TIIE ASHEVILLE CITIZKN, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914
NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE
OPEN ITS SECOND SEA SON TODAY
WILL
Mil WLIIIA LEAGUE WILL
0E6II1 SEG01 SEASON TODAY
cSix Cities Begin Struggle For the PennantEverything
is in Readiness for the Openers Fast Baseball
is Promised.
With Chartolt ei Ashevllle, Winston-Salem
at Greaseoro and lialslgh
at Durham, th ltd will b pried from
th second iBiion of tb North Caro
lina Leagu of Professional Baseball
club this afternoon and Us eltl
which at th present time boast of
pennant winning tni will suspend
business for , a Whll, forget , th
Mexican situation for a brief spec
of tlm and watch th scor board
fur result from th thr elt)
favored by th schedule committee.
Throughout th territory oomprlelng
th Mat league fan will wait with
nerves a tlnsle for th rcult of th
opener preparing to exclaim that the
team that get hep to th early abart
U the team that win th flag or to
repeat the axiom that a bad begin
ning make a good ending. Th mv
ture of th urmlt will eonform to
the wlshe of th fan. Carolina
fun who hav been hungry for ba-
tall line th first . league season
clonef. will hav an opportunity to
satisfy their appetite thl afternoon
urn) with favorable ' weather eonai
turn, the Indication are that Ilk
the proverbial banquet table, the
grandstand and bleacher of three
citiRi will groan beneath their load.
All Prepared. .
The opening of th league today
Trill not take any manigmnt by ur
i.rtH, development on lx ftat dla
mnnd during th pat vral week
indurating that throughout th tat
ther ha been a general hunoh en
tertained that th first skirmish 1 to
be wwgftc', today. Maiiugxsra have pre
pared for It, fan hav saved up for
It and soft drink peddler have laid
in an extra supply tor It. Player
hav worked for It and diamond
have been rut In chip shape for It.
FAIR WEATHER FOR
INITIAIMNTEST
EVKUVTHISG HEADY IXH BASE
BALL TII1S ATTKKNOO.V.
Arrangements an Ooroplote for Big
Farad and Announcement of
line-up Made.
xou can say what you want to
about thia weather man, but he 1 a
gcuu DMODau lan if nothing elae.
All 1 in readiness for th umpire' , uud thM ondition will be
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cjarion tone and the Initial shout
which Invariably rise a th visit
ing team takes th field In th first
inning of th first gam. Having
studied plan of warfare for th past
pair of month, th half coea gen
eral who will lead a many armies
are ready for th beginning of th
battle and are supplied with ammuni
tion and soldier to keep up th
fighting until chill breesee of next
September bring reminder of ooal
bill , and winter olothlng, Bom
trlngent activities ar in tor for
th period wtending over th summer
month and th fan ar prepared for
everything that happen.
t 'aster Hast bull.
Inspired by th success of th first
aeaon, Carolina league mogul hav
gone th limit for th approaohtng
season in th way of providing for
faster baseball to satisfy their patrons.
Player and fans who hav visited
th various o lt-le of the league anA
wno nave participated In and watohed
the workout ar authority for th
rumor.that th fan who hav remain
ed away from th parka and hav
been too busy reading war new and
market quotations to keep up with th
porting editors' calculation ar go
ing to be treated to a genuln, sur
prise when they th opening
gam, Th tams undoubtedly ar
faster this ya than they were at
th same time last year and no on
la going to be surprised if th article
of ball registers considerably higher
on th leagu speedometer during th
p-pnoaahing season.
Th leoonA season of th leagu be
gin th active administration of
Prealdent Arthur Lyon, of High Point,
who will run th leagu this year.
Choeen to succeed J. II. Wearn, who
refused to erv as president any
longer, Mr. Lyon' action during th
Mm that h ha been at th head .of
the league have led th fan of th
circuit to believe that he' th man
for th place. H ha given hi best
efforts to th work and those who
hav com into close touch with him
bllv that h will glv general sat
isfaction. An ardent fan, a good
busln man and a lover ef clean
Sport he combine th qualities neo
asary to a successful administration
and th second seaion (begin with th
prealdent having the confidence of the
cities he will eerve. He recently an
nounced his umpire and hi first
general communication pleaded with
the fans of alx cities to remember that
clean sport 1 more desirable than
victory. In selecting hi umpire he
stated that he has chosen men who
ar . highly recommended, men who
hav had experience and are capable
of performing their task. They
will make some mtataJk, th presi
dent says, but they ar beginning th
season .with no strings tied to them
and Prealdent Lyon expresses - the
hop that th present season will be
featureA by Us freedom from abuse of
the officials. The league ha not
earned' a bad reputation and th
fan of the six cities composing It
the true blue fans are determined
that It shall not get a bad name.
Gambling on the property of th six
clubs (a forbidden and at no city In
the - league, according to th presi
dent' orders, will th moguls count
enance the placing of wager In
grandstands or on bleachers. Th men
Who are putting their hard earned
cash Into the game (or th love of th
pastime are violently oppcseA to
rowdlnes and with such men at the
head of the various clubs a those
who are In charge of the baseball
affairs of the six clubs, th indica
tion are that the season will be
free from happening which mar th
pleasure of those pejaons who spend
their money to see baseball games.
New Manager,
To Ashevllle fall the only stranger
to in league in a managerial ca
pacity. IauiIs Cook, former pilot of
the Uuelph team of the Canadian
league, Is here to serve the fan with
the dish they like and he promises to
give them a run for their money. A
heady player, wno hate the bench
while the fighting la on. he will be
their in hi ecrapptng togs when the
skirmishes are In progress and he has
run the team in. ouch a manner thus
far as to assure th Aahevlll lovers
of the game that the management
made a wise mov In the selection of
Its pilot.
good wishes of the farw. the friendship
of those with whom )i as been
thrown during th time he has been
her and th respect of the players
who will perform under hi guidance.
Greensboro, Ilk Aahevllla, start
of with a new men at the wheel but
he's not a stranger In these parts.
Red Owen, former Durham cavorter,
1 leading the Patriot this season
and he begin with th determina
tion, of making Greensboro baseball
sports forget the; unpleasant experi
ences of last year.,
At the other four cities of "th
league, the same managers who held
the reins last year will be in charge
thl season. Karle Mack botwes the
bunch of Capitals at Raleigh, Jim
Kelly will pilot the Durham Bulla
Charlee Clancy will make an effort
t ra-ole- iMftt"Wtth"-1he
Wlnston-6elem Twin and Burleigh
Umery will direct the Charlotte
Horasfs. ...
weal tor this afternoon when the
nrat. game of the Carolina league 1
piayea at uate panic He has an
nounoea that k will practically b a
oupucat of yesterday when nothing
mor oould be asked In the shape of
oaseoau weather. Everything Is
primed and ready for th owning
gun at : SO o'clock and it I expected
mat a reoord crowd will be on hand
to see the opener,
Arrangement are complete for the
Wg parade prior to th gam and
large number of automobiles and
other vehicles will be formed in line
behind the city officials, first regi
ment nana and ball players. Mayor
MEMBERS OF LEAGUE
CLEAIIJJPPROPERTY
CTV1C IJSAGt'E MEJtPUW WKUE
ACTIVE VESTERDAV.
Property on Patton Avenue, Between
Grove and Fravh Broad, Pre-
sent Improved Appearance,
Demonstrating their willingness to
"practice what they preach," mem
bers of th elvl betterment leagu
donned working ; clothe, rolled up
their sleeve and together with a
party of young men from the Ashe
land ; avenue sohool gave their at
tention to the tot running from Grove
street to French Broad avenue and
facing on Patton avenue. Rubbish
whloh ha accumulated on thl lot
during the past several month was
piled high for the sanitary wagons
when they reached that section of th
city, and while the women who sup
ervises! and participated in the work
were observing clean-up week It Is
announced that their efforts will not
be disuomtlnued when th period for
th annual renovation Is completed.
WEAVER COLLEGE VOII
THE DECIDING GAME
BINGHAM PIT fP SOlUtV EXHI
BITION1 OP BASEBALL.
Chambers Weakened and Had No'
(Support During Latter Part of
Conflict Love Hit "Well.
Weaver college proved her superi
ority over Bingham school yesterday
afternoon in a one-sided ball game
by taking th third, final and decid
ing event of the series, by the scor
of 11 to 4. The nrst six frame of
th meet gave the pectator their
money worth, developing Into a nip
and tuck oontest, with both teams
scrapping bitterly for the odda Dur
ing the last trio of inning, however,
Chambers on the firing line for the
cadets, lost his strength, and the
collegian got next to hi offering
with apparent ease, slamming the
horaehld In all direction and for
extra base. A quartette of tallies in
the seventh and an equal number of
trio around th bag In the ninth
put the gam on th shelf for Weaver.
Hofeson started off as the pitcher
for the winners but lacked control and
was relieved by Culbertson, who
pitched a creditable article of ball
and worked well oa all occasions.
Chambers' work during th early
stages of th conflict was all that
eould b asked but when he did
weaken, he lost all of - hi cunning..
The tabulated score and summary
furnush an indication of th natur of
the slugging, but two of th collegians
falling to hit- Love hit in great fash.
Ion, a single, a double and a home
run comprising his valuable collec
tion. The fielding of Bheek and
Be ale featured la the defensive line
of play,
Bingham's fielding was poor. A
half score of errors, 'most of' which
were costly, discouraged Chambers
and gave the winner inspiration. It
was Bingham's sorriest game of the
season, the' cadtst showing ho form
In the field, and but little ability to
hit the ball.
The score: '
Weaver KB. R. H, PO. A.
for a city Beautiful during th re
mainder of th summer and th In
dication ar that many lot which
hav served ; as - minature dumping
ground In th past will present
changeA appearances before long.
The property which received the
attention of the clean-up brigade yes
terday Me beneath th level of the
Patton avenue sidewalk between
Grove street and Frenoh Broad ave
nue, and presents a standing Invita
tion to passers-by to oast empty bot
tles, tin cans, sho boxes and other
refuse upon It And judging by th
amount ot trash collected yesterday,
the Invitation has been accepted on
numerous occasions, Immense piles
of rubbish, at th corner of Grove
treat and Patton avenue, ant1, at the
corner of Patton and French Broad
avenue stand a testimonial of the
work don on the . property 'yesterday,
The auooe of the cleaning up of
the Vacant property was due to th
efforts ef Principal A. H. King, of
the Asheland avenue school, .the stu
dents who co-operated with him and
the members of the civic betterment
league who performed the unpleasant
taak. The women,, who .participated
In the work were Mrs. . H. Taylor
Rogers, Mis Mary Roger, Mrs. W.
H, Northup,i Mr a v Justin Wohlfarth,
Mr. D. 8. Watsofi.and Mr. 3. W.
Shaw, Tired from th activities of student body.
'The batting order of the Hornet
cn,v .ri. ff .h(k 1 " not bn Mnounc.d but it la re
stronger than the one Manager Emery
had under his charge last season. Th
outfield, composed of Weleer . Wil
Hams, Ovwrholsv and Hartle,
touted to be unusually fast for a class
I) league, and much la being claimed
for the batting strength of the In
field, composed of Mollenkamp, first
base; Kmery. second base: Patter'
shot' stop; and Wofford third base
Hicks or Nelderkorit will do the re
celvlns for the visitors and no an
nouncement has been made regard
In the pitcher. This will probably
not be decided until they have
chance to warm up at the park thli
afternoon.
J, E. Rankin has been warming up They intend to continue their efforts
QUTing the past two days In an ffortl
to perfect hi delivery for th first
pitched ball and Superintendent of
Public (school, Harry Howell, has
been practicing with the padded mlt
for more than a week, to be sure that
he will be able to hold the mayor's
'moke ball." Moat of the merchants
of the city have promised to oloa up
their shops tn th afternoon and Vet
their employe attend th gam.
flevtral surprises were sprung yes
terday when Manager Louis Cook an
nounced the tln-up of the Mountain
eer for the contest. Oorbett has
been shifted td the outfield, playing
the center garden, and the batting
order Was entirely re-arrangod. The
line-up was given a tryout against
ths Lenoir collegians yesterday and
rproved such a success that It Is ex
pected to cause a large lot of trouble
for the Hornet The positions they
will play and the order in which they
win oat are as follows: Brackman
short stop; Cook, second base; Bumb
first base; Bauer, left field; Wares
third base; Corbett, center-field; Hasty
rignt neiu; iTy oatcner; watson or
Ryan pitcher.
Whether this array t will remain
throughout the season remains to be
een, but Manager Cook thinks" that
it 1 th .strongest that .eould be
lected from the players en the local
roster. Bradkman who has been
placed in the responsible position of
lead-off man, 1 on of the hardest
men to pitch to on the eluib in spite
of the fact that he Is not regarded
a a heavy hitter. Cook, Bumb and
flauer following him, are all sure bat
ters, and can be rolled on to hit the
ball nine time out of ten, although
they may not send It Into safe terri
tory. '
The choice vf pitchers to start the
game will be between Watson and
Ryan with the decision to be determ
ined by the one that appears to have
the best arm In th warming an
practice. Both hav been going good
in an of the game they have par.
tKipatea in and both are likely to
make the Hornet hustle to get on the
base,
Besides the Chang In the line-up,
announcement was also made regard
ing the releasing of several men yes.
terday morning. Catcher Breaklron,
Pitchers Griffin and Oraham. and
outfielders Day and Doremus, all re
ceived their pink slips, after vain at
tempts to find places tn other league
for them. All of these men hav
shown great promise, but all of them
lacked Just enough to nose out some
other member of th squad and oon
sequently had to be released.
This still leave six pitcher on the
roiter from which a staff of four wilt
have to be chosen, meaning that two
more will probably be cut adrift In
me next tnirty ' aay. Tnea are
High, Smith, Watson, Ryan. JflcKetth
an and Ostemy,er, of whjdh the first
four have probably chown the great'
est promise up to this ttme. All of
these are on hand at present with th
exception -of Smith, who Is expected
to arrive from his home in a few
days. Pitcher High returned yester.
day morning and seoms to be In ex
cellent form. He pitched avalnst th
Lenoir college team yesterday and
had fine control of th ball at all
times.
The board of trad and other com
mercial organisations of the city hav
been urging that at many of the
employe of th vartoua stores attend
the game as can possibly do so, sine
It la taken es a matter of civic pride
that Ashievill should maike an x
cellent showing In the contest for th
cup offered tor th largest crowd at
an opening gam.
Reeves, If
Miller, rf
Poole, lb
Love, ss ....
Lynch, tb ..
Shannon, c .
Beale, lb . . .
Sheek, of , . .
Culbertson,
Hobson, p , .
Totals: ....
Bingham
Webster, as ,
Williams, tb
Chamber, p
Milliard, 2b
Craig, If
Hooks, If
Floyd, c
Hlnson, lb . . . . .
Wild, rf
Elkin, rf
Awtray, cf
iSalmon ,
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LENOIR COLLEGE 0
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Totals:
,..,.85 $ 27 IS 10
th day the member of the party
late In the afternoon expressed their
Intention of oonttnulng the work
and similar parties will give their at
tention to other lots within the near
future. The women having gone
through soms of the back lota of the
business districts, hava decided to
pay early visit to these premises and
merchant who ar unwilling for
th clvio betterment -league to have
to send a committee of worker to
their property will do well to put
force at work In their lot Immed
iately. ,
The school boy who assisted In th
work yesterday showed enthusiasm
over thhr work and worked man
fully until only the pile of trash and
ashes from burning rubbish remain
ed on the property. The lot presents
an attractive appearance since . the
renovation and the women are de
termined that persons who persist n
covering It with litter shell be re
minded of some of the provision of
the local sanitary laws.-
At several ot the schools yesterday,
pupil during recess hours gave their
time to the work of renovating the
property surrounding the building
and each campus at which the school
children worked presents a ' greatly
improved appearance as a result of The socialists mad tome notable
vuniiw vi iiiv iiiwuuvri vi uie i gams in uie recent cuy vivtrkiuii' -in
Jumping on the Lenoir collegian
yesterday afternoon the Mountaineers
pounded out enough run in th first
two inning of the game to win al
most any old kind of a baseball oon
test. This was the final workout be
fore the 'regular season opens and
Just to show how they felt about the
locals walloped the visitors to the
tune of 14 to 0. At no time during
the gam did the .college boys hav ,
a real good chance te score.
Th exrallant nitchlnc of Hlah was ,
one of the chief reason for this lop
sided result since he kept his oppon
ent" feeding- from'' his hand all th
way. This pitching was backed up
by gilt-edged support, whloh was the
distinct feature of the fray. Ware
at third base was ons of the main
performers in ths stellar ring and the
defense of th whole Infield was much
on the order of a stone wall. ,
. The Mountaineers took kindly te
the offerings tf the college ipltcher In
the first Inning when eight of them
faced the twlrler and proceeded to
dent the center field fence in everal
places counting four tallies before the
smoke had cleared away. In th
second frame four more were rung
up but after thl th sport lagged and
only six mor runs were scored in tne
remaining innings.
A distinct feature of the game was
the graceful umpiring of Pitcher
Brandon. The eloquence with which
he called ball and strikes and the
graceful posture he assumed behind
the pitcher were all that could bo
asked by the most artistic.
Score by Innings: R
Weaver ........... BOO 010 40411
Bingham n. . '......' 300 0010004
Two-base hits; Reeves, Poole, Love,
Lynch, Sheek, Chambers. Hlnson.
Home run Love. Sacrifice hit
Miller, Stolen bases -Shannon, Beale.
Webster, Williams, Awtrey. Left on
bases Weaver 9l Bingham 10. Struck
out by Oulberteon. ; 1; Hobson, T:
Chambers, 8. Bases . on : balls Off
Culbertson, z; Hobson, 4; Chambers,
1, Hits Off Culbertson, S In I Inn
fngs; off Hobson,, 2 In 7 Innings; off
Chambers, . It in 9 Innings. Hit by
pitched ball Webster, (by Hobson.)
Wild Itch obson. Time of game,
1:40. , Umpire Griffin.
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BEATEN BY JUNIORS
An interesting game of basketball
was played between the Junior and
Freshman A teams of the high school
ouWoor basketball leagu yesterday
with the decision going to the juniors
by the score of 12 to 8. The game
was featured by the goal throwing ot
W. Noland for the Freshman and E.
Blomberg for the Juniors. The line
up was as follows: '
Juniors Position Freehman .Ji
E. Blomberg
M. Weaver
A. Johnson
G. Fit
M. Tomlln
r. t. -1.
f. t
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r. g.
I sr.
M.
W. Noland
Poindexter
a Neely
C. Jackson
R. Reed
. Dow H. Drukker, the new congress
man from the Hth New Jersey 'district,
is a native of Holland, -
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