Evening journal., 1909-03-06
POLO
BASKETBALL
BASE BALL
BILLY HILL HITS
STRAIGHTFORWARD

Wilmington, Delaware, March 3. '09.
Sporting Editor THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Dear sir. In order TO justify my
self, and endeavor TO rcinstate my
boys in the popular favor with which
they have always been regarded, until
our popular rink manager. Mr.. Glow
ard, tried to find means of disrupting
this popularity. 1 feel obligated, if only
for the boys sake. to make some reply
to the slanderous and insulting re
marks of Mr.. Cloward in his letter OF
the 26th inst. to your paper.
Relative 10 the proposed champion
ship series as outlined by him, ard
the reason we withdrew from all deal
ings with him. | wish to make the fol-
lowing statements;
Mr.. Coward has chosen TO condemn
the Lenox team and why? Simply be-
cause they would not play in his back
yard and do everything TO suit him.
lie would have us do over again the
same things we have already done m
order to win the championship Of the
state of Delaware. He would have
us play so games and the team finish
ing with the best percentage at the
expiration of the same winning the
contest, when we have already played
26 and finished far better than either
| of his two teams. defeating them Z out
Of and out of s respectively.
In 1907 the Springs issued a challenge
TO the Lenox team for a series of fiv,
games to decide the championship OF
the State, which the latter gladly ac'
cepted, the result being that the Leno,
went down to defeat and without ;
word. In 1909 the Lenox does the sam,
thing and the Springs. lacking tha
courtesy and sportsmanship. under Mr.
| Cloward. refused to accept our chal
lenge, which we attributed to a pur
dose Of cold feet. their only oxcus
being that they would not play unles
the Nlohawks were allowed to partici
pate i'm the series. What honors dl'
the Lenox have to gain from the No
hawks2 OF what did they ever hol'
the championship? Let Mr.. Clowar
answer these questions. The team tha
did hold them was apparently afrai
to wander out into deep water withou
having some ones hand in case the
should fall prey to the Wild waves
Well. thcy can hold on to the Mo
hawks and PAGERS. too, and when tl
season ends. they will still call them
selves the champions
Relative to Mr. T. Hnrs resignin
: from the Mohawks. I beg to say tina
Mr.. Hill made il clear to the Mohawk.
manager when ne signed with him tha
IL the Lenox, out of any sagreemen
with the rink management, resigne
, from the rink, he would tender III
resignation, too. Now that he ha
done so. Mr. Cloward has chosen 10 la
the bruut of two Of the defeats of II
Mohawks. at the hands of the Leno'
To Hills hlunders. If four other men
bers Of the MohawlSs' team held the
end Of the game up like Hill did. ii
season through. there would not hay
J been halt as many defeats registere
against them. The LenoX played po
at the Eleventh street Rink for Il
snort of IL. but they have come TO q
- conclusion that playing under N
= CIoward IS not sport by any mean
@ lie openly accuses us of being gull
t Of childish acts. What has nc TO say f
h himself? When we withdrew fro
a the rink, he seized the uniforms thi
r more the Liberty and independence
/. and refused TO allow us to take the
with US after advertising bene
{ night to ray for them, and explicit
r stating that If any disagreement arc
e we were TO have the suits.
o lie states in his letter that "it Is d
earnest hope that all the squabbling
over now" and / think there can
no doubt but what his statement W
come true. for with the one team tn
he has heen fighting against the enti
l saeson out of it, he has easy managiI
with the other two. But in conclusi'
I. as manager Of the Lenox roller po
IT team. beg to state that the Spring
e nor any other team can rightfully clai
10 the championship Of the state of Del
!. ware, until the LenoN team has be-
l. defeated and defeated fairly al
Il squarely iE a series of gamessarrang
I'm a way that shall entitle the tea
"A to a fair chance. Thanking you L
ia your valuable space, I am
t. Yours very respectfully.
William Hill.
10 Manager LenOX Polo Team.