Arizona republican., 1907-09-07
PHOENIX ARIZ., SEPT. (. 1907.
AS TO BASEBALL.

Yesterday brought things to IoCes. It was the turning point in baseball In this town and the public will agree with The Republican, that the time to do something has arrived. Phoenix is down and out for the time being. but not through a lack of support of home talent. for that support has been giv- en and abused until forbearance has ceased to be virtue. The fact is. Phoenix has no baseball team and never will have until gentlemen of rec ognized responsibility get behind what local talent there is. and augment it with new strength. Prescott. Tucson and Globe teams, and every other ag- gregation of merit which has faced the Athletics has administered defeat, not once, but repeatedly. Crediting Cur ley Rinderle with having created the baseball enthusiasm of the early sum- mer. it must still be admitted. more than that, urged, that he is not a prop CT manager for a successful ball team. He has been given a thorough try-out and the result is failure. His few successes have been mere flashes in the pan. These comments are in all kindness, nor will any effort be made to analyze his failures. Facts are facts. and it is sufficient to say that Phoenix wants baseball team it can support with patriotic pride and a summer Of wild enthusiasm has been wasted in thoroughly proving Rinderle's incom- potency in that position.
 A few weeks ago a movement was started and a baseball association or ganized with a large number of the Phoenix business men behind it. George Lutgerding was chosen and we under stand is still, the temporary manager. He accepted the position only for tenn porary service. announcing at the time that he could not give it the at tention that will be required by such an organization as has been planned. been preliminary so far. A few good men have been secured and are being worked into form. Others may be se- cured locally or elsewhere If necessary When the present series was offered by Prescott, the association, recogniz- ing its inability to line up a strong team yet, refused the games. The as- sociation proposes to play good ball or none at all. It it sticks to this resolu- ton it will not only have the support of the business men, but of all the lovers of good baseball which is proud ly called the national game the country over.
 All that Is lacking in the association organization is a good manager. and he should be selected at once The season is closing Tn the north country, but is only opening here. New play CTS can be secured for the winter in addition to the few good ones who now reside here and with the cooperation of the business men, a team can be organized that the public will be glad to support. The manager must be . man who understands the game thor oughly that he may protect the inter- ests of his team, though he need not be a player. He must be a man also who has the confidence of the people, not alone for personal integrity, but for his business judgment and his ex~ narianHa i'm pf,ndnnft,e- r.-ha tna undertakes in an orderly way and in contrast with the slipshod Understand ings, or misunderstanding that have heretofore characterized almost every game in which the Athletics have been interested. There is no more reason why there should be controversy and hard feelings in the settlement after each game, than that a row should ensue after any other ordinary trans action in business life
 That there may be no time lost, and without consulting him in the matter. The Republican herewith nominates Dave Goldberg for that office, believ- ing that he will accept it, at least until good team can be organized and put in the field. even if he cannot devote himself to it permanently. Mir Gold berg is an old time player and a pres- ent day fan. He knows the game and he likes it. He is also a successful business man, a man of mature years, of unquestioned integrity. of popular personality and above all one who un- derstands the methodical and orderly conduct of whatever transaction he undertakes.