Milford chronicle., 1924-06-27
Milton Letter

III vi uel ~ lllSIdll Il larger eQSlu
in the button factory, number 0
operators have been allowed to Sc
cure work in the canning factories
while a majority will be able to Gu
buttons while the installation takes
place. Only one bench, about TWEEN
ty-tive men, will be idle under this
plan. This arrangement is pleasing
to Milton business men and labor
ers, rather than having the entire
plant shut down during the installa-
tiOn of the new engine
A combination engine and coach
of the NJ. D. & c. R. r. Co., was in
Milton recently for exhibition and
trial. The new owners of the rail
road will operate this type of coach
for passengers-an oil burning mo-
tOr-and steam for freight service,
according to information received
here. The new schedule will go into
effect soon. A number of Milton cit
izens were taken on a trip by the
new management and all seemed
pleased with the engine.
The Sussex County Base Ball
LGdS5 lC W cS VI = lnAANu at NCOA 5CAO " II
last week by the election of Howard
J. Cooke, of Georgetown, president;
Harry Wardle, of Milford, vice pres
ident, and Rev. Windsor of Days
borO, secretary and treasurer. Rep
resentatives from Milford, George
town, Milton, Lewes, MillsbOrO and
Lincoln and DagsborO were present
and after discussing the rules as US
ed by the New Castle County League
adopted them with several minor
changes. President Winters, of the
latter league was present and assist
ed in the organization plans. By the
rules tentatively agreed upon each
club is allowed to carry fifteen play
ers, not more than three of whom
may be hired from out of the town
in which the team is located. The
salary limit which each club may
spend for players was placed at $40
per game. But one game a week will
be played by the league, and that on
Saturday, except that holiday games
will be scheduled. This does not pre-
vent the teams of the league playing
Independent teams on days not
scheduled with league teams. An
other feature of the rules is that af-
ter the first scheduled game of the
league, which will be on Saturday,
July 5th, no team can carry more
than fifteen players, and after six
games have been played no changes |
can be made in the club roster-each /
team must finish the season with the |
players then under contract. Local .
players, above three, shall receive |
no compensation. All players, wheth-
er local or hired, must sign con-
tracts, and a player jumping his
contract can not play with any other
-eam in the league that season. A
player released cannot play with any
other team until two weeks after
said release. Each team in the
eague must put up SIS as a guar
lntee of good faith.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Dase ball fans of Milton was held in
summer garden and it was
Iecided to enter the Milton club in
he Sussex County Base Ball League,
ecently organized. President How
rd J. Cooke, of the league, was
resent and outlined the purposes
nd aims of the league, also read and
efined the rules governing the
9ague. About fifty fans were pres
mt and took an interest in the meet
lg. The schedule will extend from
'Ourth Of July to Labor Day. This
ill give the fans twelve weeks of
ase ball The idea of the league as
Explained by President Cooke, was to
remote the game in a gentlemanly
ray among the various towns of the
Ounty at a minimum expense. Each
lub will be allowed to hire only
lree out of town players, but the
Ombined sum to be payed by each
lub for salary is not to exceed $40
er game. This rule was adopted to
low those clubs who have no pitch
lg talent in their town to hire enc
r two pitchers or fill any other po-
tions that that particular club is
eak in, to make the games played :
ose and interesting. This rule al
WIS the smaller towns to compete
ith the larger towns where money
more plentiful. 1t is felt that the =
70 limit will equalize the clubs as \
strength.
At a meeting of the base ball rep Z
from eight towns in :
Essex county held at Georgetown
Monday night, the Sussex County y
lse Ball League was launched. The :
ans in the league are Milton, Mil z
rd, Lincoln, Lewes, Cannon, Mills :
no and Dagsboro. A schedule for =
e Fourth of July was agreed upon, q
ID a schedule for the balance of G
e season, up to and including La n
r Day, will be arranged later. On
ly 4th the schedule is:
In the morning:
Milton at Dagsboro.
Lewes at Lincoln.
Cannon at Millsboro.
Milford at Georgetown.
In the afternoon:
Dagsboro at Milton.
Lincoln at Lewes.
NIillsboro at Cannon.
at Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Knox, OF
ayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knox
Greenwood, spent Sunday with w.
Campbell. 80
Miss Hazel Campbell, of Green
,od, spent Sunday with her sister,
SIS Amanda Campbell.
Milton's Fourth of July celebration
IL be the most elaborate ever held
re. In the morning a parade of the
triotic orders Of the town, the
g company, school children and
corated automobiles and noats,