Evening journal., 1911-08-08
.DELMAR GETS
AFTER TOBIE
Resent His Report That Ball
Teams Have BIaCkliSted
Peninsula Town
THOMPSON SAYS ALL
IS WELL In TOWN NOW

Sporting Editor The Evening Journal.
To the public who read my article
in The Journal last Friday even
ing and the reply of E. H. Butler,
manager Of the Delmar baseball team.
which was published the following
evening. wish to say that my declar-
ations were all true.
Immediately after reading Buffers
reply 1 communicated with William
Phillips, manager of the fredericksburg
club. Phillips told me he had never
dreamed of saying the only decent
game he played this season was at
Delmar. He also stated that Fed
eralsburg had no games scheduled
with Delmar this week, and whether
they would play Delmar was an un-
certain thing Now do you think
Manager Butler told the truth when
he said: After the game here the
fredericksburg manager expressed him
self by saying, This is the first decent
game we have played this season. "
He further said. I'VE play at Fed
eralsburg Saturday" l suppose he is
going to play Horses X Roads"
there. for no one in fredericksburg
knows anything about any arrange
ments.
l also talked with Arthur Figgs,
manager of the Laurel club. He said.
Your article was all right. In re-
CARDS to Laurel. it expressed my
sentiments precisely; and l am glad
some one has the nerve to tell them
what they are doing" When asked
if his team played Delmar on Thurs
day he said, Il am manager Of the
team here. and have no knowledge Of
such arrangements. You can quote
me as saying the Laurel club. as long
as | am manager, will not play ball
at Delmar unless insured police pro-
: lection"
Now does this look like Butler is
correct when he says there have been
no rumors as set forth in my article?
However, he did manage to say the
right thing once. He said, 1--WE play
Seaford here Monday" When l stated
that Seaford would not play them uD-
less affairs at Delmar changed, l was
acting by what six Of the home boys
had said in regards to going to Del
mar. However, Or. Hatch, a repre-
sentative of the Delmar club, insured
? police protection, and It was there
When the boys returned home last
! night they said that things were de.
cidedly different from what they hac
4 been. They all thanked me for call
4 ing their attention to conditions, ant
q felt sure that my article was largel,
q what brought the change.
: BY sending the communication U
o1 arTf I'M
; the Delmar spectators, it was no
n my intentions to offend any one.
! simply did it so that the management
n of the team would realize the existing
n conditions and feel and see the stu
II alton as the visiting teams did. How
a ever the spectators" did not take i
q that way, and about two score Of then
met the midnight train on FRIDAY
evening to settle the matter with tbs
writer, who happened TO be on th'
train Ten Of the braver ones board
ed the train and demanded an ex
PLANTATION II was given them, bu
apparently did not meet their ap
proval The crowd outside the cars
cried lynch him!" And made al
sorts of ugly remarks. News ais,
came back by the Seaford boys that
had better never go to Delmar again
have never been afraid to trave
in Civilized communities" and If eve
have occasion to go to Delmar,
J. expect TO go.
Z As stated before. didn't mean to b.
s smart by writing the article nor di'
o think Of causing all this trouble.
z wrote the article, had good reason
/ flor doing It, and am responsible TO
s it. To all those people who assaile'
/ me at the Delmar depot on Frida.
2 evening I extend a pardon, because
doubtless, they misconstrued m
meaning and we're not aware Of wha
they were doing.
Authentic reports credits the man
agement of the Delmar team witt
having insured visiting teams fai
treatment by the spectators and um
pires at all times. The grounds hav
been lined off so that the spectator
are the legal distance from the play
D ers. Peace in every way has bee
D assured, and as stated before, Delma
will have no trouble in arraDgin
games with other Delaware and Mary
It land towns. Delmar has an all righ
team and why should she let a fe'
a undesirable people" as one Delma
resident put it, ruin baseball2"
This will be my last article con
cerning this subject, no matter wha
4 action Manager Butler or any one els
70 may take.
"a Yours,
* Clyde Corkran Thompson.
X Seaford, Del, Aug. 8.