Evening journal., 1907-02-15
NEW CASTLE TEAM.
WON THE GAME
West End Basketball Five De-
feated by Locals in ArmOry
Last Night
PROF. SPEDON APPEARED
Special to rne Evenlne Journai.

NEW NAi' LIZ RCD l0.--Ine west
End basketball team Of Wilmington
was defeated by the Company II Sec
ond team In the armory last evening
by the score Of 30 TO 90
The method in which the locals won
out was a feature Of the game The
score stood 20 to 5 in the first half in
favor OF West End, and in the last half
the locals scored % points, the visitors
failing TO make a point, so that the
game was practically won by the fine
work on the part Of the home boys.
The line-up was as follows:
Company II. West End
Foster ........ forward ...... Firth
Doris ...... forward .... McGonigle
McCaughn .... centre .McKendriclS
Lancaster .... defense ..... Hagan
Connor ...-. defense ...... Mccall
Goals from fe'd-Foster 4; Doris
4; McCaughn, 3; Lancaster 2: Connor
2; McKendrick, 6 Firth, q McGonigle
2. Referee-George w. Hastings, Jr.
mekeepcrs-Andrcw Lenoir and w.
Bacon. Time-20-minute halves.
Few Were in Attendance.
The entertainment given in the Op-
era House last nieht under the aus
pices Of the Penn Literary Society OF
tho Iigh School the proceeds nj which
VIII Ice used 90 purchase a piano for
the school. was not as successful as
was anticipated, as only about a hum
drcd people we're in attendance Pro-
fessor spendon's recltations were both
amusing and instructive and his rapid
sketch cartons on the blackboard were
interesting 70 all.
To Give a Musicale.
Tho Young Peoples Society OF the
First Presbyterian Church will give a
musical in the town hall on February
%. The members Of tho society arc
working hard and earnestly TO make
the affair a success. wi. aa
News Of the Town.
While jumping the railing surround
ing Market Square in front Of the
schoolhouse last evening, John e. Rog-
ers slipped and fell. striking his head
against a rail and inhicting a serious
bruise.
A pool tournament viii be played in
the armory parlor this evening between
the Excelsior and West END teams.
The players will be: Excelsior D. b.
Miller and Maxwell; West End. Har-
rington and Kelly.
Tho Penn Literary Society of the
High School held a meeting in school at
3 o'clock this afternoon and several
recitations, essaps and declamations
were rendered besides a number Of
pretty songs.
Many hundreds OF valentines and
postcards we're sent from this city yes
terday and IL was almost necessary for
the mail carrier to hire an assistant
to help carry the mail to the station,
while all the stores selling postcards
were completely stripped.
A number or women OF New Castle
win meet the amusement committee Of
the New Castle Athletic Association
at the home of Selden S. Deemcr next
Monday to make arrangements for the
bin which viii be given in the Opera
House.
During the thaw yesterday the ice IN
the river greatly diminished and most
Of the boats which were IN harbor
have departed.
The X-High School baseball team
viii shortly be reorganized and It is
expected that It viii be stronger than
ever before.
AT the meeting Of Council No 25. Jr
o. u. A. NJ, in the X. OF p. Hall next
Tuesday. several candidates win be in
itlated.
Magistrate Terry's black dog which
was killed last Saturday was buried
yesterday afternoon.
A game Of basketball VIII be played
In Red Mems Hall tomorrow evening
between New Castle and a team from
Wilmington.
Among the Sick.
Miss Lottie Deemer is rapidly recov-
ering from an attack OF pneumonia.
Harry Hall has recovered from a Sc
verely mashed food and has returned
TO work az the Baldt steel plant
Mrs. S. Beattie Wylie who has been
very ili for some time is recovering.
Personal.
Samuel Foster has been visiting
friends in the country.