Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-01-31
SPORT NEWS


Alabama, where he will join the Chi
cago White Sox for the Spring train
ing.
The Crisfeld baseball ace will be
accompanied on the southern tour by
his wife, and left Hoboken, N. j., on
Tuesday, after reporting to Allen
town on Monday. Arriving at San
Juan his club will play the New York
Giants an exhibition series of four
games. Games will also be played in
Ponce, Guayama, Mona, St. Thomas,
De Vieques, Arecibo and Mayague,
Porto Rico, and the club will then 20
to South America, making the first
stop in Venezuela, and playing at the
following points: San Barbara, Fer
nando, Francisco and Augustuta. The
club will then go to Columbia, in
which country they will play at b.
gotta, Turgia, Aranca and Iraco-
Arano.
In the party of tourists will be six
former big league players whose
names are we'll known throughout the
country Claude Hendrix, formerly
with Chicago and Pittsburgh Clubs;
Herb Moran, with the Boston Braves
when they climbed from last place to
first place in that memorable series
of 1914; John Hummel, of the Brook
lyn; Ed. Lennox, of the Brooklyn
Club; Ed. Zimmerman of the New
York Giants; and Weldon Wychoff of
the Philadelphia Athletics.
While Pasquella will be playing in
fast company, his many friends a.
mong local fans are confident that the
Crisfield boy will prove af equal a.
bility and will demonstrate form of
baseball second to none on the tour.
DR.. "A. B. Burris, managing director
of the Salisbury indians" during the
1924 season was last week presented
with handsome diamond scarfpin by
last years management, in apprecia-
ton of his gratuitous handling of the
team in the Eastern Shore League
flag race. The diamond is a blue
white half-carat white gold mounting.
In the presentation of the pin DR..
Burris was told that it's value repre-
sented but an infinitely small part Of
what his services to the club had been
worth but that it did carry with it
the highest regard and esteem for the
recipient, both as a baseball mana
ger and clean sportsman. DR.. Burris
managed the nine without any Pc
cuniary compensation.
The local team made a game fight
for the gonfalon last season but was
''nosed out" on the last day of the
campaign. DIR. Burris refused to con-
s:der the acceptance of the position
this year becaues of professional du-
ties.
Herbert J. Brett, better known to
Cape Charles baseball fans as "Spark
Plug" has signed contract with the
Chicago Club Of the National League
and will report for training at Cata-
lima Island, California, early next
month. Brett played with the Cubs
part of last summer, finishing the
season with Wichita Falls, Texas.
The Cub manager, however, liked
Brett's slants SO we'll that he has
signed him for the 1925 season at a
substantial raise of salary.
| Before going to Chicago last sea-
son "Sparky" had been one of the
mainstays of the Norfolk Division
Club pitching staff. He is consid-
cred by many as one of the headiest
twirlers to ever don Cape Charles
uniform with which he combines an
ability to hit.
| Always hard worker, Brett has an
uncanny baseball instinct which has
served to turn many a tough break
into break for the home team. On
the paths he is fast and sure, while
his Submarine delivery" has always
been more or less Of a puzzle to OPP
posing batsmen.
"I'm going to do my best to make
good" said "Sparky," when question
ed regarding the signing the contract.
II claim Cape Charles as my home
and if l ever get firmly established in
the big show, believe me, Cape
Charles will still be my home plate.
guess it will be pretty tough going
but if there's anything in me it's COM
ing out"