Milford chronicle., 1934-05-25

mer away at the Fire Prevention
Campaign. This idea will be car
ried at the Kent and Sussex. Fair
this year in an attempt TO show the
! farmer the one who should be most
vitality interested, the many fire
hazards that exist i'm most homes
and outbuildings. ]. +. Haddaway,
chairman of the State Educational
Committee laid stress ON this impor-
tant point of the fire game, nd add
ed that s26.000,O00 was saved in
property loss last year just through
fire prevention cmpaigns. That a
reduction in insurance rates In New
Castle County was brought about by
the efforts of fire records compiling
an annul report of the activities of
the fire companies enumerating the
number of men responding to alarms,
feet OF hose used. miles travelled and
value of property saved. The Fair
officials are cooperating with the
firemen, granting the space without
cost and permitting some fire com
pany and two men to be at the eX
hibit each day. The chairmen of
the three County Educational Com
mittees will work out the plan for
the exhibit.
N. y. Church Notes
Harrington NJ. E. Church, Jonathan
Edwards Parker, pastor. The order
of service for Sunday, May 27th:
945 a. m., Church school in all de-
partments. II a. m. morning wOr-
ship and sermon. subject, Blazing
Trails" 7.45 y. m, Epworth League
service conducted by
the young people. Thursday at 7.45
p. m, prayer service.
Baseball News
Using an Old-time war phrase:
We have met the enemy and they
are ours" say the local High School
lads, after nosing out St. Andrews
School on the local diamond May
18th, in a seven inning contest. II
was one of the best games of the
season with many spectacular plays.
Ideal baseball weather with a large
crowd in attendance. The game was
more cOlorful because of the fact
that Billy Day Scott, a local boy
played shortstop in fine style for
the visitors. Manship was in his
best form and only permitted three
hits, while his teammates were able
10 collect seven bingles from the
lurling of Richardson. COasting
along on a comfort lead of 3 to o.
Aarmstead erred on an easy chance !
or a double play, this put two on
md they soon crossed the pan on |
successive doubles by Evans and /
1ambee. Lynch stopped the tying /
'un at the plate. Harmstead played |
fashy game at second and had !
llready attoned for his error when /
lie doubled the first two trips to the |
,late. Greenhaugh was accidentally |
piked on the foot in the sixth in :
ling suffering a small cut A few
minutes delay and he was back in
he game. Peck was hit on the head
y pitched ball but apparently was
Ot hurt as he soon trOtted down ]
D first. Score by innings
harrington = y 90 x-3
L. Andrews 0O0O2 . 0 %
harrington Bows To fredericksburg
A large crowd of home fans were
n hand-last Saturday to get a first
BOX at some of the talent assembled
ere to give added strength to the
zeal ball club when they crossed
ats with the fredericksburg nine in
heir first practice game of the sea-
Oh. The season will open here ON
he local grounds Memorial Day
18th proper ceremonies. Yam Le-
ates started on the mound for the
'cals but was driven to the showers
! the fifth. when the visitors amas-
I'd four singles and a double in a
Nv. Tucker toed the mound and
lowed three singles for the re-
ainder of the game. Hudson went
e full route for the Eastern Shore
en- and allowed nine hits. Zip"
agates was in his old-time form
'llecting a double and two singles.
orris. High School lad followed
Ose behind LeGates with two hits.
and Hudson led with the
ick for the visitors. Score by in
ngs:
arlington . 90 90 3 / OF
COS 1000 %
arlington Takes One From Houston
In the. second game of the Socalled
ape Fruit League. Harrington
sed out Houston on the latter's
ound Sunday afternoon. Up to
e fifth inning Masten. a chubby
rt-sider blanked the locals with
o scratch hits, two singles, a
uble and one pass pushed three
ms across and tied the score
ynolds replaced Hayes at the start
the seventh inning. He was greet
with two hits and issued three
sses which ran the total to six
the visitors and ended the score
the afternoon. Zip" Locates
l Morris led the visitors with the
tx. A short right field fence con-
ed two of "Zip's" long hits to
lbles in the first inning and again
the third. Morris singled in the
rth and seventh. Thistlewood
,thers with two hits each were
big noise for Houston. The two
ms will play at Houston next
nday.
'eore by innings:
ustOn ..... 90 o 0 80 0 0 O-3
rringtOn TO- 900 3 q O-6