Milford chronicle., 1949-04-22
Milford Baseball Team
Beginning To Shape Up

The Milford A. c., local commun-
4 ty baseball team, is beginning to
Bhape up and indications are that
Milford will be represented by a
strong, well-balanced array when
#lie 1949 Mar-Del League season
gets under way with a game here
gainst Milton A. A. on Sunday,
May l. Despite somewhat incle-
Anent weather the past three Sun
Jay afternoons, Manager Ralph
5nowberger has managed to give
most of his squad good workout
lnd reports that his team is grad
slally rounding in condition. Wea-
her permitting, additional practice
sessions viii be held both Satur-
lay and Sunday of this week, with
practice game likely as part of
he Sunday session.
The presence of Art Cunning, a
sormer favorite Of local fans as a
nember of pre-war Milford Eas-
ern Shore League teams, has cas-
d the catching problems that be-
let last years Milford Vets club
Cunning, who will also serve as as
sistant coach, will likely do the
bulk of the catching for MilforC
his season, although at least tw'
other players, Max Fineman AM
HersheI Poore are competing TO
the post.
The present Milford team loom
stronger on the mound than wa
asst years Sussex League entry
n addition to the veteran Horac'
WILEY, right-handed mainstay o
he 1948 Vets, four newcomers arr
currently available for mound duty
Fhese are: Elmer Wilson, left
anded ace of the 1948 Houston
lub; Jiggs Greenley, right-handeI
york horse of last seasons Ellen
q ale club; Bill DeShiell, a slende
ight-handed youth from Dover
Roy Sonny Kemp, who alternate
between mound and outfield wit
he Vets last summer, is currentl
lurling for Wesley Junior College
put will likely be available here i
few weeks. Bill Adkins, forme
Milford High and Salisbury Stat
Teachers College moundsman, {
present student at the Universit
Df Maryland, is expected to be avail
lble around June 1.
Due to the absence of Dick Kin
bney, regular first sacker with la
years Vets, first base remains,
this writing, as somewhat of
question mark. Greenley, a vers
tile performer, who can play mo
any position. may be stationed
sfirst, although Jack Swain and Il
Wheelock have been used there
recent practices. Mumford is al
possibility for part-time duty
first.
Irv Bowls, regular second bas
n man with the Vets last summer,
the likely choice at second, q
though Swain, a newcomer fro
Dover, is a possibility for this
some other infield post,
Lloyd Elton, who led the 19
Vets at bat as regular third sac
er. has not as yet come out for t
team and Manager Snowberger h
been using Herman Clark. a pro-
Using newcomer from Wilmingt
at the shot corner Clark, a loi
bali hitter, who can play eth
third or the outfield, played wi
the Ellendale Sussex League tes
last season.
Joe Lank, former outstandil
Milford High athlete, now after
ing the University of Delaware, 3
pears to have the shortstop po
tion nailed down.
Although Emerson Meredith, !
fielder of the 1948 Vets team,
hung up his spikes and is pot ava
able this season, Milford still
well fortified in the outfeld W
three regulars, Jack Worthingt
Roy Mccullough and Hal Da
back for another season, and S
eral other candidates around "
can play the outfield if the 0c
sion demands it.
The present squad will be
larged later with the addition
several promising players who
currently playing scholastic ba
ball.
The Milford A. G. will open
1949 season here on Sunday, Ma!
against Milton A. A., three time p
nant winners in the Sussex Co
ty League. Both Milton and
ford left the Sussex circuit al
the ts48 season and shifted to
stronger Mar-De1 League. All hC
games Of the Milford Mar
League entry will be played herl
the Milford Park with noctuI
games under the lights, planned
Isl later lss the season