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Evening journal., 1908-09-15
PEERLESS MAKES
GOOD RECORD
Wins Eighteen Of twenty-five
Games Played and Ties
But One

Peerless Field Club, which ended it's sea-
son ON saturday. won eighteen Of the
twenty-five games played, and tied but
one Following is the record;
April Is, Peerless 10. X-Lancaster. 4; at
home.
April 25. Peerless c, Lancaster. 1; at
home.
May 2. Peerless O. Boothwyn .; away
May .. Peerless a. Highland 4. c. .; at
home.
May ie, Peerless 4. Parke a. C.. Q; home.
May %. Peerless ., Lancaster g. p in
nings: home.
May 81 Peerless l3, Lancaster 4; home.
May 30. rain.
June C. Peerless ls, American f. c. s;
home.
June 10. Peerless s. W. NJ a Co. @; home
June i8. Peerless z, N-Lancaster 6; home.
June %, Peerless l. Boothwyn o; home,
June "a Peerless 10. Highland o. home.
July 4, Peerless >, Pennsgrove, 0; away.
July g. Peerless 4. Pennsgrove. ?; away
July II. Peerless A. Boothwyn. 2; away
July IS Peerless 6. Highland. o; Front
and Union.
July %. rain.
August l. Peerless 4. Marcus Hook, i
away.
August s. cancelled TO allow players e
see Marcus Hook-Boothwyn game.
August 10. Wilmington a. c., cancelled.
August %. Peerless !. Edgmont A. c. /
/ Il innings. darkness. away
August 20. Peerless G, Pennsylvania
Stars Q; away.
September 8 Peerless g. Marcus Hook.
away.
septembes q Peerless 4. Holy Name 3
Front and Union.
September Il, Peerless .. Alcedo. 2
home.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
NOW AETNA CLAIMS
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Newark Manager Believes His
Team is Stronger Than
Them All

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL,
Having read quite a number of let
ters from different managers claiming
to have the champion team l would
like TO use space In your paper to show
the people who really has the cham
Iion team.
First, / would call your attention 70
the fact that of seventeen games
played, Aetna has won twelve and lost
five. In two OF the five games lost
at least three OF our regular men were
out Of the game, and in our game with
dupont which we bst our regular
pitcher, Gregg, failed TO appear With
this record, l leave it to the readers
of your paper IL It isn't a fact that
Aetna has as much right to claim the
championship as any of them.
Next, I will ask you to look over the
list of pitchers which we now have
and see If they don't look good. Gregg
has pitched twelve games and won
nine. -Four games were shut-outs,
two no hit. and two no run games.
The strong South Side got but one hit
OFF him. Lowe has pitched but one
game for ns and easily won that. OF
twenty-five games pitched for Berlin
he won eighteen, and on Saturday last
shut the New Castle club out. allow
ing but three hits. Del willis. brother
OF Vic Willis. has returned home from
the South. and Is now ready for work
again. Doane, the college boy. who
did great work for Dover and Cam
bridge this year. is also back, and last,
but not least comes Sillery. the boy
who threw the hair pin into the VII
mington Tri-State bunch early in the
season and has been pitching excel
lent BAN in the New England League
this summer These are five winners,
each one a crackerjack. and all good
hitters. Where is there a team which
has one to beat them2
OF course IL is true a pitcher can't
do il all, but we don't mean 10 stor
here. as we claim to have one Of the
best infields IA the State. and our out
fielders are always on the Job from
start TO finish.
Now I have tried TO tell the people
Just what kind of a team we have
nnd show them what We have done
but what l would like to do is to show
them just what we can do 70 some OF
those teams who are now claiming the
championship and IL any OF the man.
ayers OF the so-called champions are
open for engagement would be
: pleased TO hear from any Of them.
Yours respectfully.
T. Mgr. Aetna b. b. C.,
Newark, Del.
Newark. Del. Sent. IA.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
IN DEFENSE OF
UMPIRE SHULTz
Spectator at duPOnt-ParkSide
Game Says His Decision
Was Fair

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
Kindly allow me space in your columns
to answer Manager Reeders' statement
regarding the duPont-Parkside game on
Saturday last. I will give my opinion Of
the game as 1 saw 1t, with my ears and
eyes wide open, and from an impartial
point of view.
Manager Reeder says in part: I leave
it to the spectators to judge, if the du-
Pont man was out at third 1 happened TO
be near third base and saw very clearly
the play in question. It was a close de-
cislon and the runner was as much safe,
and / think safer. as he was out, so of
course it was up to the umpire to give
the decision as he saw flt and think he
did what he believed to be right when he
called the runner safe.N Now am not alone
in my opinion of this play. because l was
interested enough to inquire of other spec
tators, (both dupont and Parkside root
ers), what they thought of the decision,
and they said very emphatically that the
runner, in their opinion. was safe.
Il have witnessed a number of games
umpired by Shultz and have observed
that one Of his signs. is to throw up his
FIRST finger when a man is safe, and to
wave his hand sideways when a man is
out. and to announce his decision at the
same time. 1t is my belief that a mis-in-
depreciation Of the umpire's signs is what
caused Manager Reeder to say the de-
cision was changed.
LAS far as I could sec neither side got
roasted, although Mr.. Reeder claims that
his team was given bad decisions al
through the game. As we all know. an
umpire is not infallible nor super-humsr
and it would be utterally impossible "a
please everybody, no matter how hard
one might try
THE Parkside is acknowledged a COM
ing team but such conduct on the ball
field as that on Saturday, will not help to
/. put them in public favor. and when you
think that during the game with River
view they displayed their feelings much
[ to the disgust of the spectators. it natur-
ally makes one wonder whether or not
they are deserving of support as we all OF
us have very little time for a quitter.
"The DUPONT tIm has been playing bail
much longer than Parkside. and I have
seen a number Of the games played, botf
in the city and out Of the city. aud in due
JuStiNo " Nhtilf tdlt ana 90 truthtullN
and conscientiously say, that they are tru,
, sportsmen in every sense Of the word
never once having played the part of Z
quitter, and more than once, twice ant
thrice, in the same game have I heart
decisions given against them. But the,
took their medicine bravely. and stuck tC
the finish, and in the majority Of time
came out victorious.
Manager Reeder says; Two umpirei
for him in future, which is quite righ
and in order, and two should be demande,
for all our amateur championship series.
Now Parkside, in conclusion, just TAX
the tip from me, don't crack any NOR
Jokes about three defeats being brough
about by the umpire; one will go all righ
perhaps. but three won't go at all. Get II
the game and play hard. Never say die
Yours in sport,
One who saw the game
Wilmington, Sept. IA.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
FOOTBALL SEASON
IS NEAR AT HAND
Number Of Teams Being Or
ganized and Preparing
for Practice

The football season will be officially
opened in this city early in October
and for some time past the organizing
Of several teams has been going on in
the different sections of the city and
from the present interest manifested
in the sport it appears that the season
will open under favorable auspices.
In the previous years it has been
very hard to induce the different
teams to organize early on account of
the weather or other reasons and gem
orally barely a month of the sport
formed the season. This year, how
ever, there seems to be a desire on the
part of more organizations to get into
the field early and make the most of
the season and within a week or two
the gridiron will. be the place Of ac-
ton
Already Wilmington High School
has announced its lineup and schedule.
The personnel looks like a fast aggre-
cation and no doubt will make cred
liable showing. Orange Athletic Club,
"a heretofore fast aggregation, is get
ting together for the season, as also is
Friends School, Goldey Wilmington
Business School and South Side.
Others to be Heard From.
There are several other teams to be
heard from yet. 1t is likely that the
sport has been talked over generally
and if the weather within the next
week or so warrants it, there will be
a general rush to the fields
OF course with the present weather
staring the ambitious football man.
ayers in the face it does not seem as
though there would be many games
scheduled for the near future and the
practice will likewise be curtailed. but
this is altogether not the concern OF
a number of managers who propose to
place good teams in the field because
they realize that systematic practice
is conducive to the best results. Civ
ing. the players a better knowledge of
the game and incidentally give a num-
ber of good athletes in this city a bet
ter excuse for joining a team.
Clean playing is now being con-
stantly advocated and encouraged by
the lovers of the game and this in
conjunction with the rules that make
the game more open viii no doubt
bring the game more into favor with
the inhabitants of the city and Incl
dentally obtain their moral support.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
TRENTON REGRETS
LOSS OF CARNEY
MANAGER Made Himself Pop
uIar at the Jersey
Capital

The announcement that Manager
Carney is not likely to return to Tren-
ton next season is met with general
regret by majority Of the fans and
the many friends he has made while
there. says the Trenton True American.
Accompanying the announcement is the
statement THAT he win probably go upon
the road as a scout for big league
club. That club is Boston, Owner
Dovey of the Beaneater team, having
the highest regard for Mr. Carneys
judgment in baseball matters Every
baseball manager who has a losing
club is obliged 10 stand certain
amount OF knocking. and of course
Manager Carney has not escaped that
But there Is not a fan In Trenton who
Will not give him credit for being able
90 dig up and develop young players.
His judgment has been Vindicated on
more than ono occasion since he came
10 Trenton two seasons ago. IL was
hc who discovered Herb Moran and
Fred Stem playing i'm a little bush
league up Jersey. lie Immediately re-
ccgnized IN them players OF merit and
secured them for his Trenton team.
Both men have since developed into
stars and have been secured by big
league clubs. The Improvement OF
Stem under Manager Carney's instruc-
tions has been most wonderful. When
he arrived in the spring he knew moth
ing of the real manner OF playing first
base He could stand on first base and
handle balls thrown high, low or wide
but his knowledge of footwork. field
ing and covering on bunts was meagre
He was an apt pupil. however. and il
today classed as one Of the best first
sackers in the minor leagues. Bott
Stem and Moran have developed into
500 hitters and are among the leader.
IN the Tri-State. Another man whom
Carney has developed into big ieagu,
material is Tommy Murray. Murra,
had played professional baseball be
fore coming to Trenton. being secon,
catcher on the SteubenVille club II,
never attracted much attention. how
ever. until his work under Manage
Carney. when it became of such ster
ling character that he was sought afte
not only by Glass A managers. bu
also by the big league clubs. The Bos
ton American league club. however
secured him from the Tiger manager
and he is the third man developed b!
Manager Carney since he came e
Trenton that win enter the big leagues
The True American Is truly sorry &
see the genial manager go.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
FINE FISH IN THE
BRANDYWINE

A plan to improve the stocking of
the Brandywine has been proposed by
member of the Chester County Fish
and Game Association which ought to
be productive of much good If carried
out and the farmers along the stream
will Cooperate. At the present time
it is impossible to have the stream,
or only one branch, closed by law for
the reason that local measures cannot
be passed for any section for any pur-
pose, such acts having been declared
unconstitutional, but it would still be
possible to attain the object and save
many fish for the future if a certain
number of owners along the stream
will cooperate with those who are try
ing to save the fish now there and to
stock the stream thoroughly for fu-
ture fishing would take sufficient inter-
est TO help in the good work by plac-
ing trespass notices along the stream
where it passes through their properties
and enforce the mandates for a term
of a couple Of years, after which other
stretches could be partly closed in the
same manner.
If the trespass notices were enforced
those portions of the stream, where
they extend over a few miles in one
stretch. could be stocked thoroughly,
especially the dams along that por-
tion. The fish would be protected and
thrive there, spreading to other por-
tions of the stream in sufficient num-
bers to guarantee good fishing at all
times, the places closed furnishing
some fine sport when they came to be
opened, when other portions could be
treated in the same manner. It is
possible that an effort will be made
to enlist the farmers along some good
stretch for stocking in the matter and
special attention paid to the work OF
placing fish there. Meanwhile there
will be plenty Of angling in other por-
lions.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
To Bowl In West chester.

Tomorrow night the fast Al-wilming-
ton Bowling team win so 20 West Chester
% bowl the team Of that place.
The games wiil be played on the alleys
recently purchased by Harry Simpson. q
prominent member Of the Bowier's Circle.
OF Wilmington.
West Chester has a good bowling team.
and as the All-Wilmington team IS one
Of NE fastest in this city some good scores
shoulq be made.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Hiahland After Games.

The Highland football club has or
sanized for the season and would like
TO arrange games with any first class
l20 pound team in or out of the city
Challenges may be sent to James
Clancy, No. 290O West Nineteenth
street. or ID. and A. phone 27O5A.
Practice preliminary TO the opening
of the season has been begun by the
Columbia football team, which wishes
TO arrange games with any good uni
formed team for the last Saturday in
this month. Challenges should be sent
street.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Jaokson a. c. Wins.

Jackson A. c. closed it's season on sat-
urday by defeating Delaware Field Club
10 TO 4. Thompson and Hall and Mearns
were the pitchers. Score by innings:
jackson A. c. ............05 5O14OO1 0-1C
Delaware +. c. .... =. ..O1OOOOOOS-
Two-base hits. Stoops. Hall; doublep lay
Martin 10 Pierce: bases on balls. of
Thompson, 2; Mearns. .; Hall, s; hit by
pitcher, White; struck out, by Thompson
a; Mearns, 4: Hail 8; stolen bases, Fergu.
son, >; J. Warburton, Stoops, Taylor, 2;
Groves, Berry; umpire. Jones.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15

The Madison A. c. defeated the
Third Ward baseball club at Brandy
wine Springs I'm a one e-sided game. The
feature Of the game was the batting
OF Cox. having three hits out OF four
times az bat. Next week the teams
viii lineup FOR the fourth game OF the
series OF seven games. Madison has
won two games and the Third Ward
one. The score;
Madison ..O 2OO2 O-S
Third Ward ......1 900 900 O--f
Umpire, O'Donnell.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Stars Won

Delaware A. c. defeated the American
team on Saturday by the score Of TO
O. Barker and Pippino were the pitchers.
The score by innings
American stars .... ....i 1 0 0 90 O..
Delaware q. .... =. .....0 30 O0OoO o.
Stolen l'ases. Crooks. Downes. Aschen.
bach, Baldwin; struck out by Barker. Is
Pippino, 6; bases on balls. of Pippino. q
hit by pitcher Kreuger. Broadbent.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
BOWLERS TO HAVE
ALONG SEASON

Bowlers of the city will meet on
Thursday evening to arrange for the
seasons play. The schedule will run
until May. There will be six teams
in the league and a successful sea-
son is anticipated.
Warren will bowl on the Casino
alleys in the coming championship
series instead of on the Academy
alleys
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Lanoaster Loses Exhibition Game

HUNTINGDON. Sept 15.-Hunting
don today defeated the Lancaster Tri-
state team, shutting them out 70 o.
r. simpsons home run and Clark s
three bagger We're features of the
game. Clark stole home after making
his three base hit
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Readinn.Lanoastnr snrins-

READING, Sept 15.--All arrange
ments have been completed for the
series Of five games between the Read
ing and Lancaster Tri-State baseball
teams, and each SIDE has deposited a
$50o forfeit The winner OF the series
viii receive 60 per cent. OF the gate
receipts and the loser 40
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Another Game a. south side.

Henry Hamilton, manager of the
Lowering Stars baseball club. has ar
ranged a game with South Side to be
played on the Union League grounds
Saturday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
To eeain Revival.

DELAIAR. Sept. l5.-The annual re-
vival meetings Of the Delmar Method
ist Episcopal Church will begin Sep
tcmber -.
Evening journal., 1908-09-15
Madison A. G. Wins.

Newark. Del. Sept Il.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Edited by f. Walden

in working over an old tree. L might
describe these various methods, but
will not do so, but confine my sug-
gestions to the cleft-grafting. Should
any of my readers desire to under
stand these various methods, | would
recommend him to secure some book,
like the one by Bailey already refer
red to, and post up on such matters.
The cleft-graft consists in saving
off the stock squarely, then it is split
in the center and the scion of scions
are inserted 1t is generally consid-
cred advisable to use stock over two
inches in diameter, but there are ex-
ceptions to this, as l shall presently
point out. | would, however, never
cut off the main trunk of a tree two
inches in diameter. II the tree is
over an inch in diameter and the head
already formed. as it should be before
it reaches that size, then l would graft
only in the limbs. If the limb cut Off
is an inch or more in size, | would al
ways insert two scions, one on each
side Do not understand me that L
would allow each of these scions to
remain permanently. One is enough
in forming the head of the tree. Then
why insert more than one? 1t helps
greatly in the healing process, as any
one can learn by experience. At the
end of one year | would cut out one
of the scions, but l would not cut it
back even with the sawed-off limb.
The scion so cut off will leave cal
fused knot on that side of the limb,
and that is just what you need.
Which one of the two scionS to cut
IL L Iato al INxrf I,n ho no
in which it would leave the top. Re-
member you must plan to have an
open top. Cut off the weaker of the
two, if it will leave the top in just as
good Shape; otherwise cut off the
stronger Sometimes it is advisable
to leave both scions for two years.
and that will be determined by the
extent to which the healing has adj
vanced
Two things must be carefully sought
after in grating; one is to secure the
growing of the scions, and the other
is to hasten the matter of the healing
of the wounds. If the work is prop
erly done a tree will rarely break
where the union takes place between
the stock and the scion. In fact, the
limb is somewhat stronger at that
point after the wound is properly
healed than anywhere else. You will
notice that the limb is larger at the
place of union than either above or
below. That is owing to the fact that
the downward flow of the elaborated
sap is checked at this place and
spread out over the wound and thus
makes the limb stronger here than
anywhere else. Some scientists af
feet to believe that this just happens
so. do not so believe, but on the con-
trary take this as an evidence that in
finite wisdom planned the whole mat
ter. 1t would be just as easy for
me to believe that the arrangement
of the intricate machinery in watch
clock or any other piece of mechanism
just got together by the ''fortuitous
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| am under promise 10 Sonlo VI W
readers of The Ranch to give some
instructions on grating. Inere are
many kinds of grating, but IL Is hoI
nv intention to write an artlcle Oh
ali phases of the grating quesCoh'
hut to confine myself to that partlc-
ular phase of grating that is just pc
fore us, viz, top-grafting. BY the
time these suggestions reach our read
ers it will be time to begin this klnd
of grating.
What do we mean by top-grafting?
and is there need of much OF 1t? by
top-grafting we mean the process OF
putting a new top on an old tree. by
an old tree we do not mean necessa-
rily a tree 10 or 20 years old. Gen
orally we mean that the trees to be
worked over are set in the orchard,
though that is not necessarily in
yolyed in the process. The trees may
have been set in the orchard but one
year, but as rule it is not considered
good policy to set tree one year and
top-wOrk it the next year. tree
does not make a very good growth the
first year after being set in the or
chard-in some cases hardly any
growth is made at also it would be
unwise to top-work it in that condi-
ton. One of the very essential things
in top-grafting is to have the stock in
a healthy and vigorous condition. This
should be looked after at all times,
for the stock being in such a condi-
ton hastens the healing of the
wounds. The quicker and more COM
pletely these wounds can be healed
the more successful the operation will
be performed. In fact, if we can not
secure these results the attempt
should not be made.
Grating should be limited to va
rieties of fruit trees wherein the stock
and scion will readily unite and speed
lily heal. 1t may be affirmed as safe
proposition that all fruit bearing trees
can be successfully grated, provided
we use scions and stocks that are
nearly related to each other. Apple
trees can be grated on apple trees,
peaches on peaches, plums on plums
including prunes, which are only
variety of plum-cherries on cherries,
and pears on pears. There are some
exceptions to this rule, but we need
not consider them now.
1t must be borne in mind that bud
ding is only one form of grating. Bal
ley in his excellent work, "The Nurs-
cry Book" treats of budding under the
heading of "graftage." The stone
fruits, commonly called the drupace-
Gus fruits, are almost invariably bud
died. while the pomaceous fruits are
propagated by both methods. Top
working of apples is nearly always
done by what is denominated grating
as distinguished from budding. Bud
ding Is, however, sometimes used, but
| would not recommend it,
When it comes to top-grafting there
are number of methods used, such
as whip-grafting, veneer-grafting
side-grafting, shield-grafting and
cleft-grafting. Except in rare cases.
| would recommend only cleft-grafting
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S49,7l3.92
5467 COnSignmentS
400 Tons of Express

The above is a concise statement
of the large and satisfactory bust
ness we did in 1907 with consignors
from the Wenatchee Valley.
Think of it-5467 different and
separate consignments-for which
we sent the growers of that valley
$49,713.92.
And over 400 tons of it came by
express.
This means more than $50 salts
fed shippers from that valley alone.