Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
PEN|NSUEAR FANS
SET FOR BALL SEASON
Indications Point to Greatest
Season in History Of Ma
tional Pastime.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Seaford. May 30.-Manager Frock
of the laurel baseball club has COM
plcted arrangements TO play a series
OF games with Seaford TO help con-
dition his men for the coming season,
I'm the newly-organized Eastern Shore
League. Two games will be played
thls week. one at Laurel and one at
Scaford. and the local boys are getting
themselves In shape 10 givo Manager
FrocJ< and his team battle royal.
fIe has consented TO let Seaford
have two of his star players. Dal Gull
yer and Dorsey Donoho. both Scaford
boys under contract with Laurel for
the coming season. Both these play
crs have been practicing for some time
with the Seaford High School team,
champions Of the Sussex county high
school clubs. and have been instru-
mental I'm helping the local high
school boys carry Off the banner, al
though the main credit goes to Coach
Lowdcn. who has developed here the
strongest high school team that ever
represented Seaford.
The Scafurd boys will have an ex-
eeptionally strong lineup TO face Man
ager Frock's aggregation. Culver will
pitch some OF the games. and he will
have behind tho bat, his old battery
pal. sap" Shipley. Johnny Parsons
will cover first base; Jimmy Burton
second. and either "Zcppie" Warning
ton or Alton O'Day, third.
The latter player is the crack high
county afre this season by his ter
rifle hitting. A largo percentage Of
the fans who have seen this boy In
action this season say he il ripe for
a job I'm the Eastern Shore League
lia is only Il years of age, but sure
can hit the old apple. Jimmy Burton
is another high school player who will
make some OF the infeldcrs go some
tho Eastern Shore League IL he gets
a tryout At short. Seaford will have
either Baird" Holt. Of the old Scaford
team, or liill. of the high school team.
another high school boy, who has the
ear marks of a coming star. In the
outneld Scaford will present the two
DOnuho brothers and Brother" Con-
away. a very formidable outfield. This
bunch of players should give the
Laurel club all tho practice games
they want. and they will have to go
somo 90 polish them Off.
Tho announcement during the past
week that Easton. Denton, Goldsboro
and some other towns Of the Eastern
Shore, We're organizing 20 play inde-
pendent baseball. has caused the
towns of lower Delaware TO sit up
and take notice. and il would not be
surprising to see them organize teams
at any time. II Is said that George
town and Millshoro are already laying
their plans 20 play some ball, and II
they do. more towns In the county will
undoubtedly organize and arrange
games with their sister towns of the
Eastern shore.
Before the coming of good roads IL
Twas impossible for teams on the East
,ern side OF Sussex county 10 arrange
games with towns OF the Eastern
shore because of the distance and the
lcondition Of tho roads. but now II IS
different. These same towns can now
,lcave bone after dinner. play the
game and return home in time for
supper. All OF this has been brought
INNNAA - AAAt bAAita4lN OA bNpQ IOiuN
which now abound all over the East
ern shore and over a goodly portion
of Delaware.
In Seaford there is a wealth OF hom,
material that has the makings OF &
fast home-player club, notwiths sta nd
ing two 81 the best players have sign
ed up with the Eastern shore League
In Waller, the high school star. tn,
team would have an excellent south
paw pitcher. and around him ant
Opay and Burton could be built a Clul
that would give n good account O.
itself against any hometown team oI
tho peninsula. Ii would not be a
a. surprising IL such team is not got
ten together here. All that is needet
Is a good manager TO take hold OF tn,
cub and get IL started. Practical,
all the high school boys and others .
the town who can play ball ar
anxious that Seaford be Represented
on the diamond this year.
As the time approaches for III
opening on June 2 Of the Eastern
p Shore League the enthusiasm over thi
{ new organization increases. the fan
D of the peninsula being anxious to Sc
the different clubs in action. Judginl
p from the calibre of managers. eacl
club has selected and the playin
staff. the race should be close and ex
! citing all the way. and a series ar
: ranged at the end OF the sea son be
f, tween the winners OF the Easter
. Shore League and Blue Ridge Leagu
, flags would be fitting climax TO
great baseball season. From III
amount OF money the management c
, each of the Eastern Shore Leagu
clubs is expending TO improve thei
playing grounds. II is evident tn
hackers Of the teams have great fait
in the success OF the league and ais
firmly believe IL has come 10 stay.
The fans UP this way want 10 TAX
their hats of 10 Pocomoke City, on
OF the teams Of the new league. Tn
hackers OF this club are sure blu
baseball sports. and have time an
again showed 81. but when this prett
little city was almost wiped out re
Gently by a serious ffre. they made III
. fans stand aghast, when they ar
nouncec that Notwithstanding the
=, great loss they would stand by the
= agreement with the organization an
4 put a fast team on the field to repre-
Z, sent them. This was certainly a mar
! ~ act. and wall gain for Pocomok
2 hundreds OF admirers who will pull fc
, them IN the fight for the Easter