Smyrna times., 1931-05-27
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The greatest record ever to be
made by a Clayton School team
has Just been accomplished by the
boys baseball team. During the
past two seasons the Clayton team
has participated in 10 games anc
has won 10 of them. Entered in
the league last year with Smyrna
and Hartly Schools, Clayton won
the championship with A straight
wins. In the semi-finals for the
southern championship they lost to
Greenwood, Sussex titleholders
Although he lost six players by
graduation in June, 1880, Prof. w.
w. Hickman, who acts in the ca
pacity of coach of the boys, still
had Sevil, pitcher, and Davis,
catcher, as nucleus around which
to build smooth working team.
In practice games in the fall Town
send and st. Georges were easily
defeated. This year Clayton, Hart
and Frederick were entered in
Division of the State League.
Again Clayton won its Division
title, this time with the loss of but
one game, a Az setback at the
hands of Frederick. In a return
engagement Clayton won 9-3.
Clayton next was scheduled to
play Dagsboro, Sussex Champs, and
won 4-3. Their next opponents
were the Houston boys, champs Of
Southern Kent. Against them
Cayton's hitting reached its peak
and they won 21-3. In this game,
which gave them the Southern
Delaware Championship, Sevil hit
two home runs and Olin Davis hit
three home runs. On Saturday,
May %, Clayton faced Alex. I. du-
Pont, Northern Champions, for the
State Championship, at the Dover
Ball Park. Inspired to the heights
the Clayton boys gave all they had
in an effort to bring the State title
to that town. From the very be-
ginning it was evident the game
would be a great pitching duel be-
tween Sevil, pitcher for Clayton,
and Oliver, DUPONT pitcher. Clay
ton scored first in the fourth in
ming, when @. Davis, brought in a
run. In the sixth DUPONT evened
the score with two hits and one
run. From that time on it was
anybody's game. In the tenth in
ming DUPONT pushed across the
tally that won the game. The fin
al score of the game was 2 to l in
favor Of DUPONT school Following
is a lineup Of the Clayton team
Catcher, A.Davis; pitcher, j. Sevil;
1st base, G. Davis; End base, l..
Stewart; 3rd base, o. Davis; short
stop, ]. Knight; right field, L. Ar
go; center field, j. Bailey; left field,
f. Hutchison. During the past
season o. Davis has hit z home
runs, while J. Sevil has hit 5, and
j. knight has hit 2. On Saturday
a dinner was served to the boys at
Wilson's Cafe, Dover, while on
Monday night they were taken to
Dover to see ''The Connecticut
Yankee" by some Of the business
men of the town. Other trips are
being arranged for the team. Clay
ton is indeed proud of such a team
that has defeated Hartly five
Smyrna, twice, and All-Stars,
Grown-ups, Frederick, St. Georges,
Dagsboro, Houston, once each.
Carrying out the spirit of the base
ball team, the boys dodge ball
team won the championship at the
Kent County Track and Field Meet
Smyrna, Caesar Rodney, and Mil
ford, were defeated by the local
team.
The sixth grade of Clayton
School, Mrs. Clark, teacher, has
been advised that the project sub
mitted by them on REST and
Sleep" has been awarded the prize
in Glass A. The prize selected is
a large First Aid Kit equipped.
The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society put on a health contest
subject, 'fRest and Sleep" For
seven weeks the work of the sixth
grade centered around this project.
They demonstrated the subject by
a Restful Home and An Unrestful
House and Lot. These were built
furnished, glazed. papered and
painted by the pupil Every child
helped in measuring, saving, ham,
mering, glass cutting. and fitting,
gardening, making a tennis court,
sodding, arranging shrubbery,
flowers and trees and in making
furniture, weaving and plating
rugs. Lamps, bathroom equipment
and the people were modelled from
clay and painted with water colors
and alabastine. These activities
created real needs for information
and practice in arithmetic, Eng
lish, spelling, geography, history,
reading, art, writing and health.
The children showed their ingen-
uity in meeting these needs and
were very happy in their work.
In order to prepare for its camp