Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
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on the local diamond and the fans
witnessed one of the best games of
the current season. Woods, on the
mound for the Chicks allowed six
scattered hits and the Cardinals did
not score until the ninth inning, when
their pitcher and catcher, each slam
med out home-run but the last two
men were retired without damage and
the Chicks won 3-2. Woods famed
thirteen of the Cardinal batters and
was in complete control all during the
the game.
Since the last issue of the Demo
crat" the management Announces the
release of AL Matulis, catcher, Junior
Brewer, shortstop, who was injured
some time ago and Angelo DeLucia,
who played second base during the
absence of Bud Cayton, who was cali
ed home on account of serious illness
of his mother. He stated that he is
expecting an infielder by the name
of Joe Ramo, of Newark, N. j., who
was recommended by the coach of
Rutgers University and also an in
fielder, Tallie Dupree, who has played
in the Coastal Plains League and who
was captain of the baseball team at
Wake Forest College, when he attend
ed that college.
In communications with Alex Ivan,
hard hitting first baseman, who was
injured some time ago, here, he was
informed by Ivan that his trouble was
not thought to be as serious as first
announced and he is expecting to hear
from him that he will be back some
time this week.
The next game to be played in this
park will be tonight friday when
Dover will be the visitors. On Sun
day at 3 o'clock in tie afternoon Sal
isbury will play here. On Tuesday of
next week fredericksburg will play a
double-header, the first game start
ing at 7:45 and on Wednesday Centre
will play on the local diamond.
Following is an article that should
be of interest to local fans concerning
one of the boys of the local team:
There probably isn't a first-year
rookie in organized baseball who has
made as impressive a record at the
plate as Joe Hartle, young outfielder
of the Pocomoke City Chicks. His
early season bid threatens not only
the batting leadership, but the crown
for runs batted in and home runs.
Pro pitching was nothing puzzling
to Hartle, at least it hasn't been dur
ing the first month of the race. He
never looked at it before, but he has
played some great semipro ball "a
round his home at Hagerstown, Md.
Joe played four years with the
Hagerstown club and set the pace for
it in homers last season. Poke Whal-
en-, who is managing the Chicks, dis
covered the kid last summer and sign
ed him for the Reading Club of the
Interstate League.
However, that league raised it's
classification to B during the winter
and more experienced outfield was
needed. Manager Tom Oliver was
sure to hold down one of the posts
and it would have been tough to ask
Hartle to try his hand without prev
ious experience. So he was optioned
off to Pocomoke City for his debut
and what a grand one he is making.
Hagerstown high school can't recall
when it turned out better or more
versatile athlete than Joe Hartle. He
won nine athletic monograms there,
three each in baseball, football, and
basketball, and he captained each one
of the sports.
1t is not often that a captain gets
an encore, for most of them are SEN
iors when elected, but Hartle was
twice named to lead the Hagerstown
football eleven.
The kid put in one year at Duke