Evening journal., 1915-04-19
TWO SLEEPERS ROLL
FROM CAR ROOF
One Only Jared, the Other
Badly Bruised by High
Fall
FIELD SPORTS'TO
OPEN BALL SEASON

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, April 19.-The
George and John baseball club viii
hold its field day sports at Leonard
Park. Sixth and Clymer streets, on
Saturday, May L. Following the
sports the club will open its baseball
season again with the Pioneers, OF
Wilmington. Representatives of the
Pioneers came here from Wilmington
vest erday and conferred with Man
arer John Berry. The events at the
held day sports will be open to all
comers Previous to the opening of
tho events two mile run Will take
place. The start will be made from
Seventh and South streets, one half
OF the runners going to Leonard s
Hotel and the other half to the Jcfter-
son House. Then each squad OF run
ners will go over the others route
and the finish will be at the club
house.
Vicnula. records Bridgewater.+
Baseball is 10 boom. Manager Berry
said. Yesterday. He is delighted over
the result of the practice game on
Saturday. Every man showed snappy
work. The George and John Fife
and Drum Corps will furnish the
music al all games James J. Ryan
has donated three prizes for the two
mile road race on opening day.
Manager McDevitt. of the New
Castle club. had his players at prsc-
tice on Saturday and then the Yani-
eans got into the field and a very
nice seven innings game was the re-
CrsT nil a
tion here on next Saturday.
Eugene Mason and William Price,
Jr., took high dives yesterday morn
ing but the net was mother earth and
Mason is now at the New Castle
County Hospital suffering from inter
nal injuries The men had good
time on Saturday night and became
high minded They climbed TO the
top Of freight car at the Battery
and fell asleep. Sometime in the
night they fell to the ground. Price
was shaken up just little but Masor
was so badly bruised that he was sem
10 the County Hospital.
The Rev. ]. B. Hill addressed thu
Baraca Glass of the M. u. Sunday
school yesterday afternoon.
Frank sheridan had a peculiar ex
perience on Friday evening. Abou
z o'clock. the Rev. Andrew l.. Henry
former pastor of the Mt Salen
Church. called on Sheridan ant
begged to be taken to Salem. Th'
minister complained of feeling unwel
and said his wife was also poorl.
and he wanted to get home TO his fam
ily Sheridan todd Mr.. Henry that b
had been out an night and day an
that when he went out fishing at i
o'clock he would call for the min
lister. When Sheridan was ready I
60 he went across to the house wher
the preacher stopped and knocked o
the door.
"Is the Rev. Mr.. Henry here" sal
Sheridan to the woman who answere
the knock.
"Yes, sir; he is here"
Tell him TO come on and wi
take him"
Take him! Take the Rev. Henr
Somewherel Where are you going I
take him?"
ITO Salem"
"saleml To Saheml Why. Re
Henry is dead"
"Deadl Dead nothing. I saw hii
a few hours ago.
Sheridan was invited into ii
house and sure enough the ministt
was dead as he had died at o'clocl
Heart trouble caused his death.
James j. Lawler is critically
from pneumonia.
Mrs. NJ. Bacon has recovered fro
a severe attack of the grip.
The Baldt Steel Company is bu:
turning out frames for the Baldwi
Company.
The members of Seminole Trih
Improved order of Red Men. will I
10 Middletown on Wednesday evenir
TO visit the tribe there.