Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-02-05
Home Boys Defeated BY Spar
rolUS Point III Hotly Contest
ed Game Last Saturday.
COACH c. A. WHITIfAN
GIVEN MUCH PRAISE

The Pocomoke High School soccer
team was in Baltimore on Saturday.
last to meet the SpaTTows Point team,
in Patterson Park for the State
championship, and much to the regret
&C their many friends suffered a de-
feat. But even in defeat the gallant
boys have much to be proud Of for
the large crowd that witnessed the
contest spoke in the highest terms G..
the game they played. To be SURE
their opponents had somewhat the adj
vantage Of them in the fact that they
were more accustomed to the
grounds, having played the Barton
team on the same grounds only Il few
days prior. Then again the grounds
we're much larger than our boys had
been accustomed to and this of course
worked also to their disadvantage.
With it all our boys played a stiff
game and they have no reason for
disparagement.
Too much credit cannot be given
Mr.. Chrrles A. Whitman, who has
taken much interest in our local team
Being thoroughly familiar with the
game, and an excellent player HIM
self, he was in a position to be Of
great assistance to the home boys
Iic has spared neither time nor
trouble in coaching them for the
event and it was almost entirely due
to his efforts that their good record
was made. Mr.. Whitman, not only
has the thanks of the team itself, but
he has the thanks of the entire COM
munity for placing POcomoke City in
the position she holds in the athletic
world. We move that he be given q
rising vote Of thanks.
The Baltimore Sun of Sunday last
gave the following account of the
game and we reproduce it for the
benefit of our readers. so that they
may see the splendid record our boys
1rade. 1t says:
"The Sparrows Point soccer team
marshaled its forces at Patterson
Park yesterday morning, turned back
the Pocomoke booters and won the
county high school championship Of
MARYLAND. The score was ; to 0.
During The first half the Pointers
we're bewildcred by the splendid dc
fense of the visitors and neither side
vas able to score. The defensive
work of Townsend for Pocomoic was
of a high caliber and every attempt OF
the Pointers to tally in this period
as checked.
Soon after the beginning of the
second session the Pointers scored ON
d penalty kick Brooks made the
goal. Rayner, who played top-notch
game against the Barton booters re-
Gently, kicked the second goal from {
difficult angle. The third point reg
istered by the victors also was made
on a penalty kick by Brooks.
The game was warmly contested at
a.. times, but the superior team work
cf the Pointers enabled them to tri-
umph. Brooks, Rayner and Woodruff
were the individual stars for Spar
lows mt while Townsend and Grot-
tn we1e in the limelight at all times
fol the Pocomoke eleven.
The contest brought to close the
Public Athletic League Statewide
soccer tournament, in which more
tnan 56 teams competed. The Point
CTS won the Western Shore flag by
defeating Havre de Grace, Gathers
burg and Barton, while Pocomoko
lead the eleven on the Eastern Shore
by trimming Worcester, Somerset,
Dorchester and Caroline. The lineup;
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