The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-06-02


Finest diamond On The peninsula.
First Game Scheduled For Iom-
morrow.
With u team composed of players
who have made their mark "ltf. the
various organizations with whlcn
| they have been collected the Cam
bridge Base Bah team will open the
series next Friday, Jun" 9th, on the
local diamond against the Laurel
Del team. L According to base baii
men who are thoroughly tamiliaf
with the various diamonds on the
peninsula the new field OF the Jail
bridge Base Ball Association is not
only the largest but by far the hnest
ono to be found anywhere on the
shore The entire field was HfSt
plowed. then rolled and leveled, then
rolled over and over again untli II
was as hard as rock. then a scrapei
was nut on it and it was again level
ed then rolled some more until To-
day, Notwithstanding the unusuaily
heavy downpour of rain during the
past two days there is practlcaiiy NJ
water standing on the field, wnlie the
diamond could be played is almost
free from any traces OF ram.
\ Baltimore base ball fan recently
looked over the field and declared 1t
TO be his belief that there was not
another such field in the State out
side of Oriole Park, Baltimore. anu
not ONLY is this true Of the held Out
the erandstand and bleachers nave
been built for the comfort or the
snectators: there will be no croWdlns
in the erandstand, every person pur-
chasing a seat for the Srandstahd'
will find plenty of room 10 SIT anu
plenty of room for the feet Wniie III
the boxes, lust below the granustahu
there are ample room for consul
cradle number of chairs. Ihe Srahu-
stand. too. has been so arranged tnat
the spectators will not find 1t not
s,uffy and oppressive as are some
grandstands but instead there Will De
an abundance of ventilation.
There was some disappointment
when it was learned that Tommy
Kibler. one of the best known base
ball men on the Shore, who had been
ENGAGED to manage the team anu
who had selected the most OF the
members would be unable 10 take
charge of the work of the men, oW-
ing to an injury 10 one of his hands
but the men are just as enthuslastie
over the new manager. MI. Herpert
+. Armstrong, of Baltimore VINO en-
lows the reputation OF beng one vi
the best base ball men in the state.
He was manager of the fast Sno"
Hill team despite the fact that MS
team was I'D against teams that were
costing four and five times as much
as much as the Snow Hill team. Al
present he is Athletic Dlfector loi
lie Johns Hopkins University anu
teacher AT The Baltimore cry Col
lecr. Last year he played secoAu
base but is general utility man.
Twenty-three players have ALREADY
arrived and there are few more yet
IN come. AS the league agreement
calls for a limit of fourteen men az
Ter these are tried out the team Will
be gradually reduced SO as TO CON
| form to the requirements by the
specified time.
Among those who have already ar
rived are: Eddie Meehan, OF Baltl-
more: John P. Brennan, who is Wen
known to the local fans, having play
| cd last wear with Centreville anu
Salisbury; Edward Mitchell, or PM.
adelphia; George w. Place' Oh
Swarthmore Pa. who has played on
the Swarthmore team; John J. Bnnt-
ing. who has played in Cambridge
John E. Scarborough, VINO mas ndue
! . wonderful record as pitcher Doth
| of these men are from Chincoteague'
Va. A. G. Dolan, who is trst oase-
| man and who played in the Virginia
| T eue and was manager last season
| of the Pocomoke team; Robert w.
| Brown. of Centreville, who played on
| the ST Johns College team. on the
| Centreyille team and with 81
| Nichaels; George Spaeth' OF Reaulhs'
pa. Jason Bradford, a pitcher from
Jronshirez Md; c. William Duffy' OF
| Chestertown. who has played on the
Washington College team, Chester-
| town ard Salisbury teams; Milton
WRIGHT of Chestertown, a pitcher
who has played on Washington COL
lese and with Salisbury; Harry NJ
| Seieenfuse. of DumOn. n. j., lorihel
ly of Chestertown and Easton tealii9 >
| D'Arcy Flowers, of this city, one OIL
the best infielders on the Shore.
hard hitter and whose equal as an
all around player is hard to hna'
| William C. Johnston, OF Galena' Mu. ;
formerly of Washington CoIlese,
salisbury and Easton teams; FRANK
+ Brown. of Birdsboro, Pa; Joseph
~ Daugherty, of washington, ID. G.
Stuart w. Scott, of Baltimore. VINO
has made quite a record as PIT
cher: George Pedone, Baltimore, Wen
known to the local fans having peei
a member of the last years team
George Burt, of the Kalamazoo
! Michigan League, and Jensen of the
Blue Ridge League and Swinglef
formerly OF Newark Inter. League
team who also is well known mere
having played with the Cambridge
team several years ago.
Starting tomorrow the team VII
play exhibition games daily until the
opening of the season.
For the information of those "h'
do not konw about the size OF th'
new bali grounds it may be stated
that the grounds are $40 feet Wid'
and 655 feet long and are the lars
est grounds in the entire state, De
ing considerably larger than Orloi'
Do rly RaltimOrp The granQSIdnt