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Cleveland County herald., 1921-08-11

NuA SllCh to the back of tke envelope which was lying on the desk.
 Il doa't understand anything like that" said the match. Do you mean that people stick together whether they are thick or fat as well as Wheth CT they're thin?
 q do not mean anything like that" said the sealng-waX.
 1t is an old expression the sealing wax continued. and it means that people will be true and lGyal to each other in good weather and in bad weather"
 "Gracious me" said the match. Do you mean to tell me. seaing5wax, that there are some people who only care for tkeir friends when the sun shines or perhaps when the day is without q cloud in the sky?
 GOT are there people who only care for other people when it's summer time because they do not care for the heat?
 Or are there people who consider the winter has the best kind of weath- er and so are only fond of their friends in the winter time?
 "Is that what you mean, sealing wax?'
 "No," said the sealing-wax, "that is not what I mean"
 "Then do explain,' said the match.
 "I wilI," said the sealing-wax.
 q mean," the sealing-wax continued. that when people are loyal to each other whether they're happy or Wheth- or they're gay and whether they feel sunShiny or rainy are the kind of peO- pie one speaks of as sticking through thick and thin, or through bad wealth CT as well as good weather Perhaps I should say that they speak of their friends as sticking to them through bad days as well as good days, mean. ing that nothing makes any difference to their friendship.
 q don't know whether they speak of sticking to their friends through all sorts of weather or all sorts of days. But the fact remains that the old ex- pression does mean that people who are real friends stick together through thick and thin, and that in turn, means, that people who're real friends stick together through everything, Everything
 "Rut I stick fast. too. I stick to the envelope and I won't come off"
 "Sticking-plaster sticks fast, too" said the match. "Sticking-plaster must make an excellent friend.'
 "That's so," said the sealng-wax. "But, of course, when all is said and done I don't suppose friendship sim ply means sticking to anything. I sup pose friendship means something more than that
 q suppxse so," said the burnt match, q suppose so."
 "But sometimes you drop on per sons finger" the match went on, "and that isn't pleasant for the person. Oh, yes, someone used some of the sealing wax from your tall pencil-lke shape and had quite little burn.'
 "Oh, yes" said the sealing-waX. But it made no difference because
Cleveland County herald., 1921-08-11

IN Ai'A sF'tt "
 other people and how they'll stick to them through thick and thin. but I'm the kind of friend thai sticks fast too. -
 What do yon mean when you say that people stick | Il TO u z h thick and thin ?" asked the match which had just been struck and which lad lighted the candle which had mace the
Cleveland County herald., 1921-08-11
ter in speaking of Cicotte.

ter in speaking of Cicotte.
 This man. by his own confession, sat in his room at the Warner Hotel here and arranged to receive S10,000 for the dirty worl. he planned" said Prindlyillc. Then Judas like, he went downstairs to hobnob with his inno- cent teammates, and, in his own words, 10 allay the suspicious of the men whom he had just betrayed"
Cleveland County herald., 1921-08-11
Struck for Longer Hours.

"Why must always go to bed at q certain tine?" complained little Brookline boy. T don't belong to any union."
Cleveland County herald., 1921-08-11
Sheriff Takes Charge of Newspaper.

Sheriff lakes Charge of Nc.vspapcr.
 Sioux Falls, s. D.-The property of the Sioux Fails Daily Press was taken possession of by Sheriff Wangsness of Alinnehaha county. to satisfy q judg ment of Between $f5,000 and $1G,O00 held by the Sioux Falls National Bank against George w. Egan, owner of the paper.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
vANDEVER CLUB sING.

Community singing and dancing
Is on the program for the Vandever
A. C. in front OF hteir Quarters al
Vandever avenue and Locust street
tonight. Leon Rossman will lead
the singing and ]. F. Mcguire will
preside. .. /.
The club will give the people OF
that section a treat Monday night
when outdoor movies will be
shown. The Ninth ward organiza-
ton has been. making rapid strides
In the club lite OF the city starting
July 5 with lie members and grad
ually growing until at the present
time the membership numbers 325
The credit for the rapid growth OF
the club is given to the hustling Of
hcers Of the club who are as fol
lows: d. j. Farren. president; j
f'itzsimmons, vice-president; Leor
McKeon. financial secretary; W
Wallace. secretary and J. l. Jones
treasurer.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
FINAL TRIALS TODAY
FOR PERRY SHOOT

The preliminary try-out TO select
the Civilian Rifle team to represent
Delaware at the national rife
matches AZ Camp Perry produced
quite number OF candidates. but
there are stili places for men who
have never attended the matches
before and to give such men a
chance and 20 give those an oppor-
tunity 70 compete who we're unable
10 attend on Tuesday final try-out
will be held this afternoon at the
state Range below New Castle
Tho national match team course
win anord very interesting series
OF competitions. made up Of:
First staEe-Ten shots at 200
yards-on-h hand position-slow hre.
Second staFe-Ten shots az 200
yards-sitting position-rapid fre-
Third stage-Ten shots az 300
yards-prone position-rapid fire.
Fourth stage-Twenty shots at
500 yards-prone posuon-sloW
fire.
Fifth stare-Twenty shots az 1000
I yards-prone posltion-siow fire.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
Ninth Ward NibbIeS
BY CONCRETE KID

Diamond Bradley is all set for Fri
day night Kid Mccoy knows the
secret.
Ex-Pug Dutch Nodoniy is back
from Atlantic City looking better
than ever Dutch tell US how you do
it,
Nut Jenicki was seen coming from
Alvan Fundln's. Must be going on
the moonlight What say Nut?
John L. Bradley says that every
body is happy over the bridge and
ne does not know why. Get in touch
with the moonlight committee John
and they will tell you all about it.
Kid Mccoy was offered a good
job taking tickets on the boat, but
refused. When Harry Thielman
asked him why, this was his answer
You know Harry there are two
kinds OF tickets. adults and chill
drens' and / don't believe that 1
could tell them apart for you know
Harry that they are wearing them
pretty short now. I might Insult
Someone over their ticket"
Jim Coote said that he would not
miss il for a hundred dollars. Miss
what Jim, the moonlight?
Dan Bradley says the sky is high
when the boat pulls out. so come get
next TO Dan and we will guarantee
you a good time. What say Dan?
Dennis Bradley expected the job
taking tickets Dennis says all you
got TO do Is get 'em young. treat em
rough and tell 'em nothing. Brave
boy Dennis. My hearts with you II
you live.
Kid Mccoy says that you are only
young once. so come enjoy yourself
with the Ninth Ward boys.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
-Four Suburban League
Teams Fight For Lead

Under the management OF George
Foster the Five Pointers are rapidly
coming TO the fore and have won
their last three games. Foster win
probably do the pitching and Can
tert will catch. Jack Ruths boys
will be anxious 10 atone for their
loss last week and will have their
best line up in the game Clay viii
be the pitching selection and Nc
Daniel will be behind the plate.
Elsmere journeys to Delawar-
city to meet the Canal Boys This
Shoemaker aggregation Is playing in
hard luck but Is anxious 10 get out
Of It's losing streak. Brommall. who
has pitched two no hit games this
season and who beat Lorraine. last
years independent champs week
ago, will pitch for the visitorA
Delaware City will use Spicer as
their twirler and ne will give the
Elsmerc batters some trouble A win
for the home team would keep them
right In the race
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
WILMINGTON GIANTS
DENY SIDESTEPPING
Sports Editor Evening Journal.
Dear sir

"INA - NaAAANA AaNfMANN NNAA nat
Dear sir
The sport columns Of The Evening
Journal on wednesday carried a let
ter signed by r. Thomas. manager Of
the Delaware Bronze A. G. II was
a direct roast OF the wilmington
Giants and said among other things
such teams as the Wilmington
Giants boost their club IN the papers
claiming they can get games and
fail TO appear think such clubs
should be barred from baseball cir
cies." There are several more as
sertions and slurs which make the
letter more OF roast Of our team.
L We have never disappointed any
team. including the Delaware Bronze.
The Bronze came out with their hol-
ter; It seems to disprove any claim we
might have made that Nhey disap-
pointed us. Originally the game
was scheduled for Eighth avenue
and Duncan on Monday night. Mon
days morning paper made the an
nouncement, presumably for the
Bronze manager. that Bronze and
the Wilmington Giants we're to play
az ANNNhANAu AUNfI on tuesday All
OF our players went down 10 Second
and DUPONT in Uniform on Monday
night We always meet there and
had a truck ready but I told the boys
what ] had seen in the morning pa
per and so we played at Second and
dupont and we're spectators Of ths
game there.
In addition to this. Tuesdays pa
pers had a story OF where Delaware
Bronze played Piummer All-Stari
al the Workhouse on Monday anS
were beaten to 8.
From this you can see that W,
were disappointed and the publi
can also see which club should b.
barred from loal baseball. The.
gave us a raw deal and then triel
to rub it in. II Delaware Bronz
thinks II Is so good we're ready Z
play them any time and any plac,
although it seems that we ought I
insist that they post a forfeit 50 tina
we can be sure they will not chang
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
Saturdays Baseball
cIr IEAniir

CITY LEAGUE
Highland vs.. Keystone. Second
and DUPONT. Umplre-Riekerts
81. Hedwle vs.. Eastiake, twenty
tlnos.
Hnlcrest vs.. Fourth ward.
Fourth and Church. Umpire -
Waslkl.
National Guards vs.. Edge Moor.
EDGE Moor. Umpire-cunninohan,.
ALL.WlLMlNoToN LEAGUE
Defiance vs.. Eleventh Ward.
Eighth avenue and Duncan. Um-
pire-Clenn.
erownson W. Psrkslde. Harlan
Flsle. UmplreESmlth. .L..-.
Pennsy Field Umpire-Mcconneu.
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Stanton vs.. Marshallton, Mar
shaliton. Umplre-Jamlson.
Five Points ". krebs, Newport
Umplre-Henry.
ware City. Umplre-Wintrup.
DELAWARE RIVER INDUSTRIAL
Sun OH az National Anlllne.
Union Petroleum az TeSaeo.
Viseose az conaoleum.
SATURDAY CHURCH LEAGUE
First. Central W. West, eaynaro
Field No. I. ....-...
Scott vs.. Emmanuel, Rockford
Tower No. 2.
Trinity N. (. Va Union. Baynard
Field No. 2.
INDEPENDENT oAmaS
Seventh Ward W. PennsNllle.
Buttonyvooo Red SoS ~. Bethel,
klr<Wood Park. ......
Square, kennett Square.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
City League Leaders
Set For Saturday Frame

Two clubs in the upper tier OF the
City League pennant chase will 20
10 the trenches against each other to-
morrow afternoon. National Guards.
winners OF the first leg and out to
make a slean sweep OF the gonfalon
scramble, undefeated and on the
lead in the second half. will go out
to Edge Moor TO do battle with Bob
stapieford's Aggregation. in second
place. with only one defeat chalked
up against them
The Suburbanites have been the
surprise OF the final lap OF the race.
They are only a half game behind
the Guardsinen and should they win
tomorrow will be in first position by
the same margin.
EastlaRe. running neck and neck
in the standing with Edge Moor. will
entertain St HedwiE. The Saints.
since the inserting OF a new lineup.
have not BEEN going so strong. but
Pop Miller will be prepared FOR
them 10 avoid surprises.
Keystone, subjugated 10 the cellar
position by taking Huber's berth, is
an set TO climb out OF the lower sta
/ tion and has made a good impression
In that direction In the games played
to date. The East Fourth streeters
will have finished ighting crew on
their hands In the Highland bunch.
The Highlanders do not figure on re-
turning 10 the basement and some
good baseball should result.
Fourth Ward, with its bunch OF
youngsters will cross sticks with
Hiilcrest- II viii be a battle for
place IN the first division. Hilieresi
holding the bottom runs in this set
full game in front OF the Warders
Three fast games should result IN
the bill on for tomorrow in the All
| Wilmington League. as the clubs are
more evenly matched than ever be-
fore. Most OF the high-priced stars
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
RAYMOND WANTS THIS
HARBA DOUBT SETTLED

Sport Editor The Evening Journal:
Dear Sir. am not at all sur
prised to hear that a number OF fans
disagree on the result OF the Ray
mond Horba bout. but where did all
the disagreement begin? Every
body knows without my mentioning
this fact. Those fellows from out
there certainly are one good grand
bunch Of losers. But getting back
to the bout Mr.. Editor. know per-
sonally that you are a good judge Of
a boxing contest Anybody knows
that a boxer must hit man 10
score point. Hitting mans
gloves does not get an opponent any
thing, and Mr.. Editor you know hit
ting the air. well you can't knock Il
out. This is just what happened in
the Horba- Raymond bout. II hit
ting gloves and the air count Horba
would have won three hundred dif-
ferent ways as honestly he did not
land seven Blows in the six rounds
on the other hand Raymond made
him use his left hand in the form OF
a jab.
III NtEaIuE 10 MI NAEAMENhda
think he must be looking for some
more notoriety. / don't know where
he gets that stuff about my telling
Raymond ne had lost by a hundred
miles. You know yourself even 81
Raymond had lost l would not max,
such statement to him and n
would have made Il certaini,
would be a fine manager and hand
Ter. Mr.. Editor I don't think Johr
knows as much about boxing as h,
does about the grocery business
therefore I will have TO excuse hin
In regards 70 Mr.. Kowalski fol
lowing boxing for fifteen years,
grant him this as know personally
he has followed Il through the
papers. He never saw but FIVE
shows in his life and they were hel'
st st. Hedwig's.
In regards TO DR.. Stanley Szayp
kowski He is a very poor judge o
a boxing contest In the first placl
he doesn't know how to examine
boxer for a contest II he did N
never would have passed Raymond
who has been sick for three weeks
Remember Mr.. Doctor there ar
others parts to man besioe NJ
heart and lungs. and judging BY tn
way you examined him the othe
evening you didn't known this fact
And also, Doctor, II a man butt
your eye 1 guess you will have to ad
nit It IS bound to be cut open.
the manager OF Horba thinks h
was given raw deal by the news
papers Raymond is willing TO NEE
Horba-weighing IA lbs. the wei
terweight limit in a Is round con
test which can be easily arranged
Come in Mr.. Nolan, don't let IN
purse hold you up. Raymond
willing to fight for any purse just
show the wilmington people ne
o the better man. II Mr.. Nolan real
D wants to fight on behalf Of his pr'
o iege let's get together, the soon'
the better.
Yours in Sport,
e OLEN HACKETT,
e Manager OF Ralph Raymond.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29

The Suburban League race for the
second hair is proving very exciting.
four Of the clubs being punched for
the lead and stanton losing games
by small margins. The Marshallton
team, after stopping krebs last
week. line up against stanton on
saturday at Marshalnon. The last
time the clubs met. stanton lost out
In a thrniing AZ contest
Manager Groves has strengthened
his team and will have fast COM
binatioa on the heid. Rcd Hayward
will be on the hill and Burke. who
is developing into quite a hitter viii
be his battery mate. Truxton Boyce
will send either Crouch or White
man. both possessing lots of speed,
10 the box and Jack Bunting. the
dependable receiver will be back
Of the bat stanton has hard hit
ting club and will make Marshallton
step some TO win.
a large crowd Is expected at the
Five Poinis-Krobs set-to at Newport
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
WILMINGTON SHOWS
1T CAN BE DONE

Two weeks ago last Saturday. the
Maryland Division team OF the Penn
syivania Railroad. In the elimination
contests for the Grand Division. Jour
neyed to Baltimore. Nd. and de-
feated the Baltimore Division team.
by the score OF tot
Baltimore Division protested rui.
Ing OF the umpire at third base. which
it claimed cost It the game. The Cen
eral Committee composed OF one rep
resentative Oh each Of the four divi-
sions comprising the Southern Divl-
sion upheld It's contention and or
dered the game played over on Tues
day. July 26. at Forty-fourth street
and parkside avenue. Philadelphia.
The Maryland Division boys. All
from Wilmington. 20 show their dis
approval OF the ruling OF the COM
mittee, completely annihiiated the
Baltimore boys in scven-inninr
game by the score Of "A 10 /. Alex
ander. who gave the Norfolk Divi-
sion team It's hrst defeat here on
last Saturday. was on the mound FOR
the Maryland Division and pitched a
masterfui game, breezinr through In
easy manner. lie allowed only three
hits and famed eight Wilmington
sewed up the game In the first in
ming by securing fve runs on three
passes. a hit batsman. an error and
a double
Keesey was the star OF me game.
getting a walk. two doubles. a triple
and a homer. the latter with the
bases loaded. Reed. at third. also
played a good game getting three
hits and three stolen basea
This game gives the Maryland III.
vision a percentage OF 500. winning
three and losing three In tho series
The Norfolk Division. losing only tw,
games will be the team TO represent
the Southern Division. and played it
first game In Philadelphia yesterda,
against tho Philadelphia Termina
Division. Had the Maryland Division
the same club In the beginning as !
did during the last three games. pos
} sibly there would have been anothe
] story TO toll grnras
Evening journal., 1921-07-29

their minds and play some other
team.
we have played some OF the best
teams in and around Wilmington
and have a good reputation with all
OF them.
Delaware Bronze cannot take that
away from us. We never claimed
the coiored championship. The Eve
ming journal did for us after we had
defeated other colored teams in the
city making the claim. We have
not been beaten by a colored com
bination this year and We have moi
side-stepped any OF them, playing
the best, the Wilmington Tigers
Harlan Giants. Rosedale, Eighth
Ward, etc
thanking you kindly for the space
YOU have allowed me, 1 am,
Yours in true sport
Ebert M1LBURN,
Mgr. wilmington Giants
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
srAR HAs RtsY wFEk.

Sunday star Independents, gal
looping along at a goodiy pace here
OF late have two games already
scheduled for next week. on Mon
day night they will meet First NJ.
p, Church at the Rockford Tower.
This game will start at sis o'clock
Friday the Star Independents will
travel to New Castle TO battle with
Jimmy McDevitt's New Castle A. A.
This game viii be played at Bat
terry Park. Other games may be ar
ranged by Manager Stewart for be-
tween Monday and Friday.
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
LEADING HITrERs
IN MAJOR LEAGUES.
RRONzE WANTS GAME

Due 70 a Misunderstanding In the
schedule, the Delaware Bronze nine
is without a game for Saturday. Any
fast team in or out OF the state wish
ing a game can be accommodated by
writing TO the manager or by calling
6979-M. after s p. NJ. Eleventh Ward
club. Of the Wilmington League'
will cross bats with Bronze tonight
Evening journal., 1921-07-29


TERPISCHOREAN PUGIL1SM.
He was galloping galloper
Round the ring twas his want TO
rock,
Never did he come cropper
HTII ne met with the Son OF Sock.
In and out he danced away,
Castilian grace was his
Ever wandering from the fray,
Young Sock made him n fiz.
The fancy stun goes well
In social circles, maybe.
rris with THE PUNCH You spell
Good old pugiiistic glory.
=.
II any OF those fellows are stin
hanging around claiming the ban
tam honors OF the State they might
do well by calling on Billy Carney.
/ Bill doesn't know OF any empty cy-
clone cellars or unused garrets about
town which would be necessary since
the edict OF the Safety Bureau but
ne says the match can be arranged
al some club outside OF Delaware.
He hates 10 think that he got back
into training for nothing.
Baseball maybe going wrong
for some people but this doesn't
apply TO Lorraine. Unblinkered
Judges OF what the matter with
baseball IN Wilmington or any
other pIace should trot out to
Second and dupont some eve
n ming when Lorraine Is pastim-
ing. They sure are popular. It's
4 hard matter TO make a guess
hut conservative estimate
places the crowd present when
they entertained the Whining
ton AIl-stars at $500. No one
who was there win say that
the attendance was less than
n that
This article, having reference Z,
personal letter appearing in Wed
4 nesday's issue OF The Axe" is re-
printed from yesterdays Morninl
News:
After reading the epistle
n printed in a local paper con-
cerning umpiring. we wonder
why some OF the local jumps
don't get that right cross and
windup their work The local
authorities have shut down on
the boxing so the fans will be
pleased with an exhibition Of
shadow boxing even II an um-
pire is the actor"
Bill MCGOWAN may have some
thing to say about this, he wrote TN
letter. Guess he's right when he in
h fers some people in his own hOni
N town are pulling against him. W
prefer Bill TO his knockers. He la
at least arrived while those who ar
attempting to get funny ought TO b
arrested for false pretcnses. Mayh
they will advance far enough in III
sport world some day TO let their aC
compliments reflect wen on IN
"old home town." but there are seN
eral reasons for doubt. They don
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
believe anyone else can succeed.
A Cut-Up or Three
Datc-Indefinitc,
BY BEN GREENSTEIN.


believe anyone else can succeed.
Jesse coyie. known most
prominently as a member Of the
Lorraine aggregation moved up
a big neg in his climb in the
national recreation when ne was
given a trial az shortstopping
for Connie Mack the other day.
Jesse worked through a MORN
ing's practice with the Athletics.
The angular leader Of the As
thought he didn't look so we'll
in his position az the plate and
In throwing over after straight
ening up with a ground ball.
But ne thinks Jesse Is a good
enough all around man 70 prom
Use him a trip south on the train
ing trip next spring. coyle rs
due to mount n he can control
his temperament
Everybody writes sport and has,
ball and some wierd accounts {
games played and to be playe'
tricKle into newspaper ONCE bt
here's the prize:
Dear sir.-wm You please
put this in the Evening Jour
nal. Thank you
Talleyville and Biuebail.
"A baseball game was given
Monday Evening near Taley-
Vile at o'clock
"Bluebaii played Taiieyvfiie-
The game lasted unth $50.
Seven endinga
Mr.. Francis Talley was pitch
er for Talieyville He was so
swift with his balls that Blue
ball couldn't hit them.
"Biueball's men we're very
weak and needed two pitchers
Mr.. Stanley Cats and Mr.. c.
Simons.
"The score was 10 to q
Favor Talleyviiie.
"Talleyville can mostly beat.
II they have the right men.
Many yells were given for
both sides but Talleyville yeiis
just seemed to cheer the boys
and make them run so fast that
they hardly new there legs ~ere
going but they got there just the
same.
"Bluebali had only one Young
man to drop out ne thought that
they were going to beat them
Tuesday night the Married
men played the single men. the
score was to IL. favor married
men,
"Wednesday night the west
Brandywine Oranges team will
play. Very soon Talleyville will
play Rockland again. Watch EN-
get beat"
You can't blame the fellow W
) received this letter for throwing
his hands IN despair and refusing
: decipher 1t.
Contributions to The Axe" a
open-not necessarily like the abo
, anything that has something to
with sport. Send 'em in. Cut up wi
The Axe"
Evening journal., 1921-07-29
EASTLAKE-EDEN in
INTER-LEAGUE SERIES

Arrangements have been made by
the Arrangements OF Eastlake. OF ths
City League. and South Side-Eden.
OF the ALI Wilmington League. for a
three game twilight series Tho frsi
game viii be played next Wednes-
day night al Twenty-niuth and Mar
ket streets
Fans all over the cfty no doubt
will watch the series with interest
az q will give a chance OF compar-
ing the strength OF the two leagues