Evening journal., 1914-08-22
YORK IS NIFFED
At GRAHAA'S rule
BlameS Tri-State President
for Not Getting Whining
tons Team
HAD MADE OFFER FOR
CLUBS FRANCHISE

The York (Pa) Despatch says
George Graham got in a little more
of his fine work against York, when
he ridiculed the idea of this city
getting back into the Tri-State
League through the purchase of the
Wilmington franchise Graham, at a
conference between the Wilmington
management and himself, in Harris
burg, declared that there was absO-
lutely no chance for York to support
anything but a mediocre club, at
least this season, and the parley
ended by the transfer of most all
Wilmington's home games to other
cities. Under the leadership of Jim
my" Sharpe the Chicks will travel
for the remainder of the league sea-
son.
York business men had made an
offer for the Wilmington franchise
and the owners Of the Chicks were
about decided to sell. when Graham
stepped in and put the quietus on
York, just as he did a few weeks
ago, when he transferred the White
Roses to Lancaster, where they have
been playing ever since under the
ownership and direction of the
| league. Just what Graham has
against York, unless it is revenge
! for the frankness with which the
| fans in this city dealt with his
| friend, George w. Heckert, is not
/ known, but his actions and decisions
as far as York has been concerned,
have been anything but fair, in the
eyes of the men who have always
supported clean baseball here.
The action in Harrisburg robs this
city of any chance to get back into
/ the league this year, but it practi-
cally eliminates Wilmington from the
league and will probably result in
the offer of the franchise for sale at
the end of the present season. Lam
caster has not supported the former
White Roses in the way Graham eX-
pected and, as the league still holds
that franchise, it will also be for
sale at the end of this season, so
that York will have an opportunity
to bid for either one, when the time
comes.
Something is pretty sure to hap
pen when the annual meeting of the
Tri-State League is held this fall OF
winter and there are rumors that
Graham will be ousted and some one
else elected president of the league
Several names have been mentionC
as possibilities, but just what action
will be taken by the representative!
is problematical. It is pointed ou
that not for years has Tri-State base
ball been such a failure as undel
Graham's direction, even though tn,
start was made under circumstance.
more auspicious and promising thar
ever before, and most of the blam,
is laid at Graham's door
Men interested in the welfare o
the Tri-State are asking why it il
necessary to go to Philadelphia t,
find man to preside over the des
TIMES of the league, when there il
sufficient good timber in any of tn
cities on the league circuit. Phila
delphia has not interest i'm the Tri
State and it is pretty certain tha
Graham's chief interest is the salar,
plum of $4,000. which is easily earned
to say the least.
Graham took every town by storm
when he first became president. b.
, virtue of his Mexican athletics an
, engaging personality. He predicte
, big things, and although his state
ments relative to the future of tn
league we're taken with a grain O
salt, most persons believed he woul
make good But he did not and nov
the day of reckoning is approach
ing.