Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10

With q record Of four games lost out
pf l6 starts. the Salesianum Catholic
figh school ninc Is closing a highly
Iucccerful season. The Eighth and
Weat streets players have lost games
% Villa Nova, Beacon and Chester
High School. while there is somc ques-
Ion over one Villa Nova game.
In making this great record, It has
,ecn the cooperation of all the play
~s on the team that has enabled II
d make It's wonderful record. The
Outstanding feature OF the teams
york during the season has been this
ao-opcration.
II any ono saw Jimmy Kcrrigan
&i,ch In the High School game. he saw
Jimmy at his best. for the little blonde
hurler from the Catholic High showed
sort of mastery In that game that
CIV hish school twirlers could equal.
fhis lad has acted liko a pivot Tor the
est OF tho Eighth Street nine. pitching
brand OF ball that more than one
Iport critic has admired.
Jimmy. besides holding down the
mound part for the Salesians. has also
kcted tho part of manager. Through
his zeal and efforts the Catholic High
wes able this year 10 arrange games
with somo Of the best high school
eams In Delaware and adjoining
Mates. Jimmy IL sophomore and
has two more years at the Catholic
Institution. This lad viii be needed
90 fer he In almost capable OF compet-
ng In any variety OF sport. basketball,
tracl. high jump. loo-yard dash. being
Yhis side line pastmcs.
\ Franklin Burke is the dependable
lttlo hackstop OF the Salesians, who
ho; only has made n record behind the
stick. but even st the bat. Joe Battle
In tho youngest hurlcr who ever pitch
cd ball for tho Salesianum Catholic
High.
Joe IL from Chester. and when the
Eighth street spheremen met the un-
beaten Chester High early IN the sea
son he held his own townsmcn from
scoring until tho eighth stanza. He
! well substituted for Jimmy Kerrigan
that day. and made plain that he IS
Koins 20 be n first class man in a few
years 20 come. Both ot these lads have
} received letters. Rattle In baseball and
Burke IN baseball and football.
As captain. Francis stump Grant
has set forth shining example oi
what a real leader OF high schOO
team is At no time during the season
has stump" ceased 20 take that In.
torres, In his men which only true
leader would take. lie has played s
great part I'm making OF tho Catholic
HiKh nine worthy team. His man
\per Of playing on third hasc has proven
In moro than one Eamc that stump
can hc relied upon.
This lad knows baseball and that 4,
big help 20 fellow who leads q
Yteam. stump" has scored severn
homo runs for the Catholic High nine
which go TO show that no Is ono OF
tho Eighth streeters' best hitters.
Though not az good In basketball n,
IN baseball stump" made a fine show
,ns last year on the wooden ways foi
tho Catholic High.
The names OF Lowell, Sheehy anS
Kellcher Immediately awaken in IN,
minds OF lot OF fans, memories o
former days. when the Eighth Stree
Hlgh was fighting its battles on tn
Eridiron. There II no telling VIII
could have played better than "Haps
Sheehy on first sack. 'Haps" hs
.ust naturally developed into a rea
iirst hascman 90 much so that he wa
picked for the All-Stars OF the Catholi
Schools League.
Whenever Dutch" Kelleher gets u
20 bat there Is always deep sigl
heaved by the fans for he gives the oil
pill a mean blow when he connects
I>Oyell, like Battle is IN the process