Smyrna times., 1936-05-28
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

CHURCHES AND SCHOOL
Clayton Baseball Team Win.
Over Wyoming and Milford:-
Clayton Baseball Club really cams
to town the past weekend tripping
their strongest and most heatet
rivals, Wyoming and Milford. Or
Saturday Wyoming dropped g
close one to the locals, 3 to 2
Clayton winning out in the last
half of the ninth. AL Trippe on
the mound for the locals, pitched
a great game, besting Bill Palmer
in a close battle. Boyles played a
great game for Clayton, both in
the field and at bat. Coleman also
hit well for the winners. Reds
Passwaters had the hardest drive
for Wyoming. Haley, Clayton
catcher, played nice game. Bill
MARYLAND, the ex-minor Lacquer
from Chester, played a great game
and added plenty of pep to the
local lineup. Bill is just the type
that everyone likes. Plenty of
fight and hustling all the time. On
Sunday Clayton travelled to Mil
ford and returned with the bacon
to the tune of to 2. Clayton
sluggers were on a wild slugging
spree the entire game. Howard
Killen, recently let out by the
Phillie was no stop to the locals.
Charley Messimer and Nose Gray
We're in rare form. Messimer col
lected a home run, double, two
singles and was hit by pitched ball
and scored of the locals runs.
Messimer handled z difficult chanc-
es in the field without a slip. Gray
collected a home run, double, single
and sacrifice and scored two runs.
He also played nice game in the
field. Maitland, Boyles, Coleman
and Perc Hall also hit heavy for
Clayton In all Clayton collected
Is bingles. Boyles and Maitland
played great ball at their infeld
posts. The club as a whole, look
ed great with fight and hustle all
the way. Manager Perc Hall
pitched a great game holding the
heavy Milford sluggers to 8 wide
ly scattered hits. Holloway hit a
homer for the losers. Johnson led
the hitting for Milford, also play
ing a great game at second. On
Saturday, Clayton will play an
other sectional rival when they
meet the muchly strengthened
Massey, Md, Club in double
header. The first game will be
played at 10 a. m, with the after
noon game at 2:30 promptly. Both
games at Clayton. Massey has
dropped several close games but
word has been received that they
are bringing a much improved
clud, adding many new faces to
their roster. Whenever these two
clubs meet strong battle can be
looked for. Al Trippe and Buck
Sevl are expected to take the
mound duties for the locals with
Haley and Taylor splitting catch
ing duties. On Sunday the strong
Wyoming Club again returns to
the local park for another tussel.
This is expected to be the tightest
early season game of the year. A
repetition of last Saturdays game
Bill Kohler of Wyoming has sent
advance notice that he is coming
prepared Bill hates to lose. Mgr.
Hall is expected to take care of
the local mound chores. Maitland
will be at his third base post this
coming weekend with Messimer,
Boyles and Mag rounding out the
infield. Gray, Coleman and Mar
shall will work the outer garden.
Friends, the expense of running
first class ball club is great. The
ball games is for your enjoyment.
Anyone wishing to contribute to
the support Of the local club it will
be greatly appreciated. Show your
community spirit and let us bring
home the bacon. Don't forget this
big weekend, Saturday, Massey at
Clayton, 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
Sunday Wyoming at Clayton, 2:3O.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev.
Frederick Marx Barton, minister
IN charge, announces the service
on Sunday next will be at IL a. m,
when the baccalaureate sermon
win be given to the Clayton School
graduates. All invited to this and
Ill services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Mills and
son Junior, Mrs. Mary Silpath and
son Leslie, spent the weekend in
Philadelphia with Mr.. Edward
Hickman.
Mrs. Jack Reynolds returned to
her home in Philadelphia after
spending a visit with her mother,
Mrs. John Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Warren OF
Baltimore, and Mr.. James Warren
Of Philadelphia, spent the week
end with their rarents Mr. and