High School football was set to make its debut in Worcester County with teams in Snow Hill and Berlin but Pocomoke would not yet be fielding a team. The county commissioners had approved approximately $33,000 for each of the three High Schools for a football program. Pocomoke chose to use its first year funding for improvements to its athletic field, while continuing with its soccer program. Snow Hill and Berlin would continue their soccer programs as well.
February, 1930
J. Nelson Jester of Chincoteague, an 18-year-old free agent signed by the Washington Senators, was being mentioned as a prospect to bolster the team's 1930 line-up. However, an injury during minor league play forced an early end to Jester's professional career.
Footnote: Jester was a coach and teacher at Pocomoke High School in the 1950's, and later he was high school principal at Chincoteague.
September, 1953
In Central Shore League baseball play at Pocomoke City's Parker Field, 45-year-old Roscoe Bailey pitched the first four innings in a 7-2 win for Pocomoke over Cape Charles. Tommy Kellam's double brought in three of the runs. Colby Ashley finished the pitching chores for Pocomoke.
August, 1891
Pocomoke baseball fans were treated to a memorable experience when they witnessed their hometeam pitcher William V. Hawke strike out 26 players in a 13 inning game with an opposing team from Virginia. Hawke pitched for amateur teams in Delaware and Maryland before playing on the professional level in Reading, Pa., St. Louis, and Baltimore.
January, 1971
Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Ed Watt was scheduled to be guest speaker at a Pocomoke Little League meeting designed to generate enthusiasm among parents and eligible players. Little League president Louis H. Kragler Jr. said plans were for eight Little League teams and four Senior League teams in Pocomoke involving 180 players for the 1971 season.
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J. Nelson Jester was really cool. He taught me math in 7th grade and biology in 10th. Just a really nice gentleman.
Mr. Jester was my teacher in 10th grade science class I believe. It was in one of the upstairs classrooms in the old high school building on Market Street. I still recall his comment to a classmate who had been absent the preceeding day (it had snowed a couple of days earlier): "Well Eddie did you build a good snowman yesterday?"
I remember one day, probably 1963 or '64 and Connie C--- was washing scalpels and dissecting pans in the sink in the front corner of the classroom. The eyes of every male in the room, including Mr. Jester, were on her perfect backside. There was dead silence for about five minutes then Mr. Jester made a comment (which will not be repeated here) and the whole room erupted.
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