Evening journal., 1905-07-11
rW CAST4E
S-WILMINGTON
DECLINES TO PLAY
Cancels Its Date With New
Castle for Saturdays
Game
PREVIOUS RECORD OF THE CLUB
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speciai TO The Evening Journal
New castle. July lL-Despite the TACT
that Manager Murphy Of the New Castle
baseball team had arranged date with 4
N-wninineton FOR Saturday next the
management of that club last night' loi
some reason. cancelled ts engagement
Manager Murphy of the locals was IN
Wilmington yesterday and held a con-
florence with Manager Fahey OF the p
wilmington. Upon his return last nish'
Mr Niuphy stated that Mr.. fahey re-
fused 20 play on Saturday and also re-
fused to give his reasons at that time
saving that De would forward 20 lim
Odr. Murphy a written statement Of
why ne declined 20 play. Upon being
thus thrown down Mr. Murphy arranged
q game with the Browntown Club ana
viii play II here on Saturday afternoon.
So FAR as the action of N-Wilmington is
concerned lovers of baseball here do not
appear TO be- greatly disappointed 90 Inc
clubs refusal 10 play Twice this season
has that team been 10 Now Castle and
each time it was defeated on May 70 the
opening day. N-Wilmmgton was the at
traction and lost 90 the locals. McGrory
was ia the hox for Kew Castle ana but
threa hits were made on Of him while
Kane. the visitors crack pitcher was
touched up for n safe ones
on june 10 the N-Wilmington team
went down before New Castle, McGrory
allowing two safe ones while Kane was
bauod for hits. Mr.. Fahey's written
communication is awaited with Interest.
BUILDING AND LOAN ACTIVE
At a meeting OF The Citizens Building
and Loan Association held last evening
an shares 10 hand were digposed of and
calls made for loans ahead. The associa-
tion is in a most nourishing condition.
HEAT WAS INTENSE.
So far as heat was concerned yesterday
New Castle did not take a back scat with
the rest OF the outside community, and
all day long the thermometer huctuated
between the 50 and 90 marks. 10 those
who were compelled 40 labor IN the sun
rays the warmth was trying ana several
Italians who were engaged in eNcavating
in south Third street were compelled 20
knock on. SO intense was the heat that
worlsmen employed in laying oobbles in
Delaware street between Front and Sec
ond streets quit work during the heated
hours OF the day and made up the hours
lost by working until dark
AGAIN OFF DUTY.
Peter c. MaddRa conductor on the To-
cal trolley line Is again OF duty on ac-
count Of his lower limbs Mr.. Madden had
similar attack last summer and was
incapacitatcd for several months.
sEA TROUT ARR PLENTIFUL.
Sea trou. are becoming plentiful IN the
river hereabouts william Hanco yestor-
day caught eleven hnc fish In the cove
below New Castle and last evening Frank
Atchison. Thomas Booth and Theodore
Hauon left for the lower Delaware to en-
gaze Ia trout fishing.
HAS PURCHASED A TRoTrER.
Edward l.. Elknton has purchased a
trottins horse from parties az HocSessin
which he claims can clean up anything IN
New Castle The animal Is a big black
ana has record Of better than three min-
utes
SOLDIERS ARE ANTICIPATING.
Members of Company II are much in-
terested in the coming encampment which
begins on Saturday next-on Tho Morrow
farm near Newark. Nightly at the armory
the boys discuss the Forthcoming pleas.
ures. tho hard work being forgotten, and
declare that Company II viii be the best
company IN the regimcnt. The company
will leave on Saturday morning going %
Poriers station az which point IL viii be
Joined BY down State companies and will
proceed TO the camp site over the Della
ware City branch Of the r., 3. q w.
WELL DOWN 2iO FEET.
wNi drivers al the Delaware water
Improvement Company's plant hav,
sunk the test wcll 20 a depth Of 2iO feet
and are still driving The well is being
driven 10 ascertain the quality and guam.
tity Of water that can be- obtained at !
depth Of 800 feet or over.
HAS RETURNED TO WORK.
wnham Delaney. OF Chester. who il
employed at the steel plants resumed
work yesterday after suffering from 4
sore throat FOR several days. In speaking
Of the telephone message his wife re-
ceived regarding some ones throat bein,
cut and which caused her much alarm
Mr.. Delaney says that when the messar,
was sent The wires must have becom,
crossed in some way as the party who re
ceived II distinctly heard some one VIII
was calling say that IL was the Whining
Ton police department that was talking
The message was delivered TO Mrs. De
laney as coming from the police an
hence her alarm.