The evening times., 1911-08-17
SHERWOOD MAGEE
BACK IN GAME
Starts on Probation Today in
St. Louis Philadelphia
Series.

Charley Doom, the crippled leader of
the Phillies is glad that Sherwood Ma
gee will be able to play with the
team today, but he intimates that
President Lynch of the National
league has shown his vindictiveness
by keeping Magee out SO long, and
blames Lynch for pushing the Phillies
down to fourth place.
While propped up in bed Doom
laughed outright when asked for an
opinion on the Lynch statement, re-
instating Magee today.
"Oh. it's fine, very fine" said Doo-
in, with just little sarcasm in his
voice. "Now that we have been push
ed all the way down to fourth place,
Lynch has become magnanimous and
is going to allow Magee to play, but
only after the New York series.
Pardon Comes Too Late
ut does seem strange that he could
not be allowed to play in the Pitts
burg and New York series, to assist
us in winning the games we most
needed.
81 feel that the pardon has come too
late to do us great deal of good, and
yet know the boys will fight all the
way, and will endeavor to make the
other fellows hustle to win the pen
nant.
II will be glad to have the team
near me this week. Even though
will be unable to get to the grounds,
can have the boys up here and have a
heart-to-heart talk with them"
Dooin's leg is not healing as quick
ly as anticipated, and he may not even
be on the bench for several weeks.
He will not play again this season.
Magee was indefinitely suspended
last month as result of his assault
upon Umpire Finneran during a game
| with st. Louis in Philadelphia on
July 10. Later the suspension was
fixed for the remainder of the play
Ing season and 5000 fine imposed.
] In a letter to Magee President
Lynch says:
after very careful consideration
OF your case have decided to lift
your suspension temporarily and re-
turn you to good standing. This re-
instatement will date from the time
your club returns home, namely,
Wednesday, August 16, and it will de-
pend solely on your good behavior
whether or not this reinstatement
snail be permanent. trust you will
see to 1t that it is''
Reinstatement Expected
The reinstatement of Magee was ex-
pected by the Philadelphia players
and close followers of the National
league club in this city. Lynch's in
terview, sent out from the Chicago
meeting, in which the board of di-
rectors upheld their presidents rul-
Ing. contained wide glimmers of hone
which did not require much reading
between the lines to indicate that Ma
gees suspension was to last only a
matter of days and not months.
Lynch was no doubt pleased by the
way that the board of directors stood
by him and thought that the 5000 fine
with the months suspension was
enough punishment for Magee.
Lynch did not care to LET Macao
come back while the Phillies were in
the west, for there would have been a
cry that he was playing favorites.
Now the first club which Magee will
battle against is the last club he
fought against when he had his
trouble with Finneran.
Magee is needed more than ever by
the Phillies. The team has stood up
wonderfully well under the severe
handicap imposed on it by various ac-
cidents, and with Magee back in left
J there will be one less strain to be
shouldered for the present, and it ia
hODed for the SEASON