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BASE BALL SEASON OPENS
MOST AUSPCIOUSLY
FOR CAMBRIDGE TEAM
Governor Harrington Raised Old
Glory While Band Played The
star Spangled Banner" Mayor
Orem Throws First Ball Which
Failed To Go Over Home Plate.
Record Breaking Crowd Witness
as First Performance OF Season.

The tremendous crowd which as
sembled at Community Athletic
Park yesterday afternoon. came
away with but one sentence on its
lips. And that was 1T was won
derful game" And not one could
be found in that throng of 1000
spectators who had any remark to
make against the truth OF this
statement.
Truly, the Eastern Shore League
season was inaugurated ia a very
suspicious manner here. With the
movies" raising of Old Glory by
former Governor Emerson c. Har-
rington. and the pitching of the first
ball by Mayor Orem, the spectators
tie delay was caused by the inabili-
ty of the Laurel club to obtain
transportation facilities.
The game itself was great
treat to lovers OF baseball. Seldom
has a better game been played IN
this city, and never before such a
large and appreciative congregation
OF spectators.
Bush" Wright was master of the
occasion from start to finish. with
the exeeptio NOT the seventh inning,
when a splendid throw to the plate
by Brown, mailing an ambitious run
ner, and following close on the heels
of snappy play to third base,
catching another runner off that
sack, by Wright himself nipped a.
dangerous attempt at rally by the
Blue Hens"
The Cambridge team, as whole,
moved like a well-oiled piece Of ma
chinery and although decidedly out
hit by their opponents, kept up a
brand of baseball that is unbeatable
on any diamond Wright. repeated
Nv pitched himself out of bad holes.
while his teammates were behind
him at all times.
The work of Brown and Spaeth,
in getting the first run across the
plate was clever. Brown had singh
ed to right, and moved to second on
Marvel's overthrow of that sack
when Spaeth hit sharply to Bounds.
who errored, Spaeth reaching nrst.
He then started for second, getting
caught between the bases. but keep
ing the attention of the inf1eld cen
tered upon himself while Brown
scored from third, which he mad
taken on Bounds error. Spaeth
then managed to reach second, but
over slid the bag and was out. the
second run came in on successive
singles by Swingler and Wright,
with a long sacrifice fly to left by
Pedone, Swingler scoring.
Besides Browns throw to the
plate, numerous other fielding
flashes took place. Not the least OF
these was q catch of high foul
back OF third base. by Johnson.
Hitchcock. the Laurel shortstop.
robbed Jake" Flowers of a hit in
the fourth, when he made nifty
catch of 'Jake's" line drive toward
left field. Stup and Slaughter also
handled difficult chances nicely;
Stup robbing Brown of his third hit
in thee ighth while Slaughter made
fine stop of Duffy's hot grounder,
which went as hit, when nobody
covered first.
Sam" Frock made a desperate
effort to change the tide of affairs in
the ninth inning when he sent in
Sweeney and Culver to bat for ar
vel and Barnes, respectively Wright
and Swingler then proceeded to get
together on this pair, Wright tight
ening his belt and tanning them
both. Mannix then singled to GEN.
ter, but Rickert rolled an easy one
to pitchers box. and thus died
Laurel's vain attempt.
The next game played in Cam
bridge will be with Crisfield. next
Thursday afternoon. Though al
game was scheduled with Salisbury
for that date, the game has been
postponed until later in the season,
by agreement between the manage
ments.