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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03
SHORE LEAGUE
SEASON OPENS
ON THURSDAY
Lineup Of The Initial Game
Seems To Indicate A Very
Promising Team
fredericksburg WILL BE
POCOMOKE'S FIRST FOE

Thursday of next week is opening
day for the Eastern Shore Leagues
base ball season. The team which
will represent Pocomoke City, will
arrive here on Tuesday and will face
the fredericksburg team in the opening
game in the evening. The Demo
crat has been officially notified to this
effect. The hour is expected to be at
8 o'clock and plans are being made for
night parade.
Information has arrived at this Of
flee that the lineup for the starter
will be as follows: Mike Medaglio,
Fred Furillo, Neil Stevenson or Har-
tie, for the outfield; for the infield,
Ed Sudol, first base; Bud Cayton,
second; Frank Brewer, short; and
John Byrum, at third. The pitchers
will be selected from Dulick, Valen-
tine, Woods, Cassell, Makosky, Trout
and Thompson. Matulis and Murray
will do the backstop work.
The report of game played at
Edenton last Sunday between the Po-
comoke team and a nine from the
Naval Training School, at Norfolk,
Va, shows that Pocomoke won by the
score of to 2. Trout pitched seven
innings and allowed three scattered
hits; Valentine worked i'll two innings
and allowed one hit.
Following are a few notes from a
Carolina paper concerning the player
Byrum, signed up for Pocomoke:
John Byrum, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Byrum, of Edenton, N. c., stud
ent at Campbell College, was signed
up Monday morning by the Pocomoke
City baseball team, Manager Poke
Whalen announced.
Byrum, who has starred with the
Camels this spring, was an outstand-
ing athlete in Edenton High School.
He will not finish out the term at
Campbell. ;
Byrum tried out with Pocomoke
City Saturday and Sunday and made
"a good impression on the officials.
81 like the cut he takes at the ball
and he runs we'll and has a good arm.
He ought to go far" said Manager
Whalen, before signing him.
He will play third base. Bud Cay
ton, another Edenton boy, will be on
second.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03
MRS. E. WHITE
DIED SATURDAY
in PRINCESS ANNE
Funeral Services Were Held
From Her Home Monday, p.
Nj. Rev Lester, Minister

Princess Anne, Md, April 30-The
entire community was shocked last
week by the death of Mrs. Effie Fran
Continued on Page y
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03
BISHOP McCLELLAND
HERE SUNDAY NIGHT

Right Reverend William McClel-
land, Bishop of Easton, will make his
official visit to st. Mary's Parish, on
Sunday next, May 5, preaching in the
local Episcopal Church at 7:30 o'clock
in the evening.
Bishop McCIelland is successor to
Rt. Rev. George W. Davenport, re-
tired, and is making most substan-
tial and successful follower. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend the
above mentioned service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY OF VA.
Is Low BIDDER
Is Low Bidder On The Bridge To
Be Constructed Over Syne-
puxent At Ocean City

A low bid of $846,O11 for the con-
struction of the 2,295-foot bridge "a
cross Sinepuxent Bay at Ocean City
Continued on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03
POCOMOKE SWAMPS NOW
BEING DREDCED BY C.C.C.

Work on dredging and draining of
the Pocomoke swamp, according to
announcement, began Tuesday morn
ing when fifty men began clearing
the ground near Wilton.
Actual excavation will start as soon
as a sufficiently large area is in
readiness. The work is being con-
Quoted by enrollees of the Powellville
CCC camp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03

Partly Cloudy to clearing today
and tomorrow.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-03

The Remson's Ladies' Aid will meet
Wednesday afternoon, May 9Th with
Miss Bessie Jones at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
Jones near Stockton. All members
are requested to be present.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Maryland Board Defies N. B. A.
So Jeffro May Get Fair DEAL
Chairman Scherr Contends

continue to toss until a head does
appear However. since the orig
inal poll commanding Archibald to
meet Jeffra, the N. B. A. has con-
stantly promised Jeffra a return
bout, with the result that Jeffra
did not meet Scalzo and others,
having confidence in the N. B. A..
and feeling that their rules and
decisions were law in boxing. Jeffra
next found himself fourth on the
rating list, out of position to meet
the champion, as according to our
rules he must be within the first
three, and totally cast adrlft to Shift
for himself.
Fight to Be Title" Affair.
Then Scalzo appears upon the
horizon as the mistreated No. l
challenger and the entire N. B. A.
rushes to the rescue. We have no
quarrel to pick with Scazo or his
manager, but to the contrary. say
more power to him if he succeeds.
Our contention. and my impression.
Is that something wrong from the
outset remains wrong unless it is
righted. This matter has not been
rlghted, and, therefore, still remains
wrong.
I have always felt that the N. B.
A. stood and stands for clean sport
and fair play. The WASHINGTON
commission drestically denounces
the decision and the injury done
Jef1ra, II newspapermen denounce
the decisio,e Congressman pro-
poses a Federal investigation be-
cause of the fiasco, the N. B. A, con-
stantly promises Jeffra a return
match with Archibald, and then
overnight a change of mind takes
place and the NJ B. A. apparently
feels that the great injustice has
been corrected. If this is fair play
then my Interpretation of N. B. A,
standards has been misconstrued.
"JeffrG has signed to meet Arch
ibald here in Baltimore on May 20.
Unless an act of God prevents, this
hight Is going to take place and it
is going to be labeled featherweight
championship fight.
There has been talk of suspend
ing or expelling Maryland from the
N. B. A. because we are doing what
every one promised to do, that is,
we are righting a wrong. If we have
committed treason against the N.
B. A., then we should be made to
pay for it. Maryland always has en-
deavored to stand by the N. B. A.,
comply with its rules and regula-
tions and join in upholding the
Standard of the name IN. B. A."
Nevertheless, and particularly in
view OF all that has been said and
done. we cannot nelp but feel that
this is the rawest deal that has ever
been handed the challenger of q
title"
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Rook Is CatIike
Afie|d, Fine on
Double Plays
Can Throw in Pinch,
FIoshy Heove at
Atlanta Shows
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Staff Correspondent of The Star.
GREENVILLE, S. c., April g.
So maybe, after weeks Of hearing
that Cd Jimmy Pofahl has weak
arm and that co Jimmy's arm is
not weak, you've been wondering
about the young fellow who is going
to play shortstop for Washington
this year.
Perhaps this will take care Of
everything-and this is Manager
Bucky Harris speaking:
He can play shortstop for me and
for practically any other ball CLUB
you can name. Here's something you
can put down right now-Pofahl's
the best defensive shortstop WASH
ington has owned since Roger Peck.
inpaugh and in time he may be
better than Peck"
Hottest on Hot Club.
These are strong words, but the
22-year-old rookie who was pur-
chased from Minneapolis is playing
strong game these days. AS the
Mats reached here today to play Y
the Boston Bees they held a five
game winning streak and it follows
they must have been playing good,
ball. But playing the best of all has
been Pofahl
The youngster from Faribault,
MINI, is different kind of ball
player from those who have been
| covering short for the Mats in re-
cent years. Joe Cronin was hitter
and on defense his chief asset was
a great arm. When Cronin left, ex-
cept. for brief period when Lyn
Larry and then Alan Strange were
at the post, shortstop was guarded
by Red Kress and Cecil Travis Both
of these men were strong hitters
and owners of great arms.
No Drawback Running Bases.
Pofahl is no heavy hitter. He
may never hit above 29O. In any
| infleld in which he plays his throw
ing arm will not stand out. But for
sheer catlike qualities in the field
he is far above the Cronins, Kresses
and Travises. He is lightning on
| double plays. He covers far more
ground and has better hands. And
his value to the Mats doesn't end
there. Once on the base paths he is
terrific threat. He doesn't run as
fast as George Case, for instance,
| but he runs more smartly. He
sometimes will get an extra base
that Case will miss.
During the three-game series in
Atlanta, which ended yesterday in ~
5-to-2 victory for the Mats. Po-
fahl played great ball. Yesterday he
banged out two hits in five times at
bat. This isn't important. Both of
the hits were infield scratches and
two game is above average for
him. 1t was defensively and on the
bases that he starred.
Old Master Okays Him.
He only had three chances, but
| one involved his first long, hard
throw of the spring. In the sixth
inning Rookie Connie Ryan opened
with a terrific shot far to Pofahls
right. Running full tilt, Jimmy
speared the grounder with his glove
hand, set himself and whipped the
| ball across the diamond to nail the
Cracker by two steps.
I've seen enough of him now"
said the veteran Ossie Bluege, mas
(see POFAHL, Page A-l5)
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Twenty More Wins to Finish in First Division

Before considering this let's
SIXTH or IL games behind the fourth place White
the
beat out these White
IN 1889 the washington pitching
In
Mats fifth batting defenve They won total
OF exactly
finished with 20 victories
nearly one third of the
assume
any normal race no less than IS will suffice
League last the White Tigers
the National League the Cubs finished
idea
Thus the Mats finish division,
exactly
how do they
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Birmingham Bidding for Mats Giuioni Spare Catcher
Charlotte Form Next Stop cke tuIer Botne

GREENVILLE, S. c., April 8.
When the Mats reach Char
lotte, N. c., for a game with the
Piedmont League farmhands to-
morrow Manager Bucky Harris
will convey to President Clark
Grifith a proposition from Man
ager Paul Florence of Birming-
ham Florence, one-time
Georgetown football and base
ball star. looked up Harris yes
terday In Atlanta and asked
whether Catcher Tony Giuliani
Is for sale =. It seems that Paul's
club needs a catcher badly and
Is willing to dig down and pay
dough for Tony The Mats
are carrying four catchers now
in Rick Ferrell, Giuliani, Jake
Early and al Evans .. . Only
Ferreu and Early are sure to
stay.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Majors Fatten
Uponkinors
In Test Ti|ts
Reds, Cards Are Only
Clubs Under 500 in
Grapefruit Loop
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer,


One of the incest things about
baseball's spring Grapefruit League
is that every team in it can be a
winner-and If couple of the men,
bers step lively in the final week
of the campaign all accomplish it.
BY the simple medium of picking
up victories against minor league
opponents the is major league clubs
in the not-always sunny Southland
can Offset the defeats they hand
each other.
AS result the only two clubs
right now with less than a $3.50
break in the won and lost column
are the Cincinnati Reds and st.
Louis Cardinals.
Reds Near 500 Mark.
The Reds, who have played 20 of
their % games against big league
opponents, are only ole victory short
of the even-steven standard and
the Cardinals are within shooting
range at 1915.
Most of the teams made use Of
the minor league device last week to
make a great forward squirt in the
percentages. The Washington Ma
tionals, New York Yankees and
Brooklyn Dodgers all won five out
of six and the Chicago White Sox
and st. Louis Cardinals captured
fo,lr O,lt If five Stortc
The Chicago Cubs, however, lost
four out of five, all against major
league rivals.
Some Enter City Series.
The clubs will reach their home
ports this week and some will have
city series for a climax.
The standings:
Evening star., 1940-04-08

Branding the treatment received
by Harry Jeffra, featherweight title
contender. as the "rawest deal ever
handed a challenger" Stanley
Scherr, chairman of the State Ath-
letic Commission of Maryland, to-
day stated the Jeffra-Joey Archi-
bald bout would be staged at Bal
timore on May 20 and intimated
it's all right if the National Boxing
Association elects to expel Maryland
from that body as the result of it.
Archibald, recently stripped of his
title by the N. B. A., still is recog-
nized by New York as world cham
pion. Maryland, says Scherr, will
recognize the winner of the Archi-
bald-Jef1ra engagement as the title
holder despite threatened suspen-
sion or expulsion by the N. B. A.
Poor Decision Admitted.
In an open letter to members of
the N. B. A., Scherr stated Mary
lands position in these words:
I'm all probability you have re-
celved many bulletins from Col.
Harvey L. Miller, our president. rela-
tive to Maryland's sanctioning the
Archibald Jeffra featherweight
championship fight here in Balti-
more on May 20. In fairness to
Maryland and myself, I think that
you gentlemen should be advised of
our position and attitude in the
matter.
The above contestants met for
the featherweight title in Washing
ton, D. c., last September %, Archi-
bald retaining his title. When the
decision was announced, fights broke
out throughout Griffith Stadium
and the fans refused to leave the
park, shouting their protests and
disapproval.
The same evening I spoke with
Col. Miller, who personally stated
what bad decision had been rem
dered and that If the D. c. Conlmis-
sion did not have rule prohibiting
the reversal of decisions, they would
have used this medium to correct
the injustice done Jeffra. Also pres
ent at the time were II newspaper
men, Mr. Clark Griffith, owner of
the stadium, and many other ma
tionajly prominent persons.
Jeffra Seems Forgotten Man"
"The morning of September 20
all Washington newspapers, as we'll
as others carrying the story of the
fight, stated a f1asco had taken
place, that grand larceny had been
committed, and, in brief, the true
winner had not been declared.
Col. Miller, prompted by his feel
ing that a great injustice had been
done a challenger, got busy and is
sued various bulletins denouncing
the decision and stating that Jeffra
should have been declared the win
ner. A poll of the N. B. A. was taken
as to whether Archibald should be
forced to again meet Jeffra in a
title bout. The majority ruled in the
eafilrmatiye. Archibald was ordered
to meet Jeffra within 80 days: other
wise, the N. B. A. would declare the
title vacant and Lave a three-way
fight, including Jeffra, the winner to
be the featherweight champion.
"Al WE'LL, manager of Archibald,
threatened suit II this were done,
with the result that the entire pic
ture changed. Following this other
memoranda went out asking for
another vote. This time Jeffra was
cast aside. (This reminds me of
tossing . coin, you calling for .
head, and when . tail shows up you
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Ambitious Hoyos Now Aiming
At Third Grid Year in Row
As an Unbeoten Team

who needs to have the lead removed
from his shoes is Ross (Blimp)
Sorce. Both are potentially good
they're aggressive and eager to
learn, but you need a block and
tackle-and we don't mean the
football variety-to manuever them
But the picture isn't a complete
blackout, for the majority of the
youngsters show promise and have
been bitten by the older players
infectious spirit. Bill Erickson and
Ed Derringe, couple of centers,
are hitting on all six, but one may
be moved to end to bolster the
flanks. Also trying to obtain regu-
lar employment at the end is Chris
Pavich, a small but dangerous ball
of fire. who apparently has the
makings.
Bill Gardiner, a District boy, Bill
Mclaughlin and Frank Dornfield
were the standout backs last week
as the spring seminar opened, while
Tom Ponsalle seemed to have the
edge IN the lineup. Ponsalle, as a
matter of fact, seemed to be the
brightest prospect on the field,
blocking traffic like red light and
leading the offense with hard, ef-
fective charges.
Gardiner is a passer of no mean
ability. He throws a smoother pass
than Koshlap, who attended to the
aerial chores last season, but it re-
mains to be seen, of course, how
accurately he hits moving target
under fire. And you might make a
note of Jerry" Sullivan, good
blocker, who is going to put some
body out of work next October. He's
a Junior next year with towering
ambitions.
Georgetown may not have a Joe
Mellendeck among its backs, but it
has good copy in "Skeeter" Scull,
scat-back who moves like an irate
humble bee. He'll be nice to have
around for certain moments which
crop up In every game.
There are more names, of course,
but it's too early to be making rash
predictions about ability or lack OF
it. Let it stand that Georgetown is
out to make it three undefeated
years in a row.
Come to think of it, that record
hasn't been achieved since Yale,
Harvard and Princeton were the big
three, has it?
Evening star., 1940-04-08
Champs Crowned
In Table Tennis
Al j. ). Meet
Green-WiIkinson Team
In Women's PIoy Only
One Retaining Title
By the ASsociated Press

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, April ga
young Italian from New York who
learned to play table tennis in a
boys club put his training to good
use last night to capture the mems
singles titles in the United States
open championships.
He is Louis Pagliaro and he de-
feated another New Yorker. Sol
Schiff, IN the finale of the three-day
event. The score was 21-16, 21-18.
11-21. 21-16.
The women's singles crown went
to Sally Green. 17-year-old student
in indianapolis Shortridge High
School. She conquered Ruthe Brew
er OF New York, Alt, Alt,
16-21, 21-13.
Earns Boys Crown.
Another Shortridge High School
youngster-Charles Tichenor, IA
won the boys singles by downing
Roy Weissman of New York, 21-9,
21-16, 1921, 17-21, 21-14.
ASAAAAA SAAAAAAldOCu OllllIIly MCSluIc Z
of indianapolis, the 1899 mems sim
giles champion, in the semifinals, but
they paired in the final to capture
the mems doubles event. They con-
quered Paul Capelle of Philadelphia
and Dan Klepak of New York,
21-14, 21-15. 17-21, 21-14.
The women's doubles title re-
NAMED with Miss Green and Mil
dred Wilkinson of Chicago, who
whipped Marge Leary of Peoria,
ILL.,, and Helen Baldwin of Des
Moines, Iowa, 20-22, 21-23, 21-7,
21-11, 23-21.
Gum Veterans Victor,
Winner of the veterans division was
William Gum of New York, who
downed John Tatom of Omaha,
Nebr., 21-15. ALA, e21, Ala.
A couple from Budapest, Hum
gary-Tabor Hazi and Magda Gal
Haz-triumphed in the mixed
doubles over Bob Anderson of Chi
cago and Mayo Rae Rolph of Nc
Minville, Greg. The count was
21-14, 24-22, 2f-13.
Evening star., 1940-04-08
BY LEWIS F. ATCHIsON.

Oont breath a word of 1t, but
Georgetown's gridmen are soaking
up spring practice as if at1licted
with prohibition thirst for a third
consecutive year in the highly aris-
tocratic ranks of undefeatea football
teams. No ties with Syracuse this
year, mind you, but honest, clear
cut victories over all opponents
It's a double portion of trouble
the boys are ladling up, but they
seem to have the faith that moves
mountains-well a couple of tackles
anyway-in themselves, and if their
hustle and 60 doesn't melt in the
heat Of summer vacation a third un-
blemished record isn't beyond the
realm of possibility.
Prof. Jack Hagerty, dean of the
Hoyas' coaching faculty, is non-
committal on the subject, aside from
pointing out that every coach,
every team tries to win every game.
For two years the Hilltop habitants
have done well enough, although
Temple almost knocked 'em OF
their lofty perch in last seasons
curtain-raiser and only Lou Ghecas'
59th-minute. 75-yard touchdown
run got a 1913 tie with Syracuse.
They bounced back after that one
to win going away in their fight for
eastern recognition.
That was last year, as we are
subtly reminded. What 1910 holds
in store is purely conjectural, but
the boys hungry mood at this writ
ing indicates they want no 80 deci-
sions over Temple or ties with Syra-
cllse. They want to win them all
by clear-cut margins and If their
spirit doesn't melt in the heat of
summer vacations they'll be mighty
unpleasant company of a Saturday
afternoon.
Hagerty and Aides 'Mush" Du-
bofsky and George Murtagh are
doing nothing to discourage these
ambitions, but are bending every
effort to wiring every ounce of ability
out Of rockies coming up from the
freshmen. But there's lot of work
ahead-simply scads of it even
though Hap" Hardell graduated
some well-schooled youngsters from
his muscular kindergarten.
George Perpich, hailed as another
Bronko Nagurski, has been revealed
as woefully weak and another tackle
Evening star., 1940-04-08

uniform tray with Harris, No.
30," written on the side
wish that was you, daddy" he
asked Dave mo" answered
Ohcer Harris why, daddy?"
asked the youngster in approved
Baby Snooks style =. "Be-
cause" Dave answered, 1--WE seen
too many old guys sticking
around when they don't belong.
Now If I was 20 again :"
The odds were 10O-to-1 at l
o'clock yesterday that the final
game with the Crackers wouldn't
be played It was ccid,
dark and rainy, but somehow
they managed to play 1t
The 1000 spectators, incidental
ly, were given something to
think about In the fourth inning
when Larry Miller. Cracker
ptteher, hit Rick Fsrrsll In the,
Evening star., 1940-04-08
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Evening star., 1940-04-08
There's Power at Times and Always Speed

But the Mats American league
campaign pendulum beginning
Washington Club has
being pushed around by other major league outfits
In Florida 1t has five
uniformly good and the htters
critics who held their wondering
better its sixth-pac standing first
There have times have looked
like first division team in
Lewis and walker are hitting they have Deensve
Rookie JIM Pofah at shostop and Cecil
the club better than other thing about
the team too that makes 1t look good
eight there and Lewis the
ouheld, and Pofahl and Wasdeu in the
But about finishing in wouldn't know We
would ADVISE against betting the Mats
Tigers one of the other highly bigger
than the eye ofhand.
Evening star., 1940-04-08

ribs with a pitched ball {.
Ferrell jumped back and then
put both hands to his face in
pain {. Later Rick disclosed
that as he jumped his thumb
dug into his nose ut hurt
worse than where the ball hit
me-" he said.
Miller, the fork-baller, who is
supposed to be Atlanta's new
Leonard, got OF to q bad start,
but otherwise was all right
The Mats, however, say that
Larry's forker is nothing like
Leonard's knuckler Instead
Of huttering it acts like a scfew-
ball =. Cecil Travis, the .47O-
plus hitter of the. Mats this
spring, finally was stopped by
Miller and Onnie Robinson . .
Cecs went, 0-for.5, as the boys
cay.