Milford chronicle., 1947-12-12
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Tn the FIRST game of the even
ing's program. the Milford Blue
Hens. the community's girls team,
will meet an old rival. the George
town County seaters. Last winter
the local girls defeated Georgetown
on four different occasion but only
after last quarter rallies in each
instance. The Georgetown girls
upset the Seaford Nylons late in
the 1946-47 season for the only
loss sustained by the Seaford girls
In three years. The. game between
the Georgetown and Milford girls
teams will get underway at 7:30
p. m.
The ~Old-Timers' Reserves game
will be the second attraction on the
program, following which the Mil
ford vets will meet the Cecilton
brakes In a Mar Del League game.
CacIlEou finished last in the 1916
AZ league standings, bat is report
ed as having a much stronger team
than that of last season.
The two Milford community
team. the Vets and Blue Hens. split
q double bin with teams from Dem
ton. MD, the past Monday evening
In the first game OF the double
header. the Milford girls extended
their win streak with an easy 44-2O
victory over the Denton Kittens
following which the Denton Bob
cats administered a 1892 defeat
TO tue previously undefeated Mil
ford Vets in Mar-Del League
game.
The Milford girls pulled away TO
an early lead and were never head
ed as Miss Iva Short, Blue Hens
coach. substituted freely twelve
Hens In alt. seeing action. Milford
led 1793 at the first quarter; 25-14
at half. and 35-15 at the three-quar-
ter mark. Betty Favinger with IA
points, was high scorer of the
girls game, followed by Pearl
Hunsberger with II; Ginny Hunt
with nine and Alma Rust and Jean
Barlow with ave each. Appearing
in the Hens lineup for the first
time this season were two defen-
sive stalwarts Of the 1851 Mil
ford team. Doris Wilkerson and
Mary Hugg.
The Bobcats surprised the Vets
in Monday evenings boys game
a last half rally, paced by newcofn
ers Stan Pr0sen, Harry Hughes
and George Diffie, proving tot
much for the previously unbeater
local Mar-Del Leaguers. Aftel
trailing during the early stages
Milford rallied late IN the secons
quarter and tied the score at 16-al
Just a few seconds before the half
way mark whistle sounded Th'
visitors otifscOred Milford IL to
in the third quarter and is to II II
the final period to ice the game.
Prosen. reputedly a college star
topped the scorers with 10 poinas
nine more than the individual to
tails made by Dick Emory and Lloy
Elton. who tied for scoring leader
ship for the Vets with 10 point
each. The strength OF the visitor
was revealed at opening whistl
when Bob Lane, 1946-47 leagu
scoring leader, sat on the benc
as the newcomers on the Dento
team were announced as starters
The Mar-Del League game, orig
inally scheduled for Wednesda
evening at Middletown between th
Middlet0wn Aces, 1940-47 pennaf
winners, and the Milford Vets, la:
years runners-up, was postpone
upon request of the Middleton
team, and will be re-scheduled ft
a later date.
Following Mondays start againl
Cecilton the Vets will meet the d.
yer Guardsmen at the Dover A
mory next wednesday evening. D
cember II.
The line-nps of Monday evel
ing's twin bill:
Girls Game
.