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Mats Now Shine at Home.

Nationals in this stand in Crit
fifth Stadium are affording
Washington fans more entertainment
than at any other time this season.
On their own lot since September
they have won nine games and lost
Cnly two.
And as they swept the four-game
series with the Tigers, the league
leaders flashed all the superb fighting
qualities champions are supposed to
possess in dragging three of the trays
from the fire with last-moment lugs.
Thursdays victory over the Tigers
was startling. the win over the Harris
horde in the second game of Saturday S
tWin-bill was sensational.
But neither compares to yes
terddyS 4-to-3 triumph dchiered
orer the dogged DetroitS in a
spectacular ninthinning surge.
Two runs were needed for victory
when the Nationals went into their
ninth turn at bat in the Sabbath set
to. The way Tommy Bridges had been
Chucking for the Tigers the league
leaders apparently had nc more chance
to get those two runs than a catfish
has of walking up the washington
Monument
They had made but five hits off
Bridges and only in the sixth inning
had he taltered to permit as many as
two to be clustered.
Then doubles by Myer and
Cr0nin, with pass to GOslin
sandwiched between, and the lot
followed by Schulte's long fly had
produced two runs.
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FLAG IN # GIANTS
| WIN, PIRATES SPLIT
Leaders Seek Second Game
From Cardinals as BUGS
Play Phifs Twice.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


TIME New York Giants and
Washington Senators stood
i at the threshold of base
balls throne room today,
ready to step over at a moments
notice and accept the crowns as
1888 champions of the two major
leagues.
Each had disposed Of all but one
rival, and the schedule today made 1t
possible for both to clinch the flags.
OF the two. the Giants were trifle
closer to certainty. BY defeating the
st. Louis Cardinals 4 to 3 yesterday on
a combination of Mel Otis twenty
second home run OF the season and
Adolfo Luque'S fine relief pitching. they
eliminated the Chicago Cubs, recently
considered as their most dangerous
rivals. Two more decisions were needed
to drop the Pittsburgh Pirates out of
the race, and the Buccaneers were
scheduled for a double-header against
the Phillies today while the Giants
played their second game at ST. Louis.
Assuming a Giant victory and an
even break for the Pirates, Pittsburgh
could win all the nine games it would
have left and the Giants could drop
their last 10 and still the clubs would
finish with this Standjng:
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~LIF BOLTON, Washington's
handy man in the warm-up
pen and at bat. commands the
respect of all the pitchers he
faces these days. More and more they
are regarding him as no pinch-batter
to pitch to in a pinch.
That intentional pass handed him by
Tommy Bridges in the ninth inning
yesterday was his second in his last
five trips to the plate in emergencies.
Bottoms average of .389 in 18 games
as a pinch-batter this season has op-
posing pitchers keeping the ball away
from him.
Bolton never hit lick the first six
times he stepped to the plate in pinch
batting roles. He smacked a single
when he swung for some one else on
July %, though, for the first time. And
in IL times at bat as a pinch-bat
since he has cracked six hits. He also
has drawn three passes in addition to
the two deliberately handed him.
Two of Bottoms pinch-hits
have decided games in the Ma
tionals' favor and another of
them figured in a winning rally.
No wonder the hurlers hesitate when
Cliff strides to the plate.
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| 1 ball plenty about which
to think and speculate.
And he is causing Col. Jake
Rupert to spend some sleepless
nights. The colonel knows that
the folks who drink his beer and
those who go out to see his
Yankees play shinny are very
much interested in what is going
to happen to the Bam next year.
All eyes will be focused on the big
hearted Mr.. Rupert as he attempts to
fit the Babe in his 1884 plans If
he gives the big fellow the cold shoul-
der, trims his big salary down to a
whisker, there will be howl from
here to Nome. The boys in the bleach
ers still like the big boy very, very
much
But the Babe will be taken
care of. the insiders contend, il
only to show the sporting popu-
lace that base ball does not for
get the men who remain loyal
Between counting how many stems
can be mustered cut of keg, the
colonel is hoping that some generous
owner will come seeking the BAN to
manage his outfit. That would solve
the big problem for the New York
owner. And he will not stand in the
way of some one taking the large per-
son off his paws by sticking big price
tag on him.
In the meanwhile the Bdm is
poking one oUer the fence Oc-
cdSionally, going along IL, his un-
hurried and unUorTied 1Ddy, and
letting the colonel do the heavy
thinking.
n ALPH FRANCIS BOYLE, the out
II fielder Uncle Grif inspected at
the Biloxi training camp a year
ago last Spring. is raining hits all over
the National League for Brooklyn.
Ralph did not appear to be
great prospect two years ago. He
merely had the earmarks of be-
ing a conner. But he would not
have nodded in with Griffith
plans in 1892.
With Max Carey, however, Boyle has
become a standout. He is smacking
the ball at a 299 clip today with 86
hits in rs games, and is shining on
the defense out in the garden.
Boyle UiH be a regular NTH the
Dodgers merit semester.
Mr.. Fred Buchholz makes it unani-
nous about the Nationals being in"
Fred is going to give another of his
world series parties on September 25 in
honor of the Grand Nationals having
smacked down the Yanks and the rest
of the American League array.
Fred tossed a celebration in honor of
the Mats in '25 and it was base ball
classic of its kind. Leaders in all lines
Evening star., 1933-09-18
BY the Associated Press.

N YEW YORK.-Melvin OFT, slug
M ging right fielder of the
Y Giants, is the youngest vet
eran in the major leagues.
At "a he is a seasoned campaigner,
winding up his ninth year in the
big show.
Oft then A.
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Homer Standing

By the Associated Press.
Home runs yesterday: Ruth, Yam
KEGS. 2: Averill, Indians. /; Dickey,
Yankees. l.; Leslie, Dodgers, /; OFT,
Giants, /.
The leaders: Foxx, Athletics, IS;
Ruth, Yankees. 30: Klein, Phillies, 27:
Gehrfg, Yankees, 27; Berger, Braves, 26.
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New York ,.. 80 63 .586
Pittsburgh 90 "a .584

The Senators. nine and a half games
ahead of the New York Yankees and
with 10 games to go against 13 for their
rivals, needed three decisions to clinch
the American League pennant. And all
three were on the program today, with
Washington playing the st. Louis
Browns and the Yanks entertaining the
Chicago White Sox in a double-head
Given a double defeat today and a
Washington triumph the closest the
Yanks could come would be this:
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Liked Older Piaymates,

eeT always was the youngest member
Of any team played with those
days." Cronin says. mo matter
what the sport, always wanted to be
with older boys. 1 felt I could get
more from games by playing with them.
1T was hard school in some ways,
though. Occasionally some of the big
ger boys objected to my playing. A
few were rough about it. But I gen.
orally managed to stick around and the
association with older boys fast gave
me lot of fine points in base ball and
other sports might never have learned
otherwise"
Attention first came to Cronin when
he represented a grammer school in
basket ball. tennis and base ball-all
in one season.
He was a crack forward with the
basket ball five when it played
through to the final in the city
school tourney, he was tennis cham
pion of his playground, and captain
of his school base ball nine before
he was Is.
The school nine. with Cronin at third
or shortstop, twice won the champion
schools. In his last year at the
school Joe took up soccer and played
left wing on the eleven that won city
laurelS.
From grammar school Cronin went to
Mission High School and became a
sports leader there. He was on the base
ball and basket ball teams, but still
found time for tennis, which continued
his favorite sport He played a star
shortstop with the Mission nine that
won the high school title. With him on
this club, at third base, was Wally
Berger, now the great slugging out
fielder with the Boston Braves.
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GAMES TODAY.

st. L. at w. (3:15l,
Chicago at N. Y. CD
Detroit at Phila.
Cleveland at Boston.
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College Triumph a Thrill.

4 AFTER Cronin had attended Mission
~ two years he went to Sacred
Heart College. His first year
there Joe was ineligible to represent the
college in athletics, so he devoted his
spare time to officiating in grammar
school base ball and soccer games.
In his last year at college he was
shortstopping again and was captain Of
the team that beat st. Ignatius for the
city Catholic college championship.
This Cronin regards as the greatest
triumph of his school days, for the
athletic rivalry between Sacred Heart
and st. 1gnatius always has been keen.
In 1924 Cronin began to find base
ball profitable. On Sundays he
crossed the bay to Napa to play
NTH the totUn nine, sometimes get
ting as much as IS game for his
tuork at shortStop or third. He
played also on the Sandlots, and he
handled an assistant playground di-
rector's job, too.
Cronin had thought of entering st.
Mary'S at Oakland, but the Pittsburgh
scout got to him too soon. Devine had
seen Joe with the Napas and persuaded
him to ignore offers by Pacific Coast
League clubs and sign a contract with
the Pirates. So, instead of attending St.
Mary'S, Joe was with San Leandro of
the Oakland Midwinter League through
the Fall of 1924 and the Winter of
1925, and the following Spring found
him at Paso Robles in the Pittsburgh
| training camp.
Evening star., 1933-09-18

Rogers Hornsby, the Bro,0ns'
new manager, got in to see the
game, too, but only after huStling
about for some time to find some
one qualified to identity him at
the pass gate. The guardian OF
the free entrance neUer had seen
the neUconer to the American
League before.
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League Races
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

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N. VI 7l-Il1t13II5111214s s3l54l. 500 ga
Phil | 81 sI-lI6l $40 s14I72i67 .51sl211
Clev.I 81 n 6l-l1O1215l15l7371i.5
Det.. 81 7I1Ol1Ol-I1211l1l6 l69l76l .476271a
Chi. a 612l 7l1Ol-l 71362 rs. .643i32
Bost.l 4 7l11I 51111L-L 95ss All 36l2
St. L. s. II 8 II s. 713--53 80 .373l42
Iost * 81 LG1I1l "a rS 81 ISaL-I-I
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Take Motorman's Holiday.

TTAVING no game of their own, the
II Browns, fresh from Philadelphia,
looked on yesterday as the Ma
tionals nosed out the Tigers. They
were scattered about the grandstand
with the largest lot of them seated back
of the press box IN the upper deck.
In this assemblage were Muddy Ruel,
once Washington's favorite catcher;
Oscar Melillo, George Blaeholder,
Irving Burns, Bruce Campbell and Jim
Levey. In a box near the Nationals
dugout were Sammy West and Bump
Hadley with Washington friends.
Evening star., 1933-09-18

Russ Van Alta and Lefty Gomez yes
terday pitched fine ball for the Yanks
the latter turning in a Shit. 13-
strike-out masterpiece in the second
game. Babe Ruth whacked homer in
each contest to bring his seasons total
to 80. Monte Pearson pitched three-hit
ball for the Indians in the opener. but
lost out through walk and an error
in the eighth.
Chicago's Cubs also won a double
header, beating Brooklyn twice by 65
scores, but the one Giant victory auto
matically eliminated them from the
pennant race.
Charley Root managed to out
last three Dodger hurlers in the
opener and relief finger Pat
Malone won the second game by
driving in Bill Campbell with the
odd run.
The Cincinnati Reds threatened to
climb out of the National League cellar
as they took two games from the Boston
Braves. So and 60. to land only a
point behind the idle Phillies. Larry
Benton pitched six-hit ball In the
opener and Paul Derringer followed with
a four-hit shutout to break string OF
eight straight defeats.
The closing double-header between
the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red
Sox was rained out. while the Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh clubs in the Ma
tional League and st. Louis and Phila-
delphia in the American had open
dates.
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4Batted for Harris in ninth.
4Batted for Bluege in ninth.
Stated for Sewell in ninth.
rBatted for Russell in ninth.
Detroit O O O . O O-3
WASHINGTON. 0 0 0 o 2 . o Il
Runs batted in-Owen (2). Stone. Cronin,
Schultz. Myer t2). Two-base hits'Green-
berg Stone. Myer. Cronin. stolen paseE1 -
Schultz Sacrifices-Greenberg, Kerr. Double
piaywMyer to Cronin to Kuhel Left on
bases-Detroit, .: WASHINGTON, First
base on balls-Of Weaver 3: of Bridges
i. Struck out-By Weaver. 2; by Brldges,
3: by Russell; aitsmos noGs Weaye5 W nnines n
Hit by pitched ball-By Bridges tRicel.
Winning pitcher-Russel, Umpires- es-Messrs; ;;
Ornlsby and Dinneen. Time OF game
hours.
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Back Stage
in Sports
Ruth's Future Puzzling.
Ralph Boyle Starring.
Buchholz in Again.
RY TOM DOERFR

BY TOM DOERER.
N r. BABE RUTH still is CIV
M ing the insiders in base
| Y 1 ball plenty about which
Evening star., 1933-09-18
GAMES TOMORROW

St. Louis at Wash.
Chicago at sNew York.
Detroit at Phila.
Others not scheduled
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There were several great fielding
Evening star., 1933-09-18
SHOULD GET TITLE
IN NBR0WNS' SERIES
Play at Fast Pace in Last
Home Stand-Nip Tigers
in FIashy Finish.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
w WASHINGTON will cele-
\A/ brate the winning of the
v v American League pen

M brate the winning OF the
v Y American League pen
nant by its ball club
almost any day now.
There was even a possibility the
race would be over today. For
this to happen, however, the Ma
tionals would have to beat the
Browns in the opener of a four
game series here and the runner
up Yankees would have to drop
both ends of a double e-header to
the White SoX in New York.
To make sure of the championship.
regardless of what the Yankees might
do, the Capital club needs but three
more victories. And they have 10
games in which to get them.
On past performances, the Nationals
should score the three wins in the
current series with the Browns. for they
have trimmed the st. Louis lot in 13
of Is meetings to date.
Maintaining the pace at which
they have played in this home
stand. the Nationals would wind
up their campaign with more
than 100 victories. much more
than the Washington pennant-
winning clubs of "a and rs
were able to accomplish.
Evening star., 1933-09-18

schoolboy catcher
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03
TRINITY

A miscellaneous shower was Civ
en- in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Hubert at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Hastings, on
Thursday evening last. About sixty
friends and relatives were present.
They received many beautiful and
useful gifts.
The Boy Scouts will have Parents
Night at the Bridgeville high school
auditorium on Thursday evening,
February 3, at p. m. No admission
will be charged. Everybody well
come.
Mrs. Fl. X. Wright was elected to
represent the Home Decorating Glass
of Bridgeville at a special meeting
to be held at the court house at
Georgetown on Wednesday evening,
February s.
Mrs. Sallie Nelson, of Bridgeville,
spent Friday and Saturday at the
home of her son, Clarence Nelson.
William Hastings, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. White spent
Sunday with relatives at Denton,
Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe West and daugh-
ter. Helen, of Dagsboro, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Willin.
Mrs. II. J. Hastings and daughters,
Grace and Margaret, spent Tuesday
with relatives at Seaford:
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03
LONGS CROSS ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Long and
sons had dinner on Sunday with
their father, James Mcdowell and
aunt, Mrs. Bessie Tyndall, of Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam West called
on Mr.. and Mrs. George Quillen Oh
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Quillen and
family were recent callers on Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Quillen.
Mrs. Sallie Derrickson spent Fri
day with her son and family, Mr..
and Mrs. William Derrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Wharton
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. George Whar-
ton and family, called on Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wharton Sunday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Long, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Long called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Steele and
family ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew layton en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. John Clarke
on Thursday.
Mrs. Marie Long entertained her
Sunday school class on Thursday
evening. Those present were Ralph
Mitchell, James Clarke, Lloyd Muir
~, Raymond Kitchens, Asher An
lerson. Everett Hudson, also Mr..
md Mrs. George Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Long and daughter,
Ruth. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Long
md son hubert. Many games were
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03
SELBYVIILE

What Effect Does Religion IIaY
On Christianity? was the subjec
used by the Rev. Moore on Sunda!
morning. The New Testament les
son was read from the 18th chapter
of st. John. and the Introduction Il
the text from st. John, chapter1
verses l TO 3, the text being verse
In him was life; and the life
was the light of men,"
AT the close of the service the
committee ON evangelism presented
its recommendation to the official
board, and evangelistic services
will be conducted during the last
week of February and the first OF
March.
The them of the evening service
was. Methods of Evangelism"
Next Sunday evening the Home
Missionary Society will have charge
of the service at which time they
will present a musical program, as
sisted by the Young Peoples Chorus.
No special collection will be taken,
but the regular evening Offering
will be given over to the Society.
Mrs. Elbert Lynch has returned
from Il ten days stay with her sis
ter in Philadelphia, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Opie, and family,
in Oakland, N. }.
Prof. and Mrs. d. A. Petry, of
FELTON,, were weekend guests of MIR.
and Mrs. w. NJ. Long.
Mrs. Isaac Quillen, Sr., has been
spending several days with her hus-
band in Philadelphia.
Edward Wyatt and friend, of
Lewes, were overnight guests of his
sister, Mrs. Mabel Lewis. on Thurs
day.
Miss Electa Long spent a few days
last week at the home of her broth
er, c. T. Long, in Showells, Md, as
the guest of her neice, Mrs. Mildred
Long Wells, who has not been we'll
for some time past, and is now Sc
riously ill.,
Mrs. Eva B. Moore, of Elizabeth,
N. j., was a weekend guest of Mrs.
Essie Murray and other friends in
town.
The Selbyville Volunteer Fire
Company entertained the Sussex
County Fireman's Association at
the Fireman's Hall, on Tuesday
evening of last week. Refreshments
of fee cream and cake were served.
Mrs. E. v. Williams, Lee Stevens
and G. +. Nichols spent the week.
endNin Philadelphia and visited Mrs,
Stevens in Jefferson Hospital. Mrs.
Stevens is still very weak and is not
progressing as rapidly as it was
hoped that she might.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dukes, of
Philadelphia have been guests of his
mother, Mrs. Roxie Dukes, during
the past few days.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Everette Stevens, near
town, and left baby boy on Jan
nary 25th.
Mrs. Myrtle Taylor, Miss Hazel
Pickering and Anthony Koshesky, of
Philadelphia, have been spending a
few days with Mrs A. Fl. Daisey,
who has just returned from a ten
Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03

days stay with relatives in New
York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. W. Lynch were
overnight guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
George NJ. Derrickson, near ROxana,
Wednesday of last week. ..5.
Herman McCabe, of Roselle Park,
N. j., spent the weekend in town
as the guest of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua McCabe, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Hudson.
Mrs. Ezra Bunting, who has had
rooms with Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins
Hudson for some time past, has just
recently purchased the house and
lot owned by the heirs of the late
Mrs. Laura Bunting, situated on
South Main street, and will occupy
the same in the near future.
James Covington Townsend spent
few days last week in Washington.
ID. c., his cousin, Miss Lyla Town
send, having entertained in honor
of his iianee, Miss Sarah Catharine
Cook, of Georgetown.
Mrs. Viola. Holmes has returned
from a few days visit with relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edward Stevens
and son, Junior, attended a turkey
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
Richardson at their home in Sails
bury on Sunday last.
Mrs. Walter ShOckley spent Sun
day with relatives in Bishopville.
Preston Townsend, who has been
confined to his home during the
past week with. severe cold, is
much better.
e. Others who have been indoors all
the week are Miss Hester Campbell,
Mrs. Mary c. Law, Mrs. Marian Hud-
son, Mrs. RoXie G. Dukes and Mrs.
Harris.
Just after one OF the above items
were written on Monday, Mrs. Mil
dred Long Wells, ;. quietly passed
away, and funeral services were
held in the NJ. L. Church at Show
ellis on Wednesday afternoon at 2
after which the burial took
place in Red Mems Cemetery, Selby-
Vile, by. the side of her mother, who
died just a few years ago. Mildred
was well known here, having been
born and reared near town, and was
a sister to Paul Long, in town. She
was about 25 years old and was mar
ried to Mr.. Lewis Wells on July 8,
1881, and has since lived in Sails
bury until few months when tuber-
culOsis developed from the results
of severe cold and since that time |
has remained with her father, not |
being able to go to her own home |
any more. Though her years were |
but few, yet she will continue to live |
In the memory of those who have |
known and loved her Besides the |
father and brother, she leaves a step |
mother and a host Of relatives and |
friends to mourn their loss.
Mrs. Harry W. Law, of PhfIadel- |
phia, was ntown a few days last
week, on her way home from Nor
folk. Va, where she had spent the |
past week with her husband while 1
MS boat was undergoing inspection
Ind repairs. Captain Law left Nor |
'o1 kon Tuesday morning with the /
ug Mars and three barges in tow,
ind passed through many exciting