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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
N|DDLETOWN WILL
HAVE THIRD TEAM
Freddie Dyer VIII Pilot Nine ~
Younger Down County
Players

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
f0L0REB FIELD MFFT.
Athletes WIN Have All Kinds 81 sport
AZ MlddlelnNn.

one of tho most intarosting features
In connection with the Hecund annual
field day - be held At Middletuwn 10
morrow of all coored elementary
schools in New Castle county. gill b.
the athletic sports 10 bo held in tho
afternoon hetween and = ar The now
school site.
Twelve Bohoola throughout the Cpun
- have already returned their athletio
entry blanks ~ tho Athletic Dires tor.
giving IN all the names pf over 80 chill
drcn To- take part ~ tho varipua eF.uia.
The schools that wili be ropreeouicd
are Dpia ware fify Mt Pleasant. thfle
tiaua. Tiothoe'la SoWpurt summit
Fridge. UnckcaFin Kirk wood ToH naf-ud.
iron mn MarHhallfuu. odeasa Gtlsfs
NAV enter later
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
ST. PAUL'S TO PLAY
WORKHOUSE TEAM
Rain Playing Havoc With Man
ager Smiths Schedule: Hughes
Still With the Nine.

0ld Jupiter PIuvius. cooperating with
IN. weather man is fast losing out as
"A baseball enthusiast. At least mem
b.rs af ST Pauls Independent hasehnil
club ar. of that opinion. One of the
most important games. the opening
game. between the local urga nizattnn
and Washington college team. has
ag.in been erased from the calendar
indefinitely.
Tn. game was first scheduled To he
played April 2a The ST. PauFs lnde-
prndcntS. cnruute To Chcstertown. Md,
were, halted AT Middletown forcing their
return Ia this city The same game was
scheduled for yesterday however. with
'Old Sol" failing t" cooperate and with
III. intermittent showers. the game was
aElin cancelled Manager l.. NJ smith
Is nov looking for the jinN which
seems - b, following his club This
ann, however. will be played of later
eaus, of the rivalry between both
t1ms
tn. Wotkhous,. basclrrlj rluh has been
booked hy Manager Srlith tor n"X; Sat
eas the same - he started
a4nt,v at . o'circk Warden Plum
~ hasabaI bus" himself is con-
.it af r,:is. ,rt.c aauth.r victory
~ 5as,.S Tn. Wor'shous. team is
,i.a-.d oue III III fastest clubs in
-,.. stct.,t~ or iii country.
II vas amored That
...1.- o iGs..1 md outt"id"r
80 Ms sis ati'n ant mad
u ~.tu ,st 'y4Eue team. this
...3 ~ Nlit4., smith tndly.
,ans~ bavy mat"
= ~ Iush,s h. s e;il
~ ,aud.ats Hughes
- S. i at ni and "+ IL
-, to hIa h said
in.,o1t,.d thj- unrn-
i. Nsua4.r Srafh that ~ has sign
= - We-ss. se'.ui-n' p'aN"r
t.,,,. V.-.r- WIN IS
tt.l With beinE
-brd bt-.u,n u 'he
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49,, and ia, other games
d Tunr 21 pthor games
Ntustsr smith arc with
1T r.n-,u, ,.r.s.,r .vr Wash
S. 81" az. My md orump-
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a Ir't
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a~,- Nth pa.awarr city.
P.a.. Nv Cas,,, 81 any either
Il. ..,nt t.'l team - eo'or' i all
Isl H. sc,.t. games WITH
.aNu ", PhHade'phja
a+ a~d N.an.. ,.ty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
MANY PRIZES FOR
FIELD DAY WINNERS
Local Merchants Have Contrib
uted a Number Of Articles
for du Pont Winners.

To the division of tho accounting de
partmont of the du pont Company that
scores the highest number Of pUinta at
the field day meet 10 lee held by tho de
partment M tho du Puui Country club
on Saturday afternoon. a handsome lov-
ing cup. donated 10y the accounting
board. viii he awarded
Eveuta and prizes 10 he awarded the
winners at the meet are folIows
Fifty-yard dash for womou--First
prize. boudor lamp. donated by Eli
wood souder and sons Company. sec
ond, Everaharp pencil. by butler Inc
Potato race fr women-First prize
three pairs Of silk hose. by tho Lar
Shop. second. taae by tho Wilmington
Furniture Company
Needle and thread race for women
First prize fv"- pound box of candy bv
the Reynolds candy Company second.
camera. by frost Brothers
suit care rare Tor women and men
Iloudoir lamp. by Garrett and Millor.
and nickle nah tray. by ~ anellenburg
and Company
Relay rare for neu--Firat prize huv
af 30 cigars second. can nf - cigars
f00-y ward daah FIRST prizo silk shiri
by Frank o'Donneli second wallet h.
Hiram Ycrgcr and Son
sark racc-EirRt prigo, therTnos bot
tic IN the Delaware HHrdWaru Com
many second two pipes hY Naicr ripe
company.
Human whooi harrow racc-Firsf
rrize set ~ pipes. Nv the Gordon Pipe
Store second rair of tennis ahnaa i.
/ fosoph stone
Broad funp-Firat pri7c ailter amoF
tug set Nv Charles A Fell se, oud
order for hat rs 'nitpd Hat Store
Accounting board 60-yard da ah--Fir q
i lrize golf iaekot nv George 7. Winter
i fnt the 1aatt nm brown dorb5. hs
/ Frank o.Donncn
-Four nenknivee donated ~ friend
viii he awarded the bosf qnarte,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
BIG ROWDS FOR RACE.
Churchill Downs Derby and Prize Fight
Fills Louisville

Louisville. KyN May 5 Basing their
estimates on reservations Of past years
hotel keepers are of the opinion that
the 1921 renewal of the Kentucky derby
at Churchill Downs. Saturday. will be
witnessed by the largest crowd that ever
saw a horse race in Kentucky.
The twelve round fight between Pal
Moore, of Memphis. and Joe Lynch
Friday, May 6, on the evening of derby
day. also is expected to swell the num-
ber of visitors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
CITY BOY SCOUTS
IN BIG FIELD NEE .
Hundreds ~ Boys HN Enva :
p Sports IN Saturday
Afternoon

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Chick Bvans sails For England.

New York. MAY 5.-Chick Evans, na-
tional amateur golf champion. was a
passenger aboard the steamship Adriatic
sailing yesterday for England HE will
join the other members Of the American n
team who sailed last Saturday Evans
said he would proceed Immediately
upon arrival TO Hoylake 70 aecustom
himself with the course before the open
ing of the tournament May 3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
DON'T NEED TAGS.

Mail Trucks on Interstate Routes
Exempt Here.
Automobile trucks used for the trans
pOrtation of government mail on star
routes, are not required to pay a Del
aware State license tax under present
laws, according to an opinion rendered
by Attorney General sylvester ID. Town
send 20 Governor William ID. Denney.
They may accordingly dispense with
the display ~ a Delaware license tag,
provided they are legibly marked in a
way u show their official purpose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
AUTO RACES MAY 30.
State Fair Association Plans Plenty of
Sport at Elsmere Grounds.

The Delaware State Fair Association
has closed a contract with David r.
Coke to hold automobile and motor
cycle races on their track AZ Elsmere
on Decoration Day, May 80. As Mr.
Coke is president of the American
Motor Racing Association. il Is assumed
that the races will be held under the
auspices Of that organization.
He was identified with a number Of
races throughout Pennsylvania last
year. insluding 10O-mife event at
Pott stown
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
ANOTHER OBSERVER DIFFERS.

According 10 another spectator AZ the
bout Brommell won over Lowell Brom-
mells wicked right was working well
and Lowell for some reason did not
evade il as often as he desired. The
nair put up the best bout Of the evening
and their clean sportsmanship appealed
to many of the fans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Bill, Mellnn Mnlchmnkrr.

Billy Melton. manager 0f SAmuty
Britton. Young Horba Young stanley
and Kid Chadwick. has been appointed
matchmaker for the 81 tledwIg's club
and will make an effort 20 give the
people patronizing smokers the best
obtainabe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
RACING ENTRIES.

An added feature of Every
Evening in supplying STARTING
news is the publication of tomor-
rows racing entries several hours
before any other PAPER sold in
this city
II is printed on page s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Reliance Club Wants Games.

The Reliance Field Club would like 10
book games with any teams ranging
from II to 13 years. C. Hackett, 911
jackson street. is manager. Reliance
would like to play all games at Eigh-
teenth and Van Buren streets on week
DAYS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Rrldeeyille Downs Fredericksburg.

The BridgeVille High School baseball
team kept up their winning stride ~
defeating the fast Maryland boys l6-t.
McIlwain allowed but three hits "a
fredericksburg. Next week the boys Will
have two home games MAY 10 and r.
with fredericksburg and Georgetown
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
GAMES TODAY AND TOMORROW
American Ieagu

American League.
Detroit at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
National League.
St Louis A PIttsburg
Cincinnati at Chicago
Brooklyn at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
GreenhiIl Shot Today.

The Greenhul Clubs first registered
.hoot. 10 he held this Afternoon, promis-
~ to be most successful event, as
both local and out-of-town shoters have
arranged to be on hand Four 25-tar-
get events feature the program.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Parkesburg Plays Parsside.

Weather permitting. Parkesburg Iron
Company baseball team will be the at
traction at Harlan Field in a twilight
tilt with the Parkside Club this after
noon. Manager Wintrup will send his
best players against the Pennsylvania
players in an effort TO take the game
Hawke Hayes will make his appear
nace again in the box opposing the
visitors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
THE NEW FRANKLIN.
Latest Cars Are Attracting Much At.
tenfiOn.

Noticeable among the new sea son
automobiles seen on the streets these
spring days are the new model Frank
Inns. whose trim lines make strong ap-
peal to the aesthetic sense. as do their
performances to the practical consid-
ttatIOns.
During tht first quarter Of the pres
eyt year the Franklin factory output
ranked NTH in this country in sales
value and eleventh in production fig
TRES.
The local agency Of the line is at 1OlI
Orange street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
National Leagne.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
American League.

American League.
Detroit IL Chicago. S
New York Washington rain
Boston Athletics, rain
other teams not Sc heduled
National League.
Boston, 5 Philadelphia. 2
New York. 3 Brooklyn. z
Chicago. 8 Cincinnati. /.
Pittsburg st Louis, rain
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Solomon Looking For DeyIne

Kid Solomon takes exception 10 the
article published in one Of the local
papers that he was not anxio. to meet
Pete Devine solomon is willing to meet
DeWne at any time OF place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
sammp BrItton '. Tommy Daniels.

-
Smmay Britton and Tommy Daniels
will fight the windup at St Hetwig' 3
at Modjeska Hall Monday night. Young
Stanley ana Jimmy ireland are booked
for the semi in a return match The
balance of the card will be announced
later
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Score by Innings.


r. = &.
sun 20 = r s p = 70
Fourth Ward
batteries SUI 30. inomn-.u tn4
Botckt
sun Thres-tss~.. b4t. Fullerton Two
bass hits. Elliott k8ufer str,lce ai.f
BY Thompson. Bases on halls oF
Thompson g. stolen hases. Kauf.r
8orcky. l. Left on bases. sun. Hst
by pitcher 10y Mcconnell Elliott,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Itch To Play Chester; Ready For Bicycle Ra ces
KEYSTONE FIELD CLUB.
WiDdup Bout.

WiDdup Bout.
Robby Barrett of Clifton Heights
VS. Happy Jack McWillintna. of
Philadelphia.
Semi Wlndup.
Jimmy Irclaud. Of Wilmington
and frankie Sparks, of Phiiadel-
phia
Mnln Preliminary.
Buckcy McGiunis. Of Whining
ton vs. Johnny Trnub of Chester
Preliminary.
Soldier Stokes. of Wilmington
va * - Brommcll. Of lfastlake.
Opening Bout.
I[id williams W. \ Anderson,
FOR colorcd weltcrweiRht cham
pionship
added Attraction.
MaiColm Mccoy will meet the
best wrestler obtainable.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
LINDEN A. e. WINS.
Mapleleaf Nine Loses >even-Inning
Contest, H.

The Linden a. { team defeated rn.
Mapleleaf team in Il seven-.nnlns sam.
Tuesday afternoon. H. The So ore
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
BOWLING

Fhe bancroft bowling season came - A
closc last night al Grady xhen -four
matches we're played as windup feature
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05
Score ~ Innings

Linden a C..... Z q + p III 3-tl
Mapleleaf .-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-05

nIlrH 10 "Ir1n eu0rf
F.ilwond n Austou. Mgr
sun 1nTnpany Team Marcus fT9rE .sa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-17
: ATLAS BODY WORKS

-Auto Truck Body Builders Cabs Gen. eral repairing. Windshields- 24o John St Bar. 5T- T22alr>
 MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE repair ing. vulcanizing, tires, tubes, changing batteries and general repairing. I.enox
 Cycte and Auto Supply, 120S East Main aooI Ia
Evening star., 1921-08-31

her maid Of honor Miss Jessie Evans
and Miss Edith Detwiler was brides
maid. The flower girls were Anna
Mr.. Severn Of the Washington Mis-
sionary College. was best man for
Mr. Carter and his ushers were the
same as those who attended Mr.. Cum
ningham. A reception followed the
ceremony.
Miss Collins Bride
Of l.. G. sixer Today.
The marriage Of Miss Madeleine
Claire Collins, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles D. Collins. to Mr.. Lynn
Gatewood Sizer will take place at 5
o'clock this afternoon at the home of
Meeks will ofiiciate, only a small COM
pany of relatives and friends being
present, and the bride will be attend
ed by her sister, Miss Lucille Warren
Collins.
Mr.. Sizer and his bride will leave
Washington just after the ceremony
for q trip to New England and Can
ada and will be at home in Washing
ton after October 1.
Mai. Gill0n Returns
After Long Absence.
Maj. George l. Gillon entertained a
small company at dinner last even
ing at the Powhatan. Maj. Gillon ha 8
returned to Washington for a visit
after an absence of ten years.
The Rev. John Newton Culbertson
and Mrs. Culbertson, 1858 Quincy
street northwest, have as guests their
daughter, Mrs. Arthur MOuntford
Baker, and her son Robert of Toledo.
Dr. and Mrs. Wade H. Atkinson and
Wade H. Atkinson. jr., are among the
passengers from Washington sailing
aboard the Fort Victoria from New
York today for the Bermuda islands.
DR.. and Mrs. Tew4sbury have
moved into their new residence at 101
Fast Eenox street. Chew Chase. Nd,
Evening star., 1921-08-31
! -; :. Pbi!iFpsbert1 f!:t l!'!'4!; 1-
$I1 op%am o%G% % SesI Fourth Floor
zE e>-':,@,.
Mai. GillOn Returns
After Long Absence.

Dr. and Mrs. Tew4sbury have
moved into their new residence at 101
Evening star., 1921-08-31
Society
CONTINUED from eighth Page.)

roses with q shower Of lilies Of the
valley.
Miss Felicia Crown, the brides cous-
In, was her only attendant. and wore
. gown of pink organdy. She carried
An arm bouquet of pink roses. Mr..
Roland Barrett was best man. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Lois Crown, the brides niece.
Among the out-of-tOwn guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Cutler, parents of
the groom, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Scally, all of Point of Rocks, Md.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Cutler left for q short wedding trip.
They will be at home to their friends
after September Is at f4317 Georgia
avenue northwest, ~.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-27

BELFAST. May 2C-Belfast was
as excited Thursday night as at any
time since the openinE OF the cam
paign. The streets were crowded
and professions marched TO and fro
accompanied by police and armed
cars Two of these cars later were
stationed outside the Nsu0nal club
In the center of the city for the pur-
pose of stopping a demonstration
organized boy SIR. Devlin's followers,
which il was feared might start "
riot. But in other parts OF the city
tho celebrations were not interefer-
ed with, although every step was
taken to keep the opposing factions
apart.
Considerable excitement was
caused by the placing NJ the fog
alarms under the wheels OF street
cars, causing reports like rifle shots.
The nati0naIsts finally held their
demonstration, but came within an
ace Of causing a tragedy. as the
soldiers were under a severe ner-
vous strain. due i'm part 20 the fog
signals and ia part 10 revolver shots
from windows, and ouy the cautious
action of the well trained police i'm
inducing the people TO return home
before the curfew prevented tr0u-
Bile.
Shankhul road was in q frenzy OF
excitement, the famous Orange
drummers with blood flowing from
their wrists. arousing 90 high pitch
the people of that district who We're
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-27
CONNALLY ASKS
EXCLUSION OF
HOUSE SPEECH
Makes Bitter Alta on
MichaelsOn for War PrOpa-
ganda Charges.
(Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
Der Of the Illinois delegation to per
NIT Mr.. Nicholson to proceed.
Later Mr.. Connally attempted 10
end it. but at that moment Mr..
Michaelson concluded.
When Speaker Gillett resumed the
chair 10 adjourn the house, which
had been sitting as a committee for
discussion of the packer control bill,
Mr.. Connally opened the attack on
the Illinois member. Asking the
procedure for throwing out the
speech, he declared the lankuage
used was n most disgraceful reffec-
ton on the course the American
government and people pursued dur
ing the war.
IF there is no way under the
rules OF this house." he said, by
which Il can protect itself. and the
dignity and honor of this country
from such a Shiny, slanderOus, dis
gra ceful assault as was made by the
member from Illinois-and that lam
guage is used only because parlia-
mentary law requires its use-if
there is no way by which the house
and the country can be protected
from these outrageous ISLANDERS TO
It's dignity and honor. there ought
to be some way by which the house
can exclude from its record this
Shiny utterance Of one who is not
worthy 10 sit in this chamber"
Republicans Joined democrats in
appIauding.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-27
AUiatOr' Wolf to
Pilot Army Plane
in Exhibits Here
Jimmy" to Carry Passengers
in Flights Over the "Ole
Home Town"

Jimmy Wolf. well known IN this
city as a former South Bend high
school and DePauw university star
athlete. and recently placed on the
inactive duty list IN the naval avia-
ton branch OF the u. s. navy after
more than three years flying serv-
ice. IS in South Bend visiting with
friends and has been persuaded to
give q series OF exhibition flights
here at the Roselawn flying field on
tho Niles I'd, beginning today and
continuing tomorrow and Sunday.
Jimmy graduated from the To-
cal high school IN 1915 after being
a prominent factor in the successful
baseball. football and basketball
teams OF the previous three years.
and also was O star halfbacz al De-
Pauw, leaving there in the fall Of
1917 20 enter the naval aviation
service. After a brief period at the
Great Lakes training station. he was
sent 70 the flying school at Boston
Tech. where he was commissioned
as ensign In the summer OF 1918.
In Panama Review.
During the remainder OF the war
he served as coast patrol. being sta
toned at Charleston. S. c.. Bruins
wick, Ca and other Atlantic ports
while carrying on this important
work When the armistice was sign
ed Jimmy and a group OF other ex-
perieuced pilots We're commissioned
TO aid the Victory loan drive by Civ
ing exhibition flights in the interest
of the fund
Since that period he has under
went intensive flying maneuvres at
Pensacola. Fla. In preparation for
the naval plant review given at Pan
anna few months ago in cOnjunc-
ton with the review and maneuvers
OF the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.
The planes started from San Diego,
Calf. and flew in groups to the
Canal Zone, where the review was
held.
The plane to be- used in the flights
here is a J: M army training
plane with a Curtiss motor, and IS in
excellent condition. In conjunction
with the flights Mr.. Wolf has agreed
90 take up passengers for a mile
Journey through the skies for a nom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-27

The Edison Test On the Sport Desk.
Now that Thomas Edison requires
all men grabbing Jobs in his join
70 answer 1870 questions we have de-
cided that all men holding Jobs on
the sport desk in our office will
come through also.
II you can answer our list you're
eligible for a chair.
Here's the list.
Where is the Ulna bone To-
Gated?
Who picks the opponents for
Tom Gibbons?
3-What part of the receipts go
10 charity when champion boxers
and wrestlers appear in the bene-
Mt shows?
4-On what side OF the ring did
One Eyed Connolly always sit?
5-How many strikes is tub?
6-What is the greatest depth
Fred Mckay ever reached in a dive?
What does AL Reich for?
S-What are the ingredients Of a
Martini cocktail? Where do you
get them?
9-What IS meant by the land of
the free? Where Is it?
1o-Is Kid Mccoy married or sin
gle?
11-Who were Old Taylor. George
Ehret, Five-Star Hennessy Grand
Dad?
12-What were they worth ?
What are they worth today?
19-w-hat is the color OF Joe
Humphreys hair?
14--How did he lose the other
one2
(which has been down often
er. Harlem Eddie Kelly or the old
Oaken Bucket?
16-Who wrote. "Oh. Give Us a
Drink, Bartender"
Ibid he get it?
1S-Who is your doctor? Is he a
good penman? What Is his ad-
dres2
19-What is Zbyszko? Is It used
internally or externally?
20-Name one English heavy
weight who held the worlds cham
pionship