The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-24
TRACY SHOULD SAY WHERE HE STANDS Rumors Going Around That He is Openly Rooting For One
 Team Alleged Attitude of President and Umpire Supervisor Bad
 For Baseball
Springfield Union.)

President Tracy owes it to the Con- nectlcut League and to himself to let the public know just where he stands in regard to the New Britain club. Incidentally it would be only fair to the New Britain club and to Dan O'Neil, it's owner. for the league presi- dent to come out and say he has shown no undue interest in that ag- gregation. if he can make such a state ment. The whirlwind work of the Aviators has been put under a cloud Dy the rumOrS and statements which have been going the rounds and they have now reached such a point that an explana tion is needed if any dignity is to remain with the presidency of the Connecticut League and the man who now holds it.
 It has been stated in print that President Tracy rooted openly for the New Britain club when it was playing 3 double-header with Hartford in New Britain a short time ago. If this state ment were untrue. it should have been denied. If it be true. that act in it. self should have caused the directors to call a special session to request the resignation of the president If he comes out openly and roots for one club against another. such an act un- fits him for the office. If he didn't do so. such a statement should not be allowed to go unchallenged and uncon- tradicted
 President Tracy has. of course, made enemies during his tenure of office Every honest man makes enemies by trying to do the right thing But the fact remains that members of the um- pire staff. though they cannot come out publicly and say so do aver in private conversations that the league is being run from the box office in New Britain. Such a state of affairs means in itself that umpires. who are human beings like the rest of us, will be mighty careful when a close de- cision is to be given in a game in which New Britain Is a participant. In fact it would be but human nature for them to give New Britain the bet ter of the break. In justice to the um- pires it should be said that there has been no claim set up against them by the other teams
 The league president has stated re- peatedly that this is his last term in office and perhaps it is a good thing that he feels that way. Certainly he has not the confidence of the directors lot of that confidence and gave rise to rumors when he sold tickets on the New Britain grounds this season. The president of the league shouldn't be the ticket seller for any club. If he has any interest in club that would call for his presence in the box office he should resign the presidency.
 It is not fair to the New Britain owner and club to have such suspic ions as exist and for which there are causes. New Britain has put up a, gall lant fight and in cities where the home club has no show for the champion ship the roofing is for Dan O'Neil and his plucky team. But the champion ship shouldn't be clouded by any be- lief that the president of the league has used undue influence or that his man, Me, too", Kennedy has not given other teams the same show when 1t came to assigning umpires.
 It is fact. though perhaps it hasn't been printed before, that the job held by MT Kennedy has always been good deal of a joke among the direc- tors. It is also a fact that MT. Ken nedy did not get it and has not held it through any idea of the directors that he had any ability in that line or that he has developed any compe- tency. The job was given the Bristol citizen simply because he was the right hand man of President Tracy and it was made paid office because the league president wouldn't accept any salary
 On top of the statements that Presi- dent Tracy and Chief Kennedy rooted openly for New Britain against Hart ford come similar statements from Holyoke people. They claim and say they can prove that when New Britain played in Holyoke last week the league president with his Me too" man were in Holyoke and rooted openly for the visiting team. No one questions the privilege of either to have his own de- sires as to what team would win the pennant, but both are supposed to be neutral officials and the matter is one that demands the attention of the league directors now even if the season