Smyrna times., 1936-04-23
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

CLAYTON Baseball Season Opens
The Clayton Baseball Club open
ed its season dropping a brilliant
game to Twelfth Ward of Will
mington by a to i score. The
game was a nip and tuck battle
from the start. Big Al Trippe
started ON the mound for Clayton
with Taylor receiving. Trippe had
things well in hand and should not
have been scored on if accorded
perfect support. The weather was
chilly and handicapped the players
as well as the fans. Manager
Perc Hall relieved Trippe in the
fifth inning and had easy sailing
the remainder of the game. Clay
ton scored its lone run in the sixth
when Boyles walked. advanced to
second on pass ball by catcher and
scored on Eagle MarshalPs double.
Marshall was Clayton's big gun
with a double and single and one
stolen base. The fielding gem of
the game was a brilliant and al
most impossible stop by 'Doggie"
Boyles in the 9th inning Taylor
played a snappy game for the
locals. Birmingham and Eddie"
Weatherlow were the leading club
bers for the visitors. This Sunday
April 26th, the strong Bridgeton,
N. j., Club will play at the local
park. Bridgeton reports very
strong club, being county champ
ions last year. Joe Dickerson and
Doc Chew will form the Bridgeton
battery. The local fans will re-
member this battery from last
year when they worked many fine
games for Harrington. Dickerson
bested Perc Hall in 13-inning
tussel at Harrington last season.
Buck" Sevil, Clayton's brilliant
southpaw, will probably toe the
mound for the locals with Bill
Taylor catching. Mag, Boyles,
Kelleher and Newman will form
Clayton's inner works with Mar
shall, Gray and Everett patrolling
the outer ways. The locals are
making fine appearance in their
new uniforms. The club manage
ment wishes to seek the support of
the local fans in order to finance
the club for this season. Several
games have been arranged with
Milford. fredericksburg and Wyom-
ing. The admission for the season
will be 25 cents for adults and 1C
cents for children above II years
of age. 1t is necessary to charge
these fees in order to make both
ends meet as the expense of run
ming a ball club is great. So we
ask of you to come through the
main gates, buy your ticket with
a smile and give the local boys a
boost. This is the only way to
make a success. Don't forget the
big game on Bridgeton
VS.. Clayton, Sunday, April 26, at
2:30 p. m. standard time. Batter.
les, Bridgeton, Dickerson, Chew;
CLAYTON, Sevil, Taylor.
Our community was shocked to
hear of the sad news of the pass
ing Of another loved citizen
when Mr.. Nat. Severson answered
the call of his Master. Mr.. Sew
erson was a highly respected cit
izen of our town and his passing
saddens many hearts. To his FAM
lily we offer the utmost sympathy
in this great loss.
Miss Beatrice Craig, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Craig of
Cecilton, Nd, and Mr.. Carroll
Sylvester, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sylvester of near Clayton,
were married on Saturday after
noon, April Is, by the Rev. Thigh
man Smith of st. Paul's M. E.
Church of Clayton.
There was slight railroad acci-
dent at Jim Town Crossing on Fri
day evening when a Maryland car
coming from Kenton ran into a
northbound freight train. The oc-
cupants of the car were only
slightly injured.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be
7:3O p. M, in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Boggs next to the
church.
Mr.. Floyd Wright of Philadel-
phia, Pa, spent the weekend with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Wright.
Little Tommy Brown of Balti.
more, Nd, is visiting Mr.. Billy
Carrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Hardest,
and Miss Ethel Fleming spent
Sunday at Greensboro, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Irwin O,
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hardesty.
Mrs. William Shepherd spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cochbour1