Evening journal., 1915-08-13
MANY DELAWAREANS
IN THE Shore LEAGUE
Coffin, Smith, Hoch, Beck
and Patty Kane Put
Up Great Game
NEED UMPIRES TO
IMPROVE THE GAME

The Peninsula League has at last
organized after much delay. II be-
gan its season on August to con-
tinue for six weeks. playing SO games
This league is comprised of Cam
bridge, Easton. St. MichaeFs and Sal
ishury The teams have been play
ing each other for the last four
weeks. but until this time We're I'M
able to get together on league mat
ters. so now that they have organ
I'D there will sure be some fight
for the lead. Up until the time the
league started these teams were pref
~ evenly matched. but they have all
strengthened and some of the best
semi-professional and minor league
ball players are to be seen in their
lineups.
The writer happened to see the
game between Cambridge and st.
Micahels In the latter town on We'd
nesday. August which was won by
Cambridge, by the score of 10 to 3.
il was a much better game than the
score looks. as there we're many bril-
liant plays. and much hard hitting.
As the score was so close. the finish
was very exciting Pete Coffin,
Parkside's star pitcher. who is con
sidered Wilmington's best, twirled
this game for Cambridge and al
though hit pretty hard. poor field
ing by his teammates helped 10 pile
up the score against him. Pete help
ed himself out much by hitting
fwo-bagger with the bases full scor-
ing three runs.
Russ Smith. who is also another
parksider, but who has been play
ing with the Philadelphia and Will
mington Traction Company this sea-
son is also playing short for Cam
bridge and so far is leading tho team
in hitting. he helped out Pete very
much in this game by putting off a
great one-hand catch. with two on.
saving two runs
The writer also saw the starting OF
the Salisbury Cambridge game on
Thursday. which was stopped in the
fourth inning by rain. Cambridge be-
ing In the lead 1 to 0.
The game in Cambridge on Friday.
between Easton and Cambridge was
q thriller. Cambridge came from be-
hind against a three-run lead and
won out in the eighth inning by the
score Of 4 70 3. Ensign. who is pitch
ing such good ball for the Delaware
County League. was sent In by Eas-
ton in the eighth inning TO stop the
rally. but the winning run was scor-
ed off him.
The writer has seen all of
the four teams play. and II is hard 10
pick a winner. as all the teams are
very evenly matched. as far as the
pitching department is concerned. In
the hitting department il looks as
though Cambridge has a shade the
better on the rest Of the teams. al
Though they are outdone by the rest
OF the teams in the fielding depart
ment.
Among the players on the different
Teams are such well known stars as
Lefty Chinn, the old Tri-State star
pitcher, and Hoch of Delaware Col
lege. Another Hoch. who catches
Barr. the Delaware County League
star, and several other stars who
are with Salisbury
Ensign and Touchstone Of the Del
aware County League Beck who
pitched for Pussy and Jones and tn,
iFennsylyania r. r. Shops in this cit,
ana Miller, outlelder. who II is said
mas had offers for higher compan,
next season. are with Faston.
Patty Kane, the old Oriole PLAYER
Zachary Mccarthy. who by the wa,
IS sure a conner being a regular T,
Cobb. Dove. Wallace. the old Texa
Lacquer. Pete Coffin and Russ Smitl
two of Wilmington's stars. all witt
Cambridge
Wilson. the millionaire FIRST base
man, who is a former Blue Ride
player; Noble. Weller. Johnson an
Campbell are stars with st. Michael,
About the crowds thew averae
about 700 or 500 at each game an
are very enthusiastic. Everybody i
IN good spirits. There are no knock
ers.
The only bad feature about thi
league Is the umpiring. as they d
not have a regular one every da,
PLAYER from each side officiatin,
and when a regular is there. he
bad.
Altogether this is a fast and int,
esting league and one which shoul
turn the ewes OF the baseball worl
on the Eastern Shore. as IL looks a
though some OF our future bis 10,
guers are playing there.