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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
Milford Withdralus From
The Eastern Shore League
And Received Unjust
ed To Loss In Won Column-Agreed To Class Player
Reucion-Fridays Game Forfeited To Pocomoke

formed that following the game all
the Milford players either will be solo
or given their release outright.
Feeling lin Milford has been bitter
over the treatment accorded the clul
at the hands of the league board OF
directors and to a man the residents
are back Of the officials intheir dras-
tic step.
There was no objection to the edict
compelling the Milford officials to re.
duce, to the prescribed class player
limit, but rather than submit to the
indignity of having many of tbs
games won taken from them the local
directors decided to get out Of organ
lied ball.
Dover will undoubtedly get first
call on the services of the better play.
ers on the local team. Milford will
now get solidly behind the capital
and root for the Dobbins to land the
flag in the Peninsula circuit,
With the club hopelessly out Of the
running for the pennant, Milford fac
ed the dreary prospect Of completing
the campaign before empty stands in
its home games. Interest in the pro-
gress of the chase was most effectu-
ally killed locally when the Sandsnip-
ers were reduced.to a poor last a.
mong the eight clubs in the race for
the bunting.
Some hope might have been enter
tanned had not the hot local rivals of
the. Sandsnipers-the Dover Dobbins
been so far ahead that practically
nothing would have sufficed to give
cClosky's men chance to finish in
the van of Jiggs Donohue's combi-
nation.
On Thursday Pocomoke was idle
because of the situation, but word
came from President Thawley that
Manager McCloskey, Of the Milford
team would bring his players to Po-
comoke on Friday to play the game
scheduled with Milford. Later, how
ever, a telegram announced the game
off, and the contest for Friday was
forfeited to Pocomoke City. g.:
: This change would put Pocomoke
in third place prior to the playing
of the games on F'ridav.
Nothing definite is known concern
ing any successor to Milford. Easton
and Snow Hill have been mentioned,
but it is doubtful if either will want
the franchise at this time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
Public Health Nurse
Makes Report For May

The following is the report of the
Public Health Nurse nursing cases
under care during the month of May;
instructive visits 81; investigation
visits IL; miscellaneous visits 21;
Wits to school II. Total number OF
visits, 81. Thirty-seven first and Sec
ond grade children accompanied to
the dentist.
Clinics for mothers and babies were
held in Snow Hill, Berlin and Stock
ton. There were 20 mothers and Fl
children present. Miss Wilson will
take her annual vacation in July,
MARY r. STATION,
Publicity Chairman.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL
MEETS in SALISBURY
Banquet rendered Representatives :
From Eight Counties Of The
Eastern Shore

The initial meeting of the recently
formed Boy Scout Council of the
Eastern Shore of Maryland was held
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Salisbury, Md, July 2 following a
banquet of the representatives from
eight counties comprising the Coun-
ell. The official charter was present
ed to the Council by Major r. F. Sea-
more,' regional director for Somerset,
Worcester, Wicomico, Caroline, Queen
Anne's, Talbot and Kent counties,
The financial quota for each of the
eight counties is being raised by
popular subscription for the support
of the local county organizations and
the maintenance of the paid Scout ex-
ecutive. In several towns of this ter
ritory troops already have been
formed.
w. Goldsborough Bradford of Bal
timore has been selected as Scout
executive by the Shore Council, with
future headquarters in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, Salisbury. Brad
ford joined a Scout troop in Balti-
more city 13 years ago, and has ad-
vanced through every department.
The Scout executive will be assist
ed by an advisory board consisting of
former Senator L. Atwood Bennett,
Hooper S. Miles and Carl M. Paynter
of Salisbury.
The executive board of the Eastern
Shore Council is composed of the fol-
lowing: President, John B. Noble,
Preston; first vice-president, DR.. A.
A. Parker, Pocomoke City; second
.vice-president, Charles Braughmap,
Easton; third vice-president, L. At
wood Bennett, Salisbury; Scout COM
missioner, DR.. C. E. Collins, Crisfeld;
treasurer, Carl M. Paynter, Sails
bury; court of honor, Judge Robert
F. Duer, Princess Anne; finance,
David Dallas, Salisbury; camping, J.
r. E. Turpin, Chestertown; troop or
ganization, E. P. Walls, Easton; civic
service, w. B. Copper, Chestertown.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07

which the formal charge was made
Dr.. Grier endeavored to show that
McDougal, Lindsay, Leclair, Humph-
reys, Warden and Linquist were NOT
class players, but were playing in the
Southwestern League, which is rated
as in the C classification, under D
classification contract and were there
fore not Glass C players, and, that
when they signed their contract with
that league, it was in Class D, but
subsequently was raised to higher
classification.
President Thawley held, however,
that as they continued to play in the
league they automatically became
Glass C players and that Milford had,
therefore violated the league class
regulations limiting the club to three
class players only.
The final vote by directors support
ing President Thawley in his decision
were as follows: J. Harry Rev,
ParksleY; E. J. Clarke, Pocomoke;
H. C. Lewis, Crisfield; H. w. Ruark,
Salisbury; Sidney R. Henry, Cam
bridge, and DR.. A. S. Williams, Lau-
rel. M. w. Hope, of Dover, was the
only director who voted in the mega
tive.
Official records show that Milford
has engaged in 16 contests since the
date designated. Of that number. the
Delaware Club has won II and lost
S. These were divided among the 9th
er seven clubs as follows:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07

With the elimination of the games
marked variation in the standing OF
the clubs is made, Pocomoke being
relegated to 5th place.
After the meeting there were many
rumors as to what Milford would do.
These resolved themselves into a de-
termination on their part to quit the
league.
This announcement was made by
the management Of the local club i'm
mediately prior to the opening of the
game nth Dover.
Just before the umpire called play
in what was to be the final contest in
the Peninsula circuit for the Sand
snipers the holiday crowd was in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
Raises Largest Potatoes

Walter Savage who lives on F. M.
Wilson's farm kown as the "Chester
Young or Tapman Farm" sent to the
office the largest white potatoes we
have seen this year, Is potatoes
weighing 91s pounds. Extra fine for
this dry season. He thinks they are
DIGGING Is barrels to the acre. Will
sons Favorite Fertilizer was used.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
D. S. HasOkins Negotiates
Big Bank For Baltimore

David S. Hawkins, vice-president
of C. F. Delmar & Co., along with
Chas.. F.. Delmar, president, has con-
cluded negotiations whereby the A.
merican Bank and Trust Company
will start business in Baltimore
This financial institution will have
capital resources of $7,500,000 plus
deposits of $35 millions. Mr.. Haw-
kins is we'll known here as the hus-
band of the former Miss Primrose
Ennis.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
Armstrong Here Today

Attorney General Armstrong, Re
publican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, will be in Pocomoke City
this morning, and will meet all who
desire to call on him at the Parker
House between 10 and II o'clock A.
M. Mr.. Armstrong will no doubt be
extended a cordial reception.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07

Carry your children to the Twilight
service at Salem M. E.. Church Sum
day evening from z to 8. Interesting
chalk talks bV the pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-07-07
NEXT WEEKS BALL GAMES
P0c0m0ke At Home.
Wednesday, July 11-Salisbury.
Fridays July 13-Cambridge.

Pocomoke Away.
Tuesday, July 1O-at Dover.
Thursday, JULY 12-at Salisbury.
Saturday. July 14-at Cambridge.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
I ON HOLLERA|l
HASARRAY Of
INJURIES
Pittsburgh Captain and Guar
terback Gets Eight SetbacI<s
In Eight Years.

II you. think you've had . lot
Of hard luck in your time just
take a peek at the injuries Tom
Holleran. Pittsburgh captain and
quarterback. has sustained in his
eight years experience on the grid
iron. Andy Kerr says Tom hits
them too hard and that it's a
wonder he hasn't broken his neck.
Anyway how would you like to
have done all this?
5-Kiskiminetas School eleven:
Infected right leg.
1916-Kiskiminetas School eleven:
Broke right shoulder.
1917-Kfs1iminetas School eleven:
Broke five ribs.
191S-Kiskiminetas School eleven:
Broke left shoulder.
1919-Pitt Freshmen: Broke bone
in foot.
192O-Pitt Varsity: Broke right
shoulder again, .
1921-Pitt Varsity; Injured ankle
necessitating operation.
1922-Pitt Varsity: Broke left
wrist.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
FE v TRANSFER
ATHLETES
LIKELY
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
Arrangement Re-
sponsibIe.

While the new agreement between
Harvard, Yale and Princeton, which
has just gone into effect, has few
noticeable outward innovations in
the control of intercollegiate sport
among the three Institutions. there
is sure to be a decided absence of
transfer athletes next season. There
have been instances where student
transferred from another college to
one of these three seats of learning
has, after the necessary years resi-
dence, blossomed forth as an athlete
of distinction.
The number of transfers, however,
has not been SO large as to discour-
age athletic competition among the
native talent. The transfer of ath-
letes from one college to another
has been squelched so emphatically,
simply to discourage professionalism
and also to eliminate the type of
tramp athletes who drift about from
college to college and yet stay in no
place long enough to get acquainted
with anyone but a few coaches.
The most far-reaching feature of
the new agreement is that 1t has
brought about a thorough under.
standing in regard to eligibility and
scholarship conditions which some
times in the past have been a bit
hazy even to the most brilliant
minds,
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
CHANCE I RACK
PLANSFOR
YALE
Illness Of Coach John Mack
Makes New Mentor
Necessary.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. A.
Reorganization Of Yale's track plans
may be necessary as a result Of
the serious illness Of John Mack,
who has coached the track athletes
and had full charge of the train
ing of the football and track
squads for eighteen years.
Mack was in st. Raphael's Hos
pitaI for weeks after the close of
the football season and, although
he has returned to his home, he is
far from well, and will be unable
to direct the track athletes during
the indoor season. It Is expected
that he will again direct the track
athletes during the spring term.
Because of Mack general con-
dition e. E. Ames, formerly Of Chi.
cago and Iowa universities, was
brought east at the suggestion of
Capt. Tommy Campbell, Of the Yale
track team, and added to the squad
Of track coaches the past fall.
Mack was absent from the track
team during the entire fall season,
and Ames and Billy Queal, who has
had charge of the distance squad
for a decade, directed the training
of the cross-country. team and of
the general track squad. They set
the track team to work on Deem
Der l in preparation for the indoor
games.
Mack was overworked during
the football season and was COM
PEELED to go to St. Raphael's Hos
pital at it's close. High blood pres
sure and the overwork of the grid
iron campaign have made it certain
that he should wait several weeks
before again directing the Yale
track work.
No plan of Mack's retirement
would be listened to by the Yale
athletic board of control. by the
track officials, or by the alumni As
long az he was able to direct the
team. ..
II Mack decides to retire, his
announcement will bring to him a
tremendous wave of sympathy from
Yale graduates Of the past two
decades. He has given Yale dual
meet victories from Harvard and
Princeton In two meets out OF
three, and Yale athletes under his
coaching have broken every record
on the intercollegiate list of four
teen events. with the exception OF
the shot.put. There is no reason
to expect his immediate retirement
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Pair Of Hands Is All
This Fighter Has
to Offer

They have discovered a giant
up in the North Woods who
looks like suitable opponent
for Jack Dempsey. Pooch Dono-
van, the Harvard trainer, has
been up to Maine to look him
over, and after careful inspec-
ton, the trainer says that all
he needs is to learn to box and
fight and a whole lot of ex-
perience.
In other words, about all this
latest phenom has to start out
with is pair of hands.
1t isn't necessary to go into
the North Woods to find pros
poets Of that kind. Jimmy John
son has a whole regiment Of
them, which he will expose for
public inspection at Madison
Square Garden on January IT.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
LAFAYETTE HAS HARD
TIME FILLING DATES

EASTON, Pa, Jan. 4. There
may be more difficult tasks than
completing a football schedule for
a college or university, but Gradu-
ate Manager of Athletics D. Leroy
Reeves, of Lafayette College, doubts
1t. A month ago Graduate Man
ager Reeves opened negotiations
for a game to be played here Satur.
day, November 27, one week before
Lafayette's big game with Lehigh
University, and today is still ne.
gotiating. In this time he has
communicated with no less than
seventy-four institutions, yet has
been unable to fill the date, because
of going through the 1921 season
without defeat Lafayette was un-
able to arrange a game the past
season for the Saturday before the
Lehigh contest.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
LINVVoRTH JUNIORS
READY FOR CONTESTS

The Linworth Juniors have been
busy smoothing off the rough edges
in their teamwork and are now
ready to meet the strongest teams
in the 125-pound class, preferably
the Georgetown Juniors, Western
A. c.. Waverly Juniors, Epiphany
Eagles and Stanton Juniors.
LinwOrth already has played the
Western A. G., losing a tough
game, but desires another contest
with Georgetown's crack young
quint. The Linworths trimmed the
Naval Reserves by a decisive score.
Teams desiring games with the
Lfnworth Juniors should phone
Manager MacCartee at Franklin
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
COST
CARDS HALL
THOUSAND
Level Headed Young Texan =
Satisfied With His ST.
Louis Berth.
By HARRY NELLY.

With the sparse season IN DaAeDA1l
more than three fifths finished. no
inspired author has arisen to pro-
claim fabulous offers for the serv-
ices OF Rogers Hornsby, leading sec
Ond baseman Of the National League.
This shows q commendable spirit
OF RESTRAINT on the part Of Eastern
write and sets q new record in the
Hot Stove League. Heretofore, ND
winter has been complete without &c
least one story starting: McGraW
Makes Big Offer for HOrnsby
The quiet Texan Is one Of the
most IeveI-headed young men en-
gagged in the national pastime. Re-
ports OF proposed trades to send him
elsewhere have never inteTfered with
his playing or his conduct. Last
winter, when lot of National
League dust was being kicked up.
Hornsby issued this characteristic
statement:
81 belong to the Cardinals. ! am
not interested in any plans to send
me elsewhere"
Enemies of John McGraw have
proclaimed from time to time that
he inspired the Eastern authors 20
write about rumored trades Tor
the purpose of making other CLUBS
hall players dissatisfied so they
would be easy picking for New York.
There is no tangible proof connect
ing McGraw with any such en-
6leayor. but every winter except this
one the Giants always have been on
the verge of doing something with
somebody elae's property In the
public prints.
1t may be that nothing is stirring
this season because McGraW has
Icornered such a vast amount of
PLAYING talent he feels it would be- a
waste of money to acquire more.
Getting back to Hornsby. this lad
batted ,401 last season and is about
as brisk a second baseman as there
lis in the parent major league. To
be sure, he is neither so acrobatIc
nor so fIashy as Frisch, but day IN
and day out he viii do more good
for a winning ball club than win the
x-Fordham keystoner.
Hornsby grew up in Texas TO the
height of persons from
the Lone Star State. He Is q raw
boned man, but since living in the
North has taken on flesh and mas
filled out. He will be twenty-seven
wears old ten days after the next
championship starts.
Like most star hall players. the
Young man had difficult time get
ting started. He performed for Fort
Worth High School in 1913 and the
next spring was signed by Dallas, Of
the Texas League The same season
saw him with Hugo, Tex, and Den
nison, Tex. They were using Horns
nv at shortstop then and he was a
pretty fair performer, but green.
The Cards bought him from DENIM
son in August, 1915, for $500 cashs
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
BOBBY JONES GETS MEDAL
FOR TIEING JOHN BLACK

Bobby Jones, Atlanta youngster,
who is now a student at Harvard
University, has received his medal
for finishing in a tie with John
Black, Pacific coast professional, in
the national open at Skokie last
year. The U. s. G. A. had a special
design made up for Bobby, and it
was presented TO him just before
Christmas.
Upon tieing with Black, a feat that
entitled him to some sort of a prize
costing one-half the money that
went for second and third places,
Bobby magnanimously declined to
ccept it. asking that the u. s. G.. a.
officials give the whole amount to
Black.
They did, but also gave Bobby
something as a reminder of his
prowess in finishing in a tie for Sec
ond, only a stroke behind the win.
ner.. Sarazen,
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
PENNsYL VN|A
TRACK TEAN
Is aSe
WEAK
Mss488a5 s@ESss
Likelihood Poor for Very
Heavy Scoring
Machine.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. -. Coach
Lawson Robertson, 81 Pennsylvania.
does not start his track season with
much promise In. the way Of
heavy scoring team. Larry Brown
and John Holden. both Of whom
were on the record-hrealEing two
mile relay team last year. have left
college. George Bronder, who scored
in both the jayelin throw and shot.
put IN the intercolIeeia dates, has also
departed Several Of the men who
showed great promise on the fresh
man team last year failed 20 return
to college. and as q whole the team
Ii shot to pieces.
However, Robertson IS not one to
be gloomy. and he viii begin his
handicap board track meets the late
ter part OF this month In an at
tempt to uncover some more mn
terial McLa1le. Head Fisher and
Kerr give him considerable to work
on for the distance events.
Can't. Roots Lever win perform
in the sprints and Big Tex Hanner
in the weight events. but III the
middle distance races the coach d
rather stumped. George Merefith
and Ed McMullin remain for the
half mile, and the former was d
member Of the One-miIe indoor re-
lay team.
10 date no promising quarter.
mli1ers have made an appearances
and as the bulk Of the indoor run~
ming II In relay races, the coach
viii turn his attention to making
up q team to wear the He'd and
Blue against the other college re-
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
sixteen GOING
ABR0ADFOR
LACROSSE
Syracuse Players Will Meet
Best Britain
TweIves.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. IA
squad Of sixteen Syracuse lacrosse
players, besides Coach Laurie d.
Cox and Graduate Manager Of Ath-
letes George B. Thurston, will make
the trip to England in May, 1928, TO
meet the best OF Britain's twelves in
Q series Of international contests.
The plans are being made to give
the players taking the trip a chance
90 see something Of continental Eu-
rope before returning home. The
playing tour will last about two
weeks. and the itinerary IL being ar.
ranged TO allow the members of the
Syracuse party at least two weeks
more TO travel In Europe at their
own expense. The party viii g" II for
home on date set by the q jority
vote of those picked to Ia. &c the
tour.
One Of the biggest squads that
ever turned out for a single sport
Ut Syracuse University IL expected
to answer Coach Cox's call for candi.
dates in the early spring. With a
large number of veterans available
from last years varsity squad, and
number of promising players from
the fresh twelve of 1922 on hand,
Coach Cox will have a strong nucleus
for the Orange 1928 lacrosse team.
Among the new lacrosse candi
dates viii be practically every varsity
football player available for this
sport. Clifford Zimmerman and
Chester Bowman, fleet Orange
backfield stars, are among those who
have announced their intentions OF
trying for the varsity twelve. Wal.
dorf Is crew man and FruKone and
Kellogg are baseball veterans.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
SEEKS THREE PLAYERS
FOR HIS READING CLUB

READING. Pa, Jan. 4.-Manager
Spencer Arthur Abbott, of the
Reading International League team,
announced today that he intended
to sign three more players to make
up the full quota for the Southern
training trip.
'I am trying to buy an outfie1der,
another pitcher and a catcher" he
said They will play an. impor-
tant part in the showing my team
will make In the league race"
1t became known here today that
the salary of Mr.. Abbott is on the
sliding scale. The higher up he
finishes in the race, the" bigger will
be his salary.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Al DEVORMER TRADED
TO CHANGES RED SOx

NEW YORK, Jan. Al Devor-
mer, the Yanks high-diving back
stop, will do his diving next year
in the Charles river or, possibly,
in Boston harbor, as he has been
traded to the Red SoX by Miller
Higgins for George Pipgras, a
right-handed pitcher from the
Charleston club in the Sally League.
and Harvey Hendrick, an outfielder
from Galveston in the Texas
League.
Devormer was thought to be one
of the Yankees destined to go to
Los Angeles and there is some little
surprise that he has been retained
in fast company.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
DARTMOUTH BASEBALL
SCHEDULE ABOUT SAME

HANOVER, N. H.. Jan. 4.-The
Dartmouth Athletic Council today
announced the official football
schedule for next falls campaign.
The Green will meet the game
teams next fall as last, with the
exception of Middlebury.
One date remains open. The
schedule: September 20, Norwich;
October 6, Maine; 10, Boston Uni
versity; 20, Vermont at Burlington;
27, Harvard at Cambridge; Novem-
Der 8, Cornell; 10, Brown at Prov
idence; II, open; "a or 20. Columbia
at New York.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Yanks Play Tonight.

st. Andrews A.. A. of Baltimore,
which gave the Yankees OF Wash.
ington a trimming last season and is
now the Baltimore Oriole outfit,
may itself suffer defeat tonight
when the Yankees invade the Monu.
mental City. The Yankees, un-
defeated 30 far this season, are
thoroughly determined to win re.
Venge on the BaltimOreans.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
RAY DERR WILL TEACH
SHRINERS GOLF GAME

The Lu Lu Temple Country Club,
the Masonic organization Of Phila-
deIphia, has signed Ray Derr as it's
golf professional Derr learned the
game under Bill Robinson at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, having
been three years under Robinson
tutelage.
From that club he went to the
Wyoming Valley Country Club at
Wilkes Barre, Pa, where he has
been for two years,
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
Have Tough Schedule.

Eddie Bratburd has arranged q
tough schedule for the Yankees.
Three stiff games in a row will be
played. On January 10 the Yankees
will oppose the great New York
Celtics, worlds professional cham
pions: on January 10 they will meet
George Washington, mad on Janu.
airy II the Naval Academy.
The Washington times., 1923-01-04
WASHINGTON GUN CLUB
TAKES ON BALTIMoREANs

The Oriole gun club of Baltimore
will contest with the Washington
gun club next Saturday on the
shooting grounds at Benning. It
will be a team race of 100 targets
from sixteen yards.
All members of both clubs may
compete, the ten high guns on each
side to constitute the teams.