Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-22
| MANY BALL TEAMS
FOR PENINSULA
Independent Organizations to
Play in Addition to Teams IN
Eastern Shore League.

Special Correspondence Every Evenina
Scaford. March 22.--1t would not 'o
surprising II there was plenty OF base
ball played down the peninsula this
sea son, aside from what is played 5y
| the Eastern Shore League, n newly
organized Glass ID organization. the
first organization Of It's kind To Join
organized baseball on this peninsula.
Three towns In Kent and Sussex
counties are talking seriously OF or
ganizing fast teams for tho coming
summer, and that they are endeavor-
ing To induce one or more towns To
como In and play independent ball
with them. These towns are Dover,
Milford and Seaford, with possbil-
ny of Georgetown and Federalsburg,
Md
The schedule as mapped out by
some of those interested would run
from eight to ten weeks, starting the
last of June or the first of July. Flr
the past several seasons Georgetown
has had a team on the field which has
made an excellent record Milford is
known far and wide as n great base
ball town and would have Joined tho
come In. These two towns are keen
rivals for baseball honors and al
ways draw Immense crowds.
To accommodate the crowds Mt these
games the Milford magnates had 10
enlarge their grandstand seating ca
pacity.
There is a possibility that Frederick
land FELTON, also could he induced to or
gaui2e clubs. From these clubs soine
Of tho players developed into ma jor
,cague players in after YEAR,
Harrington is also another town
that always supports a good baseball
iclub. and once the towns get going
down this way, II is a conclusion that
there will be several towns 20 organ
ize and join I'm the sport. II is the
idea OF those who are talking OF or
lganiZing to give every home boy who
shows promise ot becoming hall
lplayer a chance 20 make good with
his home club. There is scarcity Of
good battery men on the peninsula
and each club would be allowed 10 hire
men for these positions Those who
have followed the game down this
way for years. claim that there is
many home boy that IL equally as
good as lots OF those players who are
secured of the lots of tho cities. and
! can be used at a much less expense
Every man on each team whether
I he be a home player or not is To Il,
= paid for his services and his expensei
borne while away from home. In thi,
way 1t is thought that more iutoreu
3 can he created as every term IL inter
estcd TO "a much greater extent In tn,
lhomc boys that those who como from
distance. and there have been severa
instances where n team composed en-
n tirely OF home players has taken tn.
q series from a team OF hired players
e IL is said that the young men o
y fredericksburg are now planning q
I iorganize an athletic association ther,
for the promotion OF all kinds OF ath
& letics. and that they Will put a base
= ball team on the diamond the comlnl
summer. According 10 its size thi
- town Is recognized as one OF the bes
baseball towns on the peninsula, an
; is always up in the running wit
u teams Of towns several times its six.
II Independent baseball is played b
- the above towns II Will not seriousl
u hGrt the Eastern Shore League in "a
y" tendance. with the possible exccptlo
D' of Cambridge and laurel. these w
towns being the closest 10 the towr
III that are talking OF organizing team
II Seaford. Georretown and Milfol
~ organize. their organization wou
a very materially hurt Laurel, and
- fredericksburg gets going. this woul
! Of course. cut Cambridge's attendanC
'h to some extent
- IL has been reported here that Sno
Hill. Md. would like To play ball Il
coming summer, and that the fans
e- that town are sore because they wei
" larred out OF the Eastern Shoi
C. League. Whether or not this tow
.. Is too far away for clubs OF this con
munity 10 play with will be matt,
i that Will be taken up at later dat
ID Snow Hin had fast team last seasC
Ic- and made several trips as far up u
en- state as Laurel without any inconven
h. ence and II is possible that they wou
be willing TO join towns up this way
y order to enjoy baseball sport the con
n ing season.
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