Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-16
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.


New Castle, May la Though the
Linz Belt baseball team Of Nicetowp
came to this city on Saturday wei
equipped with team strengthened b
good players the locals should have
won the game, but by losing their
heads allowed the visitors to defeat
them by the score OF 10 to 0. With
one man half way between third RnG
home a fielded Dall was held in the
HANDS OF the player one man allowed to
90 to second and the batter to first
base. Duffy and Countiss between
them would have nut the home runner
out, but he was allowed to go back TO
third base. Twice was this done. when
| 10 one case IL was possible to make
| double play. Williams weakened In
| the seventh and Scarborough finished
| the game in the pitchers box, greatly
| against his will. as he does not profess
| TO be pitcher. lie struck three men
out, allowed one man base on balls
| and gave four hits He made the homt
| run hit which also sent Ray Bacon in.
| The game abounded with fine plays,
among which were the unassisted plays
Of Duty, who stopped hot grounde
and reached third by slide and pu
out his man. Countiss had three dill
| cult foul flies to his orsdit, one Of
| which caused him run Of severa
| yards. Williams made neat and
,uocessful iuggligg act OF liner caught
10 bis bare hand. duncan for the yisi
tors handled hot ono from the bat
Leach is covering the infeld in his old
time form, backing up the players aud
,roopting his chances. Duffy led at
bat with three hits; Walter Bacon,
Kirby, Ray Bacon and Scarborough,
two each, and the other players one
each. The score:
! RH.E
ink Belt. .....2Ol00132 lilo 10 /
Earned runs--New Castle, 4; link Belt, Q.
4 stolen bases Duffy, Leach. Countiss, Kirby,
Benner. Strickbouse, .; Bosburn, Griffith,
sacrifice bits-Kas Bacon, Bosburn, Will
iams. Struck oqt1By Williams, 8; by
hits-Walter Bacon, Strickhuuse Three
l,ase hits = Busburn. Home rrn-Scar-
borough. Hit by pitched balls-E emmett
Griffith, Walter Bacon, Strickhouse. Bases
on balls -Of Duncan. /; off Williams, 3;
III Scar borough. ]. Passed balls--Wright, ]
Wild throwT-Duhy, Scarborough. Umpirt
Il. Wise. Time-2.15.
A man wearing straw hat on tho
streets 90 Saturday night gave Officer
Tobin chase and had it not been that
the employer Of the man was standing
at the doorway he would have been
placed 10 jail. The man is known rs
John Strohle, recently OF Philadelphia,
who has been employed as baker for
several weeks EAST by Rudolph A.
vallette. He received his pay and
wearing straw hat for head cover
ing went out for jolly time. 1t rained
early in the evening and kept 1t up
until il O'Clock, but John wore the
hat. After having seen good time
with the boys and finding IL growing
late John started for his home. He
had been seen during the evening by
several aud 1t was thought be might
have escaped from Farnhurst and the
officers were warned to keep an eye out
for him. He walks with swing cling
stride and appears as general thing
to be training for foot race. When
he started for his home he was heard
talking TO himself and as he started tc
hasten by an occasional skip he was
seen by Officer Tobin and the latter
started after him. Some person yelleo
and John increased his, sters ant
, reached the homo of his employer q
short distance ahead OF the officer
! John said: Is there fire? / sse
| up uUWl TIT
, street, Officer Tobin arrived apc
!, asked MIR. Vallette who the man wa.
i and the straw hat man replied for his
employer; ~ am John the baker, don 4
, you knowY I've been working with
Mr.. Vallette for nigh two months. >
The spectators erinned and the otiicel
/ laughed heartily and pronounced th,
, joke good one on himself. John wal
, advised to wear seasonable bats anC
d take his time while promensding alonl
! the streets Of this city.
i Mayor Boyd and DR.. Kuntz desery,
r great credit for the manner in which
q they are conducting the rigorou
= methods to stamp out the smallpox
i After seeing to the removal of JONI
: Maherd from Harmony street nea
q Second TO the pesthouse Of the New
!. CASTLE County Hospital at Farnhurs
4 on Saturday afternoon they saw tina
the yards and alleyways we're properl
and thoroughly fumigated. Mayor boy,
had the groceries supplied that vii
last tho occupants oil the house, Arthu
Maherd. Rachel Benson and her tw
b daughters, for several days. He ais
u saw that all the clothing on the out
IT side Of the building was placed in tn
Q house previous to the lighting of th
10 fumigating candles. yesterday he pal
visit to the place to see IL the peopl
@ were remaining indoors.
It The City Council should order tn
3 covers taken off the Burg esfountai
If and the water turned on for the benef
Is OF horses for which purpose the gil
!; was donated TO the city.
,s Edward u. Eagle, motorinau on th
,. local trolley lines. is suffering from a
J, injured hip, sustained Friday night
Q He was stepping off the car to thro,
u the signals when his foot caught i
q the running board and he was throw
80 with great force and struck one OF til
3 steel rails.
=. New Castle, May li.-At the mee
"a ing of the Citizens Building and Loa
~ Association last evening all the none
=, ! on hand was disposed Of. Additions
a. shares were taken 10 the series opene
&c last month, which will continue ope
y until the meeting next month witho,
"a fine. Shares IN the fourth series wei
= disposed Of. Shares In the second ssri,
"a can be settled on the basis of 10 yea
no and eight months. This will close 81
AZ series in December The associate
~ will close out some Of the property no
| k1i 81 Al