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Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
HERE and Their E.
By U. and |. LOOKEMOVER
uOith the Milford Baseball Boys

The Milford boys must have ex-
pected a hard game last Thursday.
They pitched right in in the first
inning and scored four runs. Even
after they found that it was going
to be a pipe" they got another in
the second and three in the fourth
and three more in the sixth.
H. Killen pitched a good game
and it was tough for him to lose
but pity poor Jim Postles-he Just
missed winning the game by five
throws - as that is all that Slaa-
liem threw to strike out E. Killen in
the seventh with the score tied, 3 to
8.
Draper almost got thrown out at
first when he singled to right in the
fourth. Johnson, the FELTON, right
field was playing close to the infield
and took the ball on the first hop
and just missed throwing Draper
out by few steps.
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Next week the three games will be
played on Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday, instead of Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. On Wednesday,
August "a, Milford will play at Days
boro. On Thursday, August 25, Har-
rington will play at Milford, and on
Saturday, August q, Milford will
play at FELTON,.
Legar made a spectacular catch
in center field in the FELTON, game on
Tuesday evening while running full
tilt. FELTON, had men on second and
third and both runners thought the
ball would fall safe-but it didn't
and it was an easy thing to double
the runner at second. This catch
saved two runs.
Dagsboro held a field day in base
ball throwing. The honors went to
Carey, with two beautiful line drives
over the first baseman's. head. May
be Milford is too far above sea-level
for them; maybe again it is not
high enough-anyway Dagsboro did
not look like the team that played
here a few weeks ago.
Local fans should consider them
selves lucky to be able to see on the
local ball park the class of baseball
that they will see tomorrow. The
Bacharach Giants is the best col
ored baseball team in the east. Many
of the players formerly played with
with Hilldale, of Baltimore, which
a doubt was the greatest
colored team of all time
When Hoyt singled in the first in
ming of the Dagsboro game last
evening it made six hits
in a row for him in six straight
trips to the plate. He made one in
the Milton game on Saturday in his
last appearance at the plate; four
in the Harrington game last Tues
day and made one the first time up
in the Dagsboro game. Who said he
couldn't hit?
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
SAFE DRIVING
D.. ON HIGHWAYS
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give him a stop signal with your
hand and he will drop back. Keep
him there. Watch yourself while
running down grade and make it a
point at all times to maintain this
liberal braking distance.
4. Use hand signals to supplement
automatic brake lights.
When you plan to stop be sure to
let the man behind you know your
intention before you apply the
brake; give hand signal. Should it
become necessary to stop suddenly,
don't forget to signal anyway, wheth-
er or not you have time to follow
the above instructions.
B. Have your car under perfect
control when approaching cross
streets or intersections.
Be prepared to stop-quickly. Do
this and you will keep ayay from
many accidents for which you are
not responsible but which might
involve you.
6. Give any driver or pedestrian
the right of way who insists on it.
Many serious crashes are caused
by drivers attempting to force what
they think are their rights over
other drivers or pedestrians.
The foregoing six points, If OBJ
served by all drivers, would greatly
lessen the number of accidents. They
are all simple, practical principles,
and no one can ever consider him
self a real driver until he handles
his car in accordance with these few
simple rules.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
WOODENHAWK

By making most of their nine hits
together with loose fielding, the
Tower boys let Pennington go home
without a score and only two hits
in their Saturdays game. The final
score was 8 to 0.
Sunday the Tower boys again took
Andrewville into camp. This time
the tune was Z to 6.
Saturday, August 20, the Tower
boys will journey to the north of
Dover.
Sunday the Harrington boys will
visit the Tower.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

his unconditional release to become
a Yankee star.
With this background for capable
short fielders it is no wonder that
Roger Peckinpaugh halls the COM
ing of Bill Knickerbocker from the
Toledo farm of the American Asso-
citation. Knickerbocker is not yet 81
years old but they say he has the
making of big league star and his
early recall from Toledo indicates
that he will be given plenty of op-
pOrtunity to prove up to his job. So
far this season he has batted $3.50
with Toledo.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
L.E.LAYTON OUT
FOR GOVERNOR
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Sussex county bar also spoke on
State issues comparing running ex-
penses which he declared were out
of reason. He urged all to vote for
a change in the National and State
affairs.
Reese White, of Millsboro, who
made the opening speech compli-
mented the large number of people
present which he declared was evil
dence of the interest people were
taking in the present campaign.
Myer Ableman, a resident of
Millsboro, and a member of Sussex
county bar, presided over the meet
ing which was held in the auditor
ium of the Millsboro school build
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
ASSAILS MOTORISTS
WHO IMPERIL OTHERS
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hicles which we know to be essen
tial to safety. All three counties
show a large increase in accidents
and deaths over the previous year,
but the accidents in Kent and Sus-
sex show a smaller percentage of
increase.
Mr.. Finkelstein, accompanied by
William H. Forbes and w. D. Smith,
is making his annual midsummer
visit to the safety leaders in the two
lower counties.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
ROBBINS

There will be festival at Faith
M. P. Church, Saturday night, Au-
gust 9th. Everybody invited to
come
There Will be Sunday school at
Faith church Sunday, August 21st, at
2 o'clock. Preaching at o'clock,
by Rev. J. S. Owens, the pastor of
Georgetown M. P. Church.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
NeU Tribe ShOrtstOp
VIII Bear Watching

An odd turn of the baseball for
tunes has found Cleveland search
ing for a new shortstop during the
past few seasons-Odd because for
many years the Indians were one of
the best fortified teams at this i'm
portant position. Ray Chapman
came along in 1918 to become an
outstanding shortstop and when he
met his tragic death in 1920, Joe Sc
we'll, up from the University of Ala
bama, stepped into his shoes and
carried on until 1929. At this time
Joe was adjudged too slow to carry
on there and was shifted to third
base. Subsequently he was given
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

The only color Dagsboro had last
week was Brown and Gray.
Milford was loaded for bear" but
only succeeded in getting Days
bOrO's goat.
Slater didn't play Saturday-may-
be his trousers are still at the tail
Or's.
Wen bet that Umpire Manlove
don't like Campbelrs beans, any
more.
Postles held tanning bee at Mil
ton on Saturday-twelve hitting the
ozone.
"Pappy'' Lynch made nice catch
over the right field foul line in the
DagsbOro game-that was thrilling.
Grier made a nice running catch
of fly in left field, which drew him
round of applause in the Dagsboro
game.
FELTON, has the East" but couldn't
rise to the occasion Tuesday eve
ming.
Umpire Coach" Hardesty is on
top of every play-and he calls them
right.
Umpire Manlove again did a good
job back of the plate on Tuesday
evening of this week.
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Gray of Dagsboro hit Umpire
Johnson while throwing to second
at last report he hasn't been able to
sit down yet.
If there were any bets on Belts |
last Saturday at Milton there was |
not much change Tingle-ing in Mil |
ton that night.
The Bacharach Giants of Atlantic
City, will play here Saturday after
noon at three o'clock. General ad-
mission, soc; grandstand, Csc.
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All the Milford boys were on their
toes and fielded nicely. We hope
they play like that when they meet
Harrington again.
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Jesse Legar won the game with a
timely single in the seventh. He
could have made a double of it-but
what was the use, Kirchner was Ov-
er the plate and the game was over.
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Our old friend II. Lynch, who fer-
merly caught for Milford, is now
catching for FELTON, under the name
of Gropp. We wonder how many
names that boy has.
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If the word Beacon" on the Days
boro players suits was placed on
the front instead of the back of their
fellow players would
have beacon" to guide them in
throwing the ball. Think it over,
Manager Campbell.
E. Killen almost made a shoe I
string catch-getting the ball in his
hands only to have it roll on
through. If he had caught it, it
would have prevented a Milford run 6
from scoring.
We see by the box score of the +
Dagsboro-Milford game last week !
that the official scorer for Milford c
went asleep and forgot to note the 7
changes in positions made by Days 7
Doro. Come on, Claude, get your 7
peppers open. 7
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The only excuse that the Days U
,oro boys could give was that they 7
lad no fight left because after de- Y
eating Millsboro, 9 to 8, in morn 7
ng game at Millsboro, they had to
light their way out of the town.
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THINK FARM HOUSE
WAS SET ON FIRE
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ed from the Sussex county Jail
where he was held as a result of an
alteration with Willard Norris
Milman, of that section, who, in a
tussle with Librizzi on the night of
July IA, is believed to have shot
himself below the heart, which re-
suited in his death on July 16. Mil
man, it was testified to at the coro-
ner's jury, accosted Librizzi, firing
two shots at him. The two came to-
gether, Librizzi endeavoring to get
the pistol away from Milman. Dur
ing the scramble Milman was shot.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

SUNNY DAY THEME SONG
Blessings on thee. little sisters,
Sunback suits and coats of blis-
ters!"
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
Just GOssip

Marvin Olson, the Boston Red Sox
second baseman, wasn't sorry that
the series with the st. Louis Browns
last week only ran for four games.
The Crimson Hose lead off batter
was officially at bat II times in the
series and he failed to get a hit.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

The Misses McKim's school will
open for the second year, on Tues
day, September 18th. In addition to
the usual English branches, in
struction will be given in French,
Drawing and Physical Culture.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

Don't let anyone tell you this is
theory. Just open your eyes when
you are on the road and you will
find that by far the greater number
of narrow escapes and actual smash
ups that you see are caused by some
driver running contrary to these
principles.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

The Chicago White Sox are now
wearing a red stripe on their socks.
They never before had worn any
thing but a solid white stocking
during the season, but had striped
affairs during the world tour of
1913-1914 and in the world series
of 1917.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

When Charlie Grimm was elevat-
ed to the management of the Chicago
Cubs, Elwood English was named to
succeed him as field captain.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

Pepper Martin, st. Louis Cardinal
Outfielder, is in St. Louis undergo
ing treatment for a skin disease that
has prevented him from returning to
the lineup after his broken finger
had healed. A peculiar rash had
broken out on him that made it i'm
possible for him to wear uniform.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

The Misses Mary and Edna Bar
ker gave a dancing party at their
magnificent home last Monday ,eve-
ming in honor of their guest, Miss
Martha Blanchard, of Washington,
D. C. 1t was a brilliant affair and
nearly all the young society folks of
Milford were there.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
Thirty
One
Years
Ago
Taken From August, 1901,
Files OF Milford Chronicle

Mrs. Nan Greenly has been quite
sick this week.
Miss Lena Stayton has been in
RehOboth this week.
Mr.. James Milby, of Philadelphia,
spent part of this week with his
family in Milford.
D.
Mrs. George F. Pierce's mother
and sister of Smyrna, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce.
Mr.. Horace T. Pettyiohn, of Phil
adelphia, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. P. Pettyjohn.
Miss Minnie Richards has been
the guest of Miss Richards at the
Slaughter Beach Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Stevenson
and Mr.. G. H. Stevenson and son
Winfield, all of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury
Smith.
Miss Irene Mills and friend, Miss
Marie Walsh, of Philadelphia, have
home after a three weeks
stay in the mountains.
Mr.. John w. Welch has been |
great sufferer for nearly two weeks |
with kidney troubles. He has been |
at his home in North Milford under
going treatment.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
Lining Opsr Delau'ary Things
Column Containing Some of the Thoughts of the Late
George B. HgnSOn

And thrust down deep a chunk of
Hope,
That day by day will help to build
Your fairest castles-Hope fulfilled.
And since the top is empty still
I'll fill it full of mems Good Will,
Until it swells and overflows;
And that's the limit, goodness
news!
My candles out; the fire is low;
The night creeps onward; let it go!
Then music faint-a brush of wings,
flushed footballs now and whisper
ings--
A glimpse of faces through the mist
No longer sad, but Heaven-kissed-
And so I've dreamed the whole night
through,
Hey. Merry Christmas. Meaning
you.
December 1879.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

Harry Davis, Detroit first base
man, playing his first year with the
Tigers, is always a Snowman with
out being a shOw-off. He backs up
infielders, outfielders and catchers
seemingly swarming all over the
field. In the Washington game at
Detroit, August 5th, Bluege lost his
bat swinging at one of SorrePs fast
balls. The bat went over Sorrells
head but Davis almost caught it. He
picked the bat up and returned it to
Ossie The crowd applauded the act.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

Benny Bengough, catcher for the
Browns, contributed a rare fielding
feat during the second game. of a
double header against the Yankees,
August Z. With Gehrig on first, Laz-
zerri was signalled to bunt. He
popped the ball few feet in front
of the plate and Bengough, like
streak, dove for it and caught it
while skidding on his elbows. He
then hustled down to first to double
Gehrig who stood on second Won
dering what had happened.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19

Mark Koenig, former New York
Yankee infielder, IS back in the ma
jors, this time as member of the
National League and Chicago Cubs.
He was purchased from the Mission
Club of the Pacific Coast League,
where he was sent by the Detroit
Tigers, who obtained him two years
ago from the Yankees.
Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
How The Boys Are Hitting

Team Average. .S05
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The Way the Political Tides Are Flowing

ions favorite son, Harry Flood Byrd.
form the nucleus Of a serious bid for
the nomination, Virginia's delegates are
expected to switch to Roosevelt at word
from Byrd.
Texas friends Of Speaker John N
Garner are reSScrted as feeling that the
Speakers popularity has suffered as the
result of the way Congress has handled
the tax and relief programs, and 1t is
expected the majority OF the Texas del
egates will turn to Roosevelt after the
early balloting. They are pledged 10
Garner until he releases them.
There is still some doubt as to which
way the Louisiana delegation OF I6 will
go at the convention. Two sets of dele
gates will seek recognition. one group
headed by Senator Huey P. Long. Louisi-
ana's king fish" and another set named
last week at a convention in Shreve-
port, which will seek to contest Sena-
tor Longs right to speak for the State.
Long has at various times backed
several aspirants for the nomination,
his most recent declaration being in
favor of Roosevelt. The attitude of
the other delegation has not been made
clear.
Gets Lucky Break"
Roosevelt is regarded in New York,
his home State, as having gained con-
siderable of break in the delay with
which the Seabury charges against
Mayor James j. Walker have come to
him. As things now stand, Roosevelt
can, without embarrassment, consider
these charges after all the water Of the
Democratic convention has gone under
the bridge. These charges, if laid be-
fore the Governor months ago, might
nomination. As it is, they have just re-
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amending prohibition. Any betterment
Of business conditions, however slight,
it is believed, will add impetus to Hoo
yer sentiment.
The Western mining States were re-
ported somewhat disgrlntled over the
fact that the Republican convention did
not heed the plea Of silver men for a
decided stand by the party for rehabili-
tation of the white metal, and 1t was
indicated that If the Democrats gave
these States some encouragement, they
might wean away a lot of votes from
the Republicans. Copper and silver
mines have been practically idle for
many months now and the States in
which these mines are among the large
industries are feeling the pinch of the
depression more every day.
Turning to the chances Of Gov.
Roosevelt to win the Democratic NOM
nation in the early balloting-it is gen.
orally conceded that If he Is not nom-
mated early in the voting, he will not
get the nomination-North Carolina
confirmed the expectations of the
Roosevelt managers and placed its 26
delegates within the New Workers. fold
Switch to Roosevelt.
1t was reported that the stop Roose-
welt" movement was gaining among the
Illinois delegates in the Chicago area
but that the New Yorker was gaining
strength down State, and that these
down-State delegates would switch to
Roosevelt as soon as they had demon
Strated their loyalty to Senator j. Ham,
ilton Lewis, Illinois favorite son. The
upstate delegates were reported still
seeking to make Lewis bid for the
nomination a serious one
Unless the "a votes of Virginia, which
have been pledged to the Old Domin-
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N YlIH the lS3z repuDucdu
n ! National Convention now
wv history, Hoover and Curtis
again the party's standard
bearers and the organiza-
ton committed to submission of new
Wet-dry amendment to the Constitution,
universally held q concession to the
wet element within the party, political
interest this week was focused on the
Democratic National Convention. little
more than a week away, according to
DISPATCHES received by The Star cor
respondents located over the Nation.
This interest appeared equally divided
between speculation as to who would
be the presidential nominee OF the
Democratic party and just what manner
Of wet bandwagcn would roll through
the convention.
Supporters of Gov Franklin D. RooSe-
welt OF New York, leading aspirant for
the Democratic nomination. were
Tightening their lines throughout the
country for the stretch run which they
expect will bring their candidate the
necessary two-thirds majority of the
delegate vote in the early balloting.
While there were no specific indica-
lions that Roosevelt has gained ma
te~ially in delegate strength during the
past week, neither were there any ind1-
cations of a loosened grip he has on
nominating votes thus far accredited
to him.
Drive Is Still On.
His opponents, however, still were
working with undated vigor to stop
him. Compromise candidates are view
ing with a weather-eye every develop
ment in the pre-convention situation to
foly y,to
breeze that might blow their way.
The moist element within the party
gained new heart at the adoption by
the Republicans Of a liquor plank re-
garded as a ''straddle," in many quar-
tiers, and were prepared to ask the
Democratic convention to adopt more
clean-cut and a wetter stand on the
question in an effort to ALLEVIATE some Of
the Republican repealists Of the East
ern States.
That there exists dissatisfaction
within the Republican ranks over the
stand taken by the party on the liquor
question is admitted in dispatches re-
ceived from political correspondents
The convention left in Illinois a
highly disgruntled lot of Republicans,
principally out of harmony over the
liquor stand of the party Only her
culean efforts on the part of their
leaders kept the Illinois delegates from
starting a stampede for Dawes for Vice
President. whether Dawes liked it or
not Their chief objection to Curtis
was his reputed dryness.
There was protest. too, among the
Illinois folks against what they regarded
as the 'pussyfoot" platform plank on
prohibition.
East Is Disappointed.
| 1t was in the East, however. where
| the greatest disappointment over the
prohibition stand of tn Republican
party was reported. with the Democrats
conceded a good chance to dig into Re-
publican strongholds if they adopt a
plank that is wetter than that Of the
Republican platform.
However, to offset this, there were
further reports Of Hoover gaining
strength in the West and Middle West.
where the voters are reported to have
! just about decided that resubmission is
as far as they would like to go toward
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TEXAS DEMOCRATS
PLAN REFERENDUM
Vote to Be Submitted at July
20 Primary-Garner Be-
|ieved Losing Strength.
BY S. RAYMOND BROOKS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUSTIN, Tex, June ia dry Demo-
cratic party sent the prohibition ref
erendum question back direct to the
voters this week in submitting a ref
erendum on the July % Democratic
primary election ballot.
This was ordered by the State Ex-
ecutive Committee in session at Austin,
when the ballot of State candidates
was prepared.
State political campaigns got into full
swing as State Senator w. K. Hopkins,
Gonzales, and Wright Morrow. Houston,
whose names had been placed on the
ballot by their friends, withdrew from
the race for Governor. leaving Gov
Ross S. Sterling, Mrs Miriam A. Fergu-
son, former Governor Tom F.. Hunter,
Gil man. and M. H. Wolfe prohibition
leader, at the top of the list of nine
candidates for Democratic nomination.
There were 80 candidates filed for
the three places for Representative at
large
Texas friends Of Speaker John N.
Garner watched with anxiety the ma
tional political development about the
tax and relief programs, and felt that
Mr.. Garner probably suffered a con-
siderable backset as a result. A close
check Of the Texas delegation to the
national convention indicated that a
substantial majority Of the delegates
will swing to Gov Franklin D. Roose-
welt after early ballots for the Speaker.
The delegates are bound by the unit
rule, and are pledged to Mr.. Garner
until he personally releases them.
Texas Republican leaders are ap-
parently convinced that there will be
no prospect Of Texas Democrats this
year again kicking over the traces and
giving the % Texas electoral votes to
the Republican nominee, as was done
four years ago.