The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-02
MORE OF SUNSET LEAGUE.
William Mcdonald of East Barre Makes
a Statement

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Editor Barre Times; If you will al
low me the space, | viii endeavor to
answer the letter recently published in
your paper in regard to the Sunset league
doings and signed by A. b. MeLeay,
manager, Granitevile A c. | will an
swer Mr. McLeay's letter in sections,
beginning with No. in regard to cancel
| ing the Blue Sox game, 1t was agreed
| by all the directors to leave the matter
of cancelled games TO the manager of
each team. 1t was further agreed that
the Blue Sox could play any of their
home games on the grounds of the OPP
posing team at any time or at Barre
whenever possible. The Blue Sox planned
to play this disputed game on the God
dard campus, but could not, owing to
the b. A. C.-Chinesc game, and they then
wanted to play on the G. A. G. grounds,
but Mgr. MeLeay would not accept any
change, according to statements by
James Levie and Edward Mackay.
Furthermore, the Blue Sox had just
as much right to protest this forfeited
game as the G.. A. G., for the reason that
tie G. A. G.. umpire, who forfeited the
game to them, was not an official UNI
pire, because his name had never been
brought before the board of directors,
as it should have been, according to
vote taken at one of the first meetings.
G. A. c. has had four different umpires
the other teams using the same officials
that they started with.
No Pin regard to Graniteville A. c.
voting not to accept any more Cancelled
games: This section would infer that
the G. A. c. were running the affairs of
the league, and not the directors from
each team. If this was the case, why
have any directors?
No. 3-This section in regard to G. A.
G. being the only team not paying their
players would insinuate that the other
three teams were paying their men, and
which would be considered joke by any
sane person familiar with the teams in
the league.
No. 4-In regard to its being a strictly
amateur league. If Mr.. McLeay had
read his copy of the records of the Oh
rectors meetings, he would have found
this article
"Voted that this league be strictly
amateur league in the sense that no
player shall receive more than 81 to
cover his travelling expenses, provided he
lives out OF town" His statement I'M
regard to the wide field and most money
is easily answered by referring to their
list of players, in which | find the fol-
lowing men: Gilfllan from st. Johns
bury, VT. Peterson from Charlotte, Vt.
Craige, from Westmoreland, n. H.; Jos.
Williams, from Proctor, Vt.
The following players were added aft
er the last directors meeting: Maiden
OF u V. NJ, Wishart from Chelsea and
Donahue, U. V. NJ. Possibly Granite
vile wanted the whole U. S. A.
No. 5--This article in regard to play !
ers was considerably exaggerated wheh
five /. A. c. players were mentioned with
an addition or two Of three more. East
Barre was to play just Comolli and Da-
wilson or Witt.
The three Blue Sox men mentioned as
playing with B. A. c. have always played
with the Blue Sox in the past and
why not this SUMMER
It appears that G. A. G. were due for
a slump and this forfeited game of the
Blue Sox was good chance for them to
show the white feather as the G. A. c.
directors stated that they would with
draw from the league if not given this
game. Knowing the conditions and with
the lead they had in the league, it can
not but show that the Graniteville A.'C.
"quit."
Thanking you for this valuable space
and assuring you that this is my first
and last article on this controversy, n
remain,
Yours truly,
VIM. d. Macdonald,
Sec-Treas. Sunset League.