Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-07
SHORE LEAGUE TOBE
S|X-CLUD AFFAIR
Berlin Withdraws; Princess
Anne's Action Forces Circuit
to Reduce Sire.

Salisbury, Md. Jan. THE Eastern
Shore Baseball League will make It's
debut into the circles OF Organized
question being decided at meeting
OF the directors OF the league In this
city Thursday.
At the request OF President w. r.
Miller, the board, Mcssrs. J. Harry
Reu. Parksley, Va; ". II. Schoolfield,
Pocomokc City; M. B. Thnwley, Cr1s-
field; l.. w. Gunby. Salisbury; r. NJ.
Purnell. Berlin; DIR. A. s. Williams,
Laurel, Del, and w. L. Sibbet. Cam
bridge. the meeting was held to settle
the question OF whether the circuit
should be composed OF eight clubs or
one of the number dro. ID. making
II six-club proposition, the situa-
ton having arisen as a result OF the
withdrawal OF Princess Anne several
weeks ago.
Princess Anne Out.
1t was made known at the meeting
that the Princess Anne club leaving
the fold was final and that they could
not see their way clear to accept the
overtures made to them regarding
their decision. The question as TO taxi
ing in Easton or some other town was
then brought up and discussed, but
because of the distance OF the Talbot
town, which would materially reduce
the compactness of the league. 1t was
agreed TO reduce the number to six.
The Berlin representative then grn-
ciously announced that inasmuch as
his town was the last to be admitted
to the league, that he thought 1t
porper to offer its withdrawal which
proposition was accepted with reluct-
ance by the remainder OF the di-
rectors. The elimination was ac-
companied with the proviso that the
circuit become six-club affair, and
that in the event it again went back
TO an eight-club circuit Berlin would
be Immediately taken IN as one of the
additional teams.
| The Berlin club had made arrange
| ments to start the seaso., having al
ready signed its manager in the per-
son OF Herbert Armstrong. OF Balti-
more, Hopkins coach, and formerly
with the Baltimore Orioles, but last
year pilot of the Snow Hill team. Sem
ator Orlando Harrison. IT was known,
was supporting to a large extent the
club by having given 1t the old Burley
street grounds, upon which it was
planning to build stands and fencing
The Withdrawing OF Berlin was
| similar 10 the case of Snow Hill,
whose director offered TO draw out of
the league when it was decided by the
board that three clubs in Worcester
county would not be expedient. The
elimination of Berlin leaves only one
| club in thes county. This should
prove big boon TO the attendance at
| Pocomoke.
Cambridge Signs Killer.
There has been no let-up in the
preparations in the various other
towns, Cambridge having signed
Coach Tom Kibler. OF Washington
| College, as manager; Cristield having
secured the services OF Davis, the
manager of last years team during
the last few weeks of the playing
season. Laurel has engaged Sam
Frock. veteran Pirate twirler and for
mer Dry Docks manager. while it is
1 litBOiiC Aldt 6dCIl VI lit ltdflS lid y
signed several players
Just what will become OF Arm
strong, who had signed to manage
/ Berlin and who is very popul... on the
Shore, is uncertain, but rumors to the
effect that the Salisbury club will at
tempt to secure his services have been
neither affirmed nor denied by the
local management. The schedule COM
mittee, which has been waiting upon
| the final decision as to whether the
circuit would be composed of eight
or six clubs. will now go to work i'm
mediately upon the schedule for 1929.
The committee Is composed Of Messrs.
Henry w. Rnark, chairman. Sails
bury; NJ. B. Thawley, Crisfield. and
w. T. Sibbet, Cambridge.