The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-09-05

Cambridge finished her first sea
son of organized baseball IN piaLe
of glory yesterday, when she tooh
both ends of double header lio"i
her old rival, Salisbury. The morn
ing game, played here, was won ny
score of 4 to 1, with Shertzer and hu-
die Plank hurting for the local eiu".
The afternoon contest was plaveo IT.
Salisbury, and was added to 'he
string of August Schroll, the cam
bridge iron man, who has been pick
ed by the Parksley aggregation 10
pitch for them during the post sea
son with the Blue Ridge pennah'
winners.
Cambridge also achieved the
coveted place, although Crlsneld al
so took both of yesterdays games.
In looking over the score book, II
developed that one too many games
had been played at Salisbury, ana
that a double header had been stag
ed at that city on August 21st when
only one game should have been
been played. 1t developed further
that Cambridge had won the hrst
game of this double header ana
Salisbury the second. Upon report
ing the matter to secretary Henry
w. Ruark, he Immediately mao MS
records searched and found this TO
be true This being the case, the
only thing for him to do was 10
throw out the second game or the
twin bill and deduct this loss from
the Cambridge standing and the win
from the Salisbury column. BY SO
doing, this would enable Cambridge
to finish second by half game mar
gin, and puts Salisbury in last place.
While the morning game yester-
day was void of spectacular fielding
plays, the pitching of Shertzer,
Plank and Adams gave the rams
something to talk about. Shertzer
was forced to retire at the begin
ming of the fifth inning after being
struck just above the knee by
pitched ball, Eddie Plank relieving
him. Plank twirled in mastery
fashion, having only fifteen oppon-
ents to face him during the five full
innings he was on the hill. Only
one lone single did the Salisbury
club make Off his delivery, while not
a man reached second or even was
left on base, a double play killing
the runner who made the only hit.
Babe Adams, who relieved Bussey in
the fourth inning, held the local
boys to two hits for the remainder
of the game, but the game was al
ready won.
In the afternoon game, Schroil
was master of the situation from
start to finish, being in danger only
once, and then errors let in the two
Salisbury runs.
The battig of Reynolds and Flow
ers in the two games and that OF
Johnson in the second were features
of the day. Reynolds had five hits
out of eight trips to the plate for the
day, while Jake Flowers went him
one better and had six. Jake had
four out of four for the afternoon,
and on his last trip to the plate put
the ball far over left field fence
for his fourteenth homer of the
season, giving him margin of two
for the leadership of the league IN
department. Johnson had three
hits out of four trips in the after
noon contest. Herb Armstrong hit
the ball hard in this game, but ex-
cept for once, when he scored two
runs with long double to left, was
robbed by opposing outfielders.
The star fielding plays of the day
from a Cambridge standpoint were
made by Schroll and Reynolds.
Schroll knocked down Browns ter
rife liner through the box in the
fourth and threw the runner out at
first Reynolds, with two out and
two on base, made leaping one
hand catch Of kunosh's fly over sec
ind in the seventh, retiring the side.
Bussey, in left field for Salisbury,
pulled the greatest catch of the day
when he caught Armstrong; long hit
to deepest left, after a run of about
thirty feet straight tack. Had the
ball beeu to any other part OF the
held it V H.. have cleared the fence
easily.
The local club has scheduled sev-
eral exhibition games for this week,
the first to be played tomorrow
against the Blue Ridge All-Stars.
The proceeds Of these games are to
go to the players to be divided
among them, and the fans are there
by given an opportunity to show to
them their appreciation for the
splend:d record made by the club,
and reward them Tor the strong fin
ish which they have made, going
from last to secotiS place in two
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