New-York tribune., 1920-11-23
Quaker City Scribes Urge
Baker to Give Former
Yankee Manager Chance
By w. J. Macbeth

Wild Bill Donovan for three years
manager Of the Yankeea prior to the
engagement of Miller Huggins; and for
the past two seasons leader Of the Jer-
sey City team Of the New international
League, may succeed Gavvy Cravath 90
pilot Of the Phillies.
Donovan is native son Of tho
Quaker City and very popular there.
The scribes Of the village Of brotherly
love have instituted campaign for
Donovan and 1t Is said William F..
Baker has already made overturea that
Donovan must at least consider SER
iously. 1t was unofficially announced
by q local newspaper last week that
Mike Kelley, Of St. Paul. had accepted
the Philadelphia billet. But the story
was made out of nothing as Kelley
since has declared he never had any
intention Of leaving St. Paul, where he
has heavy financial interests in we'll
paying Glass A. A. minor league prop
erty.
Provided William F. Baker intends
to give his patrons something for their
money-and not. as has been the case
the past three or four years, be con-
tent to live off the pelf acquired in the
ter than give Wild Bill trial Both
in the minor leagues and with the Yam
KEGS, Donovan has proven himself q
resourceful manager, who maintained
good discipline and who got about as
much out of his teams as anybody
could. He is particularly successful
in the development Of pitching. which
is more than half of big league sue
cess.
Lacked Material Here
While he was with the Yankees, Don
ovan had nothing like the material the
owners provided his successor. Miller
Higgins. But with such as he had
he undoubtedly would have given the
cept for series of accidents that over
took him early in July, when his team
was away out in front, and which In
capacitated no less than nine Of his
best players within six weeks. The
next two seasons baseball generally
was demoralized by the depression Of
the World War. The Phillies do not
present a particularly attractive task
just now. With baseball government
better stabilized than for many years
past it is likely owners Of second di.
vision clubs will 60 out after home
business. AS a start Mr.. Baker could
do no better than availing himself of
the popularity of the native son.
William H. Mccarthy, president Of
the Pacific Coast League. and Charles
H. Strub, president of the San Fran
cisco club Of the same circuit, were
visitors at the Yankee offices yester-
day afternoon. These men were pri-
marily responsible for the gambling
expose on the Coast which resulted in
the expulsion of five players. They
are East few days on business, hav-
ing come over from Kansas City, where
the annual meeting Of the minor
leagues was held this year.
Coast Bars Ball Gamblers
In the opinion Of these two smart
Californians organized baseball has
now the opportunity of it's life to reha-
bilitate itself in public favor, esteem
and confidence. They both believe that
the minor leagues will welcome an op-
portunity to enter into a new agree
ment with the major leagues. In their
opinion Judge Lands was the wisest
selection that could possibly have been
made to head whatever form Of su-
preme government to organized base
ball that may eventually be adopted.
committee of six from the minor
leagues, which will meet with commit
tees of three from each of the two