Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-04
.N|CET0WN TO PLAY
AT 10THAND BUTLER
Takes Over p. r. T. Grounds for
Three Twilight Games
Each Week
HILLDALE PLAYERS ARE FIT

TNHE Nicctown baseball team is back
L again in the field this year. but the
club has secured new playing grounds
at Tenth and Butler streets, formerly
used by the =. X. 7. All Stars and
which are among the finest in the city.
Ed Wise is manager. and Art Sum
mers, official booking agent of the Phil
adelphia Baseball Association, is ar
ranging a schedule which will include
all the big semi pro clubs in Philadel-
phia and surrounding parts.
The team will play AZ home on Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays and
away on Tuesdays. Thursdays. Satur-
DAYS and Sundays. Manager Wise has
! been busy the last month IN signing
PLAYERS and his line-u compares faVor-
ably with the leading teams in the cit!.
! His pitching staff is exceptionally strong
/ and he has five first -riass hurlcrs under
contract.
Included in the number are: johnny
Carson. who pitched wonderful ball Tor
Middletown, Del. last year; SPIDER
Mason. the =. Il. T. ace of last year !;
Johnny Lowry. of Mahanoy city Lefty
McCracken, who pitched winning pau
, for Elmer and Swedesboro, and 'harl'S
Lefty Magec. of Merchant Snip ana
Bristol. The catching will be taken
care of by Bill johnson. of light l'oint'
y. c., of the Piedmont circuit, and lrv
Shoffstahl, of fremont, Pa.
Tom Gaynor on First
The infield can take care OF Itself.
Tom Gaynor. Of the Allentown Pros,
is on the initial sack. Zingie Sandrow,
of last years team and one of the hard
est hitters in semi pro ball, is OH Sec
ond: frankie Brogan. of the Irish
Giants and Summit Hill. will cover
short and Chrissie McGinnis, of Fox
Motor. and a star fielder. will hold
down third. Frankie Panus. of the
Eastern Shore League. is utility IN
fielder. -.
The outfeld includes Jimmy King,
Of the Delaware River League in lett,
and in center will be the captain,
whose identity is withheld ut this time.
but who is one Of the best known
PLAYERS in industrial circles. Charlle
Gaynor, of the =. Il. u. All-Stars, or
Charlie Simons. the slugger u last
years combination, Will cover right
field.
With such an aggregation, NlcetoWn
fcels confident of It's ability 10 hold
;ts own with the best teams. Any hrsl1
class rluh not vet on the schedule can
do 81 by getting in touch with Art
Summers at the Philadelphia BaSebai
Association, phone Locust 'Sto' or ps
writing Ed Wise. 3S32 North Seven
tccnth street.
HilIdale Gets Ready
Ed Roldcn, manager Of hilldaIe' an
nounces that many improvements nave
hcen made to the Darby park this year,
onI thnt cnrpenters have strengthened
,hn erandstand and built new ticket
hotbs' The players will report on April
IL and will work out every day uht!l
the opening OF the season.
| Hilldale is one team that Will not be
ar any disadvantage on account oil
raining. All the players have been
playing for II month or more at South, d,
ern and California cities, and they Will
take the field in the best Of condition
Filldale, while II member OF the Phlla 4
delnEia Baseball Association, Il also
ofFliated with the National Colorcd
League, and will be the hrst ana only
coloTed team TO clash with the big col
Ored clubs of the West.
Five new pitchers will he tried out
They are Haynes, \. Johnson, Giles
nice, Muse, Of Woodbury., \. j., and
another hurler from Kennctt Square
They will fight for regular berth alone
with Phil Cockrell. Rector nnd ''Pud'
Flourney. Richardson, of Fort Worth
Tex. will labor with Sandtop behint
! the bat. Other players in the trainln!
suuad are Captain Bill Francis, OFT,
Briggs, Judy Johnson, White, q
Johnson, Crump. Allen and coupl'
az Youngsters.