Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-08-29

In the Eastern Shore League, the
outstanding feature is the rapid slide
of the Cambridge team, and it looks
now as if Parksley would Dust the
Gamers from first position, and win
the flag for the second year in success
sion. If the season were little long
er another team, Salisbury would
have a look-in, as the club has been
coming fast, and now shows up very
strong.
Some have attributed the Cam
bridge slump to the trading of horses
in mid-stream; Manager Smith being
supplanted by Billy Lush. So long as
Smith was directing the fortunes of
the team, it looked sure winner. 1t
is true his methods were not always
such as to insure his popularity with
the players. He has been character
ICED as leader of the McGraw type,
which means that he always looked
for and demanded results. At times
he was harsh with his players, and
frequently "bawled them out" for mis-
plays. This proceeding was not cal
culated to keep his men in good hu-
NOR, and discord among them, by rea-
son of their majority, often acted a.
gainst the manager. The directors
are prone to think that when there
is so much smoke there must be some
fire, and the complaints of the players
often outweighed the disciplinary ar
guments of the manager.
In the case of the Gamers, the team
seems to have suffered by the change
Of leaders, unless the damage had al
ready been done when Lush took hold.
Dover is another town which seems
to be dissatisfied with the managerial
department. "Jiggs" Donahoe has
not brought his team to championship
farm, and it is all his fault. A man.
ager must win to hold his job. He is
expected to max stars out of material
he has, and if he does not then he
nuts get stars elsewhere.
The fact is, the fans in the Eastern
Shore League are poor losers. All
sorts of accusations are hurled against
losing team, these going to the ex-
tent of charging crookedness, selling
out, and the rest. A managers job
on the Shore is not a bed of roses.
The tennis classic, the defense of
the Davis cup is at hand. Americas
four aces, Tilden, Johnston, Williams
and Richards, will, in all probability
be the defenders, and they constitute
la stiff quartet to oppose on the court
Their strongest opponents will be the
veteran Australian team, and close
contests with this bunch is looked for
Another aspirant for swimming
honors has arisen in the person of q
Miss Cannon who succeeding in ne.
gotiating the distance between Bay
Shore and Rock Hall-10 miles-anC
showed she was not suffering from
exhaustion at all, by winding up hel
distance with sprint. She is now
looking toward the English Channel
and hopes to get an opportunity tt
accomplish what no woman has yet
succeeded in doing.
Jack Dempsey is showing some re
sentiment against the New York box
ing commission, by signing up, so i
is said, with Floyd Fitzimmons t.
meet Wills, the negro, on the Fourth
of July 1926. The New York men as
sumo the right to say what battles
shall be fought and who shall fgh
them, and aspire to the setting VI
and overtuming of the puglsti
status of many fighters. Dempse,
has made it condition of his figh
with Wills that it shall not be pulle'
off in New York state, and he is sai'
to have signed up with Fitzimmon
for a fight at Michigan City, Ind, 70
the unprecedent purse of $1,000,00t
There are many who think the figh
will never take place.
. Elmer Lefty" Hearne, star south
paw of the Bridgeport, Conn.,, East
ern League team, former "Indian" &C
and holder of the Eastern Shor
, League strikeout record, has been sol
to the Boston Braves.
Hearne won IL and lost this sea
son and has become famous in tn
Eastern League for his ability t
Whit batters. Three times this seaso
! he has famed nine men in regula
ton nine inning game. This
, Hearne's third year in organized bal
At the end of last season he was sol