Smyrna times., 1933-09-06
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Saturday Clayton baseball club
fraveled to Smyrna and returned
on the long end of 3 to score.
The game was nip and tuck thru
out and was anybody's game until
the last man was out. The game
was featured by the pitching of
Belts for Smyrna, and Lamb, Palm
etts for Smyrna, and Lamb, Palm
er and Sevil for the visitors. Each
team collected three hits. Hurd
for Clayton and j. Jacobs were
the leading sluggers, each getting
two hits. The game drew one of
the largest crowds of the season.
This gives Clayton a clean sweep
of the two-game series with Smyr-
ma. On Sunday, Massey came back
TO our town in winning spirit and
returned home with sweet revenge
by the score of to 2. This game
climaxes another three-game SER
les with Massey, Clayton being on
the long end by two games to one.
The rival pitchers, Betz for Massey
and Knight for Clayton, each
pitched marvellous ball and deserv-
ed victory. Errors on the part of
their teammates coused the down
fall of the Clayton twirlers. The
winning run was scored by Massey
in the ninth inning when Lamb
dropped an easy fly in the outfield.
A Passwaters for Massey and
Robinson for Clayton were the
leading sluggers. The Labor Day
attraction was greatly marred by
the rainstorm that settled over
this section.In the morning Clay
ton was carded for league game
with Hartly at Clayton. Due to
threatening weather Hartly failed
TO have enough league players, put
in their appearance so that
league game could be played. BY
mutual agreement the managers Of
each team agreed to postpone the
regular game and only have a
practice game with Hartly using
no league players. Hartly won by
the score of to A. The pitching
of Hilyard and batting Of Smith
featured for Hartly with Skinner
the best for Clayton. In the af-
ternoon a steady rain caused the
postponement of the Greensboro
and Clayton game. Clayton has
two games with Hartly and
Greensboro to round out the Mar
Del schedule. Clayton is still in
the running for second half and by
winning these three games should
be perched on top the ladder. On
Saturday one Of these games will
be played but as yet it has not
been definitely decided. Watch for
your schedule cards and follow
your team accordingly. On Sun
day the Jimtown field should be
crowded to capacity as one Of the
strongest outfits Of Wilmington,
Twelfth Ward, comes back to town
for another battle. They were here
previously but were only able to
play two innings when rain inter
vened and brought the game to
halt. Twelfth Ward was leading
at that time 2 to 0. Even in that
short game they showed that their
bats were loaded with plenty Of
power. They acted the parts of
men who knew what this old game
was all about. SO 1 beg of you,
sport fans, come out and give the
local boys a boost in sending the
"City Twirlers" back on the short |
end of the score.
An old American elm tree on
the farm of William Hutchinson,
west of Clayton, which has been
attacked by Dutch elm beetles, is
being closely watched by persons
interested in the preservation of
elm trees in this State. The tree
is thought to be over 100 years old
and measures five feet across the
trunk and is 85 feet high Mr..
Hutchison is experimenting with
several chemicals in an effort to
kill the beetles.
Miss Evelyn Hoffecker, Mr.. v.
E. Spitznagle, of F'ruitland, Md,
Mrs. June NJ. Brown, of Smyrna,
and Mr.. Newton Lusby, of New
York City, N. Y, spent the week
end and Labor Day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Pennock, cruising the
Chesapeake Bay, on their yacht
MARY Lou"
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Reynolds of
Philadelphia, Pa, spent Labor Day
with her mother, Mrs. John Harris.
Miss Isabelle Seaman Of Balti-
more, Md, was the weekend guest
of her grandmother, Mrs Georg-
ianna LeCompte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis swin of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hardesty.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Cats and
children Of Cranfsed, N. j., were
weekend guests of his father, Mr..
Elmer Cats and Mrs. Cats.
MIR. Alfred LLOYD of Wilmington. !