Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-09-12
CAMBRIDGE WINS
EASTERN SHORE
LEAGUE PENNANT
Started In First Place AT Beginning
OF Season And Was Never
Routed.
SALISBURY AND DOVER
TIE FOR THIRD POSITION

The Eastern Shore Base Ball sea-
son came to close on Monday last,
Labor Day. Cambridge, which has
been in the lead since the beginning
OF the season, managed to retain its
lead, tho first place was not assured
until after Parksley lost it's morning
game last Monday to Crisfeld.
Parksley has no one to blame but
herself for not heading the Gamers,
because the other teams were doing
all that could be expected of them to
oust the leaders from the top. But the
Spuds could not win consistently, and
managed to drop games whenever
Cambridge failed to come through.
The usual criticism has been in evil
dence that crops out as the schedule
grows shorter and shorter. Awful
tales of favoritism by one town for
another; black stories concerning de-
clsionS of umpireS; evil reports rela-
tive to suspicious plays by players;
and even harsh things said about Lna
PRESIDENT himself.
To all such, it would be we'll for the
tan to turn deaf ear. 1t is hard to
Ieileve that any town in the league
would want any other but the strong
tst team to win. For the pride of the
l.astern Shore, all concerned should
work for victory over the Western,
and 81 order 1t, that the winner acros,
the Bay shall stack up against the
best on this side. This can be brought
;bout only by always Playing the
game, and this seems to have been
cone.
The umpire always comes in for
abuse. That is one OF the accompani-
Llents CT his office. The fans do not
always see things as he sees them
Viewing plays 1rol. ..,gies,
the crcwd>can not see as the arbiter
Goes, neither can they agree among
themselves. 1t is possible that many
conflicting opinions can exist, and
surely the umpire is in better posi-
ton to judge a close play than is any
enc else on the ground. But, to many,
he is constitutionally thief and in
capable of judging honestly. His
critics are the honest people, and also
best qualified to make decisions in any
situation.
1t is true that having ones own
opinion on the fine points of a game
Constitutes the real enjoyment OF the
contest; but to place ones judgment
as superior to some one else'S, seems
at times unreasonable and indicating
a high degree of base ball self-con-
ceit. Let the umpire do his work. Let
the spectator reserve the right to diff
fer from the indicator man, if it must
be done, but to make trouble by that
difference seems the height of fool
ishness, and to indicate a powerful
lack of self-control.
AS to the insinuations made against
the President of the League, he is
too big man to be affected by them,
and the League is too small an affair
to induce him to be other than fair
and square as he sees it. And it's
dollars to doughnuts he can see the
right as quickly as anybody else. Mr..
Rev is man whose profession deals
with law and justice; his experience
brings him into contact with admins
tration of these, and, if he is not bet
ter qualified to make decisions along
these lines than are many of his crit
les, then he has stolen his reputation
from his fellow citizens. in Accomack
county, and his standing in the COM
munity is delusion and snare. 1t
is a safe bet he can take care of HIM
self in any controversy that may arise
as to his rulings.
$The season, from all accounts, has
~ been financially successful. Re-
ports have it that Cambridge, tho a
winner, is not satisfied with gate re-
ceipts; Dover has the same complaint;
and Crisfield finished the season in a
sorry plight. Easton, under Bakers
administration, practically boycotted
the team; Salisbury and Parksley will
weather the storm only by disposing
of some players. However, when the
season rolls around again, the fans
will probably not be able to resist the
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