The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-07-15
Proceedings of County Commissioners


The Board of County Commissioners set Oh
Tuesday and "Wednesday last. The follow
ing amrn@ other business was transacted
Nicholas Milburn WAS ordered to grave
piece of road near the dwelling of Sam
Burns, the cost not to exceed seventy five
dollars.
Samuel Logan and Stephen Atkinson,
both road supervisors in the Fifth district,
wero each allowed fifty dollars additional
10 cXpcnd in repairs of roads under thcil
charge.
The Treasurer of the Board was ordered
to pay Thomas Bremen, Treasurer of the
Board of Town Commissioners of Elkton,
ono hundred dollars, the annual ALLOWANCE
to said town for street repairs.
The contract for doing the plastoring OF
the Sheriff's House and Jail was awarded
to James Little, of Charlestown, at fifteen
cents square yard, and for doing the
the painting of same to Perry Litzenbnrg,
of Elkton, at ono hundred and sixty dollars.
Richard ii. Foard, Esq, was appointed
Constable in the Third district to fill the
vacancy caused by tho resignation OF
Thomas S. Benson.
Messrs. b. F. Sluytcr, E. p. Bowen and
Charles III. Rhoadcs were appointed Exam
liners to view and determined the propriety
Of changing the location of road leading
from the Elkton and Warwick road to a
point near the Steam Pump, at Chesapeake
City.
A petition was received from John w.
Shippers, Joseph G. johnson and others for
the appointment of Examiners to view and
determine the propriety of locating the old
road on the northern bank of North East
Creek, leading from the Bay View road to
the Charlestown road, and r. L. Thomas,
Jos. T. Stout and John Shippers appointed
Examiners.
The Clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for $12, 900 worth of Bonds. Said bids
to be opened on the 25th instant.
The Clerk. was also authorized to adver-
tise for proposals for building bridge
over Principle Creek, on the road from
Brick Meeting House to Port Deposit for,
rebuilding bridge over Rock Run, in the
town of Port Deposit, and also for rebuild
ing bridge near Carter's Paper Mill. All
these bridges are to be built of wrought
iron.
Base Ball Match.-Thc Maryland Base
Ball Club, of Elkton, have been creating
quite a furoro in ball playing circles this
week. On Wednesday match was played
between them and the Diamond State, a
Wilmington club, on the grounds of the
former, at Elkton, resulting in the defeat
of the Elkton boys, by a score of 80 to 81.
On Thursday the Marylanders played
another challenge Or match game on their
own grounds, against a Philadelphia club
styled the Agile, in which the latter were
victorious by score of IS to &c.
On Friday the Elkton boys went to Phil
adelphia to play club in that city, which
sports the classical name of Minerva.
1t is possible that tho prctention and
high-sounding name Of "Maryland Base
Ball Club" assumed by the Elkton boys,
may have mislcd strengcrs to the belief
Elkton did possess monopoly of Maryland
muscle, and thereby induced challenges
from players abroad, whose physical tran
ing has developed skill and endurance
We suggest that our Elkton boys assume
the more modest and appropriate name of
The Elkton Boys Club, and in future not
expose themselves to the reproach of the
ambitious snail, which, tho fable tolls US,
took possession of an empty lobster shell,
and came to grief through his lofty aspira-
tons.
Our boys play well, in view of the fact
that their muscles have never been devel-
opcd by systematic athletic training or a
largo amount of manual labor. The Phil
adelphia club which played them on Thurs
day showed, by muscular development, a
high state of training in this direction; and
glance manifested the folly of our boys
contending in athletic sports against such
a trained band of young men.
Games of ball arc good open air eXer-
cises to develop the strength and action of
young men and boys, and if not carried to
excess are highly conducive to health; but
the system in vogue Of challenging strange
clubs to trials Of skill is of very questionable
propriety. 1t borders on the prize ring
and the horse race, and often leads to the
worst immoralities of these customs. The
sporting fraternity doubtless introduced
and stimulated the custom of match
games between clubs of strange cities.
which soon grew into an exhibition where
an admission fee was required from the
spectators.
Young men who belong to such clubs
have every temptation to gilded vice thrown
round them and may be and are, doubtless
often led astray.
Ball playing, as an amusement and
healthful outdoor exercise, is commcnda.
BILE, and should be encouraged, but match
games with foreign clubs should be dis
countenanced as having many evil tenden
cics.