The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-08-25
PLANK DEFEATS LAUREL
and WARRIORS LEAP
FROM The CELLAR
Blue Hens Get Six scattered Nus
Warriors Now In Fourth flaee'
Flowers Gets Twelfth Home Kun

They out, folks, they're out.
We don't know for how long, put
the celebrated Cambridge warriors
are out of the cellar and have jump
ed into fourth place in the race Tor
second place in the dear old Eastern
Shore League. While Crlsheld was
walloping Salisbury for two games
and Parksley was taking tn ecouht
of Pocomoke, the local clup was
taking Laurel into camp for the sec
one time in succession, ana o! So
doing mounted two steps in the
fight. 4,o
Eddie Plank, responding to the
call of manager Herb Armstrong;
held the heavy hitters of Delaware
TO six scattered binbles, and JUST
missed handing them their second
shut-out in as many days. frank
had the game well in hand from
start to finish, an dhis teammates
made matters easier by giving MIN
a two run lead at the start. seven
of the Blue Hens whitfield the ar
three successive times, while Inc
six hits came one at time IN SIN
innings The one lonely run scored
nv the enemy came as result OF
Hinkle stumbling in hole IN iell
field when turning to go after Nye's
hit in the sixth inning, which went
for three bases. Nye scored a
moment later while Flowers, Reyn-
olds and Armstrong were attemptlns
a double play which failed because
Early was in front OF ReynoluS
when he threw the ball to Arln-
strong, the throw necessarily belns
a little wide to avoid hitting garry
and drawing Herb off the sack. Inc
runner making the base. On only
one other occasion did Laurel
runner advance as far as third base.
The offerings of Fedderson APP
reared to the liking of the local
clubbers, who hit the ball hard at
all stages of the game, fast fleldlng
bv the Laurel aggregation Keeping
the number of hits down to eight.
The outfielders were kept busy ehas-
ing after hard hit liners, Mannlx.
Early and Marvil having nine
chances, and all of them on nara
hit balls, while the inlelders also
helped out in this department, cut
ting off several seemingly sure base
hits.
The local club hit the ball nara
from the first inning on. At the
very beginning Johnso nhit one at
Doremus that had whiskers in the
making upon it, while UnglauD fol
lowed him with long fly to Eafiy,
With two out, Reynolds doubled
down the left field line, and scored
on Jake Flowers twelfth home run
of the season moment later. JAKE 5
hit scared over the left field fence,
which is one of the longest IN the
league and was quite some clout, II
the Laurel fans who witnessed 1t
are ODE believed.
Another local boy came within an
ace of getting a homer in this con-
test, the strong wind holding long
fly of Robinson's up and inside the
fence while Marvil was getting I'M
der it. Staylor came through with
a two Dagger and a single, while
Herb Armstrong, who has been
turning in base hits regularly since
going to first base. bagged two
screaming singles. Johnson, Hin
kle and Unglaub also hit the pall
hard. but always into the waiting
hands of some opposing player.
Powell. the pitcher who hurled
the game for Pocomoke here last
Saturday, when that club blew up in
the sixth inning, and allowed the
local club to score six runs and win
the game, met manager Armst1 ong.
in Laurel and accompanied the club
on it's return home. Powell looked
good against the Warriors. and may
Dc seen in action with the Cam
bridge boys, taking his regular turn
from now until the close of the sea
son.
The club is out of last place for
good and all if the team itself is tot