Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10
Team Closing
Record-Breakiing Season
Eighth and West Streets Nine Has Lost Four
Games Out of Sixteen Starts; Kerrigan
and Grant Have Starred.

OF development and should he succeed
In playing the class OF ball be has
played this ycnr. he will be one OF the
Catholic institutions future stars.
George "Pewee" Cunningham Great
ed his first surprise In tho Chester
High tilt. In that game. with the
Ponnsylvanians this little son OF the
diamond demonstrated a form OF play
ing that was we'll worthy to be called
fine. And since that fracas ''Pewee"
has been a bulwark for the Gold and
White on the infield. George win be
the recipient Of two letters this sea-
son. one for football and the other for
baseball.
"Stop them, Lex" Is what this
boys team mates shout to him when
the pellet comes bouncing through the
field. and Lex" has answered those
voices many a time this season. Alex
ander Gillespie Is from Chester and
like young Joe Battle strove hard to
play his best against his town mates
the day they played the local school
nine. Lex" surely deserves the two
letters with which he will DO present
ed on tho night OF commencement.
The right field is often q pretty hard
post TO hold down. but Ed. Finley has
not thought 30 this season. Ed. is one
Of those boys on whom ono does not
have to lose any breath when It comes
to catching those uneasy balls Ed
put up what might be classed as "A
perfect game against tho Highlets in
their first meet with tho Eighth and
West Streeters. missing none that
came his way. Ed Is a three-letter
man.
| Reds" Dolan Is another lad who
Will receive three letters ut the end of
the school year Reds" Ia an all
around athlete and can almost play at
any position on a baseball team sue
cossfully. Reds" usually took the
pitching reign in hand when Jimmy
f.sted his arm up bit.
| Ed. Cullinane, Ed. Donahue and
Jimmy Ford have always been on hand
when reserves were needed. These
three youngsters will have little
trouble in making the regular nine
next season for they have played
their part we'll as substitutes.
Last, but not least. to be remember
ed are the Rev. Father Paul Fournier
and Arthur Malloy. Father Fournier
as sport supervisor at the Eighth
Street High School has exercised n
powerful influence over the boys in
making OF them clean-cut athletes
Mr.. Malloy needs no mention for
the manner in which he has made OF
the Catholic High boys worthy base
ball team. His constant reminder TO
his men has ever been play clean
and don't give up hope" These
slogans have prevailed on the Eighth
Street lads for they have tried hard to
uphold them.
great success, all but surprising Phila
delphia baseball fans by the way they
have been performing on the dia-
mond. In truth Wilmington baseball
fans have seen few teams make the
record which the Catholic High has
made this year.
Butts" Butler unfortunately will be
lost 20 tho Catholic High this year by
graduation. Butts" may enter Holy
Gross in the fall Butts" played all
around the out6eld. taking up all three
positions In one game or another. But
where Butts" made good was at bat
This lad certainly could heave the
apple for a long distance. Butts
will be among those TO receive three
letters.
The following are those who will
receive letters for baseball on the
night of commencement:
Captain Grant, Manager Kerrigan
Burke, Sheehy, Cunningham. Giles.
! pie. Fahey, Kelleher, Dolan, Lowell