Evening journal., 1920-08-11

MAKE MERRY
Sports, Luncheon and
Good Fellowship on Their
Day Of
BALL GAME GOES
TO TIE SCORE

Funeral directors Of Wilmington
and other pla0cs IN Delaware took a
day on yesterday went out 10 Idle
Hour on the Delaware at Claymont.
and -let the world 90 by" Il was
their annual field day They played a
remarkable baseball e5kne, did some
equally remarkable foot ra0ng and
displayed a siin more remarkable apt
ttude fOr getting away with a tasty
luncheon served in the large dining
room Of the Delaware Saeneerbund
summer resort. Theer wasn't a grave
face among them.
Somebody told somebody else that
somebody had heard John Yasik re-
mark that he believed tflaa Il had
been raining. Nobody, however, paid
any particular attention 70 the remark
or 10 the rain. ln fact, the rain did
a favor. II put a stop 10 the base
ball game Just when the Married Men
and The Single Fellows had become
tied In the eighth inning with a score
OF ~. Both sides Wlere 50 thorough
~ satisfied with the result that they
left the ball grounds and went back
70 headquarters In the Idle Hour din
ingroom without even attempting 10
lay out the umpire.
NNAAAAanA IA NNAANn N0NNTIlAlA NAG Illl~
gle Fellows and Herbert Hirzsl di-
rected the field operations OF the Mar
ried Men-that Is, he directed them
when aflsir wives and daughters, who
we're along. gave him an opportunity.
When Il comes 70 boosting a team
the wives and daughters OF the mem
bership OF the Funeral Directors As
sOciatiOn OF Delaware are there.
"Midge" Mclaughlin took the risk OF
serving as umpire. George NJ. Fisher,
who was 10 have oficiated, cOuldn {
find the baseball diamond, although 4
was spread out all over the General
Chemical COmpany's athletic grounds.
Incidents OF the field day were sn
exhibition by John lasik OF how
"Jiggs plays shuflebOard." and a
pinOohle game, the score OF which got
lost When lunch was called. Then
there was business meeting
which William p. Lynn and Robert
p Cloud were elected delegates IN the
thirty-ninth annual convention OF the
National Funeral Directors Associa-
ton. at Springfield, Mass, September
IS, i6 and n. Michael A. Mealey, pres
ident and II. Herbert Hirzel. score
tary OF the Delaware association, also
will attend the national convention.
Harvey z. Nichols was elected treas
urer OF the Stale association, 70 flil
the unexpired term OF the late Viii
ham H. Robinson. Jr.
Prizes awarded for athletic events
were as follows:
Baseball game, player, making most
hits-JOhn IaSik, caSe OF enbalming
ffuid; most runs, W. SCOTT. $40 in
sold: most errors, J. Kelly, BOBBY
award.
Three-leeged rsce-Wm. r. Hanna,
irst, sci OF casket Innings; William A.
Berry. FELTON,, Del second, set OF cas-
ket Innings.
Shoe raoe-F. Kilroy. INST black
Liskrul rug; II. 3. Nichols. second,
case OF embalmng fluid.
Rst mans raoe-Afbert MoCrery,
first. surgical case; Harvey z. Nich-
OILS. second. case of embalmins fluid.
Potato raoe-Karl Krienen, lrst
pump; William Smith, Jr., second,
box OF cigars.
Sack race, William Krienen, first
dressinS grip: Karl Kr1enen, second
necrosan outnt.
Ladies' event, egg raoe-Miss Leah
Hirzel. first, umbrella; Mrs. William
T. Atkins. Lewes, Del. second, 81
gold piece.
Special prizes-George NJ Fisher
set Of extension handles. and p KID
roy. one dozen bottles OF eurbalmsne
The baseball game score:
UNF0RTUNATES.