The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-10-12
CLASS D BASEBALL LEAGUE
ASSURED EASTERN SHORE
Eleven Towns Represented At Sails
isbury Massmeeting. Eight Clubs
Enter Circuit And Will Play Next
Season.

Salisbury, Md, Oct. 8.-A Class
ID" baseball league for the Eastern
Shore in 1922 is now an assured TACT
The decision was made last night at
meeting here which was attended
by more than 200 people, represent
ing II towns on this peninsula.
Delegates were present from Prln-
cess Anne, Cambridge, Crisfield, Po-
comoke City, Snow Hill, Salisbury
Berlin, Laurel, Dover and Milford
Del, and Parksley, Va.
1t was agreed at a meeting mere
on September 25 that the first NAM
ed seven teams should form the nue.
leus of the proposed circuit and the
remaining four came TO seek az
mission.
Henry W Ruark was made chair
man Of the meeting and +. Sheldon
Jones, secretary. The seven c!uDs'
through their chairman, each Slgni~
fed their intention of entering the
league, after which the question OF
the eighth team came up.
Dover and Milford both Withdrew
their applications upon finding that
only one vacancy existed, as botn
thought it expedient to enter only II
both teams could be included.
The name of Parksley was put III
nomination by the Pocomoke dele
cation and that OF Berlin by the
Snow Hill representatives. Inc
proposition was then opened to de-
bate and the relative claims to each
town were gone into infinitely.
The Pocomoke delegation, spon-
soring the Parksley claim, asserted
that it was their belief that three
teams in Worcester county, WOULD
never pay and that Parksiey' from
its geographical location and from
the fact according to Government
statistics Accomac county was the
richest county per capita in the
United States, should be admitted as
the eighth club.
1t was brought out in support OF
the Berlin movement that lower
Delaware would be a territory Oh
great drawing possibilities on &C
count of the good road and that tue
Virginia roads and the distance 10
Parksley should give the worcester
County club preferment.
After much debate Berlin was
iir1l!v admitted to make up the CT
cu:t Princess An,le, PoconioNe and
Crj,1iel6 voting Tor .'a1ks|cy, ana the
remaining four for Berlin. Ii Was
Gocidel. that should any team De IN
able to meet requirements tEal
Parksley would be given the re1usai
Of the vacancy.
Eastern Shore League was ADOPT
ed unanimously as the name OF the
new organization. y board OF dl-
rectors. one from each club, was Sc
Iected to govern the league, as lol-
lows:
Crisfeld, NJ. B. Thawley; Berlin,
7. NJ. Purneu; Pocomoke, w. III
Schoolfield; Cambridge, ". /. SID
bett; Snow Hill, c. L. Cordrey'
Laurel, DR.. A. S. Williams; F[ih-
cess Anne. J. D. Wallop and sans
bury, L. W. Gunby. The la''el
was selected as chairman.
Ii was decided to put the salar!
limit of the league at $l1oo
month. including the manager. ana
that not more than three class
nlayers be carried on the roster
Gate receipts in the league will be
divided $3.50 with the official guar
""1 The 'c opening SHd ana holiday game
gate receipts Will be pooled ana
equally divided. Each CLUB VIII
post a forfeit of 1915 as guarantee
of good faith. At least threettoWns
in the new circuit will build new
hall parks; they are Berlin, Princess
Anne and Cambridge and improve
ments to the others will probably be
made.
Following is the chairman OF
each delegation represented at last
nights meeting; Salisbury, r. Ful-
ton Waller; Cambridge, w. I. SID
bett; Crisfeld, NJ. W. ThaWIey'
laurel, ". F. Deputy; Pocomoke,
John w. Ennis; Snow Hill, o. NJ.
Purneu; Princess Anne, ]. E. Nor
riH: Berlin, E. W. Pruitt; Parksley,
! Harry Reu; Dover, w. Charles
Bower: Milford. W. L. Grier.