Milford chronicle., 1916-08-18
MILFORD SHOWS STEADY
GAIN in PENNANT fight

i The prospects Of the Peninsula League
pennant being brought to Milford at the
/ end OF the present season are better at
/ the close of the third week of the league
season than they have been since the
league started. Starting with a patched
up team against the fast teams of the
other towns IL was to be expected that
Milford would do exactly what was done
/ the first week-lose five Of the six games
/ played. The second week saw her gain
steauily IN percentage, while the leaders
/ fell considerably. With Wednesdays
game, the last Of the third week. Milford
went into third place, leaving Seaford
to NIL the cellar position. Cambridge
Is now only one and one half games in
the lead. while Salisbury, the leader Is
but two and a half games ahead. These
| leads are small, but even were thew
ceilent when everything is taken into con
slderation. Cambridge and Salisbury
played no game last Friday. This will
necessltate the playing Of double head
er between these two teams in the near
Iuture with the usual pulling down Of the
percentage for the loser. On Wednes-
day Seaford and Salisbury failed to play
because of rain. They also viii double
L up. II will be seen that every team IN
the league except Milford have double
headers to play. Salisbury, the leaders
have two, while Cambridge and Seaford
have but one each. To date Milford IS
the only team which has played its full
schedule.
Three fast new players have been add
ed to the Milford team during the past
week and they are now filling their po-
sltlons admirably Miller guards the
center field garden, while O'Brien, Of the
Delaware County League, is playing on
second. Lefty Heller a sotlthDaw
with a remarkable record has been se-
cured TO fiji up the pitching staff He
probably is pitching his first game with
the Milford team at Cambridge as the
chronicle goes to press. With the addi-
tlon OF TINS man to the team, Milford can
boast of the finest pitching staff without
question in the league. With Jamison,
MolineauX, Heller, and Jess" Ierar
who showed that he was worthy Of be-
ing sent against the teams recently. the
pitchers are all that are needed
should everything be favorable Milford
should be well up toward the lead by the
time the next issue of the Chronicle Is
on the press. Knots has been out OF
the game all week because Of death in
MS family, but the receiving end has
been well taken care Of by John Davis.
he is expected back with his team today.
Milford Is sailing well and IL Is up to
the fans to get a little pep" in them.
Let's have some systematic roofing from
the bleacherites.
The operating expenses Of a team such
as now represents Milford on the dia-
mond is necessarily very heavy Because
OF this and the fact that the receipts
OF admission was changed this week. In
the future all persons must pay twenty
hVe cents to witness the games and those
gong into the grandstamd must pay ten
cents extra. This applies to men only,
the admission charge for ladies' remain
ing at twenty-five cents for the grand
stand as in the past.
Seaford plays in Milford tomorrow and
Milford expects to take the game. The
schedule for next weeks games in Mill
ford follows: Tuesday SeafOrd. Friday
Salisbury; Saturday Cambridge.
With the pitching staff going fine, and
no errors being made behind them, watch
the boys pull the pennant for Milford
Come out, rooters, and get busy.
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