Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-03-31
EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE
ISSUES SEASONS SCHEDULE
Pocomoke Fares Well In Advantageous Dates.-Secwes
Opening Day And Seven Saturdays-Opens Season
On Home Grounds May Is With Parksley

The Baltimore American seems to
have "scooped" the rest of the daily
and weekly Maryland press, in being
the first to publish the official 1923
schedule of games for the Eastern
Shore base ball league. 1t appeared
in Wednesdays issue Of that Balti-
more daily.
According to the arrangement OF
the committee, Pocomoke gets seven
Saturdays, Decoration Day, July 4th
in the morning, Labor Day in the
morning, and the opening day, May
rs, when Parksley is encountered.
Everything seems to be "set' now,
awaiting the order to ,"play ball" and
when the weather man decides that
he has room in his house for Mad
amoiselle Spring, the crack of the bat,
and the smack of the ball in players
glove will cause the blood to race in
the ball fans veins.
In Pocomoke the prospects seem
very encouraging for good season.
Financially, the club is fairly well fix
ed, and interest appears keen. The
ladies of the townhave come to the aid
of the management, and as a result
of the entertainment given last week,
about $3.50 was added to the ball fund.
This winter the grounds have been
plowed up, and during the rainy sea-
son has had an opportunity to settle.
Many of the rough places in both the
infield and outfield will be smoothed,
and better ball can be played. The
diamond has been worked, and every
thing done to give the players a
chance.
Manager Sharp has his team Sc
lected. Only a very few of these are
personally known to the directors, as
they have left everything to him.
From all reports he is fully capable
of rounding up a capable bunch, and
he should know what good ball play
er is. He has been accustomed to
higher class talent than has been ca
vorting around the Eastern Shore
diamonds that is, if there is any vir-
tue in the division Of material in Class
A, Glass B, etc.; because he has been
playing in Class B company, while
the Sho' League aspires only to Class
D rank. If he can give Pocomoke an
aggregation that will keep fighting all
tho 4:---o md maintaining creditable
position, the fans will be satisfied.
Lovers of base ball are pretty good
judges of the game, can spot indiffer:
ent work, and are quick to de-
nounce it.
However, there is one thing the
towns in the baby circuit will have to
learn, viz, to be good losers. There
is only one team that can win the pen
nant. To grab the bunting it is neces-
sary to fight through three months,
and fight in every game. Ball players
are human beings and not machines.
They are not always capable of play
ing up to their best form. Errors are
a part of the sport, and man should
be encouraged, not denounced, if he
should boot them now and then. 1t is
good sportsmanship to back your team
no matter what happens. Boost the
nine players representing your town,
no matter who they are, and leave it
to the management to make changes
when they are necessary.
And the management should use
their own judgment, uninfuenced by
the stands, in altering the personnel
of the team. In the majority of casees
better results are obtained, by keep
ing an organization intact, instead of
shifting, trading, or purchasing new
material at the urgent solicitation OF
a tickle ball crowd.
So far as winning pennants is con:
cerned, it is doubtful whether it pays
financially to cop them, unless it car
be done consistently. A pennant win.
ming town is in danger of losing inter
est, if it's ball representation does moi
repeat. A second place or third place
fighting bunch, is a better investment
Several important matters were set
tied at the latest conference of th'
"moguls," among which not the leas
was the refusal to allow bencl
manager to participate in any of tn
games. Salisbury, Dover, Milford, an
i Cambridge, wanted to use theirs in
pinch, but Pocomoke, Crisfeld, Parks
ley, and Laurel said nay. This rulinl
keeps the manager on the bench; h
is not even allowed a place on tn