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nine. Then age all of sudden caught up with 41-year r-old Clar- ence Mitchell, and the winner of l3 games last year was placed on the inactive list.
 The season had not progressed very far when it became clear that the club lacked first-class left fieldsr, and it became obvious that Frank Hogan, burly catcher, was not the menace at the plate that he had been. The club started the fatal business O; hitting when the pitchers couldn't pitch, and remaining mute when they could.
 The final p;ow came when Capt. Travis Jackson, one of the leagues best shortstops, was forced out of the game with a sprained knee. The loss not only broke up the double play combination of Jack son and Fritz, but took consider able from the effectiveness Of Johnny Vergez at third base.
 In his first year in the majors last season Vergez, with Jackson as a Steadying influence, was one of the best third baseman in the league. His play fell off so this year without Jackson that the Giants have been forced to try the rookie. Gilbert English, in the position.
 None of the talent tried in Jack sons shoes has proved entirely satisfactory. Eddie Moore had a shot at it, and was sent away. The club brought in Eddie Mar shall, who made several unfortu- nate fumbles, with the result that he now is handicapped by a cres- cendo of Bronx cheers from the stands.
 It may be that the club, as has been charged in certain quarters, has been chronically over-rated, but one thing seems certain-the won't be made again un- til tlte Giants have stronger in- field replacements, some right pitchers to help Fat Freddy Fitzzsimmons and another outfield- CT or two who can hit.
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YANKEES TAKE D0UBLEHEADER
 FROM DETROIT
Increase Lead for Title Lazzeri Makes Three
 Circuit Drives

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-The Yan- kees returned home yesterday and took two games from Detroit to equal their longest winning streak of the year-nine straight-and gained their longest lead they have held this season.
 The first game was a slugfest, IS to 8. Lazzeri and Harry Davis both made home runs twice. Sc. well and Billy Rogeu made one each.
 In the second game, which was won b. ' to 3, Lazzeri made an- ether circuit drive.
 Johnny Allen won his eleventh victory in the nightcap.
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GATOR GRID STAR
 BACK; QUITS RING

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Aug. IT, Carlos Proctor, football star, who resigned from the University of Florida last year, is back on the campus.
 Proctor took up professional box ing after leaving school, but plans now to, seek reinstatement as an amateur and complete his college football career as well as his scholastic training.
 He is a student in the University summer school and will re-enter the regular term this Fall if he is successful in clearing his athletic standing.
 Proctor was an all round athlete in high school at Tampa.
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frame. Grummett muffed Cough lns sacrifice bunt and Bobby and Junge were safe. MacSpadden shot bounding grounder to sec ond and Baker booted it to center. Junge scoring and Bobby going to secona, then, on the throw-in to the plate, Mac chased Bobby off seco1M. Blake's throw to second was lad and Coughlin was safe at third while Mac found a haven at second.
 Boyd was hit by a pitched ball, filling the bases. Andrews. flew out to. Bill Schmitz. McCloskey scored Coughlin and MacSpadden with single to center, Boyd go- ing to third. Blake trapped Mo Closkey off first for the second out. Manning's single to center scored Boyd. Roller famed for the third out.
 Add Three More
 The Elks added another in the second. Rodenberg singled. Junge poppei out to Garn. Coughlin sim gled to left, Rodenberg taking sec- ond. The latter went out at third on an attempted steal. Bob by scored from first on MacSpad- den's two-bagger.
 The Bills last two runs came in the third. With two out, Man ming singled to left. Roller dropped the ball just over the right field wall for the circuit, scoring Man ming ahead of himself.
 Vets Score Twice
 The Vets scored one run in the third on Erskine's single and Haines' two-bagger. Their final tally was showed over in the fifth. Garn walked and scored on sin gles by Haines and Grummett.
 Junge pitched hard in the sixth and seventh and not a single Le- zion batter reached first in those two frames
 The Bills were also turned back in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth by Schmitz but the damage had already occurred.
 Series Is Tied
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PLAN AUTUMN FoURsoMEs

LONDON. Aug. 17.-The Central England Open Autumn mixed four somes golf competition will be held on the Woodhall Spa course. starting Tuesday, September 20. The holders are sR ssraksr and Miss P. Lobbett.
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ELKS TIE COUNT FOR SERIES BY
 WIN YESTERDAY
Junge Wins Second Straight Game, Defeating
 Legion by / to 4 Score

Kal' Junge last night proved his right to the title iron man. when for the second successive day he hurled the Elks to victory over the American Legion, making the game count two all in the Little Worlds Series. The Elks won by a score of 2 to 4, winning mainly on errors in the first frame which allowed them to score four tallies without an excuse.
 Both Junge and Jack Schmitz pitchei good baseball. The former had perfect support for the first time ill the series while the Vets made three expensive miscus, all in the fatal first.
 Koski Stars Game
 Chevy" Koski started the game for rhe Elks and was given two- run lead by his teammates. He was taken out after the first frame and Junge finished the game, all lowing six hits and two runs in the six frames he worked. He walked but one and famed three men.
 SchE-itz also famed C.Tee and yielded but eight hits in six in nings. He walked only one man.
 The Fatal First
 The ex-soldiers gave the game away in the first, an inning that has been fatal for them since the opening of the second half. Once by il, they usually play stellar ball, and that was the way of last nights game
 Bill Schmitz opened the game with Q two-bagger to right. Garn grounded to third and was thrown out as first by MacSpadden and Bill was held on second. Erskine spanked a dust-kisser to center for 9 single, advancing Bill to third. He scored and Erskine did likewise from first on Worth's beautiful single down the left field foul line, George taking sec- ond on the throw-in. Worth went to third while Manning threw out Haine5 at first. He died there when Grummett was tossed out at first by MacSpadden.
 Errors Pave Way
 Junge nicked Schmitz for a sin gle to open the Bills half of this
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BLACK TOM LOSING
 HIS OLD NICKNAME
 UNDER FLOODLIGHTS

HOUSTON, Tex. Aug. IT. = Tom Jenkins, Texas League out fielder who went up to the St. Louis Browns in 1928 but is now with Houston, complains he may lose bis nickname of Black Tom by playing so much night base ball.
 "A guy can't get sunburned a good dark color playing under the lights Jenkins protests. E Jenkins batting eye seems not to be affected by the artificial lighting. -
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WALKER FIRST

What then came over the club in those short months? Nobody can say definitely. not even the Giants themselves. But there are 8 lot of things which will make it clear why many ball games have been lost. In the first place, somewhere along the road from California, Bill Walker lost the hop 10 his fast ball. Winner of 16 games last season, when the Giants finished in second place, at the first of August the star southpaw had gathered only a measly three victories while losing
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American League
GOLFERS TO FIGHT
 GAMBLING RACKET

CHICAGO, Aug. TIA war to the finish against t'racketeers' who have been trying to muscle in the old Scotch game with pari mutuel machines and lotteries, was de- clared by the professional Golfers Association of America today.
 Advised that more than 63,00O lottery tickets had been sold for the 1882 P. G. A. championship at St. Paul, business administrator Albe-'; A. Gates quickly dispatched warnings to every member that the lottery was a fake" and then hired detectives to run down the promoters.
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c iiS ZC ls zl
 x-Went to center when Man ming switched to second.
 .-Replaced Rodenberg in center in sixth.
 SUMMARY: Earned runs, Legion 4, Elks 3; two-base hits, B. Schmitz Hainas and s. Baker, and Mac Spadden; home run, Roller; hit by pitched ball, Boyd by Schmitz J. Schmitz by Junge; bases on balls, off Schmitz 1, off Junge l; struck out, by Schmitz 3. by Junge 3; eft on bases, Legion 6, Elks 2; stolen bases, Garn and Cough lin l each; hits runs 2 off Koski in inning, hits runs off Junge in six innings; winning pitcher, Junge.
 Un,pires-Kearney at the plate, Nostran0 and Botelho on bases.
 Scorer-Mize.
 Time of game-One hour and 12 minutes.
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Photograph Proues Story About
 T,OO-Mouthed Fish

DULUTH, Minn., Aug. IT, Earl De Rosters fish story was 90 hard to swallow that he has brought forth photographic proof of it.
 He hooked a bluegill sunfish and discovered it had two mouths. But nobody would believe him, so he took a pie ture of it.
 The two openings are normal and lead into the gullet. The second mouth was below the regular opening.
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GAMES TUESDAY Pacific Coast League

Los Angeles 9; Missions 3. Oakland 1; Sacramento 2. M Seattle 4; Portland T.
 San Francisco 10; Hollywood 6 Game went 10 innings. - National League Boston 3; Chicago 4.
 New York 2; Cincinnati l. Philadelphia 2; St. Louis 3. Brooklyn o; Pittsburgh 4.
 American League
 Detroit 8, 3: New York 13, '. Cleveland 3; Philadelphia 2. St. Louis 3; Boston 2.
 Chicago 8; Washington 5.
 Juneau City League Elks T; American Legion 4 Fourth game in City champion ship series. Each team was wor two games. Title goes to tean winning four out of seven games
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
DESHIELDS FINED
FOR SETTING FIRE
TOSTSSEX WOODS
Negro Convicted OF Burn.
ing One Acre Of Wood
land Near Georgetown
GETS JAIL SENTENCE

That the men in the Delaware
forest fire lookout towers are alert
to their business was demonstrated
when Floyd Johnson, towerman OF
the Ellendale tower, spotted smoke
two miles from his tower last We'd
nesday. There being no warden in
the immediate vicinity of the fire and
the smoke chaser stationed at the
tower was not available at the time,
Mr.. Johnson went to the scene of the
fire, on his way picking up two men
to help him eXtinguish it.
After the fire was brought under
control, having burned one acre,
Johnson started an investigation as
to the probable cause. In his investi-
cation he found that Edward De
Shields and Joseph Harmon, both
colored, had been in the woods but
a short time before and recognized
Harmon as a man sought for some
time by the state police on several
charges of automobile violations,
some of which were for a second Of
fense.
Lieutenant Norman Purnell with
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
PIT. ASSOCIATION
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR
Howard T. Ennis, Stock
ley, Again Heads State
Association
PURNELL VICE-PRES.
DIR. Agnes Snyder Makes
Address On Aims OF
The Organization
PURNELL VICE-PRES.

At the annual meeting of the State
Parent-Teachers Association Friday
Howard r. Ennis was reelected
president. He told in brief address
how the association has grown in
Delaware and how it has assumed
responsibilities for the schools.
DR.. Agnes Snyder, of New College.
Teachers College, Columbia UniVer-
sity, who has served as an advisory
member of the State Parent-Teacher
ssOciatiOn program committee, re-
viewed the work of the year.
"Only as our aims are understood
can we go intelligently forward" DR..
Snyder said. I'VE decided to con-
slider home work, first in the way
we generally thing of it,, as all that
children do at home which may be
connected with some of the work in
school, or which give opportunity
for practice of things learned. Con-
sidering more formal home work
which relates more directly to the
thing begun in school two questions
arose: first, how may child use his
time to the greatest advantage? and
secondly, what are good home as
in the light of the needs
of the school and the needs of the
child?
Parents, Children As "Pals"
DR.. Snyder suggested that parents
and children should hing, read, work
and play together They might well
gather materials together which
would give the children a splendid
working library. Let them scan the
newspapers together, clip, file and
index. The result would be a wealth
of new material with witch to in
terpret school work"
State Chairmen Report
During the business session which
followed DR. Snyder's address. re-
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
EX-STATE TREASURER
MONOXIDE GAS VICTIM
Thomas B. Hubbard, of Dover, Found
Unconscious in Garage

Thomas b. Hubbard, about 65
years old, was found unconscious on
the floor of DR.. w. d. Burton's pri-
vate garage at Dover, Monday night,
suffering from monoxide gas poison
ing.
Mr.. Hubbard, who was a retired
statistician, had been boarding at
the Hotel Richardson, and when he
failed to appear for dinner, his wife
became alarmed.
Later a search was made which
resulted in finding him in the ga
rage He had frequently gone to DR..
Burton's garage, as he had stored
some of his household furnishings
there.
When found, he was lying on the
garage floor beside the doctors car,
the motor of which was running. He
was given artificial respiration by
members of the Robbins Hose Com
pany, and then removed to the Kent
General Hospital, where it was re-
ported that he out of danger.
Mr.. Hubbard served as State
Treasurer some years ago when he
was appointed to fill an unexpired
term.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
GOVERNOR BUCK
. CONSIDERS CALL
FOR SECOND TERM
Better GOvernm en- t
League Urges Executive
To Run Again
PRESENT PETITION
Organization Of Influen-
tial Citizens Pledges Sup
port OF Candidacy
PRESENT PETITION

Governor c. Douglass Buck is
"still considering" the request made
to him personally on Saturday by
prominent citizens representing The
Better Government League of Della
ware that he become a candidate for
governor.
The league was organized Friday
night by about 65 prominent resi-
dents of Wilmington and vicinity
with LammOt du Pont as chairman.
On Saturday morning the eXecu-
tive committee of the new organiZa-
tion presented a petition to the gov
ernOr asking him to becomes a can
didate and pledging him support.
At that time Governor Buck ex-
pressed himself as being very much
fiattered by the invitation and ap-
preciative of the willingness of those
interested i'm clean government to
support his candidacy. He prom
ised to give the suggestion his Sc
riOus consideration, saying his deci-
sion would depend upon the extent
and permanency of the movement to
support better government in the
State.
The committee which called upon
the governor comprised J. Warren
Marshall, Charles Warner, Ralph B.
Mckinney, J. Simpson Dean and
Macmillan Hopes.
This executive committee will be
enlarged soon with the addition of
representative citizens of Kent and
Sussex counties.
In presenting the petition to Gov
ernor Buck, urging his candidacy, the
executive committee explained in de-
tail the aims and purposes of the
organization and expressed the hope
that he would become candidate.
The petition adopted by the league
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
WILL HOLD DAIRY
SCHOOL AT COOLSPRINC
Ninth Animal Gathering WIN Be Held
Next Wednesday

All plans have been completed for
the ninth annual Dairy School, which
will be held in the Cool Spring Com
munity Building on Wednesday,
May 18th.
A varied and interesting program
has been prepared for both the after
noon and evening meetings. The
committee in charge has tried to Sc
cure speakers that will be of inter
est to all interested in dairying. In
addition the Philadelphia Interstate
Dairy Council will present "A Pup
pet Show" at the evening session and
we will also have our good friend
c. Fl. Powers and his Cool Spring
Orchestra with us.
The program as planned by the
committee is as follows:
1901 :45-Address, f. A. Walls,
president of the Nassau Milk Pro-
ducer's Association.
1:45-2: :30-"Dairy Farm Inspec-
tions" - Clayton Reynolds, Quality
Control Dept. of Philadelphia Dairy
Council.
2:SO-3:15--"Calf Troubles, Prof.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
APPLE TREES ARE
NOW BLOSSOMING
IN DELAW ARE
Now Is The Time To Visit
Apple Growing Sections
OF The State
IS BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

Once again it is apple blossom
time and during this week Delaware
is host to thousands of visitors
many of whom have travelled great
distances to view the Diamond
States great, annual flower show.
This is the time of the year when
the apple trees put on their full
dress" and present a picture which
is well worth travelling many miles
to see. Delaware is one State in the
East in which the apple producing
sections are so concentrated that it
is possible to drive many miles over
roads literally bOrdered with these
beautiful blossoms. OF course, all
apple trees in blossom time are pic
turesque and not all of the large or
chards are located on concrete high
ways, but Delaware's system of
highways is such that it is possible
to view hundreds of acres without
getting off the concrete road.
The principal commercial produc-
ing sections are located in the Wy
Oming and Bridgeville districts. If
only a short trip is desired, it is
suggested that the visitor travel
north from Milford to Magnolia turn
left at Magnolia to Canterbury, and
return via the western du POnt
Boulevard from Canterbury to Har-
rington and Milford. The route pass
es through an important fruit Sec
ton. If longer trip is desired. the
following route is suggested: Con-
tinue the trip south from Harring-
ton to Bridgeville, turn left on the
concrete road just south of Bridge
Vile and go to Georgetown, from
Georgetown to Nassau, and return
to Milford. BY taking this trip it is
possible to view many of the or
chards both in Kent and Sussex
counties. A very pretty orchard is
also located at Cheswold, five miles
north of Dover. This orchard con-
tains approximately 500 acres of
bearing apple trees. There is also a
large orchard located on the road
leading from Millsboro to Oak Or
chard and many large orchards are
located off the concrete highways
both in the Bridgeville and Dover
sections.
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Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
TEMPERANCE
UNION ELECTS
OFFICERS IN KENT
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Bring
hurst, OF FELTON,, Heads
County Organization
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS

At the annual meeting of the Kent
County w. c. r. u, Wednesday of
last week. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
president, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bring
hurst, of FELTON,; president. Mrs.
Bessie Brown, of Wyoming; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Ella B..
COrdray, of Harrington; recording
secretary, Mrs. Josephine M. Hitch
ems, of Wyoming; treasurer, Mrs.
Sallie True Spencer, of Wyoming.
All of the sessions of the body
were we'll attended Mrs. Elizabeth
M. Bringhurst, the president, pre-
sided; Mrs. Josephine M. Kitchens,
president of the local union, gave
greetings and Mrs. Bringhurst and
the Rev. II. r. Caldwell responded.
These reports were made: Scien-
tific temperance instruction, Mrs.
Mary Bostic; medal contest, Mrs.
Lulu Anderson medical temperance.
Mrs. Viola Thistlewood; child well
fare, Mrs. A. A. Hern.
At the afternoon session Mrs.
AZuba Jones, of Johnstown, Pa, Ma
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UNIVERSITY MAY DAY
ACTIVITIES MAY IA
Miss Louise Burke, OF Newark, Has
Been Chosen Queen OF May

The Women's College of the Uni
versity of Delaware will hold their
annual May Day activities on Sat
urday, May IA, at O'Clock, daylight
saving time Louise Burke, a Senior
from Newark. has been chosen Queen
of May, and Mary Davis from Laurel
was chosen to act as her Maid of
Honor.
The celebration will have colon
ial setting and will feature dances
of the natiOnalities represented in
America during the settling of the
colonies, including Spanish, DaDnish,
English, French and American
dances The Sailors HOrnpipe and
the Virginia Reel will add to the at
fractions of the afternoon.
Students from Delaware and from
neighboring states will participate
in the dances. A Duchess and two at
tendants will be chosen as repre-
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PROPOSED CUT
IN P. 0. BUDGET
WOULD HIT DEL.
Ninety Would Lose Jobs,
Service Would Be Re-
stricted Under Plan
MAY RECONSIDER 1T

If the Senate adheres to its recent
decision and compels a 10 per cent
reduction in the appropriation for
the Postoffice Department, Delaware
will be hard hit.
According to a tabulatiOn made
by the Department, Delaware would
lose approximately 80 employees in
the postal service.
If this reduction is finally adopted
it will mean dismissal of three as
sistant pOstmasters, 1S clerks, 33
city carriers, 10 village carriers, six
railway postal clerks and one vehicle
employe in this State. In addition
the department would consolidate 10
rural routes as well as reduce daily
rural delivery to tri-weekly delivery
on 81 routes.
Senator Tasker l.. Oddie, Republi-
can, Nevada, chairman of the post
office committee, said it was his pur-
pose to ask the Senate to reconsider
its decision for a ten per cent reduc-
tion in appropriation for the postal
He also pointed out that "for each
of two rural routes one
carrier must be dismissed; in larger
cities, carrier service in business
sections would be reduced from four
to two deliveries daily; in the resi-
dental district 10 per cent cut in
would reduce deliv-
cries from two ton one each day. I'm
many small villages" said Senator
Oddie, carrier delivery would be
dispensed with and patrons would
be forced back to the old custom of
getting their mail at the pOstoffice.
Milford chronicle., 1932-05-06
COUNCIL FAILS
TOILET CONTRACT
FOR GARBAGE
Several Bids Submitted
For Collecting Garbage
At The Meeting
TALK REST ROOM

Milford City Council at it's regular
monthly meeting on Monday night
discussed many matters of interest
to the city, but decision was post
poned on several of them. Bids were
opened for the removal of garbage
within the city limits and a number
of bidders sought the contract. After
looking over all of the bids council
referred the matter to the City Board
of Health for final decision. Owing
to several matters which must be
cleared up before the contract is
let, no awards were made. 1t is eX-
pected that the Board of Health will
report to Council at a meeting to be
held next Tuesday night, and that a
contract will be given the successful
bidder at that time.
Council had under consideration a
petition signed by number of Mil
ford business men asking them to
ignore complaints that had been
made by property owners who reside
near the Victor Lynn Transportation
warehouses. The residents of that
part of the city have been complain
ing about the noise and confusion
caused by the loading and unloading
of the trucks during the night hours.
The matter was referred to a COM
mittee with instructions to make ar
rangements with all concerned to
eliminate as much of the annoyance
as possible.
Council also took up the matter
NF Il
Several suggestions were made, one
of which was that a suitable building
be erected on the west side of Wal
nut street over the Mispillion River.
This would necessitate permission
from the federal authorities. A COM
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