Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31


the MaF-Del League demonstrotc
asaln that 1t is Delmarva's top cas-
circuit by sending it's third plaC
CiuD' Smyrna, and its fourth plaC
CtuD' Denton, to the finals. wbeY
Fran Gebhart's Hornets demor
strated their superiority bv nosin
out the Bobcats in a closelv-coT
tested game before 500 fans Tn
champions Of four other peninsula
circuits competed in this fourne
ana we're eliminated in pre-fnaI
play. All a
Semi-prO baseball made grea
gains IN lower Delaware the mas
summer with Delaware clubs win
hlng pennants in three semi-Dr,
circuits and another Delaware cInl
winning the National Baseball Con
gIess Tourney staged at Dover
stan Mtkell's Camden-WvOmin,
cIuD carried off top hOnOrs in tbC
Mar-Del Baseball Circuit. but wa,
upset by Greensboro CMdl in tbe
circuits play-Offs. FELTON,, HartIy
ana Houston were other Delaware
ehtFles in this strong loop that also
included Greensboro, Chestertown
ROCK Hall and Denton. four MARY
iand Mines, among its eight-clnb
membership.
remnant hOnOrs in the eight-club
sussex County Baseball Loon were
won by Milton A. A., with the Mil
FORD Vets finishing second: Lewes
A. A. finishing third, and Hickman
A. A. finishing fourth. The Mills
Doro Chicks, Frederick A. c.. Ell
Iendale A. A., we're the other Sus-
sex League entries. Hickman and
Lewes advanced to the finals Of
the Sussex loops playOffs. with the
former upsetting a favored Lewes
team in the final series.
The Delmar Railroaders lone
Delaware entry in the Central
ShOre Baseball League, won titular
lonors in that circuit. The Odessa
Bears, a V League entry, won the
championship tourney held at Do /
yer.
Scholastic basketball and base
'all made notable gains, although
over Delaware failed to produce
my standOut teams in either snort
ne past year. However, lower Del
ware really "Came into its OWL
oOtDallWise-this past fall with
hree Of the areas scholastic elev-
ms earning rating with the states
est. Evan Rooms deceptive and
1ell-cOached Dover High Senators
yon general recognition as unOfi-
lal scholastic football champions
y winning eight games out of a
ine-game card, the Senator's OnIv
'ss being at the hands of a pre-
aratory school eleven, Archmere
cademy, as they defeated. in turn.
! their Delaware high school Op- !
)nents.
Seaford High and Laurel High
so fielded powerful teams. Sea T
rd's only loss being at the hands
Dover, while Laurel dropped one E
me to SeafOFd; Seaford and Lau-
l battled to a tie in a second +
Getting. Bob BOOz. Georgetown a
gh's high OCtane" back, again
the Delaware scholastic scoring
rade. Two Sussex County school Il
Us, BOOz and Seaford tackle AL
'wden, and two Kent scholastic
ayers, Curly Warren, Dover +
ckle, and Jack Courtney, Caesar "
Idney High Camden n-WyOming)
OK, were named to the "All-Star le
holastic Eleven y selected by the
ties sports scribes for the Jour
l-Every Evening" faI
The Dover Bulldogs, a semi-DrO FV
wen, carried of top honors in
Eastern Shore Semi-PrO Foot
i League this fall and gave the d
lish Eagles, Wilmington area +.
a stifE tussle, before tC'
lding to 0. in a pOst-seasOn
te championship tilt. i'd
n other dOWn-state area sports.
rray Campbell, Wilmington. won
annual RehOboth Beach ocean Gl
ampiOnship Swim, and Willard
COnnell, also of Wilmington. VI
n the similar LeWes BreakWater Sc
'Wn; the Odd Fellows won
)rgetOwn SOftball League hon Gr
/; the Fort Miles A team won the
t Observation-Disclosures Soft
| League crown; the State High luI
Ten won first half hOnOrs and an
Robbins Hose team won second CV
hOnOrs in the Dover Softball -
que, and a Milford lad, Joe -
X, carried on discus-thrOwing
1avelin-thrOWing hOnOrs at the
aware IRterschOlastics.