Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-09-17
SHORE LEAGUE
NOW IN THROES
OF PLAY-OFF
Centreville Wins First Two
Games From Salisbury, But
Drops 3rd To Same Club
FIFTH GAME TO BE
PLAYED IN CENTREVILLE

Centreville got off to flying start
in the play-off series in the Eastern
Shore League of base ball clubs. It
defeated Easton two games out OF
three, and then won the first two
games with Salisbury, victors over
Cambridge. The scores were 9 to 1
and to 2.
On Wednesday, however, Salisbury
took its turn at winning and downed
the Queen Anne boys, by the score Of
to 8. The vagaries of base ball
were shown in this game by the fact
that Centreville tailed nine hits to
Salisbury's seven; but these seven ac-
counted for 6 runs while the nine by
Centreville produced only three. It
requires timely hitting to send run
ners across the home plate
Centreville seems to have taken the
measure of Salisbury's crack pitchers
-Comellas and Kohlman-and thus
constitute a menace to the hurting
staff of the Wicomico tossers. The
fourth game took place last night
Thursday in Salisbury, and should
Centreville be defeated, the fifth will
take place in Centreville, Friday af-
ternoon (today).
In connection with news of the
Shore League it is interesting to note
that DR.. Walter l.. Grier has announ-
ced that a Milford citizens group
which he headed has obtained the Eas-
ton franchise.
The transfer, DR.. Grier said, was
completed on Wednesday last at a
conference with George w. Jacobs,
Villanova College freshman football
coach, who was manager of the Easton.
team this summer.
DR.. Grier said although the Easton,
club was operated as farm for the
st. Louis club of the American League,
Jacobs was empowered to complete the
negotiations.
A grandstand and bleachers will be
built at Milford and lighting installed
before the 1888 season.
1t has been learned that the Eastern
Shore League will make no official
announcement concerning franchises for
next season until after the league
meeting, which will follow the playoff
series now being held.
Of further interest is the informa-
ton given out that the "Crisfield
Crabbers" Somerset's representative
in the League, have been purchased
by Bill Terry's New York Giants and
are expected to go places and do
things next season.
The team next year will have the
same opportunities of winning the
pennant as will any of the other eight
teams in the Eastern Shore circuit.
The men that will be the backbone of
the Crisfield nine will go to Shreve-
port, La, early next spring to begin
intensive training along with scores
of other prospects in the Giants train
ing camp.
Those who have what it takes to
make a real big league ball player af-
ter sufficient seasoning will be farm
ed out to Crisfield and other of the
clubs farms where they will show
their wares to all and sundry. Out of
it all Crisfield is hoping for and ex-
pecting a real team that can hold its
own with any other class D team in
the country and, doubtless, that's what
they'll get.
Along with the note of optimism
caused by the taking over of the club
by the Giants" the officials Of the
Crisfield club are going ahead with
plans of completely remodeling and
revamping the J. C. w. Tawes base
ball field. The diamond will, before
the beginning of next season, be con-
siderable enlarged; all the fences will
be moved back as far as possible and
the seating capacity of the park will
be much greater.
While it is believed some arrange
ment different from what was in eff
feet with the Pocomoke club, may be
made, nothing has been handed out by
Promoter Ehlers for next season. 1t
seems fairly sure, however, that some
improvements will be made in the
playing field by way of improved and
enlarged seating capacity and an ex-
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