Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-17
PEN|NSULAR TEAMS
TO HAVE HOME STARS
Down-State Fans Await Open
ing Of Season and Ex-
pect Fine Showing.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Seaford. Del. April 17.--while a
complete roster has not been given
out by all the managers OF the clubs
that will comprise tho new Eastern
Shore League this summer, enough
names OF tho players who Will be CIV
en- try outs have been published to
give the baseball fans of the peninsula
an idea OF the strength of the teams.
Whom the managers first began Civ
ing out tho names OF players II look
cd like the boys from tho city lote,
especially baltimore City lots, were
going 20 be In the great majority, but
OF late the players of the peninsula
appear 10 have the call, and practical
ly every town and hamlet will he rep
resented among tho different clubs In
the league. The managers have shown
a Willingness to at least give all the
boys of this peninsula n try out, and
IL found worthy. they no doubt Will
get "A berth.
The signing up OF these peninsula
| players has started tho fans TO guess
| ing as 10 how they are going to shape
up with their brother players from
| the cities. In the past II has been
| found, as rule. the player from the
country town or village was more
| steadier and more dependable. While
many OF them did not show the fash
| that In lots OF cases characterized the
work OF the city player. eth they were
| out their working all the time for the
| success of the team.
Practically every player who is fast
1 k.s1. L., ha
Eastern shore League, will do so with
| the idea In HIS head OF going higher.
| and IL Ia this idea that is going to
make him play that much the harder.
| A great many of the young players
down this way who are going to get
n chance to make good in the new
! league look upon this as the golden
| opportunity of their lives In base
| ball senee. They know their work IL
goiM 10 be watched by the clubs high
| er up, and II they are abe TO deliver"
they know also that those came clubs
are going TO seek their services.
Another important thing that is go
Ing 10 make the player give his best
efforts IN that he knows he cannot
become indifferent as TO his playing
lie will be aware that he has signed
a contract TO play with the club with
which he is associated. and that h,
cannot jump TO some other team
whenever he likes. In pas, years dowr
the peninsula the tearns have playet
Independent baseball. and when &
player became dissa tLsfed he at ono,
began 20 dsclSer with another club.
The playing OF tho peninsuk, star
l A... I,,t.
by all the fans, and II Is a safe he
that out on the numbar who will b.
. members OF the Eastern Shore League
there Will come forth some who vii
eventually land IN the big leagues. TIL
. fans here believe there are some NOR
Home Run" Bakers. "SP' Nichols
Jimmy" Dykes, vic" willis and Ed
die Romnels on this peninsula. an'
that the newly formed league vii
bring them out.
While Dykes and Rommel are no
native peninsula boys, tho former be
ing from Philadelphia and the latte
from Baltimore, still Il WAS down her
that they got their real star, in tn
3 baseball world. Both these player
! really got their start on the old Sea
p. ford club. and they were both mem
e bers at the same time. Rommel wa
q only 10 years OF age when he lande,
8 in Seaford. and Dykes was not mucl
a Older. Today they arc two of the mos
valuable players Connie Mack has ol
r his team. These two boys still visl
the scenes of their start To baseta
?. SUCCESS and every summer run dow
s 10 Seaford when the Athletics ar
/. idle AT home To meet old friends.
The fans are eagerly watching AN
waiting for the openng game In IN
Eastern Shore league, and the score
ot the games will have first call anon
r all true-blue peninsula patrons OF IN
n game.