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CAMBRIDGE LOSES AND
REMAINS In CELLAR
stansbmy Pitches Well But Loses.
Luck Against Local Club. Jake
Flowers Contributes Fielding
Features.

lust how odd Man Hard-Luck'
came to land in Cambridge no one
knows but it is safe bet that man
aser Herb" Armstrong will eve
neat lin to the one who can tell MN
of a sure way to get rid of the ola
gink for good and all. The old lei
low has gotten in some mighty dead
lv work against Armstrong; cohorts
this season, and, unless he is stopp-
ed. NAV blight the hopes OF the loyal
fans bv beating the club out OF lew
more very important games.
Yesterday he accompanied. the
team to Pocomoke and ablded upon
the visiting bench while the nome
club tucked out over the warriors
bv five to three score. We say
Tucked out Perhaps-is was not eX-
actly that, but when Il club outhlts
its rival two to one and plays just as
good ball, there must be some ele-
ment in the game that cannot pc
reckoned with by the players them
selves.
"Humpty'' Stansbury. after start
ing the nightcap of Mondays twin
bill at Salisbury, went in to pltch
this game, and held the Salamahders
to five hits Until the fifth inning,
when the fireworks went off, STAINS
bury had allowed only three men 10
reach first base, one Of them getting
on on an error.
In the fifth, however, Mcknight
led off with a single to left. AleXan-
der attempted to Sacrifice, but hit
the ball harder than he intended ana
il rolled out between Johnson ana
Flowers for a base hit making both
runners safe Gordy then sacrlfc-
ed, while Davis scored Mcknight by
singing to left. HOrnsberg"r was
safe on Armstrong; error. putting
three men on base, and Ryan, who
had made easy outs on his two prior
trials at the plate, at the bat. Ryan
came through with four base blow
over left field fence. accounting for
four runs Stansbury then. came
back and forced the next batter tC
lift an easy fly to Flowers and
famed Creagan. IN the next two
innings, Stansbury was again very
effective not another man reaching
first lie retired in the eighth III
favor of pinchhitter Shertzer, how
final Pocomoke inning.
Reynolds, the new second sacker,
continued his hard hitting. getting
three blows out of four legal trips to
the plate. Flowers and Armstrong
each came through with two safe
bingles these two men sending in
two, of the Cambridge runs. The
third local tally came across when
Tony Staylor hit his second homer in
two days, thu ball clearing the left
field fence by d good margin.
Herb Armstrong himself played
first base, owing to sprained ankle
sustained by Hank Griggs just be-
fore the game began. Army
caYorted around the initial sack in
fine style, getting fifteen putouts,
while his one error was eXcus2b?p be
cause the runner and the bail both
reached the bias at the same time
and the pal. crossed the runner MAX
ing the catch difficult.
The fielding OF Jake Flowers was
a sensation. Jake got everything
that came his way regardless OF now
fast they were coming. his one error
being made on throw to first after
stopping a sharp grounder. Melon
aid, of PocomOEe. also made several
good stops.
The local club seems TO be drop
ping lower and lower into the cellar
yet in reality. they are. only a game
or two behind third place, and still
have an excellent chance to make
second. Oscar SheEtZer is slated for
mound duty against the Blue Hens