Evening journal., 1919-05-28
MIDDLETOWN DIDN'T.
file FOR DEL-MAR
League President Corrects
Misstatements That Come
from Down Country
CIRCUIT WELCOMES
ALL FAST TEAMS

Arthur G. Daxies. president Of lht
Del-Mar League, made reply today Ia
ON article printed yesterday 10 ihc e.
feet that the Middeiown baseball
CUB had been refused membership
In The Dcl-Nfar League. As a matter Of
fact Afr. Davies says the Middlelown
cub hos not made application for a
berih IN the league. Nor has any Of
ilcor OF The association nor any mem
Ders ~ ihe team discussed with the
leaguc nj any time this season even
helr deslrabilllr Of playing Dol-Nlar
Irague BALL For Alis reason and no
oihcr. Mr. Davies says. Allddloiown has
hot even been considered as an appli-
eant Tor q berth IN the league.
AN article IN these columns soy0rli
weeks ago gave rise. no doubt 90 the
belief IN Middclown that tie club was
utter place in the league. That mr.
ficle said tho d0Wn-counly team would
play Del-Alar League bali on the CON
dillon THAI tho team bo permitted t1
play all games at home Managers OF
the Del-NIar League teams who tro
ldayins ten Of their twenty games
away from home IN Informally dis
cisslng tho MddleiUwn situation do
clarcd HAT they were opposed 20 the
admission Of any team 70 The league on
shch q condition,
No application for membership from
Mlddlctown ever came TO the league
however, and therefore the talk was
ignored
The Del-Alar League president today
also denied that any Delaware Semi
professionl league, including Whining
ton teams, within the last eight years
had formally Invited Middlotown 10
play league ball. Tho penn-Niar
league which did not include
Wilmington teams. might have sought
Aiiddetown's membership and it may
bp this dcfunct league to which the
Mlddlct0Vn fans refer when they
say "ihc same league had asked thc
local club nj least a dozen times 10
place a team with ihem."
Moreover. Mr. Davies denied that ne
ilcl-Mar League had ever ended I'm
financial disaster, The league was or
ganizcd In 1915 wifi Elk Mills Elkion.
Newark New Castle. Wilmington and
Philadelphia Tractlgn Company and
parkside as melbcrs end finished n
most suceessfdl season. The league
was not organized the following year
lrcnuso OF The great interest IN lhc
Ai-Nllmineion league which. playing
Inexpensive. get high quality baseball
Oh open lots. cut down the attendance
ct the league games that were being
played on enclosed fields ai which
regular admission fees were charged
and In which heavy expenses were ln-
vplved Mr. Davies declared that no
Wilmington league or no Delaware
league IN which Wilmington teams had /
berlhs within the last clgh1 years. ever
ended In financial disaster and that not /
one OF these leagues ever had TO quit /
before The close Of The season unit,
i9st ,tar when the draft put a crpnp
80 baseball an over the country.
.,ir ila,'es SAYS The Del-Aiar LeaVa
st- nc fear OF over getting 'real
bal. club into their midst At This
time. DE says. The league has at least
I've ban teams that are the eduai of J
ihe hest teams MlddleloNn cses pio-
lNccd.
,uf course the league desires 10 rs
the slronges. ;slms Oh {
.alnahle- bat as the Mlddlel0vn club Of {
aclals hays never communicated with !
lhe local league relative 10 a berth In y
The organization. that club could not {
be elected to membership. An appllca- q
ton at this late date might not be con- J
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