tenders. There Is no doubt that IN
boys from the northwestern sectio
OF the city will be strongly support
n ed and Il Is believed they Will liv
se up 10 their backing
%. Two old east side rivals 60 70 IN
u post at Fourth and Church whe
: Parkside furnishes the opposite
for 81. Mary's One or both OF thes
q. teams no doubt will be in a positio
=. 10 have a lot 10 say as TO who wi
:. COP the league honors when this
:. time OF the season rolls AROUND
Parkside received a strong boost
its hopes with the return OF Haw
HAYES who came hack from New
port News yesterday with whic
. club he was signed in the Virgini
League. Hawk Is booked 90 play a
outfeld berth tomorrow and mo-
likely will get into the box for SON
OF the games. His hitting abilii
M makes him a power at all times.
" All OF the games seem 70 be
the toss up stage but none are MOI
al doubtful as TO the outcome than n
AZ Defiance-Eastlaks fraoas AZ Twent,
"a ninth and Market. It's hard TO te
IN what happens when east meets we
" on other occasions and tomorrow
a. tussle between these two clubs IS 4
70 exception. Eastlake was runner u
e. for title last year. the first OF n
as City League. winning the secon
IN half championship and being beate
IS out IN the post season series by n
e. National Guards. Pop Miller prom
e. lses to be better than up among 'ei
n this time again.
n, Defiance has always held its ow
no In practically every branch OF spo
er and the Tenth Warders are not
We tho City League 10 take anyone
dust. They will have TO be watche
ee All in all the City League seen
wv TO be we'll balanced circuit ar
op should produce some real basebl
battles All OF the teams look go,
- and at this writing none seem
e. have a marked advantage on a.
80 Of the other entries.
% Everything is set for the openi
90 OF the New Castle county outfit.
Every team manager will prese
,s his strongest lineup in an effort
I'M cop the first game. New Castle W
ne have Willeys and Jekel Mcdaniel
Ter the firing and receiving points. VIII
nl. Delaware City. their opponents. "