Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-11-18

| Ih1S IS the outdoor season Tor col
lege football. Soccer has not been
developed in the higher institutions OF
this state, but is confined to public
school activities.
The Maryland Colleges included in
the list of those contending for foot
ball honors, are Hopkins and Mary
land, classed as universities; and
Washington, St. Johns, Western
Maryland, and Mt. st. Mary's, classe
as colleges.
Every season one of these teams is
returned as champion of the State, bui
the decision as to such championship
l.; reached through very questionable
methods.
For instance, take this season as an
example: Today Hopkins meets Mary
land University. If the latter wins,
she will probably declare herself
champion, tho she has played no 9th
er Maryland college team. Hopkins
will probably wait till st. Johns team
is encountered. If she is victorious
over the Annapolis aggregation then
Hopkins will claim the championship
even tho she has not played either
Washington or Mt. st. Mary's.
No one single college has met all
the others, and therefore, no one col
lege should lay claim, by system Of
elimination, to any championship
honors.
1t is true that past years have
shown such superiority of certain col
leges, that it would take only con-
test to prove any claim they might
set up; but those contests should be
pulled off. The two New York base
ball teams had games scheduled with
the two Philadelphia teams, altho' the
result of meeting was almost fore
determined, but meeting was neces
sary to decide the victor. So should
it>be with the Maryland colleges.
For several years past Maryland
University has been too strong for the
Maryland Colleges she has met, tho
she has for the most part scheduled
only with Hopkins and st. Johns.
This year, her team has been bat
tered almost to pieces by such teams
as Yale, Princeton, North Carolina
end others; teams entirely out of hel
class. Continued defeat has weakened
!. her morale, as we'll as her physica
status. "Curly" Byrd has been too
ambitious. The State teas would have
furnished him amusement aplenty. A
it is, he faces hard proposition il
Hopkins today, and a victory l.
doubtful.
: St. Johns also could interest thu
farmers, and make them realize wha
: game Of football is like.
Washington College has general!
been easy prey for all the othe1
teams, in and out of the State. TIL
year, tho, she is far and away strong
err than she has ever been. If Coacl
Kibler can keep his team of freshme,
: together for another year, he will
have corker.
Western Maryland also has 4;
strong eleven, and the contest between
her and Washington should be inter
esting.
Mt. st. Mary's is always hard II
beat on it's own field, but was dispose
OF rather easily by st. Johns, at An
: napolis.
: All the teams are stronger than las
year, and have given the fans bette
: contests than for many seasons.
The public school soccer season ha
: now reached the inter-county series t.
decide which county shall have tn
honor of representing the Easter
Shore against the Western. Thu
southern shore championship will like
IT, be fought out between Pocomok
City and Salisbury. The northern be
tween Dorchester and Talbot win
: ners. Then the contest between thu
sectional champions will follow.
Baseball fans of the Easter
Shore and Delaware will follow will
interest the meeting of the officials o
!: the six clubs of the Eastern Shor'
League in the Chamber of Commerct
rooms at Salisbury on Friday, whel
the status of the circuit for the sea
son of 1923 will be decided. Due tt
: the number of other matters to be pre-
:: scented at the session, it is expected
that election of the league official!
will be postponed until next month.
Supporters of the national pastim'
at Milford and Dover, Del, have beer
active since the close of the leagu'