Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-24
)OE JACKSON MAKES
REPLY TO CRITICS.,
SAYS HE'S DONE
Applied in March for Job Here
and is Out of Big League
for Good.
HIS SIDE OF THE STORY

I'm done with professional ball 1t
makes no difference when the war ends
| shall not attempt 10 go back TO ball
plsving TO make living m settled
now and propose to make my home here,
| can do most anything that Is done at
this shipvard and I am out of the big
game for good.
so spoke Joe jackson this morning, the
former hard, hitting outtieldor OF the
Chicago White Sox Jackson ana ms
gang Of botcrs up had just completes
work nj the Harlan plant on the Ganbaldl;
500 ton cargo carrier that was hoa'ed
this morning.
ioincd the shipbmlders, baseball ctitlcs
have written much uukindly criticism
about his act. During all this abuse;
Jackson has said nothing. wanted
tbcm 10 have their fling and get all
through" he said in referring 10 the
,isrkson does not think that he has
bocn treated altogether right and that he
should not be picked out from hundred
other professional ball players to be
made the goat Of the country as ne
puts 1t.
10 avoid tho draft is untrue jackson
said Two months ago ] applied for
lob at the HARLAN plant, because during
the winter months have been working
AZ odd times about shiPyards and last
winter spent some time at Jacksonville,
florida
II made arrangements 10 locate IN ths
rIt, and Clarence Rowland, the " mte
Soy manager, knows il tie kne" fhat
the next time we came cast was gong
- drop out in Philadelphia and quit
the big game Anyone who Goes ho'
believe thus can ask him
RrAT rHE DRAFT ONE DAY.
The Sox finally reached Phiadelpma
| came to Wilmington on FRIDAY night
snd made arrangements 70 start WORK
here on Monday. On Saturday "A>
,old ~ report for physical examination
IN The draft That's how close II was =
my signing up 10 work and my beng
called to take the physical examination
Rut the preliminary details had been made
two months before
Il never made application to the Green
Vile exemption board 10 make any change
in nv classification. ! never applied for
enlistment in the Marine Corps IN this
cltv. | had a conversation with 2
recruiting officer, but never IN any WAY
told him that wanted 70 JOIN the marines
4 have not received any word from
have telegraphed q know where
stood have not received any word
from the board stating that | have been
put in defe rred class in order that !
might work in a shipvaTd All ! know Is
what | read in the newspapers. Jack
son went on 10 speak Of the criticism he
had been subjected TO and in the course
q his remarks said
KEEPS SISTER AND MOTHER.
i have been married ten years and
have mother and a crippled sister to
look after There are 3 couple Of brothers,
but nv mother does not depend on what
they give her For my sister always
send home SIS n month, All this talk
:.bout my Joining the shipyards making
me unpopular after the war, | want q
sax that / am not gong hach have
taken up shlphuldlng and am gong 90
>tlck 10 II
People have 8 nlisco inception about
uhat have made out q baseball
haven't made as much as they think !
lave. What ! earn here Is my only III
Isrkson spoke very afectlonatel abou,
Manager Rowland Hes aII right and
- Hne man. he saId, but about some
others who have criticized him 50 severely
he has not the same thoughts Row land
re ssvs knew all about hls intentions 10
leave the White Sox and the time when
he Was tooiif
Work on the new blcachers and grand
stand at the Harlan grounds is proceed
INC rapidly and il ls hoped that they vi.
he completed in time ioT use on Saturday
tn. band stand will he located betweeI
the hleachcr back Of third base and the
grand stand
Bill Gallagher says that his Delaware
River League team Is up against tho hard
est nut IN the league on Saturday.
when they play Chester. II they can make
good showing and win against Chester,
then IFS al of, Bill ssvs He proposes TO
pitch Jordan and Will MAKE no change IL
The lineup OF the team from that OF last
Saturday.
Gallagher took trip 10 New York
this week and renewed many old acquaInt-
,rceshirs among ball players BIZ has
rs eve pn q couple of minor ague b9l.
PLAYERS. too young 10 be the draft
whom he has hopes Of inducing 10 JON
the Harlan forces.
The trip Of the Delaware River team to
Philadelphla on June l6, promises to be
very pleasant one. u Shloe PARK canno'
h obtained for 2 game with The Na7y
asgregA tion that Bob Shawkey has then
t.e gsrue viii be played Al FOX Chase
Bills team are invited to meet THE
Na1,, team At the Service Club Twenty
second and Walnut streets, ln Phladei-
phia az noon and have lunch there The,
viii 90 to the ball field in automobiles and
return to the Service Club for dinner
afterwards, afterwards gong TO the special
entertainment for enlisted men Al Keith 5
Theatre
AN IMPORTANT POINT.