Evening journal. [volume], March 03, 1916, Page 15, Image 15

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Matty, 15 Years a Giant, To Quit If Arm Fails To Come Back
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BY H A KOI,I) JOHNSON.
Can the Old Master corne back?
That's the question agitating fandom
at the start of baseball training. The
cash customers and Hot Stove
Leaguers accustomed for 15 years to
viewing the exploits of Christopher
Mathewson, are pulling for the vet
eran. He has taken personal super
vision of his case and wHle tolling
daily at Marlin. Tex., will determine
his future course.
Last season Matty was way off his
feed, a nervous disorder in his neck
shoulder causing him to
He later
and left
grace the bench for weeks,
resumed pitching, but was lambasted
unmercifully. The Broadway idol lias
been treated all winter by a specialist
and on the eve of his departure for
Texas received assurance that he will
not experience further trouble,
am going to make a determined
effort to get In shape." said Matty, ar
riving in camp, "and ail I can hope
for is the best, it the pains tome
in
tice mv career
of the Giants will be at an end, for
It would be useless for me to continue
as an active member
training.
Radbourne. Keefe and Griffith, pre- ■
reded the Giant in the use of the slow
ball, but it remained for the latter
to develop this particular delivery. |
He invented the 'fadeaway' which was j
a slow drop curve, breaking down I
over the Inside corner of Ihé plalc ;
Matting delivered this baffl'.ng hall ,
with his middle finger lapped over
the index finger, letting it go with his |
hand turned almost upside down.
At the same lime he jerked the
hand downward and backward the
hall going over the sides of the lap
ped fingers in such a manner that It
revolved with a reverse English and
gradually lost its momentum until it
dropped to the ground.
Matty also was ihe master of
terrific speed al Unies and seldom
lost control. He studied batsmen i
until he knew all their weak points,
kept his temper under the most try
always re
lug fJr'uimB tances and
spectcd the rulings of arbitrators.
Baseball Promoter Negotiat
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lantic League Club
Here
FUTURE OF DEL-MAR
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LLAGUt. UiNv/tK 1 AliN
Wilmington may possibly be repre-ifor
professional baseball
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Law son, the well-known baseball pro^I
motor, who is now working to organ-1
ue another Atlantic League, has his
eye on Wilmington as one of the likely
cities to make up his circuit. Mr.
Lawson has already opened negolia
lions with William J. Fisher, who rep-:
resents the owner of the Front and,
Rented in a
league again the coming season. Al.
Union street grounds, for the leasing
of the grounds but the deal haa not
.. ,
Mr. Lawson is expected in W liming-1
torf in a short time for the purpose of
looking over the situation. He will
'■robaliiy try to interest local fans (in
anclally in the subject and if the ne
cessary arrangements can be made the
grounds will he leased. This would be
been closed.
toilowed by the appointment of a
manager and the signing of players
for tae season.
It has not been definitely decided
whclher tlic new Atlantic League will
he a. six or eight-club organization,
There would lie no trouble In getting
eight clubs, as a number of cities have
already applied for admission but the
promoters are moving carefully. An
other matter Mint has not been <lc -1
tided Ik whether Hie league will ask
for admission to the circles of
I zed liasehall or operate as an Inde
Mr. Lawson is well known in Mii*|
citv. Ho was interested in two " ii-.
rnington teams in past years and while
neither proved a great success finan
cially. it must he admitted that he
gave tho city good baseball on hoth;
Reprcsentatives of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
club leased the Union street grounds
last season, where Ihe Del-Mar League
games were played. This year the
Traction Company will not be rep re
Rented in that league and will not
tempt to renew the ground lease.
The future of the Del-Mar League is]
uncertain. New Castle, winner of thei
pennant last year, and Parksido arej
anxious to enter the league again.
meeting wftl he held at Newark Sat-lfi
pondent organisation.
ocoasionB.
urdav night, when some definite action)
will be taken as to wffieUier or not
that club desires to enter the league
again.
Ica.giu again and Elkton is undecided.
Roth Middletown and Odessa are ap
plicants for admission to the league.
Elk .Mills will not be in the
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At Brownson Hall this evening the
team will rac'd die Urownson quintet
for the second time this season. In tlie
previous engagement. Urownson tri-,
umphed over Ihe Huddles in one of the j
most exciting games that has over
been played on the Urownson floor. |
and the (Quakers are coming down to
night bent on wiping out this stain of
defeat.
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will he a repetition in the matter of
sensations ns was the recent He fieri
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Wl0W ' he nevertheless can deliver
jibe goods, and It is very seldom that
he fails to cage the bouncing sphere
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a roupie of two-polntcrs.
80 Huddles mainstay in tlie
fcul shooting department, and Is rec
ognlsed as one of the most consistent
fot|1 tosSPrK ln tho LeagU p.
oark succeeded Joe Fogarty in shoot-1
inR from , he nflenp-foot mark, and al-l
t , 10llf!h , Joe was veroRn , ZPd as the bpst i
i| n (| 1P business the Kid's good work
(bis season has made He N'erl forgot
that the veteran ever played with
them.. Beckman ami Bilson arc two
|New Y ork Slate Leaguers, and dur
ing the season they have been alter*
, natlng as Dark's running mate.
Grimslad. the elongated New York
Sfatp LeaR11Pr , w m plav (hp pivotal
„nsition f () r D e \ P ri. Grimmie's elas
tioitv- makes It difficult for his oppon
Pnt , 0 out Jump him. and his being an
adpp f ; n reaching high altitudes gives
his team an advantage much desired. '
noc Newman and Winnie Kinkaide
, viu takP carP of fhp (]pfPn8P pos i.
Ilions for the Quakers. Newman and!
Kinkaide have been coming to Wil
rnington for the past five years and are'
i ioc n ] favorites. Despite their being 1
veterans at playing tlie cage game,»
j-) 00 am ] Minnie continue putting up
;a apieudld defensive game, and the I
(Brownson forwards will find U a hardi
proposition to penetrate their defence. |
M i hop-d by the Brownson man- 1
organ-'aeoment (o have all of the "old guard"!
j perform against He Nerl.
Burke "ill play liis first game of the
season at the forward station for 1
Brownson. Johnny will also be the
j , 0 i d and blue representative in foul
1shooting. Either Joe Lacy or Joe;
Haney will be Burke's running mate,
and (be pivotal and defense positions
jwili be taken care of by Mark McUon
ough "Hun" Riguey, Leo Walsh and
' Hoc Uougherty.
play the preliminary game to the big
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It means that on that clay we move to 119 Market street and Braunstein takes this store to re
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