The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-17
Americans and Brass City Workers Play in Water bury Today-Eddie Kelly in Big Denand-Basebal Resume.

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 Resume. Old Gent Pluv was on the job yes terday and put quite @ crimp into tho s-hedU,es of baseball teams not only in Bridgeport but also other ci- ties in the Eastern, National and American Leagues. The Americans 1 had hoped to resume their deferred climb to the top, but Mir. Weather 1 man ruled otherwise and the works | failed. Today however, Ray Grimes Americans and Jack Flynn's Brass City Workers will have it out in Wat erbury. The two teams will return here tomorrow, when probably a ! double header will be played at New | field Park. On Saturday the two etams wind up their series for the l time being in Waterbury Publication in the Times yesterday i that there was a lack of harmony ' among members of the Bridgeport ! team aroused considerable comment i The fact, however, is well known that | not all is peace and quiet with the | players. The latter while not allowing ! their personal feelings to enter into | their playing are on the breaking | point and if is certain that unles. 1 one or two changes are made in the
 
 | rcar future there will be considerable excitement in these diggings.
 Although the season is now past | it's second month the local team still seems to be in it's experimental stage. ! There is no denying the fact that in | cludcd on the team are some of the | brightest and cleverest players on i the circuit and yet Manager Grimes | seems to be unable to make anything
 out of the combination and changes | ar, noted almost every day.
 i Several players have been released. but these will find no trouble hooking | on wIth some other good combina- | ton for the very good reason that ! they are competent. No explanation | has yet been offered by either club ! or manager for the release of Eddie | Kelly who is wanted by no less than | three clubs right now in the Eastern | League. Kelly promised to develop | into crdckerjacll player, but for ] some reason or other he has been ! discriminated against from the out
 set of the season.
 President Clark B. Lane Jr., is a ! generous kind-hearted and broad | minded man, and the writer refuses | to believe that he has in any way | ] team. He has unlimited confidence | in the ability of Manager Grimes. i But far the latter, although fur
 nished with seemingly splendid tal-
 eut has failed to deliver th., goods. 1 He has had a hard go of it.
 The fact must be kept in mind | that this As Rays first year as man. | aEer, but his tactics appear to be un- . nd of he / results that such a team the calibre ] of the Americans should develop. He | seems to be unable to keep the players 1 together. Whether this is due to pet 1 ty jealousies that are bound to crop
 up among the players or whether it | is because of Rays ver-enthusiasm
 to make good and unconsciously be-
 come dictatorial are questions that ! have not yet been decided.
 Differences between players and
 managers are common. They crop
 up in the best company. A ball play
 CT is not the most agreeable person
 in the world. On the contrary, he
 doesn't like the idea of being bossed
 around. This is especially true of the player who has been sent back to the
 minors by major league clubs. Per-
 haps the feeling of certain players
 have been hurt by some action of Ray Grimes.
 Manager Grimes the writer believes, ! is overenthused and too anxious to
 make good. His eyes are yelled to
 certain things that should not be. The writer appreciates the fact that ! as a first Sacker there are few that can touch Grimes It may have been that his services were overpafd. But one thing MT. Grimes must bear 2 in mind is that players are the toucHriest men in the world and that the least thing that goes wrong will
 antaEonfze them. Bill Donovan had the right dope when he took hold of
 Provtder ,c. soon after being released
 by the Detroit Americans. He told ( the writer onece:
 8 "Treat the ball player half decent % Pump into his dome that he is as a important a. member of the team as
 the determination to win the title in . spite of everything. He fought for , all he was worth. He landed his , blows with greater force. He meas , ured every blow and what happened: