Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-07-04
DEL MAR-VIA BASE
BALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED
Snow Hill, Newark, Dagsboro, And
Chincoteague To Play Two
Games A Week

has been organized, with Snow Hill,
Newark, Dagsboro and Chincoteague
represented.
At a meeting in the Municipal
building, Snow Hill, an organization
was effected and officers elected. D.
Frank Fooks, Of Snow Hill, was
elected president, and Benz. T. Truitt,
Jr., also of Snow Hill, secretary.
The affairs of the league will be
controlled by a Board of Arbitration
composed by the president, who will
act as chairman, with John l.. Mason,
of Newark, and Rev. L. E. Windsor,
of Dagsboro, as associate members.
John S. Whaley was made financial
manager of the Snow Hill Club. H. S.
Hall was named manager of the Club,
and a member of the executive COM
mittee, the other members being c.
M. Hudson and Eugene w. Pruitt.
1t is proposed to play two games
a week, one at home and one abroad.
The Snow Hill team will play at home
on Wednesday of each week, and
Newark on Saturday. The season
started Wednesday, July LIST, when
Chincoteague played in Snow Hill,
and Newark in Dagsboro. On Sat-
rrday, July 4th, Snow Hill goes to
Chincoteague, and Dagsboro plays in
Newark
The playing season will extend thru
July and August. Each team is linn
tied to twelve players and any
change in the personnel of the men,
bers must be submitted to the presi-
dent of the league and approved by
him.
The roster of the Snow Hill play
ers will be selected from the following
list: Pruitt, Hudson, Price, Hall,
Dashiell, Hickman, P. Jones, C. Jones,
Petit, Riley, Johnson, Hales, S.
Sturgis, E. Adkins, and Bunting.
In pugilistic circles, much interest
is being manifested in the outcome of
the Weinert- Wills ring contest which
took place on Thursday night. The
Democrat, goingto press a day earlier
this week is not able to record the
victor.
This is an event in which repre-
sentative Of the white race, and one
of the black meet each other. John
L. Sullivan, during his career, always
drew the color line. Some of his sue
cessors have not always been so par
ticular. But the sentiment prevails,
at present, that John l.. was right.
When Jack johnson wore the heavy
weight crown for some years, the
sporting world was in sack cloth and
ashes while looking for a "White
Hope" When big Jess Willard took
the measure of the black man, there
was universal rejoicing, and there
seemed to be tacit understanding
that, in the future, there should be
recognized two championships for
the white man, and another for the
black
But in New York, where a COM
mission is regulating athletics, the
color line does not seem to be very
distinct, and the colored man is not
known as such when fights are ar
ranged. All he needs to do is to show
fighting ability, and his color is ig-
nored.
AS Wills has fought his way to the
front, and has eye on Dempsey's
crown, the commission is disposed to
give him a chance. If he defeats GER
tain heavy weights-such as Vein
ert, Tunney, Greb, and some others,
he will be the logical candidate to
meet Dempsey. The sports are hop
ing that Weinert will take the meas
ure of the black giant, and that Wills
showing will not be of such a charac-
ter as would justify the matchmak-
ers in bringing him and Dempsey to-
gether.
The result of the five games of
base ball between Washington and
Connie Mack's Athletics was disas-
trous to the latter, the Senaors tax
ing four out Of the five and displac-
ing the Philadelphians from their po-
sition at the top of the list, which
they have held for some time. This
looks as if Washington was again
headed for the championship, altho'
the season is not half over, and many
changes can happen.
Mre Annie Pnuno Dies