The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-09-09
IN Answer TO The
Sports Committee
tBy Ray L. Olsen)

During the course of the meeting
the secretary of the club read set
of resolutions which had been draft
ed by a member of the committee who
was not present at the meeting. The
resolutions were adopted and after
wards discussed by the members and
Ger much discussion had ensued If
was the sentiment of most of the
members that the resolutions should
not be published but they were. That
is perfectly alright that they be pub
lished.
The member of the committee who
drafted the resolutions was that pop-
ular plutocrat who has held down n
conspicuous position on the Logan
players bench at the bail games. He
did not go up TO the meeting himself
TO introduce his pact but sent his
manuscript in the care of Robert
Sheffield. Dispatch Bearer Sheffield.
who was a party to the affair, hand
ed the well written instrument to Mr..
Hovey, secretary of the club, who
later read the resolutions.
Now it seems rather peculiar for
this particular gentleman to be do
ing such thing as this. Earlier in
the day he approached another mem
Der Of the committee and stated that
he had read a certain article in the
paper about the manager of the barr
club and that he thought IL was the
truth. Then, in a conversation with
another gentleman he took a rap at
the manager himself for the manag-
er's failure to do certain things. Then
along comes the manager, vevidently
and now this gentleman falls in with
word of sympathy and offers to
draft some resolutions to censor the
sport writer. Now the writer of the
article does not object in the least to
this sort OF censorship, considering
the source of the same.
We might discuss some more in
cdents where the men involved here
have been before public notice many
times bfore. First of all this gem
Etleman of whom we speak went to
Hcommittee meeting last summer and
Nominated Mr.. Coburn for playing
manager of the baseball team. Then
be assumes the position (self appoint
fd) of Mr.. Coburn's chief lieutenant
Ind assigns himself to a prominent
place on the players bench. To 9th
DIS he has been known to remark
Nat Mr.. Coburn was not baseball
man and could not run ball team.
M compliments himself upon the
bdvice he has handed out to the man
Afer from time to time from his po-
> Non on the bench. He says also
Hat he has saved" the manager
lone games by his strategical adj
IA. On one occasion lately the man
- yanked pitcher in the ninth
1Ing upon his advice. The manas-
came in for severe panning from
1efspectators sitting close to the
mem, but the man who should have
,afed in these epitaphs was his chief
viper.
mere has been scores and scores
comment made among the hun
rdk OF loyal fans upon matters men
>ned above, but nothing has ever
offsaid to the particular one con
rntd. Moreover it is perfectly al
Eht|that he should sit on the bench
tlie manager permits and II he
nks that he can help the game
ak. but IL he is accorded these
yiieges he certainly should not
! cik the manager at one time and
Ia fim at other times
N when the Sports committee voted
- the resolutions" they reminded
IT. ~ sans of big over-grown kid,
hawls when he was laughed at
then says "I'm goin' to tell ma
you Great Sports they are.
nut now it is very proper that the
- ohoold kunNU aOrnafhinp else that