Evening journal., 1921-08-27
-FOUR CLUBS POST
$1,000 ON SERIES
Salisbury and ST. Michaefs
Fail to Join Eastern
Shore Competition
WINNER TO PLAY
FREDERICK TEAM

The proposed baseball series for
the championship of the Eastern
Shore. the winner OF which viii
meet Frederick, the most likely VIC
tor OF the Blue Ridge League PEN
nant, for the Maryland title, became
reality at 6 O'Clock last evening,
when four teams on the Peninsula
and Frederick had deposited $1,000
apiece with the Baltimore Sun to
show their good faith in carrying out
their obligations. The Eastern shore
teams to be represented in its own
series and the one with Frederick
follow:
Cambridge,
Crisield,
Pocomoke city.
| Princess Anne.
St Michaels and Salisbury DC
faulted, according to the agreement
because neither posted $1,000 at tn,
required hour. St Michaels sent ne
word regarding its attitude, while
the following message came from r
Fulton Waller, manager of the Sails.
bury team;
I'VE win not play St Mich
aels tomorrow. Are having meet
ing tonight VIII advise you
later"
Salisbury and St Michaels are n
the northern tier, and their forfei-
ture gives Cambridge the right to
represent that part Of the Penin-
sula against the victorious team in
the southern tier.
The championship games win open
this afternoon with Pocomoke City
playing at Crisfield. The roser will
be eliminated and the winner will
meet Princess Anne at Pocomoka
City Monday Because al the short
time in which to ascertain the club
on the Shore a series Of three games
could not be staged, and an elimi-
nation series OF one game was
planned instead.
No championship games win ba
played Tuesday or Wednesday, but
Thursday will find Cambridge play
ing the winner of the Southern tier.
These clubs win contest on the best
two out of three basis.
J. D. Wallop. representing Prin-
cess Anne, telegraphed $1,000 for
his club to participate in the series
! The following telegrams from the
Eastern Shore explained themselves:
Cambridge. Md.
l wv are sending our cashier check
, for $1,000 on account Cambridge
baseball guarantee fund.
peoples Loan Saving and
5 Deposit Bank"
} ~crisfield, Nd.
{ I'VE are sending certified check
today for $1,000 for Crisfield Base-
ball Association for good faith in
e series
II THE Marine Bank
''Pocomoke City, Nd
0 "Pocomoke Baseball Club has de-
- posted with this bank $1,000 to your
+. credit. Check win be forwarded.
e "The Citizens National Banks
g Frank K. Schmidt, treasurer OF
Y the Frederick Baseball Association.
sent a messenger with the following
r note:
Enclosed please find certified
check for $1,000 for guarantee as
Q per our agreement Of yesterdays
meeting"
Eddie Brockman, Baltimore UNI
pire, has been assigned to handle
the game between Pocomoke CITY
and Crisfeld on the latter's field this
afternoon.
The Eastern Shore is buzzing with
baseball gossip concerning the se-
ries.
The following players have beer
Isubmitted by the managers of crss-
field and Pocomoke City not only
for their game today, but also an
future ones IL either is the fortunrte a
team to win:
Crisfield-C. II. Dittmar. A. L
Miller, e. d. Murphy, John schufer.
Will Nuth, II. e. Reischnefder. q.
e. Link. w. I. Davis. A W. Knoed-
Ter. G.. G. Harmon. r. T. Stefnfeidt.
Jim Murphy. Tom Breen, Harry
Jackson, Herb Fisher.
(Signed) Harry Lewis. Manager.
Pocomoke City-Stewart KnodeL
Mike Underwood, Dorsey Donoho.
Eugene Pruitt. ]. p. Wnson, Dorie
Collins. G. NJ. Owens. Joe Rothrock.
I. Harvey Jones, Andrew Nesbit. p. II.
IS Marvel. W. II. Boylan. E. E. Shrtx-
n er. Joe Boston.
il (SignedD w. Ii. Schoolneld, Mgn