Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-04-12
HIGH SCHOOLS
PLAY BALL
League Baseball Season Opened
Last Week. Snow Hill and
Berlin Won Their Games

I The baseball season in the WorceS-
ter County High school League was
opened last Friday afternoon with
SNOW Hill playing in Pocomoke and
stockton in Berlin. according to the
schedule. Snow Hill and Berlin won
their games. the former by the score
Of to {. and the latter by the score
of 3 to >.
SNOW HILL DEFEATS POCOMOkE
Snow Hill sprung a surprise by
defeating Pocomoke handily, thereby
upsetting the dopesters. who figured
that with last year. champion ship
team broken up, and with Keen and
/ several other stars gone (only one
regular and two substitute players re-
manning from 1919 Snow Hill would
not be a formidable contender for
championship honors this year
/ Those inclined to this view did not
take into consideration one William
Henderson. left-handed pitcher with
puzzling curves and perfect control,
and eight other sturdy athletes COM
priSing the Snow Hill High School
team Of 1919
From Snow Hill point Of view the
| pitching of Henderson featured the
game. He worked like veteran. and
caused II batsmen to fan the air. He
was given good support. the all-around
work of William Hickman. Straughn
Sturgis. and Capt. jay Price being
especially good. Altogether. the team
played very good article of ball. sur
prising their adherentS by the SNAP"
and pep" they displayed.
Pitchers come and pitchers go. but
if William Henderson can repeat
against the other teams his perform
ance against Pocomoke last week. we
will be justified in saying he has
arrived"
The Snow Hill lineup was as fol-
lows; Straughn Sturgis. h.. J. Price.
;. s.. Richard Aiken. rf. William
Hickman. 3b. Ray Tilghman. c. f.,
Clifford SturgiS. C.. Samuel Riley.
|. f.. William Henderson. p.. Cooper,
2b.
Battery-Henderson and Sturgis.
Pocomoke-Fifer. 2b. Hillman. ;. s.,
Nc Michael. p.. Groton. c.. Henderson.
c. f.. Long, ID. Picken, 3D.. r. Mat
thewS, +. f.. ". Matthews. l..
Battery Nc. Michael and Groton.
Score by innings:
Snow Hill 90 o > 0 1 0 0-s.
Pocomoke . o o | o o 0 o 1T.
The schedule this week calls for
Berlin at Snow Hill and Girdletree at
Stockton on Friday afternoon.
Next Thursday. April II. Snow Hill
plays at Girdletree. and Pocomoke at
stockton
BERLIN WINS FROM STOCKTON.
Buckingham High School of Berlin
won close and exciting game from
Stockton at Berlin last Friday. II was
a very light hitting contest. Stockton
making only one hit Off Bradford.
while buckingham could get only
three off Jones' one of those a scratch.
Jones was the whole show for his
team. tanning fourteen Berlin batters.
Bradford, pitching his first game, also
did well. and with perfect support
might have blanked Stockton.
Left-felder Gunby. of Berlin, made
the star play Of the game when he
came in on the dead run and grabbed
Davis fly just before it settled on the
grass. As Davis was the last man
out in the final inning the play
brought fitting end to n fast and
interesting game.
buckingham won the game in the
seventh. Stockton held one run
lead up to that time Gunby walked.
stole second. and scored on Boston's
two-baggcr over first base. Boston
took third on passed ball, and scored
the winning run on Taylor'S grounder
to short.
The score by innings:
Buckingham--0 o o OF OK 8.
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