Evening journal., 1921-07-23
PENINSULA BIDS
HIGH FOR TEAMS
Finance Question May Be
Hurting Down State
Baseball
OLD TIMERS BETTER
THAN 1921 STARS
snecial 70 The Evening JournaI.


the games get hotter. The Seaford
"old timer" has been keeping a close
tab on the games played in the Pen
insula towns. and by close observa-
ton he finds a new face almost
every day on the teams now engaged
in the battle for supremacy. The
several towns now in the race. in
Guiding Salisbury, Pocomoke City,
Princess Anne, Crisheld and Snow
Hill, Md, and Dover and Laurel in
this State, are securing the semi
professional ranks of the cities TO
secure players. Only this week
Rothrock. OF the John B. Stetson
team. Philadelphia, joined Salisbury.
Rothrock was considered the best
pitcher on the University OF Della
ware team last season and 1t was
reported that several big league
teams were flirting with him. The
"old timer" is satisfied Rothrock Is
getting a big salary ito play in Sails
bury. There are now on the PEN
insula teams scores OF Baltimore
semi-professional players who are
drawing big weeklywages, and from
reports the semi-professional ranks
OF Wilmington have been depleted
to such an extent that there is a
noticeable falling Off In attendance
at the games In that city.
How different from the old days.
The "old timer" has in mind a real
" great left-hand pitcher who came
to Seaford from Millvilie, n. j.. for
$50 a week and board. This same
pitcher today. II he were in his
prime. could command four times
that amount week with all ex-
penses thrown in and a score OF
costly presents that would be handed
him on the side. There is a pitcher
now working in one of the towns
down this way who last year could
have been hired at S35 a week at
b the most. Today. the "old timer"
IS told. he is getting s65 week
and all expenses. Another instance
is a catcher. a graduate Of a. high
school near here who is pulling
down s35 week and all expenses,
his first year out. II has not been
so many years ago since a big leag-
uer. then a great ball player, was
suspended by his manager without
pay for a month. This same player
came to Seaford played an inheld
position and managed the team for
$35 a week and board Seaford has
had many as good ball players as
can he found on any OF the PENN
sula teams today and they got only
$40 per week and expenses. Toda,
this class OF player Is drawing dowI
at least $50 a week and expenses.
The games today. though. are rur
much on the same principle as II
the old days-that is the financia
end OF II. The Peninsula fan vii
come across with his money. but hs
wants results. II Is said that in one
OF the towns now engaged in the
baseball struggle that 5000 was
needed only a short time ago, and
it was raised in 'jiffy." The "old
timer" ha sattendcd games down
here this season where he is satisfied
the receipts were close on the $500
a game with attendance like this
the towns can afford to bolster ur
the salaries and reach out and hire
really good ball players. In the old
days a $3.50 crowd was rare. Blu
the admission is about twice as much
now. II used to he ! 8 and 25 cent
and about 10 cents extra for grand
stand. Now II Is 80 cents. genera
admission, and SO cents for grand
stand.
While the managers are scourini
the semi-profcssion-l ranks OF tn
cities for players. there are stil
scores OF as good BAH players o.
this Peninsula as the city player eve
dared TO be. An instance OF thi
kind was brought to light only thi
week when Princess Anne. recoe
nized to be on the strongest clut
hereabouts. secured ''Vic" Goslin. (
fredericksburg. Md. Goslin had bee
waiting for chance and whe
that chance came he grabbed Il wit
the result that he pitched the Prii
cess Anne team to a 81 victory ov'
the Newark. Md. team, said to
one Of the best home teams ever 60
ten together on the shore. Gosl
let them down with two hits. The
are other boys on this Peninsu
who can make good with these cras
teams. All they need is a cham
and encouragement This old Pc
insula is noted for its good ball pla
ers, and the crop today is just
large. II not larger than IL was in q
old days. The "old timer" is OF Il
c>inion that there are some mo
Home Run" Bakers and Herzo
down this way. The trouble is tn
don't get the opportunity.
A well known fan, in discussir
the stars OF yesteryear on the Pc
insula. spoke OF Vernon Touchston
Dave zearfoss, "Dicky" sentz, Flol
Clunn. Mike" Flood. Larry stirlit
John Kimble. wilhelm. who plays
under the name Of Belts. Boley. no
with the Baltimore International
Ray Topham. and a host OF others
the old days. He said any of the
boys could hold down a job with Il
teams down here today.
There is a noticeable feature
the teams now playing and that
they appear TO be evenly matche
1t is seldom there is a large scor
practically all the games being deci
is anybody's game until the last mi
Is out. Such scores as these ha
ed by a run or two. showing that
caused the fans TO back their fave
ties to the limit, and helped m
terially in swelling the gate receip
Although all OF the towns have
pensive clubs It is said that in sol
OF the towns the gate receipts Z
sufficient 10 keep the team going.
A heavy tasselcd cord serves