Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
.G.P. CARTWRIGHT IS
new HEAD OF P.B.A.
WelI-Known Basketball Official
Unanimously Named to Sue
ceed Howard m. Donovan
GETS BUSY Immediately
By WILLIAM 9. DALLAS

George p. Cartwright, widely known
as a basketball referee and authority on
both the professional and intercollegiate
game, was named president Of the Phil.
adelphia baseball Association last eve.
ming to succeed Howard NJ. Donovan.
The action of the Board of Governors
was unanimous.
The new leader of the local semi pros
and independents had been studying ,tho
situation closely for the last few days
following an invitation to consider the
matter.
He expressed his opinion that the
possibilities Of the association are un-
limited. He Immediately wanted to
know the full details of the organiza-
means have been devised that will wipe
out any debt in the space of two weeks.
Cartwright gave his opinion that the
SD initiation fee was very meayer II
the clubs derived any benefit, and will
Immediately start to boom things so
that everything will he running
smoothly. The association has been
without a leader since before the sea-
son opened and naturally has been
handicapped.
Drop "Deadwood"
1t is planned to drop Immediately the
teams that have failed to fulfill their
obligations by making payment In
financial matters. This will be done
at a meeting of the Board of Governors
next Monday. and the new president
Will be introduced to the entire as.
sociation at general meeting on pos
sibly Thursday of next week.
:, lie said there Is no use in carrying
deadwood." This association Is
better off minus such clubs" he added.
1--WE can be more successful without
them" he continued. ''Then when
everything is running smoothly and
those who have been suspended find
they have made n bad guess, let them
pay for the benefits"
Cartwright said he always found it
harder to satisfy the little fellow and
the bigger club would gladly overlook
trifes the smaller one will raise big
fuss over. He wants the association to
let the baseball world know that 1t has
something to sell and put 1t across in
such manner that those not in the as
sociation will want to become members.
But he is positive that those who do
not pay for the benefits should be sus.
pended Immediately and not profit at
the expense Of the other clubs.
Should Make Good
The p. B. A. is fortunate in getting
Cartwright to accept the presidency. lie
is we'll known. has vast experience
both as player and official and is a
successful business man. He played
baseball years ago at Pitman Grove,
holding down the initial sack. but is
better known for his basketball activi-
ties.
He played on the football and base
ball teams at Rayen High in his school
days and began basketball with the
Penn Wheelmen in 1899. He stayed
with them one year. and from 1000 to
1903 played for Billy Morgenweck, at
Camden. He was a member of the ia
nous Electrics that won the National
League pennant.
When he retired as a player he took
up the job of referee and has always
been one of the best. During the sea
sons of 1912-13-14 he was out of the
city on business, and while away also
coached Barberton. Ohio, High School
teams at basketball and baseball and
won the Northern Ohio chamnions shin