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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
IN NEW CONTESTS
Teams Will Start Second Halt
OF Championship Season
Tomorrow.

suburban Baseball League teams
start the second half tomorrow and all
teams expect Go make creditahls
shnw,ng in the final round. krehs
Who were undefeatod i'm the opening
half. lines up against Five Points at
ramhurst: Delaware city travels TO
Fi-merc. and Marshallton plays az
stanton
Krobs will probably have TO step
a,me Ia down rive Points as the Gas
arrt crew have strengthened their
team by adding tho two Nichols
brothers. stars of last years Richard
son parkers and Ebhy Magaw, former
Finger for Elsmere. Magaw or Grubl'
viii gu on the mound for Five Points
and Gasscrt. who Is making a wonder
fnl showing behind the bat. will do
the receiving Jack Ruth will send
either his ace. 1oe Clay. or the south
raw. pury collins. To the hill. Me
Daniel viii handle their shoots. Josh
Henry. veteran umpire Of Wilmington,
viii handle the indicator.
Delaware city runners-up IN the
initial halt will find a tough PROPOSE
tion Ia the reinforced Esmere team.
nrummeu who Is twirling fine hail
fnr the Kane boys. will do the pitching
spear. sN-Five Pointer. viii be behind
the ltlatc Spicer viii be the selec-
tiou for mound duty.
stanton has made change in man
agement. /. TruNton Royce taking the
reins cf tho club for the second harf
The prohibition director has good ma
tcrial tu pick from Jack bunting.
-.
ms fine game McNey. the heavy
hittiuc outfielder is tower oC
strength g. the team. Foster will
probably pitch against Marshallton on
saturday with Rayne in reserve. Hay
ward siahman ~ tho Groves team.
will pitch
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
TRAPSHOOT|NG
CHAMPIONSHIP
Big Event Staged at the Green
hill Club Today, With
Many Entries.

Over at the Greenhin traps every
thing is in readiness for the formal
opening today of the Delaware State
trapshooting tourney. Practice day
yesterday proved to he a close race FOR
three Of the contenders FOR the State
championship slated for today and to
morrow.
Bill F'oofd, the present champion
led the field with total Of sex100,
closely followed by Eugene +. du Pont,
with 95 to his credit. and l.. d. willis.
third. with score Of o4x10o.
Lester German was high gun of the
dav. only dropping two of his targets
Many other good scores were recorded
Today will mark the opening of the
battle for the State championship
events. Shooters are expected to at
tend from every section Of the State
Scores recorded yesterday:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
CARPENTER To CONTINUE
TRAINING TILL JULY

Manhaaset, n y. June 2l-LittIe
rest is on the training program FOR
Georges Carpenter IN the next week
The camp si,arring stan, now number
ing six. Of which Joe Jeannette Is the
only heavyweight. win be bolstered %
bY three men # over 200 pounds. who
are due 10 report within the week.
Trainer Wilson said today that The
challenger would probably work every
day excepting Sunday until July /
and that sparring sessions would rs
held daily providing the weather was
good Plans have been made to pro-
teet the camp from the many visitors
who call determined 10 see Carpenter
III action. Additional police. IL was
announced. had bes employed s.,
that the camp will be entirely sur
rounded. beginning Saturday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
silverbrook Cornerstone Laying.

The Joseph W. Coley bliuding. for
sunday school and social purposes
connected with the Silverbrook NJ. e
church, will have its cornerstone laid
on Wednesday evening. June % at
: O'Clock. The Grand Lodge Of Ma
sons. IN charge of Grand Master Will
liam j. Highfield. will have charge Of
the ceremony. a number of especially
appropriate songs will be rendered by
the choir Of tho church. Several solo
lists viii be heard Addresses will be
made by Grand Master Highfield and
hy Rev. W. Allen Wise, a former pas
tor Of the church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
New Peninsula Baseball League.

The baseball enthusiasts Of Sails
bury. Seaford, Easton, Federalsburg.
Hurlock and Cambridge will hold a
meeting tonight to consider forming
a league to embrace the above towns.
The league will probably be made MP
Of local players in the different towns
and will do away with the practice of
players jumping from one club to
another.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
PARkSIDE LOSES.
Bowed Go the Prowess of Washington
Braves Last Night.

The Washington Braves. clever
baseball artists from the Capital City
took their second game from Park
side, top -notchers in the ALI Whining
ton League, last night at Harlan
Field, the score resulting II to 0. The
"whitewash" was most severe. Ac-
Cording TO general criticism. the local
organization failed to measure up 10
the standards of the Braves and their
playing outclassed parkside in every
point of the game,
Much interest was centered on the
game inasmuch as Parkside was de-
feated by the same team in a game
earlier in the season. Only the
strongest Of the Parkside crew was
on the diamond last night. The
Braves. however. made a walk-over
from the beginning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
SCOUTS PLAY BALL.
Flr>t Team Defeated Second Team at
Delaware CITY.

special Correspondence Every Evening
Delaware City. June 24.-The first
baseball team Of the hoy Scouts even
ed up the series with the second
team last evening when they trimmed
them. TO 6. IN eleven innings. Both
Morris and Warner pitched good ball
hut their support was ragged. Stickie
was an outstanding star. Score:
First Team 0020O2O2OO2 O2--S
second Team. O2010O03oO O0--6
t'mpires. Cook and Gardiner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
JOHNSON MAY SEE FIGHT.
paugherty Considering Pardon For
Former Heavy. Weight Champion.

Washington. June 2i- Attorney
General Daugherty indicated yesterday
that he might consider a pardon for
lack Johnson. former heavyweight
champion, now serving a years sent
ence at Leavenworth for viiation Of
the Mann Act, before the day set for
the Dempsey-C Carpenter fight.
Mr.. Daugherty said johnson had
been a model prisoner and a liberty
bonus" for him in the way of short
ened term had been suggested. as his
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
KING TO PRESENT POLO CUP.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
London, June 24.--King George will
present the international polo cup to
the American team which on Wednes-
day was victorious over the British
defenders of the trophy. at Bucking-
ham Palace on Monday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
DOVER TAKES ONE.
Beat CsntersiIle by The Score Of tn
Yesterday Afternoon.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Dover. June f.unterville played
their first game uf the season here
Yesterday afternoon and lost 10 the
local team by the score Of 10 q.
atav1or got away to q bad start in
the first inning and gave way to Me
ciearp in the second who finished the
contest for the visitors. Two hits and
two bases on balls netted the visitors
two runs in the first, while two hits
and a latter hit BY pitched hall was
responsible for their other two runs
In the sixth
The locals did their scoring in the
first ard second innings Two hits. a
base on balls and n sacrifice were re-
sponsibie for the two runs in the first
while two errors, base on balls and
txo singles netted the three runs IN
the apcpnd The score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
BAMBIN0 GETS
No. 25
orr TuoaMAnIEs.

Herb Thortnahlen. former
Oriule pitcher. waH Babe fttfths
twenty NTH victim Of the sen
son ia home run ciouting yes
tnrday agninnt Boston The
four haggef came In the flfth,
with Peekinpaugh on. Babe Il
ig days ahead ~ tis 1920 record.
having reached the quarter
century mark Off Oldham on
July q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
REST FOR CIRCUIT RACERS.
Rifle Grenade. PAGER and King Watts,
Trotter, 10 be Turned Ont for a Year

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Cleveland, Ohio. June 24-Rifa
Grenade, 2.04s4 PAGER, and King
Watts, 2.05h trotter, two of the big
gest money winners of last year. will
not be raced on the grand circuit this
season, ii was announced when the
racing stables of Lou Mcdonald ar
rived here.
They will be turned out this wear
which VIII make Rife Grenade eligible
TO the 2.07 PAGES and King Watts. to
the EOS trots during the 1892 cam
paign.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
LITTLE HEAR HERE.
Indian WIN be Seen In Boxing Match
Tonight.

Little Hear Of Mantana. the onls
full-blooded boxer with the exception
of Clay Turner. the heavy weight. will
appear before the lighting population
tonight al t'ythian Castle. with a
record almost uneuualed, Little Beai
Is not a stranger In this immediate
locality. lie has fought I'm practically
every large city In the country and out
Of 2b4 battles he has only been floured
once.
The Indians last appearance IN this
vicinity was when he fought Jimmy
pappas nj the old penns Grove BOX
inc club. The program tonight calls
for six rounds between this clever
boxer and Buckley McGinnia This
bout should be the fastest of the sea
son, inasmurh that McGinnis has been
training for several weeks for the
coming event
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
term exnIre.l tplv !.

term expired July I.
The Attorney General declared he
would not consider pafdoning johnson
10 enable him to attend the champion
ship fight. but that Of course II eiemen-
ey was extended Johnaon's time would
be his own
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
Dover Beat Centeryule.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Dover. June 24.-In the first of a
series Of games between Dover and
Centerville. Md. played here yester-
day afternoon. the home team defeated
the visitors by a score Of TO 4.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
ST. Panl,s Meets Dover.

St. Pauls Independents, under the
management of l.. II. Smith, will go
to Dover this afternoon TO seek re-
venge on the strong Dover team. In
the first game of series now being
played, st. PauI's went down to de-
feat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
FLAhER FAMED IA.
In the Game Against the Nandeyer
All-Stars.

The Rosedale A. c defeated the
Nandever All-Stars last evening in 4
close game by the score of to 5.
F1amer. who was on the mound for
Rosedale. sent IA OF the Stars back to
the bench by the strikeout route and
walked two. A game is wanted by
the Rosedaie team for tomorrow after
NOON
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24

The easier 1t is for readers to get
in touch with advertisers the more
profitable IL is for the advertisers.
Give the telephone number in your
adv.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
Brandy wine Beat Westminster.

Brandywine defeated Westminster
IN a Church League game last night
by the score Of I 10 3. The Brandy
wine team played errorless ball and
managed 10 bunch their hits in true
,stVle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
nnnald Creedon Hurt.

Donald Creedon. 35 years of age.
was treated yesterday at the Hemeo-
pathic Hospital for a confusion Of the
elbow. While walking on Seventh
street he was pushed against a build
ing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
GAMES TODAY.
American League.

American League.
philadelphia at Boston.
cleveland at Chicago.
Washington al New York.
National League.
pftsburg at st. Louis
Boston at Brooklyn
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cincinnat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
yandeyer.
Score by Innings.

WU-bdst ItItS IfUIlEWttIs atItI
son. Three-base hit-Warren. Struck
out BY Brommell. Z, by Thomas, G.
Double y-Gilbert to Lumberg TO
Warren. Stolen bases Stewart, Gill
bert, Mitchell. Sacrifices Fell. Gilbert
Bases on balIs-On Thomas. / off
Brommell, /. Umpires-Taggert and
Rickerts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
score hr Innings.
SECOND BAPTIST WINS.
IN A Good Game With the St Faui
independents.

Second BAPTIST continue Win lhelf
rsyinrtnsr streak. Last evening they
defeated Sc. Paul's by score Of TO
I. The score.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
National League.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
American League.

Athletics. s: Washington, 3
New York. 6 Boston, !.
chicago. &. Cleveland. Q.
St Louis. s.: Detroit
10 irningSh.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
National League

prroklyn s. Philadelphia, 4.
New York. 10: Boston, 4
Chicago. s. Cincinnati. 5.
81. Louis. 8: Pittsburg, ;
Cl2 inningsJ,
ST Louis. 4. Pittsburg, 3
I'D game).
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
Totals
SD. Panl's.
Score by Innings.

Sacond BAPTIST $500 1 l Is
st. Paul's -....- u
Summary. Three base hits. Furness;
home run, Sylvester; struck out,
Deakyne, 5: Day, 5; double plays,
Noonan to Hastings to Boggs: sacrifice
hits. Furness, 1: base on balls.
Deakyne. 3; Day, /; umpire, Hughes.
Call 2200-it reaches every ad taker.
--AdV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
HITLEss GAME.
Pitched by Brommell OF Eastlakc
Against Nandeyer.

4 second no-hit game marks the
good work OF Brommen. pitching for
Eastlake. Last evening the Vandever
All-Stars were defeated by score of
II 10 0. as follows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-24
Mixed hles.
Semi.Final Round.

Mrs. j. &. Jessup and Stan Pear
son defeated Miss Carpenter and Car
penter. 60. 6-2.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
YULETIDE IN THE COUNTRY
Christmas Day in the Old Farm Homo
Recalls Fond and Pleasant
Recollections.
HRISTMAS IN the country

N% IlRlSTMAS In the country.
ElyA Christmas day in the old
~ farm home What pleasant
A memories il recalls to some
of us. and what good times
II will mean for many OF Us this year.
There is really no place like the farm
home for Christmas good times and
jollity and good cheer. Here. if any
where. prosperity and plenty abound.
and in family gatherings and In neigh
borhood reunions, with an abundance
OF the fruits of our labor with which
TO spread our bountiful boards, old
friendships may be renewed. new ones
innde, and even the stranger within
our gates may be- added To the list.
Al Christmas time We may pu, into
practice the real principles of neigh
boring. Living close together does not
always make neighbors Speaking ac-
qualntanceS are not always neighbOrs.
To be real ncighhors we must have
the spirit of ncighhorllncSS In our
hearts which prompts us to get to-
gethcr once In awhile. to gather
around a well-ladcn table and feast.
ana visit. and laugh and joke AMI have
rouSng good time. To love our
neighhor ms we do ourself. we have to
know him pretty we'll, and there Is
nothing like these nrighborly reunions
rs Il means 81 getting acquainted.
II may he that some of Us Will have
10 do n little mental and spiritual
housekeeping before Christmas day
dnwnS We shall have to rid ourselves
Of all the old rubbish Of grudgeS. dis
likes, icalousies and III feelings which
we will find pigeon-holed away when
we begin to overhaul the accumu!a
tion of the years You will have TO
throw all this into the discard before
YOU can get into the real Christmas
spirit, because the two will NOT mix.
If you have wronged your ncighbor in
any way Christmas Is good time To
make rcparatinn. And II you feel that
you have been wronGcd. why, just for.
get IT, and the Christmas spirit and
the Christmas "get.togethcr" will do
the rest Christmas should he time
Of peace ard good will 10 NIL mankind,
and not To a few favored friends. II
should he time Of rcvivlng old as
sociations. Of renewing old friend
ships. and Of making new friends. and
the peace and good will. the neigh
borinc>S and good fellowship thus re
vived should not he allowed To die OUT
as The yule fires cease to burn. hut
should flow out In plentcous stream
10 enrich our lives through NIL the
days If the coming wear
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17

one and one-half cupfuls of sugar.
one-half cupful Of butter; cream. Add
three eggs we'll beaten, three cupfuls
of -four, one teaspoonful 81 soda in a
Tablespoonful of hot water. one pound
OF dates cut in small pieces. three
quarters pound of shelled walnuts
Zone and Il half pounds in she!0. one
teaspoonfu of cinnamon. One-hnlf
teaSpoonful Of allspice. Break the
nuts in large pieces and cut the dates
about the size OF raiSins. Drop this
stiff dough from n spoon on buttered
tins in the size OF walnuts. Bake In
slow oven.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
sa's1ioaE,ssl a!sssR gsssEys1is1
CLASS AND CASTE FORGOTTEN
Christmas Season Is One Period Of the
Year When All People
Are Equal.

~ HIS is the season of equality. the
W one brief period of the year
when the ChristianiZed world
momen,arily forgetS class and caste
Rich and poor, great and lowly, good
and bad. today stand more nearly on
footing Of equality than they have
stood since the last Yuletide. or than
they will stand for another year.
For this i the Christmas season
and chri ,imns belongs TO the child.
and untutored childhood knows no
caste. II is only from grown-ups that
the little ones learn false standards
of social plG .
In every human heart that Is not
calloused to all JOY or sorrow, or dead
20 the finest emotions of manhood and
womanho0d. there is enshrincd some
.hild. either dead ar living-for child
owe IN the universal emotion of the
IOul.
For this brief season. then. let child
,ood take our gnarled hand OF
nhistry and. beguIle us by the finger
to- - that lotus
knew and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
A CHRISTMAS
STORY

M VERY year when Christmas comes
" round MA goes up in our attic.
digs around among boxes. broken
furniture ana old clothes that have
accumulated there and produces the
dusty red and green Christmas
wr"athS of last wear; jolly good Christ
mas udnrS issue from the kitchen: Sal.
lie and Mae come in from the crisp win
ter evening air mutling tissue paper
packages under their arms and speak
ing in mysterious whispers little Jack
and Pee aiid | are taken over town,
excited and happy, 10 sec old Santa
ch'hroncd in Il ease of cotton batting
snow on the second floor Of the big
store.
Then comes christmas morning with
lis surprises and It's beautifully
trimmed trc" The height Of the days
happiness i reached when Unc,c Ben
and Aunt Molly arrive with their chill
drcn. rosy checked and rosy n">rd. too
fr"m Tho effects "f King Winters nip
After all pas and mas folks are
"
good cheer The day slips by and
evening comes. The part that Is al
NAYS I'll" most pleasing To- me j. when
We gather about The fir" and SallIe
seated 40 the piano. plays the Christ.
mas hymns and al the children sing
them. grandfather joining in the chorus
IN his cracked odd voice
titus II was. Bui last year II was
different for me. Ma got the wrcnthS
- usual; the same good odorS came
from Il" Kitchen; the crinking of Sal
Ii" and Macs pack; .cs could be heard
same IT. ever: We were taken over
town IL ~co--hui here's where the sad
part comes in. How heavy my heart
WAS ~ ! trudged on our way to sec
old Nick with Peg next TO me. her
little hand holding tight on mine. And
when | thought Of her joy when she
should sex Santa. | felt so old so eA
perenccd
All Christmas day | went around In
II dream from the first thing In the
morning until ! was tucked in bed that
night. All day there was envy in my
heart toward All the children from lii
tie liSping lack 10 seven ycar-old Peg
because my day had lost it, Joy for me
on account Of III" fact-oh killer Of
JOY no longer believed in Santa
clnus,-clevcland Plain Dealer,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
.4'Es s}zFt=
A Christmas Sermon

~O Re honest. To he kind
w. to earn little and spend
Il little less. To make upon
the whole = family happier for
his presence, to ren"unce when
THAI shall be necessary and not
be cmhittcred. 10 keep u few
friends but those without capitu-
lation- above all. on the same
grim condition, Ia keep friends
with himself here is task for
all that man has of fort!tudc
and dclicacy. He has an nmbi
liouS soul who would ask more
he has a hopeful spirit who
should look on such an enter
prise To be successful. There is
indeed one element in human
destiny that not blindness Itself
can controvert; whatever els"
we are intended 10 do. We are
not intended To succeed failure
is the fate allotted II Is So IN
every art and study. II is 50
above all the continent art of
living we'll Here is pleasant
thought FOR the years end or
for the end Of life Only self
deception will he satisfied and
there need he no despair for the
deSpairnr. Robert Louis steven
son.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
@MSdizsa
ABOUT
Spirit of Posi-
ciated With
bIem OF

01f HEN we "
UQ Christmas
branch of
some ancient virtue.
superstition and ca.
beyond that with Mhi
regards IL.
According TO the anc
communicates the spirit
gain poetic inspiration
sleep with a sprig OF LAT
pillow.
Bay has several mean
always been associated
while II is supposed TO
wcarer from lightning. I
and shriveling of its lea,
10 fOretell death. which
for the superstition that
should not remain In the
Twelfth night.
The Romans used to s
other sprigs of holly as
good luck. Immortality
the yew. For this reas
used to decorate chur
mas time.-Tit-Blts.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
Fruit 81

Fruit 81
Chop fine or put
chopper equal quaint
and nut meats.
jelly. like curranf
into a thick pasl.,
beaten whites Of
and spread on 10
the jelly does nc
whites. use a !
also.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
The Indians

Inc tnot&U'f
In a book of
Canada a pretty
the writer meetii
night. on Chris
beautiful moonlll
lng along. and
iene" In ans
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
An
Oh,
HIEEIsTglsIilB

TllE fc
W prese
nae +
as throw ine
Of the old-ti
Minced" pi
he noticed
adays. And
there is "pl
reveals. too
Christmas {
the old days
rosemary al
Now. thrice
brings us
Minced pies a
and stron
With pig, COOS
may be.
SO well doth u
achs
Observe !
about.
The cool
doul
But thos
Ape;
o. may I
the We.
with holly Il
We deck up
day.
With bays an.
compleat.
And everyone now
But as for curmus
be free.
l wish they may q
tree.
II Is of IL
well know
christmas
and when
cheer origi
Christn
fury.
Bounce
Christina
And when
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-12-17
ME RELY
POSTPONED

Frank: S o
you didn't man.
age to C at c h
Ethel under the
mistletoe?
Jack: That's
all right. I'm
going TO take
her for a sleigh
ride tonight.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-03
Zoe !;
Her Problems

"Oh Allen, | am so glad. l knew
you would stop smoking if you
knew what the doctor said but
wasn't sure that you heard him, y
Zoe exclaimed.
Il had never thought seriously
on the subject before, but when
saw how the poison of the nicotine
affected Homer l was convinced of
its harmfulness" Allen answered.
Later in the day Allen proposed
that they go to the basketball game
which was to take place that even.
ing at the school.
Zoe hesitated. would it be
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-03

her, while the absence of formality
in their bearing toward each other
appealed to her warm-hearted
nature.
Clemantine's tongue was seldom
idle when she was with her mother
and on this visit home she was es-
pecially talkative. Her lessons,
her recreations, her school asso-
ciates and her teachers absorbed
her thoughts and for the first time
she felt free to discuss these things
with her mother.
Strange" Zoe thought, that
so small thing as attending a
basketball game should open her
heart to me so completely
There was one girl, Helen Fuller,
whom Clemantine admired above
all others. She was a little Older