Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-29
Orpa,isation of Baseball
Teams Is Outstanding Fed.
ture of Year in Independ.
eut Ranks
MAKES NEW RULES
By BILL DALLAS

,,,sbments Of the Philadelphia Base
b,u Association. This organization /,
m. ,he entire works in semi -profcs.
,onal ball In This locality. rs there are
rumerous clubs and small leagues not
sf6liatcd. but the big frst.c!ass teams
az who,c. ere members
And thnt in u nutshell was the big
occomplishment of organized indepen
1ent baseball in Philadelphia on n
,,roe degree. Those in authority have
learned almost to Il "T" the faults of
,be scmi-p and things will be con.
inc.ed far differently this year.
ANY team that simply says. eve
tove n great club that rates with the
hest" will rot hc admitted. The new
.,oron Of the l.. Il. \. is ever" from
Missouri" and newcomers will he re.
orired to post q substantial cash bond
which means that any shortcomings
will be taken care OF III q proper man :
nor md the season will not find that
.luh n member Of organized baseball
with n string Of dc5ts q MIL" long. ,
Donovan Chosen Head
The philnGclphta Baseball Assoria e
,onr sprans into official existence on
rohrnary 10 when Howard NJ. Dono:
van vas chosen president. He proved
live wire and iradr The thing 60 from
thc getaway. but just few days be-
forc thc s"aSOn was to open. April -,
TO be exact, Mr.. Donovan was laid 10"
with an attack OF pnrumonia. After
q hard fight. ne recovered. hut "n,
orders Of his physician was inEtru"t"G
~ divorce all outside interests aud
only permitted ,wo honrs dny nj
business.
The association refused IL first To
prcort his resignation, but NMHltT. on
June g. succeeded in securing nf
ponovan'S successor Gcorg" i. arr
wright. who has been IrspoN"!tI" ior
the success of the organization. amt
indg;rg by the rapid stride: he made
from III" start tn" Phi'ad'lph" bnHr-
ball Association will be the best "t us
kind in America next N"ar.
During tho illness OF tho president
the association saw many storm days
anil !, looked for time as If tLr old
ship would scuttln, but the inrn at the
head who were in cha-g" uf TIA" !n"st
RESPONSIBLE teams stuC,. to- the cH,!t
and hyrught hrr safely 20 port. In
this respect n line or two for Bill !'Ir" :
son. Of th" North IhilNies. " u'd no!
he amlss. Only y mcmhe" "f the Fonr.i
of Coverrors he ilmued into the breach
and r.rfnrmeJ tho trg;; Of president
{, n ,,on,nr thot did himself noble.
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"Carty' Gets Eusy
ln' new pif%'hr.' s""M'n ;.,,ta,' n, tmr :"'' :,
ton. n.''; i,T. u Va ,ior;';rd ON Jurr -. ,ha,
,.r'F,.. 'jy, 80 thr Snvrr.y.u'rc clubs
woro va, y..,,b ,rtoirirp us ;l,ry failed
to s,,fIl tLn nhlir,,inr1 REQUIRED Of
Zion, lJo ia ,,nt Lra;tntn IN HI: Lrci-
si,r orJ i YEA, ,,,,;tcr stroke. n.
,noYi nf ,ha hickorirgs md ounrrcls oi
~. ''h Xxx ,,.o,.,' r,,.co.;nroI hy foam.
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100" ~""' snmo ' - t;. now rvIcs viii be
nrt jn,n n,,n,t =. tLe stort ,f tho year.
III. mn,ui, lava ,1nr;,lol thot 70 ulnv
a'" ',,"H,S "cnssi""o, "" h,r ~ phi,,Jc,uhi;
,b"r, ',"'. Ln - s,,,r, I;,r;,
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Inns may come rs >,'.CM =" .in. tr,
%!'l say - ll'P"N''"''' mo'''''hs '",
that such rules ar" never lived ~ J."
mt y va! rh'i" JUS, ne N"!1l'' AZ -.
month 9. ",'l'lnl 'nT"II's",t"s o,, J.. wa, u,
ta!heH irr'h the hehHN OF H'Nrn ~
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80"
Have Regular schedule
Of ,hc sr,',ni, failed 10 rrov.. as salts
t,ctory ms r,nnc,eI. and IL has bccr
deridnL shat in 1904 rcyllur schedule
Of gu,n.s Win hc nlnycd The teams In
the orgoniznii,n m,rl,t he surpri>r
ns oniy ,hosc who are in a rogirinn &c
NJ. ,in n very lor-r cash bond will b.
admitted, This is found absolutely
necessary for tie pr6tcrtion Of The club,
and plnyrrr
\ rcsuIar schedule OF gnI4"s wiz b,
pIaI'u' "n.''NG POSSIBLY On Jun" l
t.nsI var me r"n'i''IH - p'nE'rS uH,,'
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