Sunday, June 16, 2013

News In Delmar 1906

From the Courier Newspaper April 7 1906 Salisbury MD
Monroe Pote, who is mentioned in the article as the man who had his leg cut off, was a leading advocate of Baseball in Delmar.  As such Pote field over at Gordy Park is named after him.
http://delmardustpan.blogspot.com/2008/12/pote-memorial-field.html

Mitchell Monroe Pote was born May 1, 1883 to Fred and Lorenia Pote.  Monroe would marry Lorena Blizzard on March 14 1906.  Monroe worked for the railroad as a telegraph operator.  Monroe and Lorena had as children; Edwin, Richard, Robert and Grace.

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