Evening journal., 1921-04-28
Sidelight Flashes of
the Defiance A. A.
BY SPENCER A. DILLON

Defiance, 12; Keystone, o.
Pretty-pretty--
The shieldsmen took them like
Grant took Richmond.
wobbley sure did wobble
with a little more gray matter. a
new leader. a new battery. a new
outheld and a new infeld Keystone
might do better
Until then. the cellar ought to be
ventilated. for it looks like a long.
long stay.
on the other hand
The surprise OF the year was re-
corded when
Eleventh Ward put the skids un-
der the Shields tossers, 40.
II came, too, when it hurt the
most.
Jimmie Malloy deserves all the
credit in the world for the brand OF
ball he served up for the Warders.
He held the sluggers Of the popular
Tenth Warders to one lone hit, while
ne accounted for three Of his teams
markers, one being the result OF a
circuit drive over the left field wall
and the other by a slashing double
along the right field foul line.
More power TO you, boy, more
power to youi
One well-know gentleman Of the
club remarked after the game that
he was unable to eat after the ex-
hibition.
The latest market quotations show
4 that-Salmon-is selling for "a
cents.
Harry Weeks will hold his first
workout with his minstrel troupe
this evening in the rooms Of the as
sociauons. Fully seventy are expect
ed to turn out for the first practice,
and II present plans materialize. De-
/ fiance will have the honor Of con-
ducting the most novel and best min
strel show OF the season.
Plans have it that so will com
, pose the circle which will consist OF
rs OF the leading minstrel men of the
/ city and 25 of the fair sex.
3 The ladies' auxiliary will get under
way next Monday evening.
a Too much credit cannot be given
to the committeeman that is form
g ing plans for the organization OF the
. proposed auxiliary which consists OF
= Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Edward Shannon
and Miss Gertrude Quill.
4 The travelling team will go to the
mark at Fort Dupont on Sunday
; afternoon when they face the sol
diers in their first test OF the year.
The Morning News team of the
Newspaper League will oppose the
= Travellers in a twilight game on Fri
day evening at Second and DUPONT
, streets diamond. The newspapermen
have been greatly strengthened by
the addition Of Cupie Wolfe on first
, base and with the rest OF the team
! intact, a good game is looked for
The second smoker Of the year will
be run by the organization in Pythian
: Castle on next Wednesday evening.
Efforts are being made to secure
, one OF the greatest pieces of fighting
a machinery in the world in the person
2 OF a former worlds champion TO dis
play his wares here in the wind-up.
4 The wires are being kept hot in an
1 effort to secure his services.
The Neighborhood get-together
e. meeting Of the club held in the
rooms OF the club on last Thursday
evening was one Of the best social
functions OF the year. being on a par
with the ASSOCIATIONS ball in the
, DUPONT on April /.
Plans are under way TO run a
moonlight and an excursion on the
steamer Clyde to Augustine Beach
Plans for the Defiance bazaar
which will be run the first week n
n June in the Conrad street play.
: grounds are fast taking form.
q There is some talk OF organizing
a string band. Whoever started tn,
= plan has the backing Of the club ant
every one Is pulling hard for il.
Republished for the benefit OF thu
/ race lovers Of the city. BY the re-
quest Of Luke Lutz and sung TO tn
, tune Of Maryland, My Maryland.
There's a track in the heart of Mary
land,
That by right should belong 10 me
1t was there 1 blowei my dough
A day or so ago.
Playing the nags one, two, three.
Oh. Maryland,
You were a fairyland
TIL you took all my jack from me
There's a track in the heart OF Mary
land,
That won't see any more OF me.
Until we meet again.
rrNyrnN NM cTaRC