Milford chronicle., 1942-09-11
BRlDGEvILLE

Saturday after spending two weeks
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
E. Darby.
Mrs. Walton Owens was hostess
to the members of the Monday
Night Bridge Club this week at he
home on Market street.
Keller Hoch and Leon Parke
were home over the weekend from
the University of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young, o
Centreville, Md, spent the week
end and holiday day here with rela
tives.
Mrs. Harry w. Cannon and sol
Harry, Mrs. Millard Macklin an'
Mrs. H. E. Bennett motored to viii
mingtOn for the day last Friday.
Mrs. Julian Glover, Of, Federals
burg. was in town the first of thu
week. y.
Cor. Thomas ]. Cordray, station
ed at Fort Miles, Lewes, was pro
NOTED to Staff Sgt. on Monday ol
this week.
Mrs. Eliza Stephenson, OF Ocean
GTDNcs ~ J.y opCi1b LuC nCSA SAAN -
her, home near town.
Miss Alice Myer is confined to
her bed suffering from a bad case
of sore throat. .ss
Mrs. Wilson Manship and son
William, of st. Michaels, Md, Miss
Helen Dodd, of Easton, Md, and
Mrs. Norris Dodd were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Darby the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Davis came
down from Philadelphia to spend
the weekend and Labor Day with
her mother, Mrs, M. w. Melch.
Miss Mildred Morgan, of Balti-
more, Md, spent the weekend here
with her aunt, Mrs. Villa Mac
Allen. -. .......... ..,........ -.
MI. and Mrs. James Satteriield Of
Pennington and Mr.. and. Mrs, Chas.
Cordrey and children, Of. Chester,
Pa, visited at the home. Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. ]. Cordrey on Sunday eve
ming.
Miss Virginia Bennett, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Ellis Myer and Miss
Alice Myer. s. ss,.-.
Mrs. Norris Dodd entertained at
a family dinner on Sunday in hon.
or of her husband. Sgt. Norris Dodd
who is stationed at Fort Dix, N. j.
Mrs. Harry Darby and son Elliott
were among the guests.
Mrs. Maude LOockerman is enter
tanning Mrs. James Hagen, OF
Springfield, Pa. t.
Mrs. w. H, Quillen and sons,
Richard and Earl, spent the week
end and holiday at Rehoboth, Mrs.
H. E. Bennett joined them on Sat
urday. ..s ~ 4e
Mrs. Frank Adams left on Mon
day for Wilmington where she wiz
take a business course at Beacon
College. .a.. -,
Corp. and Mrs. Thomas Cordrey
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Cordrey,
near town.
BridgeVille Wins. Mar-Del
League Championship
The Brfdgeville Baseball Club
defeated Church Hill 2 to 1 in the
final lay-off game, and thereby wins
top honors, the championship. The
game was one of thrills from be-
ginning to end, and the winners
proved themselves to be the mas
ters.in all departments Of the
game in spite of the fact that most
of the breaks went to the defeated
team. The Champs made two runs
/ and their opponents 1; they also
outhit Church Hill S-4, and they
1 struck out 10 Church Hill batters
while but five of the Bridgeville
hitters famed. In the first inning
Church Hill went down 1-2-3;
Plummer lined out to Stratton at
short, Leverage famed, and Walls
flied out to Newman in left field.
Bridgeville in turn did the same:
Newman grounded out 3rd to 1st,
Nugent hit to short and was
thrown out, and Bobby Hoch fan
ned. In the second frame Church
Hill scored their only run when
Moore, first up, got a break by
making first base after swinging at
a low third strike that hit dirt.
But after Coleman famed, Moore
tried to steal second and was
thrown out. by Kel Hoch to Hop
kins. Plummer then connected for
a triple and scored on a passed
ball. Messick ended the inning by
striking out.
Bridgeville in their half of this
inning again failed to score. STRAIT
ton started things off by making a
single to right but was caught try
ing to steal second. Jimmy Grant
grounded out short to first, and
Martin Quillen flied out to left.
Score, 10 Church Hill.
J.. In the third, the first man up for
Church Hill was thrown out, Hop
kins to B. Hoch; the next two men
famed. Bridgeville, in its turn,
Jared no better. Priestley, first up,
struck out; Kel Hoch made first
when the shortstop fumbled his
grounder, but was thrown out at
second on Hopkins roller to the
pitcher. Then Newman flied out to
center. No runs, no hits, and one
error. The score still 10 Church
Hill.
FOURTH INNING: Church Hill
Leverage struck out. Walls flied
out to catch Kel Hoch, and Moore
flied out to Nugent in center. No
runs, no hits, no errors. The
score still at 10 Church Hill.
Bridgeville-Nugent famed but
Bog Hoch singled to right. STRAIT
ton also singled to right and Bob
Hoch was called out at third when
the jumps missed Hoch's slide into
the bag. Grant hit a long fly ,tc
center for the final out. No runs
two hits, and no errors. Score al
n.,d nf tho fourth l.ar,nairae thl