Milford chronicle., 1922-09-15

A visit to the old home town last
week of Lafayette Brittingham, re-
calls to the older citizens the base
ball team of 1901 and 1902 that clean
ed up the teams of eastern Sussex
county of those years. Lafe was the
ace in the pitchers box and was de-
feated but once during the two years.
The writer was member of that team
and recalls the make up of this cham
pion team. TUCK" Clendaniel, now a
Milton merchant, was catcher; Ed.
Davidson, now of Carney's Point, n.
j., played first base; his brother, Bill
lie" a farmer near town, was at sec
Ond; Walter Crouch, covered short
stop, while big Bill' Crouch, now a
shoemaker, cavOrted around third
base; in left field was "TOm" Spencer,
now on his own farm, near town; in
center, Ramp Davidson, of the Bird
song Cannery, chased the long ones;
while Fred Johnson, another farmer,
"eat 'em up in right field. The substi-
tutes were "Jim" Hickman, now of
Philadelphia and Charlie Vent. All of
these boys, except Ed. Davidson, Jim
Hickman, Lafe Brittingham,. are
around the old town now and deplore
the lack of base ball enthusiasm of
the younger generation. In those days
1t was often necessary to fight for a
square deal from the umpire, and this
bunch OF boys were no mOlly-cQddles.
Charles G. NAPLES bought at sher-
ifs sale the property of Harry L.
Robinson, on Front street, Milton,
paying $75OOO.
Mrs. John D. Wright is visiting her
daughter in Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Atkins fell from a wag-
on last Saturday and broke her collar
bone. Miss Atkins had been to the
farm with her brother, Roland At
kins, where they gathered a load of
apples. Miss Atkins was riding on top /
of this load when the wagon ran into !
a hole in the road, throwing her vio- /
lently to the ground. She was hurried
home where treatment was given by !
a physician.
The season at Broadkiln Beach clos
ed on Labor Day and that resort is
now deserted, save for several fisher
men. The season here has been the
best in years.
The power sloop X1OUS in collis-
ion with a barge at Drawbridge last
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side just above the water line. Captain
Fithian was returning with a party of
men from a fishing trip off the Della
ware breakwater when the accident
occurred. The bridge is being repaired
and the construction company has
their craft placed in the south side {
passage, leaving the north passage
clear for traffic. A barge owned by
G111, T.. e ToT. ]
been loading in the north passage
with tomatoes for the Rehoboth can
merry and last week the barge was left
in the passage way without light
buring. Captain F'ithian failed to see s
the barge in the dark and crashed in ]
to it. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Douglas
and DR.. William E. Douglas, wife and ]
children spent several days this week '
with relatives in Baltimore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Douglas are now visit I
ing in Preston, Md.
A concrete pavement has been laid
in front of Odd Fellows Hall and re- n
pairs made to the building, which is d
used this year as a school room by
he Milton Board of Education. a
Mrs. Alexine Collins has returned
rom months visit with friends at G
3ehoboth.
Lafe Brittingham, of Philadelphia, r
md New York, is the guest of his fa- v
her, John Brittingham. Lafe has just p
'eturned from a trip on an oil tanker
% Sabine, Texas. Lafe will be remem- fl
)ered by the older residents of Mil N
on as the star base ball pitcher of
he 19O1-1902-1903 Milton team. s.
Amos Burrows, of Philadelphia, is
listing his Milton home. I
Thomas and Moses Brittingham, of 4
are guests of their fa- K
heir, John Brittingham. N