Smyrna times., 1923-09-05
DOVER CLINCHES BALL PENANT

By Defeating Salisbury Two Games
of Baseball Saturday, Eastern Shore
League Penant Goes to Dover
By defeating Salisbury two games
on Saturday, Dover won the pennant |
in the Eastern Shore League. Many /
Smyrna baseball fans were interested /
in the contest and rejoice with Dover.
While the Dover team had two games
to play with Cambridge Monday,
Labor Day, winning one and tie the
other, the outcome did not affect the
league standing, as Dover could have
lost both games and then been eight
points ahead of Cambridge, their
nearest contender. The Dover base
ball fans were happy on Saturday
night. They had reason to be as it
was a hard fought race and one that
will be remembered for many days.
The second contest on Saturday after
noon was thriller and furnished the
fans with much food for excitement.
1t was a seven-inning affair by agree
ment and up until the final half Of
the sixth the visitors were leading by
to 3 score. During this period,
after two were out, the locals got
two men on bases and frankie King
hit into deep left for two bases, which
scored the winning run. Bedlam
broke loose in the stands as the fans
realized that the scoring of those two
runs meant not only the game, but
the pennant.
Fifteen Straight Victories Responsible
Fifteen straight victories and a
total of % wins out of the last %
starts was responsible for Dover TAX
ing the pennant This record was
made by the locals in the face of {
hard schedule. During the past tive
weeks, four double headers were play
ed in close succession. With only
three pitchers in working condition
Manager "Jiggs" Donahue faced ;
serious problem, but was greatly help
: ed in solving it by the willingness o
! Humphrey and Plank to pitch bot
games of these double headers
: Humphrey pitched both games of
twin bill on two occasions agains
Salisbury and won all the game.
while Plank won two games in a sin
= gle day from Parksley. In reviewin
the season of the local team, it Nigh
be said that their success was due t
= the fact that they would never Civ
up. A good majority of their game
- tho olC-iv,pe Z
the games, after the opposing tea
J" had secured a lead. On several O
= casions ninth inning rallies were r.
= spOnsible for putting another game
= the won column.
a Almost UnsurmOuntabIe Odds Me
is The team has had almost unsu
mountable odds against them duriI
the season. On a former occasit
when they reached first place after
Nd hard battle, the Milford team g
into trouble and a number of gam
were taken out of the lost column
every other teams in the league e
gh cept Dover, with the result that Do
ics er was forced down in third place a
Cambridge went from third to fir
'fy In spite of this handicap, the tea
rts kept on playing and about two wee
-. ago was again in first place. In {
meantime an effort was made to ha
ges a game lost to Milford on July Foul
ure taken out of the local teams !,
column, but was unsuccessful,
~ President Thawley of the league i
Ugh given permission to Milford to pl
ieb the extra class players in this gar
This is Dovers first year in
VA Eastern Shore League and also
first in organized baseball. The
ed. suits have been very gratifying to
it the Officials and the fans.
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