Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-07
PENNANT NOW
AT HALF MAST
County League HOnOrS Depend
on Arbitration Board
Decision
DUPONT WANTED
SEASON EXTENDED

The New Castle County League sea-
son is ended. with the championship
depending on decision by the board
Of arbitration Of the league as TO
whether the Wilmington Gas Com
pany-Riverview game played at River
view park on Monday morning was
2 legal game Perez E Garrett, man
ager Of the DUPONT club, formally rails
ed the question, when his protest
against the game, which was filed with
the president Of the league on Satur-
day morning. was presented TO the
league last night Mr. Garrett backed
up his protest with the statement
that the league rules requiring the
game to be played on Monday after
noon had been violated when the game
was scheduled for the morning without
the sanction of the league, which he
contended had not been obtained. p.
A. Griffith, manager Of the Gas Com
pany team, informed the league that
he had obtained the consent of three
managers TO play the game in the
morning instead Of in the afternoon
and. although the agreement was
made outside Of a regular league
meeting, he had no idea that the game
would be protested
That the season has ended with the
championship Ringing on the arbitra-
ton boards decision in this case Is
not the fault Of the DUPONT club, as
a morning newspaper would have II
appear. At last nights meeting, both
Mr. Garrett and Prince A. Mousley,
manager Of the Riverview team, want
ed the league TO extend the season
until next Saturday that last Satur-
days postponed games might be play
ed off and the championship decided
In the proper way under an extended
season Mr. Garrett made a motion to
this effect Mr. Mousley seconded
A. Frank NJ. Traynor, manager of the
Brookwood team. opposed the extern
sion on the ground that three Of his
inhelders could not play on Saturday,
they having postponed their vacation
trips until after the close of the sea-
son on September 3 Mr. Traynor
told the league that he could not play
with these three men out of the game
and rather than have the game de
velop into a farce. he would have to
vote against MIR. CARROTS and Mr..
Mousley's suggestion that the league
season be extended.
Mr.. Griffith. of the Gas Company
team, voted no with Mr. Traynor. The
vote being a tie It was lost and the
season was declared ended as Of
September S, leaving DUPONT and Gas
Company on even terms until the
arbitrators pass on the Gas Company
Riverview game protest.
The statement that the Wilmington
Gas Company representatives went
on record" at the meeting last night
as opposed to outside men playing in
what would ne post-season County
League team games is untrue The
subject of post season games between
County League teams was not dis
cussed at the meeting No mention
was made by Managers Garrett and
-erihth-ot -.,'rHhbeg'- -ga4oee Neither
can there be a play-off to decide the
championship. officially. since the
league voted down the motion that
would have permitted DUPONT and
Gas Company TO have decided the
championship. Should DUPONT and
Mr. Mousley's Riverview team play
game the teams. doubtless. would
use their old men, but there is moth
! ing TO prevent either Mr. Garrett OF
/ Mr. Mousley from playing outside
men. as County League rules need not
govern an exhibition game between
County League teams after the close
of the County league season.