Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-10
DONOHO AND CULVER
SIGN WITH LAUREL
Two Seaford Stars 10 Play
With Sam Frock's Eastern
Shore Club.
spscsI corresponoence Everz Evenlnx.

Special Correspondence Every FvenfnE.l
seaford. March 10.--Dorsey DonohS'
and BAL Culver. both Of Seafor5, who
signed n contract several days ago
10 play bail the coming season With
Laurel in the newly organized Eastern
Shore League, are well known IN bsse-
ball circles. Manager Sam Frcck ard
I the Laurel club officials made a ten
strike in getting these two piayers
( names 20 contracts. f. the opinion o.
Gil baseball fans in this section. Not
only arc they both players Of ezcep~
tional ability. but they viii undoubt-
edly be great drawing cards for the
Laurel club from SeafoTd ard CUR
rounding territory. This vas proven
last summer, when the club officials
Of Laurel drew hundreds Of dollars
from this immediate section by tbs
presence os these two players on their
team.
Both have hosts Of friends and a6@
nirers here who WIN no doubt journey
20 Seaford's sister town frequently
TO see them IN action. They are both
known al over the peninsula an bsse~s
ball players worth while
Donoho began his BAH playing whenf
a Kid on the high school team hero.
After graduating from the school bod
easily made the first team OF Sesfors,
on which he played until he enteref4
the University Of Delaware. After
entering the university he made thsi
Narsi'1 baseball team the first year.t
gradually working himself Up until hej
was made captain Of the 1921 team, !
the year he graduated. After leavingi
the. university he played with the Do :
yer club until Z disbanded. He vas
Immediately signed by the PocOmoke !
City, Nd, team, where ne played until
the close Of the season there. After
that he played n few games WITH;
Laurel before the season closed IN
that town He is recognized az ono
Of the best outfeIders on this penin-
sula. He is a close student Of the
game and q great inside baseball
player. Last season ne was the peer
of any player down this way et the
bunting and sacrificing hitting game
With a manager OF the calibre OF Sam
FrOck with him he f. expected 10 i'm
prove in all the departments Of the
game.
Culver is also college man and
while at Tome Institute pitched many
a cOrking good game for the school,
but probably his best pitching record
was with his home town club. when
- no won IL straight games, going q
innings without being scored upon. He
has also pitched In North Carolina
where he was offered a return en-
gagement, but declined. preferriug 70
remain closer at home, where mis-
" services were always IN demand. He
lis left handler, and while promising
IN pitcher is also q corking good hitter
liable at any minute 70 break UP any
ball game with a smashing clout- This
" ne did on several occasions last sum-
mer, while playing with Laurel Gull
yer was used in the outfield TO a great
extent by Laurel because OF hts nit.
ting ability. When not playing n
y The outield he was pitching, and per-
10 formed exceedingly well as a slab
lie man. Hanson Horsey, the well-known
lf ball player OF the Eastern Shore and
9. A former member OF the Cincinnati
te National League team, on one occa.
IS sion stated that he regarded Culver
rs the most promising pitcher on ths
e peninsula and all he needed was good
he coaching and a good team behind him
V. The fans here are looking for tbs
IN Laurel team next season to be UP il
RI the running all the way with the ser
N vices Of Sam Frock at their helm. II.
ne is regarded here as the peer OF aaJ
III manager yet signed by the team:
re which will comprise the Eastern
De Shore League.