Evening journal., 1921-10-04
EASTERN Shore
RIFEFOR GAME
Towns TO Hold Meeting Fri
day Night to Make Def
mite Plans
DELAWARE TO
BE REPRESENTED

SEAFORD, Del, Oct. 4.-fhat the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland will
form an eight-club baseball league
next year and join Organized Base
ball, and Delaware. IL unable to get
into the Maryland wheel. will form
an organization Of It's own and also
join the parent organization looks
now TO be a certainty.
This was the sentiment OF a mon
ster baseball meeting held a few
days ago in the Chamber OF Com
merce rooms at Salisbury. An
organization meeting will be held
October Z 10 make definite plans for
the 1922 season.
Six Maryland Eastern Shore and
three Delaware towns were repre-
sented at the Salisbury meeting
Cambridge. Salisbury. Crisfeld. Po-
comoke City, Princess Anne and
Snow Hill. and Dover. Milford and
Laurel. St. Michaels. Chestertown.
Easton and Centreville we're expect
ed to send representatives. but did
not ]. Vincent Jamison. Jr. presi-
dent OF the Blue Ridge League. was
present and gave the delegates IAN
idea OF how to run organized base
ball. Mr.. Jamison took the base
ball enthusiasts through all the in
tricate details OF the game and so
clearly explained matters that his
remarks made a big hit.
Nearly two hundred fans attended
the meeting. which included some OF
the most representative citizens OF
the Peninsula and Delaware. Sea-
ford was not represented at the
meeting. but will send a delegation
to the meeting next Friday the fans
OF this town having decided dehn-
itely TO place a team In the field next
/ season.
It was pointed out at the Sails
bury meeting that organized baseball
could be run much more cheaply
than Independent ball. The salary
limit Of the Blue Ridge League is
$4,000 per month and 1t was shown
that the Salisbury club, an indepen-
dent team, the past season expended
/ S1O.939.96 for nine weeks OF base
ball, the average weekly pay roll
being slightly in excess Of S675 for
each Of the nine weeks. The aver
age weekly pay roll Of the Blue
]
Notwithstanding that independent
baseball players cost more. as in
dicated by the above figures. the
Blue Ridge League got better re-
suits and played better game in
every department.
The fans down the peninsula have
got wise 70 this and they are en-
thusiastic over playing organized
baseball next season. In the gen.
eral discussion at the Salisbury meet
ing the sentiment was unanimously
In favor OF forming a league, and Il
Is believed that a Glass ID league will
surely be formed. After President
Jamison. Of the Blue Ridge League
had concluded explaining some oi
the advantages incidental to playing
organized baseball, he gave to the
representatives OF each town a SCI
Of the rules and regulations and 9TH
er data governing league, which
the representatives took home with
them for further perusal.
owing to the fact that the meet.
ing was a sort OF "get-to-gether'
session to sound out opinion as q
whole on the subject. plans for start.
ing the proposed league we're left In
abeyance until the meeting Friday
evening. at which time It is expect.
ed that definite plans for the form.
ing OF the league will be made
The fans OF Seaford are alread,
planning for the 1922 season. ant
various ways have been devised foi
raising funds. One OF the dyed-in'
the-wool fans said yesterday that h'
! felt satisfied he could start out with
list at any time and easily get 200
signcrs at IS each. This fan. wnt
is well-known business man. vii
be given the opportunity TO rails,
81 900 by this plan. and other means
such as festivals, weekly subscrip.
tions. local entertainments etc, viii
be presented during the winter
months to increase the fund as much
as possible.
Seaford people have decided that
with paved streets. new theatre
modern fire engine and other i'm
provements a pennant-winning base
ball team is needed to put the fn-
ishing touches to this up-to-date
/ hurw