Evening journal., 1922-02-17
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Anchor A. c. and Company
H to Play Five-Game
Series
TWO CASES SCARLET
FEVER REPORTED
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Special to The Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE Feb. 17.-At a
meeting OF the officers and dance
committee OF the New Castle Athle-
tic Association held in Chandler II.
Gebharts office last evening. final
arrangements for the dance this
evening were made. chairman Ed
ward r. Hushebeck announced that
several old time dances would be put
on for the benefit Of the older folk
Novelty and prize dances have been
arranged and it is expected to be
one OF the best attended dances for
some time. Proceeds will so to-
ward the fund for equipping a base
ball team and field for next season.
The chairman has arranged for late
transportation facilities. following
the dance, TO accommodate the per-
sons from Delaware City and VIII
mington. At this meeting President
Gebhart announced final arrange
ments would be made for the organ
izauon OF the New Castle County
League at meteing to be held in
the Mayors Office at o'clock next
Monday evening Efforts will be
Five Points. Newport. Marshallton,
Newark and Delaware City present.
Final arrangements were complet-
ed at a meeting held in the Mayors
office last evening. for a five game
series OF basketball between the An
chor A. C.. and Company H., C.. A. c.,
teams to decide the Independent
championship Of the city. Eastern
League rules will govern the games
Il was decided by the toss of coin
TO play the first game OF the series
In the Van Dyke Armory, next We'd
nesday evening. Washington's Birth
day anniversary. The other four
games of the series will be played on
March 3, in Opera House; March 10
in Van Dyke Armory; March II, est
Patrick's night) In the opera House
and the fifth game in the Van Dyke
Armory. March "a.
Johnny Naylor was selected TO ref.
cree all games OF the series. Each
manager will select his own oficia
time keeper and scorer. By agree
ment each manager is to file th'
names of eight players. who will b'
eligible to play in the series. Thes
names must nt Hitu Win Ant NtNAt
tary on or before - o'clock mid
night Saturday. An admission
fee OF 90 cents will be charged fo
each game which will be split on 81
per cent. basis after 81 rent and tho
referee fee is deducted. Efforts will
be made TO have a dance following
at least one OF the games. Business
manager Jimmy McDevitt called the
meeting to order. and Harry J. Gable,
was elected chairman. and Charles
5. Fleming, secretary OF the associ-
atedi committees representing the
teams which follows: Anchor A. c.
Joseph r. Mullin, Hubert Lawler.
Walter Kern. James McDevitt, Com
pany II. s. b. /. Duncan. corporal
Morton c. Bennett. Sergeant David
Harrington. Second Lieutenant c..
Wesley Preston.
Dr. and Mrs. julius Dodd, who
have been spending the past two
day at Crisfeld. Nd. as the guests
of the Rev. and Mrs. John l.. John
son. at the Methodist parsonage. re
turned home last evening. DR..
Dodd reported Crisheld having been
visited by blizzard. Wednesday
lNNlnAuhs ANt lile 1oAN III
places. the snow was seven feet
drifts
The Rev. Harvey W Ewing. d. ID.
pastor OF Hhion NJ. +. Church, vii
mington ofhciated at the revival ser
vices now in progress in the Meth
odist Church. last evening Or
Ewing viii preach in that churcl
again this evening. II has not beef
decided whether the meetings vii
ha continued next week Their
have been about 40 converions dur
ing the two weeks services. Tn
cottage prayer meeting this after
noon will be held at the home O
Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller, on Eas
Second street The third Saturda
evening cottage prayer service OF IN
present series will be held at tn
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rile!
Dobbinsville. At these Saturda
evening meetings eight have profess
ed conversion and have joined m
church.
The management Of the New Cas-
tie High School basketball tear
received word from the Kennel
Square High school authorities IN,
the scheduled game with tkat schol
Tor this evening would have TO b
cancelled because OF the develoI
ment of several scarlet fever cas-,
in that vicinity. Il was announce
last evening that the game scheC
uled for the opera House cage
March would be played and n
Kennett Square game in the Kenne
Square cage would be played later
Arrangements have been con
pleted for taking the photographs
tie High School basketball squs
and the Senior Girls basketba
team. They will be taken, at g.;
O'Clock today.
A large delegation OF basketbs