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Evening journal., 1920-07-09
DEFIANCE VS..
SOITTH BROOkI.YN GIANTS


South Brooklyn Giants will be the
opponents OF the Defiance All-Slars
this evening at the Third and Adams
streets field. The Giants have quite
"a string OF victories TO their credit
and expect 10 make the Tenth Ward
speed merchants hustle 10 win Man
ager Shields of Defiance, will present
his strongest team for this ttussle
and requests all the players TO be on
the field at 6Aj O'Clock In order To get
the game under way at 6.30 o'clock.
Either Freddy Clark, Megiu. Walsh
or Dillon will get the call for mound
duty, while either pennOck or Max
we'll VIII be behind the plate.
on Saturday. Jack McGowan's All
Wilmington League team will meet
Silverbrook at the Military Grounds
The Tenth .Wardors are anxious TO
annex this game as they want TO
avenge the defeat handed them by
the BROKERS" in their last game.
The Defiance travelling team Is
without a game for saturday. Any
DEAN that wants 10 be accommodated
call 32SiJ after z o'clock tonight
Evening journal., 1920-07-09

Yesterdays hero-Twombley. The
Cub gardner hit a homer or Toney in
The sixth with two on and gave Lefty
Tyler an 10 5 victory over the
Giants.
Fewster's error in the ninth inning
gave the Tigers a 8 to 3 win over the
Yanks and showed Hugs men out OF
FIRST place
Speakers Indians went back into
the lead by taking a. double header
from the Senators at to and 9 to 6.
The White Sox and the Athletics
both batted around in the ninth in
ming and scored flve runs apiece but
the SoX won TO 3.
Babe Adams shutout the Phils and
scored The run that gave him a 1 to 0
victory.
Urban Shocker BANKED the Red SoX
and helped win his own game TO Q
with double and two singles.
The Dodgers looked at four Of
Branch Rickey's pitchers and liked
them all beating the Cards IA TO ,.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
DEMPSEY SIGNS
TO FIGHT BRENNAN

NEW YORK, July Q Omitted Press)
Jack Dempsey will defend his
worlds heavyweight championship
title for the first time AGAINST BIZ
Brennan, the Chicago heavy.
The articles were signed today by
Jack Kearns and Leo Flynn, the man
ayers OF The principals.
Benton Harbor, Philadelphia, Roch-
ester and New Orleans have bid for
the ilght with prices ranging from
$4,000 10 10000 for the champs
services.
Having called the hand Of Georges
Carpentier and finding the French
man could not make good his ohal-
lenges, kearns turned his attention
90 pile OF offers for bouts with Fred
Fulton, Brennan and Billy Miske.
~Brennan viii be the best card
against the champion" Kearns said
after shsning.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
REGIsTERED SHOOT Ar poRr.

Tho p0rl Deposit Gun Club Of Port
Deposit, Md, will hold its first regis
tered tournament at Port Deposit to-
morrow and very attractive pro-
gmm mas been arranged The main
event Is a $50 bird race, shot In 40. 10
Target events for six trophies. After
the main event a 30 bird handicap
VIII be shot and trophies will be
given to high guns on each yard. The
American Trapshooting Association
trophy Will 60 to high gun on $50
birds.
Two ideal Leggeit traps will be
used.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
RIC RmL AT IT AGAIN

Bell Telephone sent the Marshalton
team OF Suburban League TO the
showers last nlght by the score Of
TO B. Big Bin Crouch had the
Marshalton team under his control at
an times, allowing but three hits.
Mike Flood did the backstop work
stopped everything that went his way.
Marshallton played a good game but
was outhit Score by innings:
i23l 7-R. II. +.
Bell Telephone 0 ? 0O20 o. 40 6
Marsllnllton M 10000 O-3 3
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
SEORT'TrTtO OETATi

lngrates are not infrequent in the
sporting world.
Witness what happened 10 Johnny
Dundee recently.
Johnny, among other things, owns
War Mask, a splendid racing horse
that has come through in several
starts lately.
Johnny was feeding War Mask a
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
FRIENDSHIP WINS TWO

Friendship A. C. defeated St. He'd
wig Jrs In two fast games last eve
ming. The first game was forfeited
to Friendship. In the second game.
defeated st. Hedwig's, 40
n g. The features Of the game were
the pitching Of Buddy" and the brill
liant hitting and shOestring catch by
Joseph. for the winning team.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09

lump Of sugar recently and War Mask
got the sugar and Johnnys finger as
well, pinching 10 severely between
his teeth.
"He bit the hand that fed him"
says Johnny sadly.
We've heard of such things before
but usually It is the fighter that does
the biting
Evening journal., 1920-07-09

Harry Rose.
Shandon Bells, br. s., by Chimes,
David Ford.
Mary Forrest b. m, by Major For
rest, NJ. p Newton.
Prince H., b. G., by Prince March,
Betty Bros.
The Apostle. b. g., by The Expo
nent, Jas. p. Winchester.
Toddie, br m, by Echo Todd, How
ard Grassland.
Matt H., b. g., by Delaware Knight,
NJ. +. Hayden
Dick Cord, br. g.. by silk Cord, Bon
ham & SinicksOn.
Houses TO rent and apartments for
rent Will be best advertised in the
Want Ads this week.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
KREBs TRIMS HARLAN AS.

Krehs. Of the Suburban League, de-
feated Harlan Apprentice in a one
sided game yesterday afternoon, 6 to
T. Foster had the Harlan team at his
mercy after the FIRST inning.
Dunbar's home run and Groomes
batting featured. The score:
Score by innings: r. II. r..
Harlan .......t tOOOOOOO0-i 3 3
Earned runs-Krebs, =. Home run
Dunbar. Struck out-By Foster, 6, by
Green, 4 ; by Hughes, 3. Bases on balls
-On Foster. 3. Hit by pitcher
GrOOme. Baldwin.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
DEFIANCE Us BROOKI.YN.

South BROOKLYN GIANTS are schod-
uled to play the Defiance Club to-
night at Third and Adams streets.
A fast and well-played game is eN-
pected. Manager Evans will trot out
his star twirler. cannon Ball" John-
son 10 stop the Tenth Warders. The
fans OF the vicinity are anxious to
see the Giants in action. as they are
reputed TO have a nifty club.
Brooklyn has had It's Saturday
game canoeled and would Hike 10 ar
range a game with some frst-class
club for this week. Address Manager
Elmo Evans, ia West Twelfth street
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
RISING sun TRIMS BREIDAsIIK

In a twilight game last night, on
the Alexis /. dupont school ball
grounds, Rising sun defeated Breida-
BLK Farms, 8 10 1. Daragh twirled
for the Rising sun team and had the
farmers eating out of his hand Dar-
ragh showed good form, having lots
OF speed and good control. Webb
pitched for Breidablik.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
WHO WAITS THIs GAME?

The Yorklyn Athletic Club wants
game at home on Saturday afternoon,
July II. The Yorklyners are capable
Of giving any Wilmington team a run
for its money. Communications
should be sent to Manager w. d.
Marsey. Yorklyn, or phone him at his
residence 29-i Hockessin.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
HENRY Stays IN A.-W.

The weekly meeting Of the All-Wil-
mlngtOn League was held last night.
Joss" Henry, one Of the best ar
bitrators Wilmington has ever pro-
duced was persuaded by President
Walsh TO agan handle the Indicator
and as a result Joss" was put in
charge Of the Eleventh Ward-Ede
game.
The head Of the league last night
instructed The Jumps 10 start thC
ball rolling at each Of the four dia-
monds at 3.t5 o'clock and they were
and forbid al arguments except
through the captains of the teams.
Many have turned The Wants Ia
good account Make fnll use of lhnm.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
MInGETs WANTS CHALLENGEs.

The Ninth Ward ~Mldgets would
like to receive challenges from any
fast team in this city from the ages
of "a To- i6 years old Send challenges
In David 5. Cauffman, iii2 Pullman
Place. or room 4ii3 dupont Building,
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
v. M. al A- GAME.

The boys division baseball league
~ the Chester y. NJ. C. A. viii play
the boys team OF the association here
tomorrow afternoon at Washington
Heights. A.. H. Denison. associate
boys work secretary OF the local ~"
will be in charge.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
STILL pITcIIINc

MELROSE, MINI, July 9-Roy Pat
terson, once a member OF the famous
pitching good ball. He takes his turn
regularly with the Melrose club.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
KAITFS DFFT

TORONTO, July 9.-On the day the
announcement was made that Benny
kau1, Giant Outheld veteran, had
been traded for a Tortonto youngster,
he hit two home runs.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
cams tn RIuID

ST. LOUIS, July 9-plans have been
definitely settled upon whereby the
Cards Will build new home for 1921.
Polo Grounds and the Braves Field.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
pIIM MN GIRsnN

NEW YORK. July 9.-Billy Gibson.
manager Of Benny Leonard, Will have
control Of Madison Square Gardens
which he intends TO make New York S
boxing Mecca.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
DUPONT Girls Baseball

Anne Foster. the crack pitcher Of
lhe Accounting Department, is one of
Inc best all-around players i'm the
league. She can curv8 a ball enough
TO make the batter dizzy, saws Eliza
beth Walsh. captain.
Tho Accounting Department holds.
the record OF the league IN having
made the most runs i'm one game. Id
scored 36 against the Treasury De
parinent and six Of them We're home
runs.
The coaches Of the league say that
every girl who comes from the upper
Brandywine section Is a good ball
player. Base ball seems to be a fa-
vorite sport In that section for both
Doys and girls. Elizabeth Beacon,
who plays third base, is from that
locality and is one Of The best fleldars
In the league.
Marian Eagen. back-stop, picks
them right of The bat. She is one Of
the star catchers Of the league.
Elizabeth Walsh, captain Of the Ac-
counting Department. says that the
victory won by The Advertising Div
islon over her team was a iluke. The
Accounting Department went out
without practice and they had TO
show many Of the girls where the
nome plaie was. since then they
have won every practice game they
played and also one with the Treas
ury Department and expect to smoth-
er the Advertising Division the neXl
time they meet.
Emma Wills will be the second
pitcher for the Accounting Depart
mont. She now plays first base
She, with Miss Foster. are the heaN-
lest hitters on The team.
Ever team has two shortstops,
Marie Lewis and Florence Smith play
lhlse positions for the Accounting
Department, while Miss Maxwell,
Miss Gentieu and Miss Eaton play in
the field
One Of the men umplres at a re
cent game tried to explain a decision
to 20 excited protesting girls, and
became so confused that he almost
swallowed his cigar They are trying
TO establish the rule that only team
captains can make protests, so as to
save The umpires.
Forty girls were candidates for the
Accounting Department team. The
final lineup consists Of team Of tC
with six subs
UMPIRE ASSIGNMENTS.
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Evening journal., 1920-07-09
HnNT Is AIIssEn

BOSTON, July 9.-pltcher Waite
Hoyt, boy pitching star Of the Red
SoX, may not play again this season
him in a weakened condition.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
Iupc OrT COIOu

TOLEDO. July 9.-That umpirng in
the American Association is away on
color this year, is the general opinion
Of the public here. The howl is gen
eral around the circuit.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
CIRRONS UFSTC

ST. PAUL, July 9-rommy Gibbons
is resting at his st. Paul home since
his fruitless trip TO England to hook
up with Joe Beckett He is planning
a heavy fall schedule.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
FFDFRAISRURG VICTORIOUs

FEDERALSBURG. Md. July 9.-Fed-
eralsburg walloped Centrevilie here
yesterday. Q 90 2 Barring the FIRST
inning, Britlingham had Centreville
at his mercy He eased up after Fed
eralsburg had secured a safe lead and
Centreville touched him Tor four hits
and one run.
Score by INNINGS:
Evening journal., 1920-07-09
UMpInE ASSIGNMENTS.

Nuhurhnn Lcnnuc.
Richardson Park VS.. Stanton-Ger-
hauser
Brck-EX vs.. Marshallton-Lank.
krcbs VS. Elsmere Honey.
Evening journal., 1920-07-09

Five races are on the matinee card
at the Elsmere track tomorrow after
noon.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
A VOLCANIC BARNUM AND
BAILEY

Young America will drop anything
to run to fire. In some parts Of the
world-Hewaii, for example-one also
drops everything to run to volcano
eruption, unless he already Is too close
for comfort. Then he runs from It.
Have you ever wondered what vol
cano. In action, looks like? Here is a
description. not by a scientist. but by
young Washington woman who went
to Hawaii to live just before Mauna
Loa's terrific erwption last year:
1T seems as II Hawaii, though small,
must have just SO much attention, and
so ever so often she explosively projects
herself Into the arena Of the worlds
happenings" wrote Mrs. Shirley Fos-
ter Allen. "Not content with her share
In the Big Show In Europe, she de-
cided to stage first-class side show
all her Own-and the two volcanoes,
Mauna Loa and Kilauea, have certain.
ly done their best to make 1t the big
gest show on earth
"Just word about the geography
Of the place. In the first place so
many people seem to think the word
Honolulu embraces all there Is to the
Islands; and In the second place, the
general conception seems to be that
the volcano is located In H0nolulus
back yard, as It were. and that
we Honolulans take our daily
exercise by running up to the
crater every morning before break.
fast. Honolulu Ia located on the
Island Of Oahu, third island in size
In the group, while the volcano. or
rather volcanoes, are located on Ha-
wall, the largest and youngest island,
with an area Of more than 1900 square
miles, which lies nearly 200 miles
southeast Of Oahu.
'The first indication Of volcanic ac-
tivity was the presence Of a peculiar
caulihower-shaped cloud hanging over
the mountain. Three days later, on
September 20, the whole heavens were
lit up with an apricot glow when, from
. hu9e In he mountains sids. q
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
Thanksgiving Day in Raymer

1hauhoS wing Lay Ill ItuyiuCf
The people Of Raymer seemed tc
find occasion for Thanksgiving in
spite of lowering prices for wheat
and some dark prospects
There were numerous private par
ties where turkey etc. helped to re.
mind one of the many good things
that come to them
Up at the school house. the peo.
ple from all denominations repre-.
sented in Raymer, gathered to lis.
ten to a sermon by Rev Melendy, en-.
tering into the spirit Of the day
and showing true conception Of the
reason for thankfulness
After the sermon, dinner was serv.
ed at the Christian Church to all
who desired It reminded one of ths
earlier days when 1t was the Gus
tom for all to meet at the school
house on the annual feast day
In the eveing large crowd gath
cred at the school house again fol
short literary program
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
NORBERG.J0HNs0N

Married on Thanksgiving Day at
Fort Morgan, Colorado, Miss Clarice
Norberg. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Obey Norberg. and Mr. George r.
Johnson, principal Of our schools
DR. Mahood Of the Methodist church
at Fort Morgan pronounced the words
which made the young people man
and wife.
They left on the afternoon train
for Denver, returning Saturday
The young people will make their
home right here in Raymer. where
host Of friends are glad to well
come them and will Join with The
Enterprise in congratulations and
wishes for a long ond happy life.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
RAyMER|TEs BUY
SHORT HORN BULLS

The outcome Of the meeting last
Saturday will give to the Raymer
country two splendid bulls Of the
milking short horn type
Senator Carpenter of Greeleh is
the owner Of one OF the choice herds
Of the country. and he was the man
who addressed the Raymer farmers
at the school house
Those who heard him were con-
vinced that he knew cattle as we'll as
irrigation law. and that 1t was worth
while to 60 over and see his herd
Tuesday, A s Hurst, Lou Schmeeck-
lie. Albert schmeekle, Shelby Hare
and The Enterprise man boarded the
Hurst automobile and drove to the
Carpenter ra:.ch at Barnsville
Something over 100 head Of the ia
nous milking short horns were there
ready for inspection.
After spending the day. Louis
Schmeeckle purchased "The Lord OF
the Herd" and A S Hurst and Ed
Warrick bought RED King"
Both animals are around two years
old. The cattle are raised under reg
ular farm conditions, show up big,
healthy and strong, Just the kind Of
cattle needed to bring up the quail
ty Of the stock In this vicinity
Others may, buy. but even with
these two, we predict that they will
have a big effect on the appearance
OF cattle In this vicinity in the next
ten years. In fact, we hope and ex-
pect to see more of them added and
and hope the day Of the scrub bull
is about over for this section Good
cattle and hogs will soon make us
forget the troubles Of the wheat far
mer May the good work go on
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02

DEusselA More lhan three .enruries
earlier its great square had seen Count
Esmsnt and Count Horn walk to the
scaifold, AZ the former recited the tif.
ty-nrst Psalm, and a little later both
heads were displayed to the assembled
multitude On iron spikes. More grue-
some still. both heads finally were
boxed and sent to Philip II Of Spain
~ that latter-day Herod might exult
At another victory over his northern
subjects.
Though the Brussels carpet Of mod.
en- times 10 not made In Belgium,
Brussels was paid Z deserved tribute
In it, naming. for when Il nrst was
maAufactured at Wilton. England, the
product was patterned after the tap,
entries for which Brussels was famous
for centuries.
In addition to III weaving Brussels
gained renown for its lacemaking, and
its needle-made laces still find their
way all over the civilized world, In
Guiding considerable quantity to the
United States. The feminine culture
Of feudal times sought to express in
the delicate designs Of Almy fabric
what men wrought In the lace-like
architecture Of Its cathedrals.
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
BRUSSELS, CAPITAL CITY
OF THE LAND OF THE
LOOM

Brussels, conspicuous during the
war. again became q center OF world
attention with the meeting there Of
the international financial congress.
Brussels fame rests partly on pop
ular Misrepresentation.
Its name is linked with 4 carpet
that Is not made there, and also with
. cathedral which, properly speaking.
d not a cathedral at ell but 4 church.
that Of st. Gudule.
BUT even after deductins this much
from Brussels credit, enough remains
to give It Z foremost place ameng
world capitals. Were the romantic
adventures OF the city cast into Q
,.movie" scenario, the title might &C.
curately be "From Swamp Dwelling to
Petit Paris"
The seventh century village on the
senne, near the center Of what now 10
Belgium. was called BrueselIe, liter
ally Swamp dwelling" with descrip-
tive intent. The genius Of a people
for making much Of meager physical
circumstances fully warrants the nick.
name often given the modern city Of
parks. boulevards. art galleries and q
famous university.
enRering was no new experience for
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02

flood Of molten lava was belched forth.
Spreading out into great shallow
stream. 1t came roaring down the
mountain slope. burning forests, car
rying huge trees and immense bould-
ers on Its surface-sweeplng every
thing before 1t. With speed varying
from one to twenty miles an hour, ac-
cording to the country 1t was passing
over, It broadened out until It was
nearly mile In width. After wiping
out the government belt road, razing
telephone poles and destroying a vast
amount Of property, the red-hot lava
tumbled over high preclpice and
plunged kissing into the sea.
"A number Of excursions were made
In October from Honolulu, and, in ap-
preaching the flow from the sea In the
early evening, the glow from the lava
was visible for many miles before
Alika was reached.
Drifting within 200 yards Of the
point where the liquid rock was rush.
Ing into the sea, the scene stretching be.
fore one was awe-inspiring. Slowly
the smoky haze, from the burning for.
ests, which hung over the source 20
miles away, lifted and the river Of
fire stood out In Its full glory, holding
one speechless and spellbound. Leap
Ing from pail to valley. rushing up.
hill and roaring down, the fiery flood
thundered down the mountain slope,
carrying on Its bosom rocks as big as
houses that were tossed about az II
they were mere pebbles. As thu
stream Of blazing lava neared the
coastline, 1t appeared to gather more
speed, taking final plunge over 100.
foot cliff at terrific rate, and look.
Ing for oil the world like q fiery nj.
agara. As the red-hot lava came In
contact with the water, great columns
Of steam and gas, like huge water
spouts, were forced hundreds Of feet
into the air. Huge boulders, hurled
into space, exploded with thunderous
reports Into auras Of red and green
lights. while flashes Of what looked
like lightning added to the chaos"
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02

70 the south, easr un0 west. On the
north the terrific Alps sweep around
It in a great semicircle from Mediter-
ranean to Adriatic, closing the circuit.
ITO be sure, from the time Of Au.
gustus the boundary Of each side Of
northern Italy has been juggled, now
to the east, now to the west, by poll
tics; but the physical boundary is still
definitely there. So thoroughly did
the ancient chroniclers recognize these
natural limits that long before the
name Of Italy had any political sig
niflcance or entity the writer's applied
It to the country thus inclosed. The
peninsuls, with Its tremendous Apen-
nine backbone. makes Z huge boot
which thrusts out practically Into the
center Of the great midland sea.
Necessarily, then, Itaiy was exposed
to attack and invasion from three
sides. Indeed, It was the invading, or
rather colonizing. Greek who combined
with the aborigine to form the pop.
ulation that stocked the peninsula.
Taken In smaller way, geographical
site or position exercised no less dis
tinct an effect upon some Of the fore
most Italian cities; and In shaping
their affairs and men II also Influenced
the entire world.
After forming this BASIN northern
Italy-the Apennines sweep southwark
In Z rugged backbone which deter
mines the whole internal geography
Of the country as definitely as the
Alps do its outline northward.
"ln central Italy, west Of the noun.
tains, the valleys Of the Arno and the
Tiber-the only streams Of Importance
give the keynote to any geographic
study Of the region. Over on the east
ern coast no rivers Of Importance can
exist, because the mountains there ap.
proach too close to the sea, though the
tortuous, mostly dry beds Of the tor
icnti SCaI EVERY nelKnt.
In this connection It Is interesting
to note that nowhere Is the peninsula
more than $50 miles wide, and gener.
ally not more than 100, while down
In Calabria the width dwindles in two
places to 35 and 20 miles respectively.
One Of the most inspiring views In
the whole length Of the country also
displays this narrowness strikingly1
when, on . clear day, from the Gran
Sasso, the htghest point in the bleak
'Abruzzi range. central Italy. at near.
~ 10000 feet, one may look not only
eastward over the Adriatic to far Dal.
matia's rocky shores, but also west
ward over the mountain and moor, city
and sandy coast, to the dim and misty
blue Of the Tyrrhenian sea. In vol.
canic southern Italy, likewise barren
OF any great waterways the Apen-
mines break up into groups Of hills and
peaks, not usually SO lofty as farther
northward.
"As in the case Of Japan, the sur
rounding sea makes a vast difference
In the italian climate. Judged by Its
position alone, the peninsula should be
about the hottest part Of Europe-lt
Is only 90 miles from the southern
shore of Sicily to Africa. But the twin
seas and the ever snow-capped noun
talns temper the heat, and the region
al peculiarities are such that we find
Turin, for instance, colder In winter
than Copenhagen. and Milan as warm
In summer as Naples"
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02

In yellow Men Sleep" this
author has gone far from the
beaten paths and selected an
environment almost as inacces-
sible and as little known as the
South Pole-the heart of the
Cobb desert in China. He To-
Gates therein a strange empire
and makes it a scene of new
and extraordinary adventures.
Romance, but not of stereo-
typed plot and style.
Our new serial starts this week
The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
COMMISSIONERS
END TAX LEVY

The county commissioners were
completing the work Of making out
the tax levies Saturday 1t was re-
ported that the state and county levy
combined would be slightly under II
mills, probably l0S or 1917 The
amount last year was 10 mills ev-
en- Greeley Tribune