Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
1871 Was Another Banner
Year For LOUUer
DeLGgCGre Sports
tcontlnued from ~ pae.1

N--e----l4 AAul uE1t poGol
second to Cambridge in a new tvn,
OF "semi-hnals" rOund-robin. an,
rather handily defeated Cambridg,
IN the hnal championship series.
AlthOugh Don Maxa, Easton ont
neider, won the Eastern ShOr,
League batting crown, two MILFORD
players, the sensational Norm Zau.
chin' rookie first baseman, and Raw
Jaolonski, Outfelder converted -.
from-a-shOrtstOp, carried OFF all the
major batting hOnOrs, establishing
several new "all time" Eastern
Shore League records. Zauchin.
who moves up to the triple-AAA
Louisville COlOnels next spring
was an unanimous choice for the
hrst base position on the leagues
All-Star" selections and was also
chosen as the leagues Most Valu-
able Player" JablOnski and Paul
Perry, the latter a sOuthpaw hurl-
er, were also named to the 1913
Eastern Shore League "All-Star"
team.
The other three Delaware Eas-
tern Shore League entries, the Re-
hObOth Pirates, SeafOrd Eagles and
Dover Phillies, finished in the
leagues second division, although
both RehObOth and SeafOrd made
determined bids for first division
and play-Offs berths in the closing
weeks Of the regular 194S season.
Dallas Culver, SeafOrd SPORTS
man and businessman, headed the
Shore circuit the past season and
turned in a first class performance
as league president. Charles Rich. /
also Of SeafOrd, did an equally good /
JOB in his role as Eastern Shore |
League statistician.
IN line with a policy Of retrench-
ment, generally noted throughout
the baseball world. fiye Of the Eas-
tern Shore League major farm af-
citations after close Of the 1948
Shore season, and, largely as a re-
suit Of this loss Of farm system
afhliation, Dover and Milford sur
rendered their franchises at the
November meeting Of the league. /;
This left but six clubs in the Glass
D circuit, including but two. Re {
hODOth and SeafOrd, Of the four pre- I
VlOus Delaware entries. RehObOth I
mas already made plans for inde- G
pendent operation next season.
while SeafOFd is expected to afll- v
late with the Phillies' farm system. v
Other noteworthy and Outstand- c
ing feats performed by Delaware b
teams were those Of the MiddletOwn n
Aces, IN repeating as Mar-Del Bas- X
ketball League champions, the p
Smyrna Hornets in winning the A
Peninsular Championship Basket a
bail Tournament, and the Dover p'
High Senators, in producing the
most impressive football record Of al
any peninsula scholastic team. 70
Playing in the peninsula's strong OF
est basketball circuit, the Aces 60
again finished atop the standings re
ma then went on to greater heights m
BY winning the Mar-Del loops post HI
season play-Offs. Other Delaware le
entries in last winer's edition of pa
he Mar-Del Basketball League be
we're the Smyrna Hornets, Dover Bt
fparqsmen, Harrington Legion pl
naires, Milford Vets, FELTON, Vets, ia
lnd Camden Vets, the ChestertOWn r,
leg1nunaires, Denton Bobcats and ba
1eeilton brakes. all from adjacent Sc
4aryland Eastern Shore areas COM ST
lleted this strong ten-club circuit. ma
which was again capably led by Pat
Knight, Dover sportsman. ell
This fall all but the Camden Vets tht
eturned to the Mar-Del fold and ba
ldging BY pre-holiday play, every PO
ne Of the nine hOldOver clubs is CHI
lronger than its 1947-48 counter yie
art. Organized for the first time sta
MS fall, the MaF-Del Girls League.
Of the Milford Blue Hens. Mu
elton Vetnettes, Denton Kittens. the
no CeeiltOn Ducks. got of to an Ch
IMPRESSIVE pre-hOliday start with Nc
le two Delaware entries, Milford WO
nd FELTON,, dominating December crC
lay. lGet
The Sussex County Basketball Ors
eague staggered through a none FOl
'o-successful 1S47-4S campaign bal
tth Georgetown making a run wa
way Of the regular pennant chase. the
lly to be upset by LeWes A. A. in hal
le Sussex circuits post-season Les
ay-Ofis last March. The Sussex LaI
aague did not reappear this fall and
"a Georgetown, LeWes and Fort Del
lies, former members OF the low
county cage loop, Joined Laurel, L
Iother lower county quintet, in a cen
organized Eastern Shore Basket
~ League, that has two Salisbury -
ANS and a Cambridge club as -
her members. Currently, Laurel
q Georgetown are tied for DOS i
sslOn Of top positions in this cir
IL; Laurel is bidding for a re-
at performance as league king
ls, the Owls having taken Eas-
q Shore League titular hOnOrs
g winter.
a great 1947-4S peninsular cage
lsOn was Climaxed with the stag
, at the Dover Field House Of a
ninsular Championship TOurna-
nt which drew, as entries, all Of
peninsula's top Quintets, ex-