Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
Baseball
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Opens July 24th
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ton Tigers and almost any other
team in the tOurnment. All teams
submitting entries will be carefully
screened and the best sixteen teams
will be selected to fill all places.
ALI the teams and individual
players who participate in the state
semi-prO tournament will be striv-
ing for the many valuable awards,
both trophies and merchandise, as
well as possible large hunks of
cash, as they play mainly for
trip to Wichita, Kansas, and to be
selected as members of the ALL
Star Team.
Top prizes in the Milford tourn-
ament is the nationally famous
COca-Cola BOttling award, a beau
tiful table high trophy which goes
to the winning team. This trophy is
as famous in baseball circles as is
its donor, and no finer recognition
can come to any nOn-professional
team than to be its winner, unless
a team would win it's big brother,
the top award for national hOnors.
Moreover, all teams will be shoot
ing for cash, 500 of the total tOurn-
ament gate receipts-divided among
the competing teams. All teams
will win some of it, as 1919 is set
aside to be paid for travel allow
ance, prOrated on mileage travel
ed.
Besides the Coca-COla Bottling
award and 2O9o of the gate receipts
which goes to. the winner, the sec
Ond place team will receive 1919
of the gate receipts and the Irwin
G. Burton. Trophy, presented by
Irwin G. Burton, local Chevrolet
dealer. The third place team re-
ceives 71a% of gate receipts, the
fourth place team receives 21s%
of gate receipts and place winners
also receive travel allowances.
There are many individual
awards, none valued at less than
$25.00. Heading this list, of course,
is the All-State selection of 16 play
ers, each of whom will receive an
All-State Certificate from National
Baseball Congress-, plus a suitably
engraved gold baseball charm, pre-
sented by the Milford Yanks, tour
nament sponsors.
The tournaments most valuable
player award is a genuine Onyx
desk set, with sports figure, roll
calendar, and pen. This is offered
by George Sheaffer, owner of the
Economy Auto Store. The out
standing hitter award is presented
by Edwin L. Fisher of Fisher APP
pliances, and goes to the player
compiling the highest batting av-
erage with seven or more official
times at bat
The leading pitcher award is
contributed by. Garrett Grier, head
of Grier Lumber Company, and
is won by the leading pitcher, hurl-
ing nine or more complete innings.
The COca-Cola Bottling Company
of Dover is offering the veterans
award to the oldest player in the
tournament who participates in five
or more complete innings.
The rookie award which goes to
the youngest player playing III five
or more complete innings is given
by Rich" Wilson of Wilson Bev-
erage Company. The player select
ed to captain the All-State Team
will be the recipient of the award
offered by Tom Derrickson os Der
ricksOn's Mems Shop.
All awards on display at Econ
Omy Auto Store, tournament head
quarters.
Dave Hugg, prominent insurance
executive, and Frank Grier, mem
ber of the board of directors and
one of the top officials of the L. d.
Caulk Company, are the chairmen
of the equally important general
and protest committees. for the
tournament. P. LynwoOd Taylor,
state commissioner, National Base
ball Congress, will act as mOder-
atOr at the committee meetings
during this tournament which
sends the winning team directly
into the national championships at
Wichita, Kansas, late in August.
Every member of each of these
important committees are men
prominent in business and profess
sional life in Delaware and Mary
land and each has had years of
first hand knowledge of all phases
of baseball. The tournament is
most fortunate in securing the ser
vices of these, gentlemen.
Dave Hugg, chairman of the gen.
eral committee, has long been as
sOciated with all branches of sport,
especially baseball, and has served
as umpire, scorer and announcer
for amateur and professional ball.
Frank Grier, chairman of the all
important protest committee, is per-
haps the best qualified man for this
assignment on the peninsula. He
is president of the Milford Athletic
Association and has long been
closely associated with professional
baseball in every capacity. He is
the one man who is undoubtedly
qualified to render a correct and
fair decision on any baseball prob
lem that may come before this COM
mittee.
The General Committee is COM
posed of the following: Dave Hugg,
chairman of general committee,
Milford; John Bunnell, manager,
FELTON, Baseball Team, FELTON,;
Fred Clemence, former Pittsburgh
Pirates player, Dover; Fillmore
Clifton, athletic director, Bridge
vile High School; Arthur Elliott,
recreational director and teacher
in Baltimore; Frank Grier, presi-
dent, Milford A. A., Milford; Dixie
Howell, athletic director, Wesley
Junior College. Barnard Young