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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
4
Don Weir went 5 for 6 with four singles and a double for Denton. In a jammed inning a ball beat the runners to second but Conley failed to tag, and the umpire did not call anyone out, turning what could have been a double into no outs.
Houston and Rock Hall surged to the Mar-Del League lead as Hardy split a double with Bridgeville. Denton climbed to fifth, Greensboro fell to last, and Rock Hall beat Felton 8 to 1 behind E. E. Strong who struck out seven. Houston toppled Greensboro 9 to 2 as Willey allowed ten hits and Dink Montgomery exited with injury. Bridgeville and Hartly split, Denton crushed Church Hill 14 to 2, and Denton next faces Rock Hall while Hartly meets Bridgeville. Federalsburg swept Milford in a doubleheader, fighting for second place with Centreville, Seaford, and Dover. Newcomers include Wollgast, Pratt, Miller, and Hill joining various clubs. Easton drops to fifth as players move. Cambridge signs Barney DeForge to manage.
Charlie Ferrell, regarded as a top catching prospect in the Dodger farm system, could not serve as a playing manager. Federalsburg, once a cellar dweller, has started winning and climbing the standings after a slow start.
A sequence of high school or local league games lists Friday through Thursday with matches among Federalsburg Salisbury Centreville Seaford Cambridge Milford Easton Dover and Easton. The schedule runs June 14 to June 20 1946 across Centreville Federalsburg Salisbury Seaford Cambridge Milford Easton Dover.
The present scarcity of lumber needed in the veterans home building program should receive the attention of those Maryland timber owners who are in a position to help.
District Forester Gerald Harris of Salisbury appeals for increased timber production from Maryland stands of pine and poplar to help national shortages. The State Forests and Parks Department will supervise marking and marketing with no charge for initial examination and up to twenty five acres, fifteen dollars daily for larger tracts.
Calvert C Merriken asks Caroline County voters to elect him to the Maryland State Senate in the upcoming June election. The letter touts his four years in the Legislature, urges concern for experience and honesty, and emphasizes upholding dignity and public service for state and local issues.
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