Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-09
FIVE STATE BASE
BALL SERIES NOW
BEING PLAYED
First Game OF Championship Series
Staged At Parksley Thursday.
Martinsburg Victorius.
THIRD GAME TO BE PLAYED
AT SALISBURY SATURDAY

With appropriate baseball ceremon-
les the give State" series opened at
2.3O o'clock Thursday at Parksley,
Va, between the Eastern Shore club
CT that town and Martinsburg, the
flag winners of the Blue Ridge
League. This series, which was pro-
NOTED by the Baltimore Sun, will be
the best four out of seven games. The
game today (Friday) will also be
played at Parksley while the third
game will be played at Gordy park,
Salisbury this Saturday afternoon.
The fourth game is slated at Martins
burg, W. Va, the home of the Blue
Ridge pennant winners. So is the
fifth If necessary. The sixth has been
awarded to Hagerstown should the
series require that number. If the
full quota is demanded for a decision
the last game will be played at Oriol,
rark, Baltimore, next Thursday.
Ban johnson, has donated champ
icnship trophy in the shape of a flag
TO the club winning the Give State"
baseball series. This flag was flown
at Parksley on Thursday from pole
erected in centre field and will also be
exhibited at Martinsburg when the
clubs so there to play. The Baltimore
Sun mas presented each member of
the two teams miniature gold base
balls, suitably engraved, following
cut its policy of last year in the
Maryland championship series.
A reporter of the Worcester Demo-
crat who was on the scene gives the
following account of the game on
Thursday:
Parsley, Va, Sept. Before the
largest crowd that ever packed into
ball park here, Martinsburg, Blue
Ridge League Champions, defeated
Parksley, Eastern Shore League
Champions, today by score of 8
to 3.
Fans from nearly every town on
the Eastern Shore, and Pocomoke es-
pecially, turned out to see Parksley
perform against their Blue Ridge RI
vals. The Parksley team arrived on
the grounds at 2.45 with the opposing
team following Is minutes later, each
team being loudly applauded as they
marched on the grounds. After the
regular batting and fielding practice,
both teams lined up in the centre of
the diamond, headed by their presi-
dents, Miller of the Shore League, and
ramison of the Blue Ridge, and Mr..
c.. Edward Sparrow, sporting editor
| # the Baltimore Sun, unfurled the
| Give State" pennant and marched out
to the flag pole where it was raised.
DR.. Bowdoin, prominent citizen OF
Parksley, tossed out the first ball and
| the game was on.
| Martinsburg went to bat first and
went out in order. Parksley's turn at
| bat in the same inning made them
look like real champions. Klinedinst,
second man up, singled and Fisher
followed with clout over the right
field fence. After the first inning,
Hulvey of Martinsburg, pitched air
tight ball, setting the Parksley bat
ters down and allowing only one more
hit during the remainder Of the game.
Mar.insburg tied the score in the
third inning with base on balls to
Jacoby and home run by Dowell,
and in the sixth put the game on ice
with three more runs. In the eighth
thew added two more and in the ninth,
one.
Hulvey was never in any real
trouble after the first inning, and with
his team mates using the bat in
"Babe Ruth" style, they kept pound
ing away at Hummer's offerings un-
til they had the Parksley club beat IN
fine order.
Home runs featured the game, four
being made off Hummer and two Off
of Hulvey. Fisher, first man up for
Parksl,.y in the seventh, hit long
fly to right field, ard Dowell mis-
Judging it, let it hit the tip end of
his glove and bounce over the fence
for home run.
Score by innings:
Martinsburg 20 02 90 9 o 2 1-8
Parksley ......~....2 10000 o.