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Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

culture class visited several interest
ing experiments that have been run
ming the entire growing season. 1t
more than proves the idea that Della
ware is a two crop a year state.
Early potatoes and corn, good crops
of each can be grown on the same
ground. Young asparagus can be in
terplanted with late potatoes to
good advantage as the asparagus
makes its growth early before the po-
tatoes begin drawing on the soil. This
does away with the Objectionable long
wait for asparagus to produce pay
crop.-The students of the Smyrna
High School are interested in raising
funds for a velour curtain for the
stage of the new auditorium.-The
second year Home Economics girls
are Just finishing woolen dresses
which are to be displayed in down
| town store window.-On Tuesday, Oc-
tober 10th, at the joint assembly OF
the 7th and 9Th grades, the 7th grade
presented the following program
PLAY entitled, "The Suppression OF
Slang" Characters-"Verda," Cath
arine Shakespeare; "Vivian," Dorothy
Riggs; "Julia, "Helen Virdin; "Fannie'
Beulah Taylor; "Alice," Lora Solo
mon; "Merle," Gertrude Slawter. Mil
lard Green and Frederick Lamb made
a hit with their dialogue, "Getting the
I History Lesson" Ethel David recitet
"Our Hired Girl" (by Riley; Doro
thv Robinson read "Follow Columbus
Walter McClain read newspape
clipping about the Japanese earth
ouake.-On October 23rd, the 7th an
9Th grades celebrated Navy Day wit
; program appropriate for the occa
sion.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
FOR SALE

1921 Ford Touring in good condi-
tion with starter, $4,000. Also three
Michelin tires, size 32x4, $1,000 each.
Tubes free. Two Michelin cords, 80
x31a, $3.50 each, tubes free. These
tires are nearly new. Storage bat
terry for Ford, $3.50
Phone, Smyrna 26s
WALTER S. NOWLAND
10-24-1t South St., Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
WANTED y

An honest, reliable farmer with
family preferred) as tenant on late
John R.Wilson farm, to occupy March
1st, 1924. Apply with two credentials
early.
MISS KATHARINE c. WILSON,
c o E. p. S. S. Spring City, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

The new road from Glasgow to the
Maryland line is well underway. 1t is
hoped that it will be completed before
freezing weather.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
VIZ OF WOMEN VOTERS

\. 'olp ny !, lear Begins Throughout
VA thursday, November
r.,,sa. a.e being sent to the for
MI. ~ Of the Delaware Leag-
ni,s. ss,'ea Voters and to women
M, Os Interested in the or
,.si, reminding them that the
l,5oi. N.Y. seal begins November /
,s., ~ Of the league is TO unite :,
M Of the various political
sin.,s Working body for con-
M. Tsi'S'lonal .l and social legis-
.fs..,p, s.s Principle was demon.
ii. ',,,sely so,,..I through the joint
ii I'oai9lttee during the Iast
nd as.,all stature, when they sup.
slt ,,s. ,ssaied passage of sever
,a,raI ,r,iIsadnents and bills. - IN, h
is1 i''i !. meeting :, Of the League y
HssIl a. Y I the Du Barry r. Room ! :,
an :; ~ !, Pont, on the afterDoo, rTvU,,
as,l u tuesday, Novarbo,,.. ~ d, !
re ~ ,aSi q national prominenc.
4bsIjsirDn.' r.'e'ses on the WorI.
IA e5is.tolu our Constitution an.
,itiirss.iSs. lscis Of the time. Their ,,.r.
f ds''ttsSa'1ip tsa 1. school under l'fI n
sa.5 y, sas University 'llfsT Of bsIa n
a q slll w be held in the nea, neia
Fsis.1n' Ne \ new library, " Thur, 1l'gT.
e'''ship ,on....s slioer Il and 2.
In l3's :. Mum, 'l,I,,s'ee Nrs e include
as S'aek, ms. i. Fdn..i., I Z; Bae. 5,lt.
e n ~ Warner, 81 ~@io !; Glll
'',s 3 Henry Pid@ols. Si,, Is pres
's'lain' vice-prea
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Items of Local Interest Concerning
the DOings Of Our School Pupils

the DOings of Our School Pupils
An Edgar A. Guest Program was
given by the Senior Class at the High
School Assembly Tuesday, which was
as follows: Life Of Edgar A. Guest,
Julian Skrivan, Helen Scout; reading,
1 Hain't Dead Yet" David c. Lloyd;
Poem, Conscience" Robert Hill;
Poem, "Smile," Margaret Carter;
Playlet, "Sending a Telegram"-"Op-
orator." Edward Richards; "Mrs.
Dash," Edna Allen; Smyrna Post,
Eunice Heinold.-Last week the Agri-
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

4. rullar monthly business meet
: !, 4 ,5s Women's Christian Tenn
-. Union will be held at the
I. =, + Mrs. Harry Collins, Monday
q, October 29th.-Sec.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

\. Samuel B. Foard residence in
sT.toTn IN which was badly damaged
- ;ome weeks ago, has been re-
|,sl and will soon be ready for Oc-
-....r
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

IA, YOUR poultry thrive. Use my
|.-,ts5 = brand of poultry feeds; my
,..r ,..ivtrre.-J. Frank Webb.-adv.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
I1YpNg AND VICINITY

.,,,srs are now husking their
Un crop
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

Fir,rd ". COoch, newly elected
M Master Of Masons in Delaware,
host to a number of members of
bige recently at his home at
his Bridge.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

lfes A. Reihm, Robert Deakyne,
Slaughter and Howard Jones,
seen drawn as jurors for the
1Ser term of the Court of Cen
s'siOns, Superior Court and
q Oyer and Terminer of the
Gatle County.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

/. ,or Webb's White Loaf Flour
..,ssd ts satisfaction.-adv.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

M jredge which began work on
1 ANAL between the Railroad Bridge
4 81 Georges last week is making
IA Dygress. Already "Whale Boat
' has been filed in.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

iarmers who were fortunate
. have a good crop Of late
are realizing a snug sum by
!. .9a mem to the cars where buy
anlg them for the various
Where different products
y. Vegetable are being made.
pald has been as high as 40
Y basket and the line Of trucks
] .oas waiting at the cars in
.-.;a.l =. tne farmers were selling
a.edf Of their crop at the
P'''e reached during the sea-
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

Members Of the Newark Anglers
odatOn held a meeting last Fri
evening, at which time several
boz items Of business were tran
ted. President c. W. Widdoes
sided at the session.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

''r John B. Spicer has moved into
Freeman property in Middletown,
ID he recently purchased on South
ID street. Mr.. Spicer is con-
lating making several improve
Is to his new home.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

thought to have been caused
-aien playing with matches in
4 On the farm Of Charles Postles
il'denca late Wednesday after
as'1oyed the barn and silo,
a loss Of $4,000. The fire
Prevented the flames from
--l'alIng to adjoining buildings.
Smyrna times., 1923-10-24

|hs Little Laura Lee Circle of
Is Daughters will be entertained
AA Ciarles P. Thornley, and Mrs.
pie B. Swain tomorrow, Thurs
gsrilg, at 7.9O o'clock, at the
Of Mrs. Thornley,.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
GOLFERS
FARE WELL IN
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Md, June L.
Washington golfers made an excel
lent showing in the qualifying
rounds Of the Baltimore Country
clubs annual spring invitation
tournament. Five players from the
District of Columbia made the first
sixteen, three landed in the second,
one in the third, two in the fourth,
one in the fifth and one In the
sixth.
Miller B. STEVENSON. Walter Nc
Callum, Albert r. Mackenzie, Don
aid Woodward and B. r. Hart are
the quintet from the National Cap.
ital which turned in cards placing
them in the select circle. Guy
Standifer, Roland Mackenzie and
G. H. Chassmer made the second
sixteen.
The pairing for today of the
Washington entrants with their
qualifying scores follows:
First sixteen-Jack Neville, Is
(San Francisco), and B. r. Hart, 80
columbia G. c. A. Mackenzie, 70
columbia c. c., and George Small,
80 Baltimore c. c. A. r. Hammer,
81 BaltusroO, ana G. w. McCallum,
81 washington G. and c. c. w.
H. Gardiner, 80 Buffalo), and M.
B. STEVENSON, 70 columbia c. c.
Gardiner White, 70 NASSAU c. c.,
and D. Woodward, 70 columbia &.
c.
Second sixteen-Guy M. Standifer,
Columbia, 80, VS.. J. E. McPhail; Ro-
land r. Mackenzie, Columbia, 80.
VS.. T. G. Frost; G. H. Chasmar,
Columbia, SO, VS.. J. w. Git.
Third sixteen-A. w. Howard,
Washington, 88, VS.. w c. Marye.
Fourth sixteen - Gardiner p.
Orme, Columbia, SO, VS.. w. S.
Kenny: Hugh H. Saum, Columbia,
SO, VS.. J. w. Byron.
Fifth sixteen-A. j. Cummings, 81
VS. p & Hanhsch
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
SHELBY I RAIN
WILL LEAVE
NEW YORK
Round Fare, Ringside Seat,
Accommodations, May Be
Bought for 1925.

washington fight fans planning
to see Jack Dempsey defend his
heavyweight title against Tom Glib
bons are interested in learning that
arrangements have been completed
for q special fight train de luxe
from New York to Shelby for the
Dempsey Gibbons bout on July A.
Reservations will be limited to 125
and the excursion will be under the
direction OF Julius Harris and Sam
Turner who have opened offices In
the Fulton Theater building.
An exceptional rate OF $325 has
been arranged through the New York
Central Railroad. This includes every
expense to and from Shelby, inclJid-
ing meals and sleeping accommo'
dations as well AZ ringside seat.
1t is assured that this will be the
only special departing from New
York for the scene Of the battle.
With the limited reservations. all
orders for space on the train de luxe
must be filed. accompanied by check
or money order made payable to
Charles Harris, not later than ten
days before the date OF the fight.
The special is scheduled to leave
New York the afternoon of July Il
1t will arrive early in the morning
OF the fight and will DEPART the
night Of July 4. Arrival back in
New York will be at 8 o'clock Non
day morning, July 8. The trip
therefore will consume eight days,
which includes an eight-hour visit
to Glacier National Park.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
td6dln6
ait bases

{ Because the Indians trimmed the
White Sox yesterday, the idIipa
Griffmen slipped ahead Of the
G1easonites half q game and are
today riding alone IN sixth place.
Today il Ladies. nay 1t Georgia
avenue. the fair sex being entitled
to enter the park without charge
or escort.
The Detroit Tigers, being whipped
regularly, are developing q most
pugnacious spirit and yesterday
Billy Evans had to step between
Hank SEVERED and Haney just as
they were about to exchange wal
Iops.
The Yankees stepped out OF q 7tk
game lead in the so-called American
League race by taking q fan out 81
the Red SOx, 3 to /. Two erga-
while Yankee employees, Murray and
O'Doul, were naauIed.
Every member OF the Browns hit
safely and the troubled Tigers again
went down 70 defeat, to 8.
SEVERED got five hits IN five times
up.
Home runs by Meusel. Groh ana
Kelly proved OF great a1d 70 The
left hand Of Jack Bentley IN pitch.
ing the Giants TO 4-to-1 decision
over the PhiIlies.
The Cardinals sent Meadows ont
to grass with q three-run rally IN
the fourth and beat the Piratea.
I to I. Toney pitched good BAN for
the Cards.
The Dodgers continued their win
ming way by taking q 5-tO-7 verdict
from the Braves.
Aided by Speakers homer with
one on In the sixth. the White
SOx finished second to the Indians
by a score Of s to 4. The Indians
moved into second place.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
DRExEL INSTITUTE BOY
WILL JOIN RED SOX

PHILADELPHIA, June Eddie
McQuillin. Philadelphia boy, star
pitcher OF the Drexel Institute base
ball team. has consented to join the
Boston Red Sox in New York to.
morrow. He will pitch his last col
lege game against Rutgers today.
Frank Chance gave him q tryout
at Shibe Park on Memorial Day,
and was greatly impressed with
him. He has won eight out OF nine
gaines this year, and has q battins
average OF more than 400. Two
years ago he pitched for Springfield
College.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
into The Washington Times big
tournament.

Beginning today there will be
score slips out at Rock Creek.
Copies Of the rules and regulations
are also going to be posted in con-
spicuous places. Rock Creek golf
ers are going to make q big effort
to Guido those who frequent the
Speedway course and vice versa.
The rules and regulations govern.
ing The Times public links tourna.
ment have been drafted by the
tournament committee and are az
follows:
|. Any golfer affiliated either 60
an active or passive member or q
club having golf course shall not
be eligible to compete In The Wash.
ington Times public links tourna'
ment.
3. No entrance fee win be charged
participants.
3. A player to become eligible foE
the qualification rounds must sub.
NIT not less than fifteen scores
made upon as many different days
between now and August 81, 1928.
Scores are to be for nine holes only,
4. A player may submit as many
as fifty scores, but only one score
will be accepted for each days play.
Only the fifteen lowest will be CON
sidered in arriving at player
classification.
5. Score slips and the box to de-
.posit them in are just below the
score board. Scores deposited there
in will be collected by a represents
tive of The Washington Times each
day.
s. There win be three classes Of
men players-A, B and C. The
women win be divided into two
classes-A and B.
Z. The qualifying rounds viii be
at medal play. thirty-six holes. The
finals will be at match play. Six
sixteens are to qualify among the
men and four sixteens among the
women.
s. Players will play their qualify
ing rounds in twosomes and each
pair will be assigned their starting
time one week in advance. Pair
ings are to be drawn, not assigned.
8. No postponennents win be per-
mitted. A player falling to be at
the tee at his appointed time win
default.
10. The qualifying rounds win
start Monday. September II.
IL. Match play in the champion
ship rounds win start Monday,
October 1.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

The Lever Of the big college meet
was unquesfionably the fastest man
away from his mark in the East,
II not in the United States. He
found hts running 80 quickly that
the race was practically over when
Lever had travelled twenty five
yards.
And then to add insult to injury.
as it were, the little Quaker star
drew farther away until at seventy
five yards he was not less than
two and q half yards clear of the
entire field. It was by nearly this
margin that Lever defeated Clarke,
OF Johns Hopkins, and LIE Coney,
the former champion, at the tape .
Levers tremendous improve
mant this apring-lIe WAS un-
placed In the 'sinterc0Ilegiate 100" !
year agO-is the result Of stick
ing to q task that, twelve months
ago, looked al but hopeless. Boots
was always fIashy Splinter up
to seventy yards, but invariably
lost his speed I'm the closing stage
Of q stiff 1OO-yard test.
It was the undivided opinion Of
track experts that Lever would
never reach the class of the truly
greats because Of his inability to
20 through. Time and again in big
races Hal led his field to the sew.
enty yard mark, only to peter out
and be cut down by the rush Of
sprinters who could finish with a
rush.
Coach Lawson Robertson. the
Penn coach, never gave, up the
idea Of making a topf flight hundred
yarder out Of Lever. Robby has
been working for the best part
of two years building up the Penn
youngsters general muscular sys-
tenn.
The first big result was apparent
in the seventy-yard race at the in
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

Pennsylvania suffers the least,
as Capt. Harold ("Boots'D Lever,
winner of the 10O.yard dash, is the
only member Of this years Red
and Blue team that will be lost to
the team through graduation. They
hold TN of their 22h points.
Seven men did all Princeton's
scoring, and three OF these were
representing the Nassau institution
for the last time. These three
are J. G. Taylor, who scored 8
points; s.. H. Thompson, who
scored s. and c. w. Webster, who
accounted for 1. The other four
who scored IL points will be on
the Tiger team next spring unless
something unforeseen happens.
Yale viii not be hit very hard
by graduation as 1t loses only
Storrs, Rusnack, Cruickshank and
Campbell. These four Tailed 8 of
the Bulldogs % points.
Billy Comins, who developed in
to a wonderful broad jumper over
night; Gage, Yale's promising
quarter miller, and Bench, a jave.
lin thrower, are sophomores, while
Schlopp, Chapman and Douglas
have one more year at New
Haven.
Bill NeufeId CalifOrnla's great
alEarOund star, who scored IL
points, is one of the quintet of
Bruins who will be available
again next year. Winter, the
ShOt-putter; Boren, broad jump
or; Lang. shot and discus throw
or, and Becker, hurdIer, are the
others who scored points for
California this year and who do
not graduate until next year or
the year after.
Probably the most remarkable
Improvement made by any Of the
teams since last year was made by
Yale. Last year the Yale team
scored 8h points, which gave
them ninth place, behind Lafay
| cite, Penn State. Harvard, Penn
sylVania, Cornell, Stanford, Prince
ton and California. This year they
collected % points and finished
ahead of all these colleges, with
the exception Of California and
Princeton.
Sixteen of these % points were
scored in the field, the department
which Boyd Comstock, the ole
University of Southern California
coach, has been looking after.
The men whom Comstock has
been coaching have shown remark
able improvement. Storrs, who
was never heard of as a javelir
thrower, until this spring, won his
event and broke the intercollegiate
| record.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
This Young Fellow
Might Help Griffs'
Pitching Staff

WATERLOO, Iowa, June L.
''Iron Man" Joe McGinnity.
aged fifty-two, who twenty-five
years ago was the idol of the
New York baseball fans, ended
the losing streak of the Du-
buque club in the Mississippi
Valley League, Of which he il
manager, when he held Mar
shalltown to four hits, and
Dubuque won, l to O. Nc
Ginnity issued only one pass
and only five men reached first
base.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Team Changes Name.

The Arlington Reserves announce
they have changed their name to
the Arlington White Sox, and they
want a game for tomorrow after
noon with any unlimited team in
Washington Or vicinity. Leo f.
Wise, phone Clarendon 805-F3 be,
tween 6 and p. M. Is the man.
ager.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
LEVERS GREAT VICTORY
CAUSES OIL YMPIC TALK

The victory that University
scored in the 1O0yard final ct the intercollegiate
competition at the leading cand
date for Of the sprint places the American Olympic
hence Lever mpressivey
sharps whether ALI LIE Coney al his
best could defeated the Iion N Y. boy. ~
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
HALF OF CALIFORNIA;
STARS WILL RETURN

When the University Of California sends It's track team back East
defend the intercollegiate title which at Phla-
dph last week. viii have available five of the ten
quintet member OF which
year college "a of the 39 points
California scored which Coach Christie fine
build another winning team.
that hardest Of OF the
conending this they will lose
by graduation fivem who scored
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Rawlings Holds Own.

Johnny Rawlings, instead of loaf
ing on the Giants bench, is play
ing a fast game as second base for
the Pittsburgh Pirates, holding his
own with every other secondsacker
in the National League.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
RieI Doing Well.

Frank Riel is pitching good ball
for the Tampa Smokers in the
Florida State League and is likely
to receive a trial with the Griff-
men in September.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

door intercollegiate championships
last March, when Lever amazed the
athletic critics by winning in the
new worlds record time Of Z LILO
seconds.
This performance was generally
looked upon as a flash in the
pan, = probably brought about BY
Levers getting the jump on the
rest Of the field at the gunfire.
Since that time, however, the
Penn captain has demonstrated con
vincingIy that he has experienced
an amazing improvement in stamina
--one that IL maintained, win land
him an Olympic berth. and posi-
bly, a worlds title next year.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01


mean, WE'LL" and the volume
which was coming through that
wire made it squirm in our hands
the same as a fire hose wiggles in
tho street when water first starts
a....4-ng through it. Skillet Finn
remarked that the room was getting
close, got UP and opened q win
dow.
'fYOu tell that gazabo Collins IL
he thinks all Of the public links
pIayers in Washington play their
game on the East Potomac Park
course he has another wild guess
coming. That gink hasn't got
sense enough to pound sand into
= rat hole"
do you know that you are talk.
ing to a member of the press" we
cut in by way of intimidation.
s'Press is rightr and our ear drums
ached. IAN you bimboes have
pressed domes. Some are flat on
top, but the majority are square
heads. That goes fer you and that
h0nabre Collins" There was more.
The postal regulations forbid us
quoting it. Skillet Finn by this
time had every window in the room
open.
We finally managed to edge
In. The fellow on the other end
had run out Of explosives, adjec-
lives and breath. 'sSay brother"
we gently soOthed over that red
hot wire, whats the main idea,
what's the kick and to whom are
We spealKing?"
''WeII, this is Henry Miller, the
prO out at Rock Creek Park. !
have been a constant reader of The
washington Times ever. since NOV
ing to this city and / think 1t has
the greatest sport pages Of any
paper in Washington, but this fell
low Collins. or whoever it is in
back of the public links tourua-
rnent which The Times is going to
gtage, must have overlooked the
sact that we have q bunch Of pubic
links players out here at Rock
Greek Park.
''They want in on that tourna-
ment the same as the girls and
1cuOWS uOWn Oh the East EOgOHlac@
Park course. And there IS no
reason in the world why they
shouldn't be in on it. Let me talk
to Collins. / want to get the low
down on this"
It was none other than our good,
Did friend Henry Miller on the other
end of the wire. Henry was peeved.
He had a right to be. Here was
where one perfectly we1l-meaning
sport writer had to exercise little
diplomacy. Shoot, Henry This
is Collins you have been talking to
MI Of the time"
'sWeII, I'll. Say, Len. all
that stuff / just said don't gO.'
The reader will probably not be
interested in what followed, other
than perhaps to know that there
Is going to be q score board
erected out at Rock reeI Park the
same as that at East Potomac
and the players who frequent
Rock Creek Park are going to get
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
CowIer Faces Tate.

Tom Cowler, who is bowling to
meet Harry Wills. faces another
dark-hued heavyweight tonight in
New York in the person of Bill
Tate.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Florence in Garden.

Owing to his battered finger Paul
Florence, GeorgetoWn's varsity
catcher. has quit the mask and pad
and returned to centerfield, his orig
inal position on the team
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Pratt at Third.

Del Pratt ID playing third base
In the absence of Bobby Jones. wlnO
is out OF the game with q broken
bone In his foot.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Staging Hot Race.

There IL difference Of but six
points between the leading Omaha
club and, o<lahoma city. hOldins
sixth place in the Western League
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Pete Lapan Stars.

Pete Lapan is starring behind thu
bat for the Memphis Chicks.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
ROCK CREEK GOLFERS
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
BIC TOURNEY
b. LEONARD az. COLLINS.

IT'S not often Washington Times overooks good be
of the gigantic public links
which the National Capitals leading evening newspaper
going sponsor Washington Times going to slip
public links players parley which can't miss Here is how 1t all
about:
telephone fact fairly screechd we reached TOT
the hook "Heo, yelled
Just like that "Helo yourself rasping the wire
you guy working down there by the Of Collins
We couldn
The Washington times., 1923-06-01
Orlando IN Front.

Joe Tinker's Orlando club is
running away with the pennantI
race In the Florida State league.
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

We finally managed to edge
Al. The fellow on the other end
had run out Of explosives. adjec-
tfves and breath. 'sSay brother"
we gently soOthed over that red
hot wire, whats the main idea,
what's the kick and to whom are
We spealKing?"
The Washington times., 1923-06-01

'EYOu tell that gazabo Collins il
he thinks all Of the public links
players in Washington play their
game on the East Potomac Park
course he has another wild guess
coming. That ginIx hasn't got
sense enough to pound sand into
rat hole"