Smyrna times., 1936-06-11
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

toughest weekend schedule of the
season with everything even. On
Saturday the Delaware State
Champions (Milford) tripped our
local boys 3 to 1 in very we'll
played game. Buck Sevil, local
ace, and Killen, visiting mounds
man, hooked up in fine mound
duel with everything about even.
Killen allowed hits and Sevil s.
Killen retired 5 on strikes and
Sevil 1. The hitting of McCellard
and Bill Maitland featured for
Clayton while Cannon and Mat
thews were the sluggers for the
winners. The brilliant infield play
of Messimer stood out for Clayton
the entire game. On Sunday the
strong fredericksburg Club played
their first Sunday game at Clayton
and returned home on the short
end of to 2 score. This was
one of the most thrilling and excit-
ing games ever played at Clayton.
Both clubs are great rivals. The
game was a nip and tuck affair
with Mgr. Hall and Hickey Four
tair staging a great pitching bat
tie with everything about even.
The game was scoreless for three
innings. In Clayton's half of the
fourth Maitland and Marshall had
doubles to score one run. In the
fifth Messimer was hit by pitch
ed ball, Gray singled and Marshall
came through again and drove in
both runners. Eagle Marshall
drove in all of the local runners.
Marshall is a former ''Feds" player
and got much delight in defeating
his old teammates. Messimer,
Hall and Maitland also did some
heavy slugging for the Clayton
cause. Jones and Lord were the
leading clubbers for the losers.
Charley Morris of Feds, and Bill
Maitland of locals, played great
games in the field for their respec-
tive clubs. On Saturday Clayton
will journey to Milford. The Mil
ford-Clayton series now stands at
2 to l in Milford's favor. Clayton
is printing every effort in order to
even the count. Sunday another
great series of rivalry begins.
Townsend, our neighboring town
to the north, will play on the local
grounds. Last year Townsend trip
ped the locals in a series of games.
Each club has been going great.
Townsend has dropped only one
game while Clayton has dropped 8.
Clayton has been playing much
stronger clubs. Mgr. Hall expects
TO start his regular lineup for this
tussel while Banning of Town
send, is expecting to start a much
improved ball club. Both clubs
are riding high on hopes of victory.
Someone must be wrong. Who
will it be? Come out and see for
yourself. Batteries for Clayton
Hall, Trippe, Sevil, and Taylor or
Haley; Townsend, Long, Scully,
RaughIey and Reynolds.
Military Field Mass at Old Bo-
hemia:-A number from Clayton,
Smyrna and vicinities, including
Priest from st. Joseph's Church,
Clayton, are preparing to attend
the Military Field Mass at Old Bo-
hemia near Warwick, Nd, next
of 70 l1 81
IN commemoration of the 232nd
anniversary of this venerable edi-
fee. The historic church, whose
real title is St. Francis Xavier.
named in honor of the great mis-
sionary saint of the Indies, enjoys
the distinction of being the oldest
Catholic Church on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, and the site of
the first Catholic school in the
thirteen original colonies. The
Most Rev. Edmond ]. FitzMaurice,
d. D., will be the presiding prelate
at the Mass which will be celebrat-
ed by the very Rev. Ralph M. Fon-
taine, S. D. s., Superior of the Sal
vatorian Mission House at Elkton,
Nd, as deacon and the Very Rev.
Michael j. McKeough, 0. Praem.,
Prior and Headmaster of Arch
mere Academy as sub-deacon. The
sermon on the occasion will be de-
Hvered by the Rev. Andrew s.
Tocik, pastor of StMary's Church
Cambridge, Md.
The Clayton Home Demonstra.
tion Club will hold it's next meet.
nng at the home of Mrs. Emma
Reed on Friday, June IL at 1:3(
p. m Subject, "Handicraft," lead.
ers In charge. A gift of S5 was
presented to the Clayton p. T. A
by the Home Demonstration Clut
Df Clayton. This money is to bs
used for the buying OF schoo
lunches.
Miss Helen Keyes Wright
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. OrvilI.
Ross Wright, Pennington, well
known in Clayton, will receive tn,
degree of bachelor of arts at Earl
ham College. Richmond, Ind, a
commencement next Monday. Mis-,
Wright has been appointed recis