Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-25
PORT PENN PUFFS
BY Scoop

by SCOOP"
al" that Middletown scribe. must
think this is a personal matter be-
tween Scoop" and al" II not, It
surely is evident from the dope he has
been spreading about
Alec, please stop and think n min
ute. We are discussing the merits Of
the Port Penn and Middletown teams.
II is not whether you can spread It
better than 7 can or not So please
stick TO the issue and do not wander
off on one Of your rambles again. Rel
alive 10 the matter Of who is handling
this STUFF better, II would be we'll for
you to think minute and remember
that once upon a time you we're one
Of my proteges.
Remember that. do you7 II you do.
please consider that hereafter in
your piok-ups n you do not re-
member II, just rave on. until you hit
upon reason accidentally.
II would he advisable for "Al" to
start his arguments all over again,
and write about something that Is in
teresting. People want 10 know what
the Middletown team is doing and not
be made aware Of the fact that Scoop
should be original
Well, Alec. your dire predictions
about cafurd,.rfo r.,,,o ,,o no ,,-o,-
rying Port Penn much And Il
might as we'll not be kept a secret
any longer. But Port Penn has a big
surprise on hand for you next Sat
urday afternoon So please be pre-
pared.
And prepared you will he, too. I
guess. II so. why do you always
make such preparations for the
"boobtown" ball players? II you can
not see through II, other people can.
You are afraid OF them and that's all.
Alec. follow the inconsistency Of
this First you say Port Penn play
ed teams composed OF 16 and 1s-year-
old boys Just before that you say
that Wilmington A. Q. never got a
scratch of you. DO you follow this
II so. be careful what you say here
after, because other people see the
fallacy Of your stuff"
What you did last year. "Al" does
not count In baseball II is what
you are this year that counts In
your argument you again ignore Port
Penn. They may have made some
improvements over last year, so just
watch out.
As soon as you would come back
to earth, Alec, and talk about some
thing rational and cease your aber-
rations. some people might interest
themselves in your gossip; but, at
the present time, the Port Penners
know that you are not writing TO shii
the Middletown fans.
by Heck" BY Cash. that there
Odesser writer now enters. He wants
10 get in this. So you say you broke
a precedent when you challenged the
Port Penners, Ell? Yes, and BY Heck
you failed 70 note that was why Port
Penn refused TO play you. There is
nothing 10 this kind Of argument. fell
low scribe from Odessa. Why not come
out and say that Manager McMunr
told you that he couldn't play OF
Thursday for the simple reason thai
he couldn't get his team together Yol
might as well present both sides o
the argument because other peopl,
, do not like that sort Of paper talk.
Come on. Mr. Walker. and SEIZED
ule a fast team for Saturday" say
Alec Believe me. you have a fast
enough team scheduled and you will
realize this next Saturday afternoon
. after some of your wonderful hitter'
b have famed the ozone several times.
. Don't worry about the sharks. Al
The scare is all over. although you
still seem afraid Of them. And vol
think we handed Park a rotten deal
do YOU? Well. why haven't they an