The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
FEAR LOOP
OPENS APRIL IA
Board OF Directors Sets Date;
Season To Close On
September %
BY r. j. POWELL

The official opening Of the Cape
Fear Baseball associations 1910
season was set for Sunday, April
IA by the board of directors Of the
loop, meeting last Friday night in
the courthouse. The local amateur
circuit is expecting to close it's
campaign on September %, which
is approximately three weeks later
than the finishing date Of last
year.
With the Withdrawal of Lubby
Pollock's Indian club, the associa-
ton was faced with the problem of
either starting the season with the
handicap Of LAYING nine teams on
the firing. line or ejecting one of
the remaining outfits from the set
up. Following much discussion, the
group voted to carry only eight
clubs this year. To this end, the
board reluctantly turned down the
application for franchise presented
by the Acme Aces, one Of the bet
ter aggregations Of last season. The
Acme club was picked solely be-
cause of it's distance from the play.
ing fields of the other teams in
the league.
Finances Sound
The feature of the Friday night
session was the presentation Of
the franchises and the report Of
the financial secretary on the fl
nancial standing of the loop at the
present time, which was declared
to be sound. Those receiving fran
chises and thereby automatically
becoming a member Of board OF
directors for 1910 were:
Ethyl baseball team, represented
by E. J. Anderson; r. S. Tilden,
manager Of the 1889 champions,
Pepsi Cola, outfit, who will again
operate a team under the bottlers'
banner; E. B. Jackson, delegate Of
the Jackson-Bell entry; R. J. Pow.
ell, of the Hi-Kappas; Buggy John.
son, representing the Southern Ath-
letic club; Tim Farrow, business
manager of the Masonboro Clam
diggers; Skeet James, who manag.
ed the Royal Crown team last sea
son; and. Dillon -Ganey, who han
died the surprising Leland club in
'39.
Meanwhile the merry scramble
for the choice baseball talent OF
this section continues among the
managers Of the various teams
None of the hunters as yet has let
loose any information as to who
has been shared, but. via the grape
vine route and through the kind
efforts of Dame Rumor, we hear
that:
Snag Allen, the loops leading
twirler Of last season, will not &c
any chunking for his old club, the
Pepsi-C olas, and that he is ready
and raring to strut his stuff for
another outfit that finished way
down the ladder in last years heat
ed race.
There are several teams decker
ing for the services of Sweeney
Swinson, big Highlander who toll
ed for the Pirates of last year.
Those in the know tell us that the
fastball artist will eventually atflS
his John Henry to a certain ira
ternity contract.
Other news floating through the
atmosphere indicates that John
Hendrix, the tall Highlander VINO
amazed both the batters and the
customers with his terrific speed
and power during the All-Star con
test played last year at Hilton VIII
again be working on the hill fo1
the same aggregation, despite many
efforts to lure him away. Jimmy
Bullock, the drop specialist, ano
other stars from Acme, the ousteo
|aces. may trot down the road a
short distance and still play bal
in the Cape Fear loop.
Then, too, with the Indians out
Of the picture. several of the war
riors will be running around loose
waiting for some gleeful manager
to grab. Top-notchers from this
outfit who are expecting to hook
I'm with another Cape Fear team
Include: Vic Gore, temperamenta-
burler: southpaw Charles Hatchel;
Outfielder Maurice Huffman; Slug
gers f. T. Hancock and George
Batson. and others.
The next meeting of the league
will be held on Friday night, FEB
ruary 16, in the courthouse, When
further plans for the season VIII
be drafted.