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Evening journal., 1922-02-01
st. Hedwig'S A. A.DotS
by "GUEss WHO"

All men who have Joined the club
In the past two weeks are requested
to appear on next Monday night
and receive their tickets.
Somebody wanted to know where
Onions hangs out. Take a stroll out
around Harrison and Chestnut and
you're bound to find him there.
How about this for musical
COMMUNICATIONS on violin. Jim
mic Mudd on piano. Horba on ac-
Gordon. Gralek singing and Gobble
on the victrola.
Kid Patterson went blind looking
FOR work, was the report at tho
club Poor kidl
Tie next number on the program
will be "Hibby" and the girls OF the
Cooley trio. What's the matter with
Franklin street. libby? Has her big
brother got you biuffed?
Pinkey came rushing in the club
and said II was the worst snow buzz
zard OF the winter. Well. Pinkey.
you're right. II was a bird at that
Hibby and Bill Ross were practic-
ing card tricks az the club Saturday
night. you fellows would starve ic
you went on the stage" said
"scabby."
J. Mudd 80 Hey. Paul. what are
you painting. landscapes or sea-
scapes.
Pennock-Don't know; the thing
looks like a IRE escape.
Shampy Is now carrying water
like a camel He took a drink the
other day. and the water stuck in
his teeth.
Nick Carter the sorrel-top boxing
instructor OF the club. hasn't seen
his old friend. Pat Mullrooney, after
a weeks event in the widls OF Della
more Park. Try Marsh Hen City,
Nick.
We have a dough boy in the club.
Not an overseas doughboy-just a
plain baker kid. He can 'loaf'' on
tho job. las plenty OF crust and
gets his roll every Saturday night
How about II. ''Hecker snibbles."
Big Bear. when did you become a
kid again, In sending Zulu" for .
cents worth OF candy?
Lucas went out Church lane C
, get a few boxes OF crackerjacks an,
came back zig-zag-en.
Pete Smulskl not onions. but
full cousin OF garlic. will now sin,
us a song entitled. THE Pretty Lit
tie Fish Are Sleeping in the Trees
II Charley Tomszak Is like the blue
\ birds We haven't seen him sine
last spring. What's TIE matte
X Charley" playing ground-hog?"
NJ A girl told Larry" that his FAC
Al had changed. Larry says. Yes. I,
been washing H."
I'd Hey, Horba, what did you do
te Battling Horba? He doesn't spcs
It OF himself anymore.
On Don't forget our meeting ne
an Monday All members are urged
n attend, as important business W
be transacted.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
AIhock Says Modern
Game Is Slolcing Up

compares with that Of 10 years ago.
Then every club had at least four
good pitchers and as many capable
second string performers.
Now most clubs have one high
class pitcher. Some are fortunate
enough TO have two. The batters
face real pitching about once every
four days. not over twice in thit
time.
I know I am going 20 give a lot
OF people a laugh when they read
my selection OF an Ali-American
League team. However. with me Il
IS a serious proposition. This Is my
idea Of the one best bet aggregation
that could be selected from Ameri-
can League stars since its organiza-
tion.
Ray Schalk as catcher. There
never was a brainer backstop or a
better handler Of pitchers. with
only one pitcher 10 select, I can't see
any one but Walter Johnson Fol
my infeld I would have Hal Chase al
first. Lajoie at second. Terry Turner
az short and Jimmy Collins at third
For the outfield Cobb. Speaker and
Ruth are my selections.
! Now start throwing your bricks
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
PECKHAM WIS sun.

Judgment for {1211.4O in favor OF
the plaintiff was given by a jury in
Superior Court yesterday afternoon
in the suit OF Frank p. Peckham
against the Industrial Securities
Company. OF Chicago. James II.
Hughes was attorney for the plain
tin. while the defendant was with
out counsel.
The suit was an action brought by
the plaintiff on a contract with the
defendant company. involving the
purchase Of 647 shares Of stock OF
the Perfection Tire and Rubber
Company. and in which it was
agreed that Peckham, within a speci-
fed time. could return the stock and
receive 50 a share for il II he did
not desire TO keep II. Peckham re-
| turned the stock within the specific
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
BRANDYWINE- E-McCABE
WIN THESE BATTLES

In the preliminary Church League
game in Friends School gym last
night. McCabe defeated silverbrook
IS 10 IS.
During the first half Of the con-
test. McCabe ran all around the Sill
verbrook team and at half time had
them on the short end Of a IA to 6
score Quite the contrary In the last
half. for Silverbrook outpointed Nc
Cabe 9 20 and had things much
their own way.
Loveless was the star for McCabe.
scoring all Of the points but one field
goal by Donaldson, and played
bang up game at center. getting the
tap on with ease. Score:
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
A RAsERAIL PI.AY-IEr.

Time-Last week.
Place-Around the stove in the
ST. Hedwig club.
"Fishy" said the game opened
with GLUE at the STICK. Adam"
said SMALLPOX was CATCHING
because CIGAR was In the BOX.
"Pinkey" said CORN was in the
FIELD. Chief" said EGG was UNI
PRE-. and he was rotten. onions
said CIGAR first BOARD WALKED.
zulu said SONG made HIT.
RED Johnny" said sAWDUST filled
the bases and SOAP cleaned Up.
"Schafer" said Cigar next up and
BALLOON started TO pitch but soon
took the AIR. "Garlick" said ICE
went In the Box and kept COOL un-
til he was CRACKED on a PICKUP
and you should have heard ICE
CREAM. John Yasik said GRASS
covered a LOT OF ground. "ziggie'
said CABBAGE was made manager
because he had good HEAD.
Henry" said on a double steal
CROOK took second. Jimmie
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
HERCULEAN HURLERs.

How did you like the first Install
ment OF "Herculean Hurlers," yes
terday? Pretty rich. what2 Slide
into your hip boots and wade
through Spasm No. 2;
To the b9shful members Of the Pur-
chasing Department:
Re II remembered that on or about
January "A. there emanated from rev
so-cailed modest gentlemen OF the Pur-
chasing Department a challenge or
something TO that effect addressed 10
the Accounting Department In care OF
one James r. HarlSn6.
Be II known that the challenge here
to received Is hereby aclSnowl edged and
accepted on behalf Of the Accounting
Department by the said James F. Har-
Witnesseth that II the said modes.
members OF the Purchasing Department
have no particular dates for Friday II
Is requested that they with al theii
financial and physical abilities appear
At. Southwest corner Eighth and Orange
streets. second floor back. for the pur-
pose Of showing 10 the various men,
bcrs Of the Hercules Powder Co, they
can do all that has been said OF them
In a previous announcement
The personnel Of the Accounting De.
partment's high class bowling team vii
be made III OF the following members
W IT. Stevens. r. Jones. W r. Hance
JAMES r. AtdFklAH. D. oaFNlNs \ 4
Hardwick. c. II. Cordie. eleventh hool
wild Cats member. coach; A. r. Mohr
Il Is immaterial 10 the above VIII,
their opponents will be.
BE 10 remembered that the Account
ing Department will have no aiibi 10
the reason that they arc Of the opinion
! that the bashful members Of the Pur
chasing Department will feel that !
would have been better TO have issue.
the challenge TO other teams other thai
the one challenged
Il is requested that the Purchasin,
Department IN view Of their eNtrem
mOdesty arrange 10 have a few Of thei
girl friends present In order that the
J may retain their modest manners
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
COLLEGIANS GO
AGAIN TOMORROW
Will Swing Into Action This
Time Against Local
Caseys
STARS TO PLAY
IN BOTH LINES

After a lay-ofr in Difference 10 the
City League series for the first half
championship. the Wilmington Coll
legians will swing into action again
tomorrow night opposed 20 the
Knights OF Columbus In the Audi
torium court. The game should be
a speedy exhibition OF the cage sport
as both teams will present strong
hne-ups especially for the contest.
According TO the lineup an
nounced for the "Caseys." the team
Is somewhat a picked one from the
City League and othr quintets about
town II is understood from an
announcement made by Manager
Dougherty that the Knights OF
Columbus will be represented by
Carpenter. Salmon Shields. Toomey
/ Biddle. Jack Dougherty. Buckley
Mccarthy and Jim Horty. Carpen-
ter Is member OF 81. Marys
Shields Is the old reliable from the
| Tenth ward. Biddle and Toomey
are members OF Mt. Vernon. run
ners-up for the first half champion.
ship OF the City League. and Jack
Dougherty is veteran OF severa
squads. but not in the matter OF
age.
Manager Gallagher. OF the Col.
legians. is planning several sur
prises, although making no definite
announcements. He expects 10 hav'
the same team which opposed th'
Penn Junior Varsity, which include,
Benny" Benjamin. the Swarthmorl
flash, and in addition there Is q
likelihood OF Rothensios and Hinke.
Haines. OF the All-Americans. ap
pearing with the Collegians. Gal
lagher intimates that he can get tn
services OF these two two stars witt
little difficulty. Rothensies has
brother living in Wilmington. VIII
Is a member OF the Wilmington Col
legate A. A.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

Right of the reel l want TO say
that baseball Of today is not as fast
as It was / years ago.
The standard OF the major leagues
has been slipping for the past five
years. I can't OFFER any reason un-
less the war temporarily cut on the
supply OF likely youngsters.
When 1 look over some OF the re-
cruits that are sent to the majors
for n trial by highly paid scouts,
make up my mind the scouts must
have been drinking bad "hooch
when they looked 'em over.
The pitching OF today in no way
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
MI. VERNON WINS.

Mt Vernon beat out Parkslde ir
city League basketball game at
Brownson Hall last night, by the
score OF q TO IS. II was the sec
ond defeat In as many starts for
the Kirkwood Krew All OF the Mt.
Vernon boys took a hand in the
scoring with Biddle leading the
way. Hawk" Hayes broke into
,he Parkside lineup In the second
hair. after "Buddie" Allen was in
jured. Hayes made a good showing
while in the game, dropping in a
pair OF two pointers. Score:
MT. VERNON
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
SPORT T S
COOkman Cookies
BY HAZEL

Everybody out Friday night. We
will hold our musical and literary
entertainment There Is big sur
prise in store for you. We have got
ten up quite an elaborate program
Goodman. 35; st. stephens, II.
Same old story. another one for us.
Goodman on top looks nice.
We were asked recently II VIII
Staats led the choir the other night
"Of course" we said. YS. az the
basketball game he had only 25
voices with him.
As Dutch Ritter was already there
we were 80 present.
have several inquiries as 10 who
this Helen and Bess are. Plain 70
be seen these persons are not at
tending our basketball games. Come
out and get acquainted.
our game for this wee.s with
Eastlake was postponed until next
Monday on account OF death.
That second team with our big
boy as coach has brought out team
second 10 none In It's class. What
do YOU say Mr.. Harris?
This weeks puzzle; Who was
{ that fellow that had so much or our
snort to attend TO that his better halt
told him about going every night ?
No. she did not emphasize Il. But
now there will be something awful
happen II she has 10 miss a basket
ball game. Boy. he's wise. Let US
have your prescription. She is some
rooter
oscar has his rooters practicine
strong for a future game that We
have to win. Ask Frances, she
knows.
This was a good week for our
quot teams.
No. 1 team had hardly any oppo-
sition with Hanover. They took all
fve. Scores:
Hanover ....i2 10 II So
Goodman ...2i 21 2i 21 2l-'
Pichers-"slim" Berry. "silent'
Stewart. Pop" Lynch and "Dinty'
Barrett.
No. . team had lots OF trouble OF
its hands. Union taking four from
them. Scores;
Union ......21 Is 21 81 al
Goodman IA 21 20 16 20
Pitchers-"Pop" Bonsal. Champ
Bonsall. "Midge" Bonsail and Wood
Sorry your name is not Bonsall.-
Woody.
Here's the surprise OF the even
ing: No. 4 team with Buster at IN
helm took four hard fought game
from Epworth. Ask Lefty Bur
ris. Scores;
Epworth ....2o q 7 "a "a
Goodman Al IS 81 21 21-
Pitchers. Buster. Rabbit, Ho
: and Shorty.
Between Rabbit and Buster the
boys worked about 20 pounds OF su
plus on Lefty" Burris
Y Our bowlers had a soft night wi
i Bethany. taking all three gam
with about 500 pins margin
totals.
u what was that score. Rabbi
ly What are you doing. rolling for
= handicap Don't roll for it. just Il
.. us; We will give you whatever "
ask
e Well. we won two more games q
Ir the alleys From Union this tim
e Keep II up mluEe. hapultt' 30
,, will get going yet. but bear in min
there IL no BOBBY prize.
Never mind. Champ. They brea
u hard for all Of us az times and ] sa
they broke hard for you.
Hap and Buster were rolling. To-
but that Is all you can call IL. Hig
a men AZ that; Buster. 414; Hap. 81
% Some scores.
e We stand % won; lost.
n Bye bye, Meet me az the mus
!. cal In West End on Friday night.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
Goais
WORTH STEEL.
ST. HEDWIG's DANCE.

ST. Hedwig's A. A. will give its
first dance in headquarters. Poionia
Hall, Maryland avenue and Elm
street. tomorrow evening. The com
mittee in charge has a surprise for
all who attend.
Dancing will be the new style
The Unisons Orchestra will play lat
est song hits. The committee is
William Gralewski. chairman; Jo-
seph Grabowski, secretary; Joseph
Chlebowski. treasurer; J. Kerns. Jo-
seph BrozdowskL
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
KEYSTONE HOT SHOTS
by One Of the Old Guards.

Battling Barns. who is member
Of the club, but is now stationed al
Edgewood Arsenal while in the
service. is keeping up his reputation
as X. o. artist. Bait will in the
near future fight for the honor Of
being the best 140-pound man in his
corps area
With the addition OF Bill Jen-
nings to his list for the coming ball
season. Manager Hammer will have
one OF the best teams in the city
He is assured OF the cooperation
Of the clubs fans.
During the recent storm the wind
must have been awfully cutting.
We notice that IL gave Alphonso a
hair cut and shave.
Mr.. Allen says that when you
have anything TO tell a bad egg.
break Il gently.
Atkis likes 10 hear Mr.. Edwards
sing because he used TO work in a
saw mill. II reminds him OF old
times.
All members are requested 10 at
tend a special meeting at the club
this evening. Business OF Importance
TO every member will b transacted
and all are urged to attend.
Due to a misunderstanding the
prize dance that was TO have been
held last night will be held Friday
night and the prizes given to the
winners.
The basketball team was in ac-
tion last Monday night and for the
first game made a splendid showing
The athletic committee announces
that the dance held in the club rooms
Monday night was successful. An
other one is being planned for th'
near future.
Cy Young wishes TO announce e
his many friends and the public IL
general that he has refused th'
offer to become a professional en-
tertainer and will tell them the rea
son in his next recitation. Letei
go.
with the approach OF sprinl
Tommy Chairs will assist nature b.
opening the cracks in his house anC
taking the pillows out OF the win
dow frames.
The loud rumbling sound hear'
all over the city this morning wa
caused by Alphonso stamping tn
snow of his shoes on the stairs a
/ the club.
Pete Devine caught a sever
/ cold on Saturday evening Will
/ standing in front OF his girls hous
wishing It would catch on fire s.
he could rescue his girl and b
called a hero.
! Elwood Buckmaster took his ney
shotgun out the other day an
| killed a rabbit with the first shot
Some say II was Elwood's goo
Workmanship; others say It was IN
/ gun. but Il did not make much dif
ference to the rabbit
John Malony-"What kind O
animals grow on grape vines?"
Charlie Hays think they ar
called (gra-apes) grapes"
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

bass.
About the same time the bass ar
rived all nicely packed in ice. came
a message announcing the suspen-
sion OF Jones and Holmes. Comiskey
received the fish first and was
pleased. When the wire arrived he
was much displeased. Here Is the
message he wired back, Il was the
beginning OF the breakfbetween the
two:
Fish arrived. Would be glad "a
make use Of them. II you can tell me
how they can be made to play the
outfield."
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

DO not be disappointed, II
articles and other contribu-
tions sent In 10 The Battleaxe
are not published the same
day or the day after. We will
use them as soon as possible.
Make sure Of your signatures,
however. you can tell us
whittier you want II used or
mt
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
PARKsIDE
Goal
W. II. 6. GIRLS WIN.

Wilmington High School girls
basketball team defeated Darby High
in a basketball game yesterday af-
ternoon on the home court by the
score OF SO to s. The visiting fair
tossers were able to get only one
goal from the field. Miss Bertha
Bender did the tallying for the
Cherry ard White. dropping in eleven
doubie-deckers. Score:
txrrT sFrNsf.rfNN
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
DFLAWARE A. Q. MEETING,

A special meeting Of the Delaware
A. c. will be held tonight at Carl
toms, Seventh and Tatnall streets,
The matter Of securing new quarters
will be discussed. The meeting will
start at 7.30 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
Crescent Life
BY JUDGE.
BY JUDGE.

BY JUDGE.
welli welll we sure did have some
time at our social and dance last
wednesday night. We invite all our
friends out this evening.
Needles Quinn and Jimmy McDon-
nell are practicing dancing in boots
so as to make their feet feel light
when they 90 on the floor.
Nuts Orpen travels around In the
snow with his golf stockings. Take
another drive, Bill, and you will go
TO Alaska and show the Eskimos the
new styles in bathing suits.
Berg can play Far Away" on
his cornet. You can play it as long
as YOU ike Aaron, as long as you
don't come near the club.
Hey. Giacoma, when the day COM
mittee cleans the club rooms you
would make better helper than
director.
rrr'. Pisrol carrioe h'e saVonhone
around all day long. Some one will
think Won are a real musician II you
don't put 1t away.
Since Al Gallo has Joined the day
committee the club rooms look as
though someone has been doing
something.
There was a young man named Muss
who turned his head in disgust
Till finally one day, his blues went
away.
Now he has a job they say.
welcome home, Farley, old chum.
We hope you have the best OF times
while in our midst.
We ail cot saying tho other day
that the snow does not keep our
good members away.
By Fire Huggers.
Sorry the snow stopped us from
seeing our soccer team defeat the
Gas Co. Saturday.
Hey. Hap. lay or Of that piano
for a while, and give the quoit play
crs a chance.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
BY NICK AITROCK.

ETTING serious
for a moment
DO I think
present d a y
baseball Is as
fast as Is years
ago?
W at tim g
would / pick as
the est that
could be selected
from the Ameri-
can League since
IL started.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
CONfPANY WINs

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Feb. 1.-companv
II, c. A. c. Basketball team defeat-
ed the Worth Steel Company team,
by the score OF 26 TO %. last evening
In the Vandyke armory cage. The
lineup.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
NJ hnt vas mol Maid Tor n.

time, but was not paid for H.
He therefore went into the open
market and sold Il for the best
price procurable. s271.72, or 42h
cents a share. The jury's award in
cluded s1294. the price at which II
was agreed 10 redeem the stock, less
the sale OF the stock, plus Slss'lz
interest.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
MccARE-

other victory to its long list by de-
feating West AZ to 16.
Minker and Jones were the only
men who did not contribute field
goals. but their floor work and play
ing kept the West crew from getting
more than the FIVE two pointers
chalked up 10 their credit.
Speakman and Hopes were the
high scorers for Brandywine. Bud"
getting seven two pointers and Len"
eight.
Armour. Lowry and Naylor each
contributed 10 the large score.
Mendenhall. Plerson and Thomp-
son did the scoring for the West ag-
gregation.
At the end Of half time Brandy
wine led by a % TO score. Score:
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
Madison PROVES SOFT.

Madison was easy for kirkwood
in a Community Service League oas-
ketbaH game last night "a TO ~
Sixteen field goals we're scored al
together by Kirkwood. slattery get
ting eight. Score:
h.NtEENk7nnn
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
we thank YOU
ST. II. A. A FANS.

Can you imagine the fullnes OF
the blow struck Coach knute
Roclne OF NOtre Dame? Hardly. IL
truly must have been blow in the
heart TO the veteran athletic instruc-
tor OF the South Bend institution
when he learned that some of his
boys had played professional foot
ball. ROclSne has always had the rep
utation OF being opposed to profess
sionalism in the grid sport.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

: II for some reason a player
should fail TO take his place at bat
during the entire round OF a bat
ting order, and no one notices the
mistake, what happens?
II for some reason a batter fails
10 take his place in the ine-up
during an entire round OF the bat
ting order. and the mistake is not
properly discovered, the batsman
simply takes his regular turn the
next lime he should come TO bat.
Since the mistake wasn't properly
discovered. no penalty is possible.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
WIItTTNGTON|
DARBY
Goa Is
u - L.

Turn idle moments to profit
study the Want Ads carefully anf
constaAtly.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

Local intercsst Is attached to thi.
which We shipped from
Gordon Mackay's Milking En- Up
in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
zone Of our bcst-known and
deadest poets once sang i'm
rhythmic strain that truth
crushed 90 earth shall rise
again" Along those lines we
want to utter the salvo for
Billie Nolan. who Is n hstic
manager of parts and truth.
Otherwise why should he have
written 20 ye editor and declared
that Earl Rogers who has box
cd under the name OF Sammy
Britton. OF Wilmington, Del,
will box I'm the future under the
name he Is pOpularly known by
Roach Rogers"
Right you were, Bill Shake
Evening journal., 1922-02-01


The western football scandal
can be conceived as a further
undermining OF professional
. football but whether Il turns out
in this way or not ii should
prove a great help toward clear
ing up the college sport. More
than likely not 30 many OF the
players will be inclined 20 pick
up easy change when the
thought Of detection looms be-
fore them. They will perhaps
realize that the blot darkens
the reputation OF their Alma
Mater. and everything connect
ed with II, as well as their own.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

The Battleaxe considers itself as
much a dig timer" as a lot Of other
sheets but what happens when In
all fairness we speak our mind.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
SHARPENED
IN THE GRIND
News in Numbers

spcarc, Esquire. There Is moth
ing in name unless the new
title Roach Rogers" means that
Earl Is going to crawl out Of a
lot of matches In the future"
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
Volumes in Brief
Lots of times the leveI-headed are
taken over the bumps.

Those all wrapped up in them
selves are generally regarded as
pretty small.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

Mudd" said LUNATTC was put out
on third because he was OFF HIS
BASE. 'Hibby Pennell" said Stick
was put out at home plate. ''Scabby''
said LIGHTNING finished the game,
STRIKING out eleventeen men.
big si' said II DOOR went in and
pitched he would SHUT THEM
OUT.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01
DIANIOND WINS 'FNI Am.

Diamond Council took three
straight from the Junior Guards in
Jr o. U. A. NJ. Quot League match
last night. Scores;
Diamond ..........21 21 2i-s
Jr. Guards ..........14 IA 1S-0
Players: Diamond-James, Ty-
son. Barrett, Buckmaster. Jr. Guards
Clark, Moore. Mearns. Wright
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

The Battleaxe letter box Is work
ing overtime. We're receiving quite
a batch OF mail every day Let EN-
come. the more the merrier.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

The rubbcrs rubbed the fighter and
Then they rubbed him more.
Unul he couldn't fight the fight
Because he was so sore.
Evening journal., 1922-02-01

Manager Gallagher intimates
that Hlnkey Haines and Rothensles
Of the Au-Americans. who. played
here earlier in the season yill be In
the lineup Of the Collegians for some
Of their games.