Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-09-28
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from the
Democrats Pen

was-that, in beginning lecture, on
one occasion, he said: 81 read this
morning, in one of the metropolitan
dailies, report Of my death; wish
to say the report is greatly exxager-
ated."
Last week, news writer in the Po-
comoke Bladder, alias worcester
Democrat" gave out the information
that the Americas Cup was about
to die; that is, so far as this country's
possession of it was concerned. The
opinion was ventured that the old
schooner, america" would have to
drop her flag at half-mast, paint her
hull black, and drape her rigging in
funereal crepe.
want to say, at this writing, the
report of the cups demise is very
greatly exaggerated. 1t did look sick
for awhile, but what's the good of
naming a yacht, Rainbow, unless
it's got all sorts of promise in it. To
date, the Yankee sloop has shown her
right to the title, is now out in front
by a lead of three victories and needs
only one more to bring back the old
mug to it's usual condition Of health
and strength.
Looks to me like those "amachures"
on board the "Endeavor" took the
wrong time to study the rules. 'Tain't
much use to plunge into water over
your head in your first effort to learn
to swim. Got to practice up a little
in rudimentary procedure. According
to reports, Mr.. Sopwith had to get
out his book to find out whether he
had ground for a protest. Bet Van
derbilt would have run up that old
signal the minute he was just wee
bit peeved. Anyhow, huff or no huff,
the British boat had to view the stern
of the American vessel that day, no
matter how much he had criticized its
lines previously. Said he liked the
bow of the Rainbow but didn't admire
the stern, and he hoped he'd see very
little of it. Looks like he'd gaze on
thirty miles of it before he sails home.
When he does go home I wonder
what kind of "Sop" he's going to take
"with" him. He says he's feeling sort
of bad about the way he's been treat
ed here, and there must be some way
to sooth his wounded feelings. One
way would be to tell him he brought
over probably the best boat ever to
cross the big ditch in search of the
coveted yachting prize. And if she
had been little more skillfully hand
led, he might have seen less of the
after part of the home flier. But
may be tootin' before I got horn.
This is Chuesday-two more races to
be sailed and they may tell another
story. lime Will tell.
Speaking of sports, the Eastern
Shore is roofing for Mickey Cochrane
to larrup those Giants or Cards in the
coming World Series. You know,
Mickey was one of the boys who star
red in the old Eastern Shore League,
and now Ty Cobb calls him the "won-
der man" of the national pastime.
Wonder what that means. Maybe
it's a wonder somebody didn't beat
him out. That amt saying much for
Mickey. Reminds me of what l heard
a would-be prominent politician re-
mark "the morning after" He said,
1.-THE Democratic party in the county
ought to be ashamed of itself"
agreed with him. Now, maybe the
other clubs in the League ought to be
ashamed of themselves for allowing
the Detroit bunch to give 'em their
dust. In either case, it's not saying
much for politician, or ball player.
How-some-ever, Mickey had the
faculty of making his men believe
they were ball players, and that's half
the battle, if not all of it. And if
Mickey, now, can make those Giants
believe they can't play ball, then ev-
erything will be lovely. But those New
Workers. have a foursome of hurlers
that might be backward students along
that line. Hubbell, Parmalee, Schu-
macher and Fitzimmons are just stub
born enough to keep pluggin' that
ball up to the batter in such way as
to get good mark, if not perfect
one, when saying their lesson of
pitching. Well, many Sho' fan will
be tunin' in and wishing Mickey all
sorts of luck.