Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-09-09
BASE BALL SEASON
ENDED LABOR DAY
Salamanders Finish Next To Last
Place. Divide Twin Bill
With Laurel.

The Laurel and Pocomoke baseball
teams rang down the curtain on the
Eastern Shore Leagues 1922 season
before large crowd on the Pocomoke
diamond on Monday afternoon last
The home club defeated Laurel by
the score of 9 to 7, and it was q
thrilling game from start to finish
Pocomoke won by great batting raj
ly in the fifth inning, when with the
score 7 to 2 against them, they battet
cut seven runs and knocked early out
of the box. Ulm started in the box
for Pocomoke but was batted hard
and was relieved by Phillips in the
sixth inning, who only allowed the
visitors two hits after taking his
place on the mound.
By winning this contest Pocomoke
finished in fifth place.
Pocymoke should have won the
moning contest at Laurel had the
team been given a square deal. F. r
Derby of the Eastern Shore Leagu,
umpired this contest and it is said by
both players and fans that his decis-
ions were very unjust to the POGO
moke aggregation, he having madt
several "raw" decisions in favor OF
the Laurel team which greatly anger
cd the Pocomoke boys. First basemar
Mcdonald hit a ball over the fence in
side the foul line by several feet but
il was called foul ball by Derby
Mcdonald protested the decision ant
when Derby refused to change it, Nc
Donald struck him and knocked hin
to the ground. He was arrested an:
fined, which he paid, and in the after
noon took part in the game here.
This is not the first time that UNI
pire Derby has shown partiality will
the Pocomoke team. His decision
have given dissatisfaction here al
season and on several occasions h
has been roasted by the fans.
The game at Pocomoke was marke'
by the outrageous decisions of this s.
called umpire, who showed no desir
to conceal his favoring of the Laure
club. These decisions occurred in ev
cry inning and without single ex
ception that We can recall were give
in favor of that club, and they laste
until the final inning was completed
Pocomoke won only by hard hittin
and playing good bali throughout
Surely no decision of the umpire help
ed them in the least. At the end 0
the game the crowd stood up an
hooted him and as he went to th
motor car they grew more violen
Upon getting safe within the bus
was thought the affair would cali
down, but the defiant manner of th
umpire against peace caused more ae
gressive attacks upon the bus. Whe
the bus stopped in traffic jam SON
Of the Laurel players jumped out wit
hats swinging and several of tn
crowd narrowly escaped injury. Thi
was where the Laurel players di
wrong, as there was no ill-feeling
gainst them on the part of the fans.
Although the feeling against tn
lumpir. is one of great hostility anon
our citizens, we are deeply, sorry tn;
such an affair occurred in our tow
and hope that the name of our ia
city will not be stained by like O.
ourrence at any future time.
Derby has clearly demonstrated h
incompetence as an umpire not on
in Pocomoke but in all other towns
| the League circuit, according to r
ports from unprejudiced fans. Th
President Miller and the League of
cials have tolerated his decisions
lmore than we can understand.