Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-05
Rord of Governors ana
| Tenn, Managers Urge Him
! = Continue as Baseball
! Aend
| TEAMS LOSE MONEY
,r,,,JaM .. DALLAS

u., meets this evening at the Hotel
r.,Sn 70 act upon the resignation OF
Hor.rd NJ. Donovan. Its president.
s,... Mr. Donovan suddenly Mashed ms
oCiasSdrawal oiSd he has been besieged Dy
wimhsrs Of the Board OF Governors
NI ,:om managers to reconsider the
.s, anu and withdraw the resignation:
Ths announcement spread the report
-. the association was ABOUT 10 pass
@ ..v which, while needing no denial,
~. promptly spiked by the omcia,s.
~ 4 is said on good authority that
~ Donovan has almost assured MS
Lands that ha will stick as president,
n Is the first job he ever tackled
~ he did not finish. =, .
%Ths Philadelphia Baseball Associa,,
.,.r has made mistakes. But all IN al
!. !0% T. The best thing that ever happened
-. rho game in these parts ana mas
scns along with only one. real dispute,
srS that with the umpires over the
remuneration question. :.
Ths nmps we're awarded a fair in :,
.,eass, but n few, and just n few. had
M idea that the teams had made
Ssrrel Of money the previous year and
SeN out for n nonsensical fgure. Not
: rlub in Philadelphia made money last
v.sr. except Hilldale. and the same
ihins holds good this season. ..
Fut those at the head of the game
admit that they have encountered one
- tbs worst months possible, and figure
Mst with warm weather and any kind
n breaks that this will soon be- over
come and the deficiency soon wiped out.
Would Have Been Raised
Many Of the umpires are sorry now
that they did not accept the terms Of
fered The managers had virtually
sreed 10 boost the umps' pay il the
bsnkroll taken in at the gate warranted
H. But has it?
To date. and only n month has
passed. Bridesburg is about S21OO in
the hole. North Philles. $1,000. and all
the bigger clubs like sums. And lot
more would be worse off. but they fail
to meet their obligations. The larger
teams never fail TO fulfill every prom
iM made. and these are the clubs
that are the backbone of Philadelphia
organized independent baseball.
And right here il might be added that
every one is satisfied with the conditions
and are determined TO have an organ
ixed body. no matter whether Mr..
Donovan Is at the head or some one
else.
1t will ,bc impossible to get any man
who would devote the time to the game
that the head of the advertisers has.
He has spent his time and money
ladshly in an effort to boost baseball.
Neutral Umpires Stay
II the Philadelphia Baseball AssOcia-
ton has accomplished nothing else it
has given the fans the benefit of i'm
partial umpiring. This was one of the
bulwarks upon which the association
was founded and the moguls did not
hesitate to punish the Nativity team
when 1t announced that it would use
IL own men.
Other clubs had men who were favor
!es and the crowd liked, but the fans
efe against umpires appointed by the
home management and want officials
Who are absolutely divorced from the
team they umpire for either as to re- /
ceivng compensation or in any way ut
oil.
There have been complaints at the
work Of the officials this season. But
not on one occasion in the hundreds of
games played has the complaint been
from the visiting team. If the officiating
poor 1t has been so for both sides,
and at least one evil to PHILADELPHIA
'ndependent baseball has been wiped
out forever.
The managers agreed at a meeting the
elner nigh that regardless of what may
aaPpen they could never go before the
pubic again and force upon it umpires |
sppolnted by the home team.
St Carthage Wins
About 5000 Sunday baseball fans
s. .w Two OF our leading teams grapple
.ss,erGay afternoon at Sixty fifth
Ina Eatharine streets. which is on
'ue Molienden: Shore grounds in Della
y, ware County. The opposing mines were
g.! tarthage and South Phillies. The
rs rslnts have practically signed the
,.s saelsher team for Sunday games. The
so1e was to and the home club
ment. " ''''' VI '"e ars"'
tnere Is slight hill on the grounds.
ooa,s,, ous s Doth teams play under the Same
o"a,.lohs, 1t proved of no advantage
eIlher side. Already the St. Car.
10y management has made arrange.
MeS. a.s 70 erect a grandstand to accom-.
~. vuSte s oooo fans and announces thar
s;s,.; is G;nahahan Catholic Club will be the |
Tpusns pnn team next Sunday.
nni Greishaber was sent IN ,b.
s'ound by Tom Walker. and while hs
pst, 81 n'cKed for eleven hits 70 ten for
r,"y oDy Gibson. had little trouble In
ssn. ""'ne' especially when tho saints
..m six runs across the nlnto In Tho
.s'tnth' ..'s' Bill Barrett starred in th;s
.sssslon, when his double coun,od :" iS am
seors auners. sha He then proceeded to
third snd @ nnaI h run by stealing second,
Larry Sutton Out
Lane rre victor Syictory was costly, however for
Am, insn sutton had a finger split in the
Tin. "WR,ng Wg and will be out for some
and r..sll MscNelll went In behind the bat
'pooScJh'''" SJh'''"rmed med In a creditable manner. |
'.D.uar,, Stren, of Parkesburg, and
nIn - Brien, 1921 Flcisher can.
tbe srpS. p.ayea with the South Phils for
nAr.rai llme and did well. Steen made
Nhils sensational catches in center. T
s.. y hrlen did well at second.
,ocIdn,on S.Ienton Field Club journeyed TO
two Aaale aa and lost out in the ninth, with
int,odun' ddUwn' by 3 to .. "Liz" Powell
6tS tS'uuced new pitcher nomed Grif.
Delawaro Nv proceeded to show the
thinr, 1I,onhty champions a few
four sca,,1 r h"ld The home team to
10 set tb,ered IN. hits, but they managed
Won, Ro,h run m across in the ninth that
fourth U,a ann ntenton tallies came in the
b. Maraannd and We're the result of a single
NV York ana H,lldals s.il champs journeyed
VITA n, Giants This psrbyitesn bssysnss ea@e ne
aaas "A' 'h'r'y-eisht hits in in IL" he 1--WE two
sesd LsncssotsseGn rregHined its stride and