Milford chronicle., 1948-08-27
ShO' League Schedule
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were strengthened, a revival of fan
interest was noted; particularly
stimulating to interest and atten-
dance has been the battle between
Milford and Easton for possession
of second place, and the fOur-club
scramble, between Cambridge, Re-
hoboth, Seaford and fredericksburg,
for possession of fourth place.
The Salisbury Cardinals, strong
est ShO' entry at start of the pen
nant chase, jumped off to q good
start and have set the pace all sea-
son. Strengthened Milford and Eas-
ton arrays have played a consistent
brand of winning ball in recent
weeks only to have the high-fying
Red Birds refuse to yield ground;
barring a prolonged slump by the
present league-leaders, the 1948
pennant will undOubtably go to the
Cardinals Milford and EastOn,
however, are assured Of getting
another crack at titular hOnOrs
through participation in the post
season playOffs. The fourth play
off participant may possibly go un-
decided until as late as the final
day Of the regular season; if such
should be the case, history will
merely be repeating itself, for In |
1947, fourth place was decided on
the last day when hitherto fifth |
place fredericksburg went out in
front of Milford by one-half game.
A new type Of playOfis, the
Knots System" will be used by 1
the ShO' League this year; this /
system, diVised and sponsored by
Dr. w. X. Knots, Federasburg,
calls for a rOund-rObin between the
FIRST four clubs, each club meeting
the others twice, with the two
highest ranking clubs in this round
robin meeting in a best-four-Out-of-
seven final series. Previously, the
Eastern Shore League has always
used the sO-called 'Shaughnessy
System" favored by virtually all
other minor leagues.
If favorable weather prevails
from here on out through Labor
Day, there is every reason to be-
lieVe that quite a few league rec
Ords will be broken or at least tied.
Those most acutely threatened at
this writing are: highest batting
1913, established by
Mary Steinman, Milford, In 1899;
most doubles, 80, held jointly by
Milton Yergnani, Of the 1898 EastOn
club and Mary Steinman, Of the
1889 Milford Giants; most home
runs, 81 set by Federalsburgs
Bill Phillips in 1888, and most sac
rifices, 21, held jointly by Charles
Fitzgerald of the 1899 club, and
Fred Shipman, last seasons Sea-
ford second sacker.
According to latest release Of bat
ing averages, Don Maxa, EastOn
)utfielder and league batting lead
n, is hitting at a $3.50 clip, which,
I maintained, would shatter the old
'ecOrd; Maxa, a consistent batter,
Who struck out but eleven times in
lis first 324 times at bat, is accord
d a good chance Of establishing a
lew batting mark. The present
eague leader in home runs, Norm
lauchin, Milford first baseman,
llOng with MilfOrd's Ray Jablonski,
1astOn's Crawford Davidson, and
Federalsburg's Duck Detweiler, are
lehnite threats to Phillips old
homer record Zauchin, who is
'redited with thirty-fOur tWo-bag-
.ers in the latest available official
tatistics, should pass the old rec
rd of thirty-nine doubles. Bob KOp-
Salisbury shOrtstOp, who
ad nineteen sacrifices a week ago,
'ill establish new mark in this
apartment, possibly before this ar
icle even appears in print.
At least one new record, possibly
new one for all of organized base
all, was established early last
Ieek, when two Sho' hurlers pitch
q hO-hit- nO-run games the same
light, Salisbury's Ed Black holding
he Red SOx hitless and runless,
lille Cambridge's Gene Kern was
the feat against FEEDER
lsburg. fredericksburg became a
ictim for the second time within a
eek when Ed Saptulli, RehObOth
held the Little AS
itless again last Thursday eve
ing. A league record was tied also
q Thursday evening when Leroy
helps, SeafOrd southpaw, pitched
nd won both halves Of a tWin-bill
gaihst the Cambridge Dodgers.
With at least seven clubs in the
lnning for playof berths, with
,ague batsmen and hurlers aiming
establishment of new Sho' cir
lit records, and bargain twin-bills
retty much the order Of the dav,
tendance and fan interest should
'ar during these remaining days
the schedule-that is, If the
eatherman will relent and give
.e fans and players more of the
lOd baseball weather that they
I'VE so sOrely missed on so many
sessions this summer!