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Pitched For Princess Anne. King,
Frederick's Best TWirler DID
Honors For Home Team. Porter
Starred For Princess Anne.
Frederick, Md, Sept. 6.-Bill
Kings superb pitching and the long
distance hitting of the Frederlck
club defeated the Princess Anne CluD
8 to 0, in the opening game OF the
MARYLAND baseball series this after
noon at Agricultural park.
The attendance was all that was
expected, nearly 1900 persons pay
ing their way into the ball yard.
MANY small boys hoped the tall
ground fence and the few passes
brought the total up to the I,oOo
mark. The receipts came up TO eA-
pectations. The money turned over
TO the clubs by the ticket sellers
amounted to $1,O66.75. The Nation
al Association of Professional Base
ball Leagues, the Maryland Com
mission, players, clubs and Uncle
Sam figures in the distribution.
Second Game Today
Frederick and Princess Anne VIII
play the second game OF the series
tomorrow here and then move to An
napolis and spend the night, motor
ing to Salisbury Thursday morning
for the contests there that afternoon
and Friday.
Bill King. who pitched Frederick
to this years Blue Ridge League pen
nant. always help the upper manu-
and the boys from Somerset county
could not fathom his delivery. Bill
turned in "a victories against de-
feats for the Frederick countans.
The Shoemen had plenty of WORK
in the field and only Williams popp-
ed I'D in 16 chances. He dropped
thrown ball from Hoggson IN the
eighth round Captain Porter was
the individual star of the afternoon.
He handled seven assists in splendid
fashion and brought the crowd to us
feet a couple of times. 1t was foft-
er who pulled Wright out OF the nor
in the fourth inning, and lncldehtai-
" the Princess Anne pitcher could
not be Solved Miller doubled 10
left. A passed ball placed MN on
third. Day walked and stole. Bic
then tanned to Porter, whose perfect
neg nailed Miller at the plate.
Double Play Here
Then Cation grounded to the Visit
ing shortstop and a splendid double
play was executed by Porter, Hogs-
son and Williams. Wright also
pitched himself out of tight soles III
the second and sixth. after the scor-
inc, in the latter inning. In the
second. with Day on third and eaton
on second and one out, he tanned
Staylor and King.
StayIor Whiffs Again
In the sixth. with second 81 thlr'
occupied, he Whitfield Staylor for the
second time. Staylor was unable 10
hit Wright in the ninth with Day on
third, He grounded to Hoggson.
Cant. Dick Porter, who belongs TO
lack Dunn. found King for double
at the start of the contest. Later
he was doubled up when sweeney
grounded to King. Catcher MlnhoW
made a scratch safety to Neptune III
the third frame and he also was re-
tired by twin killing.
The Princess Anne boys made
their other two hits in the seVentn
session, with two hands down. FRS
Baseman Downey barely knocked
down Moore's liner, and then SchaI-
fer followed with clout TO let
Hoegson could not produce aho
struck out
down in rotation in six OF the hihe
down in rotatio min six OF the nine
sessions. An error by Downey il
the eighth and Boggson being h!L Ds
a Dffched ball IN the hfth put llferr On
the sacks.
Frederick has been hitting the
ball hard all season and it hammered
Bush Wright. who pitched for sails
bury, for solid blows in it's scoring
innings. Downey's home-run clou'
over the left field fence in the open
ing session was sufficient to win the
contest. He circled the sack Win
two men out.
Frederick Bunches Hits
The Frederick boys punched SAFE
ties in the sixth for their other TWO
rms, Strain led off the sixth with a
single to center. Downey sacrlnced
him to second. Then Miller lifted
the ball to the sheds in left field Tor
three sacks, scoring Strain. Day also
drop led the sphere on the ROOF IN
left and Miller meandered nome.
Miller and Day were the big fellows
with the willow, each getting three
Societies, the after having a perfect
day at bat, drawing a walk III the
fourth frame.
Bill King uses an underhand de-
livery and this baf1ed the Eastern
Shore batters, who struck at num-
Der of rising pitches around their
necks. After watching King WORK
one can see why Frederick won the
remnant. King also turned them
hack to the waterbucket. He fann-
ed 10. His control was perfect
Score: