Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
ACTION OF BASEBALL
DIRECTORS APPROVED
Stockholders Of Milford Base Ball
Club Vote Unanimously To
Sustain Directors.
NO EFFORT TO RETURN
So Far As Milford Is Concerned The
Matter Is Closed Unless Games
Are Restored To Them.

The final chapter of Milford's ven
ture into the realm of organized base
ball was written at a meeting of the
stockholders of the Milford Base Ball
Club, of the Eastern Shore League, on
Monday evening when the stockhold-
ers voted unanimously to uphold the
action of the directors of the club in
Withdrawing from the league and sur
rendering the clubs franchise follow
ing the action of the League directors
in forfeiting the games won by the
club. The meeting on Monday evening
was called for the expressed purpose
of learning whether the stockholders
were behind the directors in the ac-
tiOn that they had taken.
The meeting was held in the State
Armory, in Milford, and it was well
attended, not only by the stockholders
but by the fans in the community as
well. William G. Powders, president of
the local club, opened the meeting
with a short talk in which he told of
the efforts that he and his directors
had made to give Milford a winning
team in the League. He then called
on DR.. Walter L. Grier, who represent
ed Milford at the meeting at Crisfeld
on Tuesday, July 3rd, at which time
the league directors sustained Presi-
dent Thawley in his action in declar--
ing Milford's games forfeited.
DR.. Grier spoke at length. He took
the stockholders thoroughly over the
situation and covered the ground ex-
actly as he had laid it before the
meeting at Crisf1eld. He told the meet
ing that to his knowledge none of the
officers of the Milford Club had been
given a ruling as to just what consti-
tuted a Glass Man. He said that the
plea made by him at Crisfield was that |
the men signed by Milford had stated |
to the directors that they had never
signed Glass C contracts, and that
they stand ready to furnish affdavits
to that effect. He further stated that
Milford played the men under their
true names, thus showing that the
management felt that they had moth
ing to conceal. He acknowledged that
he had heard rumors that the men
were class men; but in the absence Of
any official ruling the club felt that
they were within their rights in play
ing the men. He furthermore stated
that the President of the League, Mr..
Thawley, acknowledged that the only
rules or regulations governing the
league in existence was one copy held
at the Office of the Secretary at Sails
bury. This was one typewriter sheet.
The Milford Club had never been Civ
en- a copy of the rules governing the
league. He said that he explained fully
to President Thawley and the other b
league directors, the situation in Mil S
ford. It was this:-With the games {
taken away from the team, and with S
no possible chance of winning the S
Dennant the financial support neces- q
sary to conduct the team would not s
be forthcoming. With this confronting v
the management they would be forced tt
TO take one of two actions: first, to o
luit outright and give UP the club
franchise; second, to play cheap u
team the season out in order to hold n
he franchise. This statement by him, p
le said, was held up to ridicule by the IL
league directors at the meeting at C.
Jrisfield. d
DR.. Grier was followed by Louder N. II
Iearn who was also one of the Mil G.
ord delegation to the Crisfield meet p
ng. Mr.. Hearn told very emphatically u
# the treatment accorded the Milford d
He made no bones Of the al
flair and did not mince words. He VI
tated without reservation that in his m
pinion the whole proceedings were d;
ut and dried before the meeting was lie
allied. In this he was borne out by the OF
ther members Of the delegation. They eT
rere especially bitter in their criti-
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