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Fans from parts of Maryland
other than the Eastern Shore some
times wonder what is the general
caliber of the exhibitions given IN
the states infant organized ball
circuit.
The question, of course, will not
be accurately answered until the
pennant winner there meets the Blue
Ridge aggregation in the post-sea-
son series.
However if the opinion voiced by
those who should recognize baseball
when they see it can be taken at its
face value, Peninsula followers OF
the national pastime are getting ad-
equate return for their money.
Pat Moran who has been comb
ing minor and bush" league ranks
for anything that might be of use
to Ty Cobb, of Tigertown, stated at
ter his recent visit to Cambridge, OF
the Sho' League that he was given a
distinct surprise in that he never
dreamed that the Peninsula tossers
would evince the ability they demon
strated.
Kaiser Wilhelm, of the Philadel-
DnIa Is duolllCl OiS-tiAiiS
manager who has had his scouts
watching the progress OF the game
across the bay. Wilhelm has been
keeping closer tab on tn eShore
game than any other of the major
leaders, and expects to land at least
one promising recruit from this field.
Sam Frock, manager of the Laurel
club is watching all budding talent
in the league with an eye to putting
the Pittsburg Pirates hep to the best
looking prospects.
Frock is especially pleased with
the appearance of two Cambridge in
felders Bill Johnson and Jake
Flowers. third baseman and short
stop, respectively. In the opinion
of the former Dry Dock pilot and
Herb Armstrong, these men are the
best-looking infield material in the
loop Johnson has been fielding
and hitting in the most approved
fashion and, besides, is showing
steady improvement that seems to
augur better things for him in the
near future.
However, it is Flowers that is get
ting the lions share of attention
from the scouts. This big fellow
has the appearance of real bali
player He is exceptionally fast in
his maneuvering around the short
field and his movements are execut-
ed with precise and easy movement
that catches the eye. Able to cover
a great amount of territory. Flow
ers tries for everything and it is for
this reason more than anything else
, that he is charged with errors that
other fielders, in the league would
shun.
The charging of errors of course,
rests with the discretion of the scor-
esr and Armstrong states that in
some of the towns nearly any offer
ing that a fielder touches and fails
to handle is termed miscue
Other men on the Shore who are
attracting the attention of ivory
chasers are Hammer, Of Crisfield;
Hearn of Salisbury. and one or two
of Poke Whalen's Parksley Spuds,
who are leading the league by wide
margin.
Hammer is the home-run king of
the league and in addition, has been
hitting consistently and fielding well.
Hearn is a pitcher who was secured
by Salisbury in the reconstruction
period Immediately following the
change of management in that club.
He started right in to materially
limit the opposition's number of tai
lies whenever he took the mound
and beginning with his initial effort,
has run up a string of eight consecu-
4rietnroS Sphrnll nf the War
rors. is another hurler who is re-
ceiying his share of the attention of
the scouts From the start this Bal
timore boy has borne. almost alone,
the hurting burden of his team.