Evening journal., 1906-09-11
MANAGER ALLEE, OF DOVER
MAKES SWEEPING STATEMENT I
Will Play BridgevilIe a Series
Of Games For $500
a Side
sporting editor The Evening journal.

will appreciate IL IF you will give space
for these remarks I'm your paper.
I am no. In the habit Of hatching-over
baseball quarrels in newspapers, but as
Mr. Layton. one Of the managers Of the
Bridgeville aggregation, has taken this
means OF attempting TO Justify his un-
sportsmanlixe actions OF last Saturday,
j write the following In answer to TINT
gentleman's claim that Bridgevilie has
won the State championship.
The Dover team started the season on
the s0th Of May, with fourteen men on
the squad eleven of whom were residents
OF the town OF Dover. and has continued
with such during the season. IL has
played and won the following games:
With Camden s, won 3; with Frederica
2, won s; with FELTON, z won 8; with Del
mar /, won j. with Scaford 10, won B. tisd
j; with Germantown 2, won i; with Town
send /, won i; with Chester 3, won 3;
with Landlith 1, won 1; with Newark ],
won ! with X-Brandywlne !, won ]; with
Salisbury 2, won 2; with All-Wilmington
]. won 4: with Germantown A. c. 3, won
3; with New Castle c. won 6; with VIII
mington A. C. ], won ]; with X-Wnmmg-
ton 2. won i; with Browntown /, won !,
Total, IS played, 40 won, IA lost and
tied
Bridgeviile organized two weeks ago
and has played no teams such as New
Castle or any OF the wilmington teams, in
fact, 1t had played only a few minor and
high school teams before playing Dover.
Mr.. Vandenburg, one of the Bridgevllle
managers, agreed to submit a list OF
names before playing Dover. This he did
not do, and padded his team with such
men as Hearzog Of the Sparrows Point
team. Clunn, Of The Bridgeton. South
Jersey League team; Murphy, Of the Will
Jamestown team; Hoover, Of the Better
ton team; Hoch brothers OF the Kane,
Pa, team; Corneal. from Philadelphia and
others Of like calibre. In fact. there was
only ono Bridgeville man on tho squad
and he did not play only q part Of one
game.
on the night before the Saturdays
game referred to by Mr. Layton in last
nights paper, Mr.. vandenburg asked
who was 60 umpire at Dover Saturday
! told him TO get an umpire sent by the
sporting editor OF one Of the Philadel-
phia or wilmington papers, This he said
he would do but on the arrival Of Mr.
Layton IN Dover the following day,
found that he had not done so- We ther
agreed that two umplros. one from eact
side, be chosen and put in.
when we came on the field ] could mol
get man. so I allowed Mr.. Hurlocir
assistant manager OF the Bridgevile team
10 go IN. with the understanding will
Mr. Layton that ! should send another
man Ia with him, n ] so wished. at any
stage Of the game.
The game progressed, and Mr.. Hurloch
began TO see things only through Bridge.
vile glasses. I then asked, az the last
half OF the sixth inning, that another man
go in with Mr.. Huriock. as by previous
agreement. Mr. Layton had very con-
vonient memory however, and with our
batter In tho box. with no one out and
Bridgeville nm extra inning ON u.s. Benz
son. the Bridseviile pitcher refused TO
pitch. did not throw three balls over the
plate as necessary and refused to play.
1t was then that Mr. HurloclS, assistant
manager OF the Bridgevine team gave
the game to Bridgevile, to o.
As TO the go per cent. or 90 per cent. Of
the receipts for which we were playins
have offered them 80 per cent, I have
offered 10 play another game for the
whole amount. with the same players, oi
for 60 or 40 per cent, but I absolutely re.
fuse to give thcm 90 per cent. for by~sC
doing I would admit that they had wor
tho game. which I know SO well they
have attempted TO steal
I can produce afhdavits that the above
statements are correct
Bridgevnie has as much right to claim
the championship OF Delaware as I woul,
have TO claim the lightweight champion
ship OF the world, n had challenged Jo
Cans and when ] went to the ring side
refused 20 sight because Cans would no
allow my trainer to referee the bout.
/ viii say 20 Messrs. Layeon. Nanden
burg. Vivian, ct a., managers and back
ers Of the Bridgeville Barn -stormers.
that the hackers Of the Dover team au
thorize me to say that Dover win pla
Bridgeville. any number of games sa
three or FIVE. for $500. or more II yo
wish. Now Mr.. Layton come up. If yo
do not wish TO admit that an your tai
has been "hot air. and "huncum." fc
you may claim the championship. If 20
wish. around Bridgevllle. but champion
ships which are won by tank are n
good.
James +. Alice, Jr
Manager Dover b. b. {
Dover September Il.