Smyrna times., 1935-05-23
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL.

Victorious Clayton baStDdI
Team-The Clayton Baseball Club
is still riding the victory train
Over the weekend they defeated
the two outstanding down-state
clubs, Wyoming Camden and Mil
ford. On Saturday Clayton drop
ped Wyoming Camden, 5 to 4 in II
innings. This was one of the hard
est fought games of the season
with everything about even Orvis
started on the mound for Clayton
but was driven to cover in the four
tn inning being relieved by Buck
Sevil. Sevil halted the losers with
no runs and five hits for the last
seven innings. Truitt on the
mound for the losers pitched a fine
brand of ball. Sammy Foxx, Tay-
lor, Missimer and Everett led the
hitting for Clayton while Michaels
was best for the visitors. The all
around play of Taylor, Clayton
catcher, was feature throughout.
He halted Hurley, Wyoming fleet
base stealer, twice by perfect
throws. In the eleventh inning he
doubled, stole third and scored the
winning run on Foxx's single. On
Sunday Clayton again dropped the
strong Milford Club, to 8, before
the largest crowd that ever attend
ed a local game This game was
nip and tuck with the winner never
assured until the last inning. Hill
yard, Clayton portsider and Frank
lie Hall, Milford ace, hooked up in
one of the most brilliant pitching
battles seen at the local park.
Each twirler allowed six hits. Hill
yard was accorded brilliant support
by his team mates while Halls
team mates erred twice. Taylor
was again the big sticker for Clay
ton. Going into the ninth Clayton
led to 2. Two wen were retarded
when Johnson hit a triple and
scored on a single by Wright, ty-
ing the score. In Clayton's half
Taylor, first hitter, tripled. Faulk-
ner was hit by pitched ball, stole
second. Manager Wiley went in
as a pinch hitter and punched out
a clean single to score Taylor with
the winning run. On Saturday
Clayton goes to Wyoming. On
Sunday the strong Triangle Club
of Wilmington plays at Clayton
Last year each club won two
games each so Clayton is out to
keep their win streak intact. Clay
ton has won 10 straight. Clayton
will have two baseball clowns on
hand Sunday to entertain the
crowd in a short pre-game enter
tainment.
BY order of the State Board of
Education Oak Hill School No. II
and HAZEL School No. ia, both
near Clayton have been ordered
closed at the end Of the school year
and said districts will consolidate
with the Clayton School District.
The children will be brought to
Clayton next year by school bus.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Freedrick Marx Barton,
minister in charge, announces the
services on Sunday next will be
omitted on account of the Ameri-
can Legion Memorial Service in
which all are asked to join.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Savin Of
this town, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Fluharty of Leipsic, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Flu
harty's daughter, Mrs. M. D. Wal
lace and Mr.. Wallace in Drexel
Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Gordon Cockburn and son
of Dover, spent Monday with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G..
Severson-
Miss Marion Dulin of Dover, was
the weekend guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Edison Collins and Mr.. Col
Inns.
Rev. Willard White Of Baltimore,
Md, spent several days this week
with his sister, Mrs. Neil Sullivan
and Mr.. Sullivan.
Mrs. Victor Jamison and son of
Dover, spent Wednesday with. her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tschudy
Pratt.
Mrs. Charles Hardesty is ser
iously i'll at her home. Her
many friends wish her speedy re-
covery.
Miss Ella Harris of Philadelphia
was the weekend guest Of her
mother, Mrs. John Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wright en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Heather and daughter Janet
of Marydel, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Irwin of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Irwin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hardesty.
CHESWOLD