The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-31
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new CASTLE,
May 3lst, i1o1A

New Castle, 26, Brandywine. q
1t happened this way. The New
Castle sluggers pounded the ball
to all sections Of the field until
three pitchers were played out and
the spectators changed the sceno
from a good game of ball into q
laughing farce. When Umpire
LOOMS o. Wise cried "Play ball.,
Yesterday afternoon at the Battery
Park the Brandy wine club took up
the timber and succeeded in placl
ing four runs to their credit before
the side was retired. New Castle
followed with a score of ? and then
the visitors tell by the roadside ID
one, two order, W. Bacon being the
cause and the assistants being cree
dited to Newlove and Duffy. Then
began the fun. Eleven batters
faced First and each one Of them
banged the ball to all sections and
when the inning ended New Castle
had 10 runs. Brandywiue got two
more runs in the fifth inning aud that
was their sh are. Pitcher after pitch1
er failed to puzzle the local players
and when the row of runs was
counted up New Castle had Is to
its credit. Mcguire pitched few
innings for the New Castle club and
they failed to reach him. He has
excellent speed and good curves
Ray Bacon put up the real artiS
Gle and had six hits to his credit
and two stolen bases. although suiy
fering from sprained ankle. KirbX
played a great game at first and
Fritz was the right man in the left
field. The score was:
New Castle 26 "a n
Brandywine g y
A valuable mare belonging I'd
Tasker Clark was impaled on
post of wire fence yesterday. Tho
spirited animal attempted to jumn
over barb wire fence and in doiu6
SO landed with such force on thS'
post that the intestines protruds -,
The mare succeeded in tearing f.s.,s;T 4
self loose and then ran up the road
at a lively gait to the neighborin&
farmers house. Tasker succeeded
in getting the mare to the stable
and then telephoned to DR.. famed
H. Mahaffy who gave him instruct4
ions what to do until he arrived
here. DR.. Mahaffy arrived an hou1
later and attended to the animal's
injuries. He has hopes that she
will be right. The mare is valuS
able driver and Tasker intended
going to Brandywine Springs with
her couple of hours later. a.
There is a probability that .
number of our people will become
ten years younger tonight. The
census enumerators begin theft
work tomorrow and the head Of the
house is expected to answer thsl
questions propounded by law. The
must ask the questions
and it is the duty otthe householder
TO answer them. d
Rev H. Nichols has rented tho
John T. Stops wharf property and
will buy, pack and snip rags,
rags are preferred. 1t il
that in the near future q
shoddy mill will be started on the
wharf. g
Seven carloads Of stone were re-
ceived yesterday at Reybold sta1
lion. The stone will be used id
the bridge at Reybold3
over which the New Castle and Dell
aware City railway will run. 4
There were some pretty decora-
lions in town yesterday, includiua
hose at the M. E. parsonage whsrd
Rev. f. H. Thrasher tastefully decl
grated the trent of his residence
with the American colors. t
Miss May Whitnack. formerly Of
his city but now Of Conshohocken,
Pa, was the guest Of New Castle
relatives Yesterday.
A number of men are at WORK ioH
he city clearing the various wates