Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-13
POULSEN MAKES
EXPLANATION
Tells About 500 and Dough-
erty Who Failed to Appear
Sunday

The following is a communication
received from Manager Poulsen of
the Perth Amboy baseball team re-
garding the failure of two members
Of his three star pitching staff to
put in an appearance IN Sunday af-
ternoon:
Sporting Editor,
Perth Amboy Evening News,
Dear Sir:
II wish to let the fans of Perth
Amboy know why that 500 OF Dough-
erty was not on the field Sunday
ready to pitch. 500 who pitched five
innings Sunday, June 1928, against
Bloomfield and received $35 with
the understanding that Mike was
only going to pitch one game and
then he was going to Newark. Sat
urday, June 9-23 Mike came to me
and wanted to know what l intended
to do. Then l asked Mike II he was
going away this season or stay here
to let me know so I would know what
to do in regards to pitchers. l could
not afford to keep two high priced
pitchers around as we are not draw
ing a crowd large enough to pay two
good men. So Mike said he did not
know what he was going to do, SO
then I told Mike l could not let
Dougherty go as 1 had to hold him
IL he did not know if he would stay
or not.
'Then came the question of who
was going to pitch against Long Is
land and how he was going to get
paid. Well, I said, I did not know
who would pitch as that is up to
Field Manager Pete Burnett. Then
Mike wanted to know how much he
would get If he did not work so 1
asked him what he wanted. He ask
ed for $4,000 when he did not pitch
so I said 1 could not pay him more
than $1,000 when he did not work
and would give him $4,000 when he
pitched. When I told him this he said
he would not be down any more I
the fans that Mike pitched for us
last season and was to get $4,000
per game but as Mike pitched good
ball we gave him $4,000 without him
having to ask for ii and as I am
treating all the boys the best I car
and that Mike could not tell me
whether he would stay or not 1
could not see myself clear to give
Mike $4,000 for sitting on the bench
and $4,000 when lie was pitching
the way the crowd is coming out just
now.
And for Dougherty I can only
say what he told me when I got
him on the phone Monday. On Sum
day afternoon at $3.50 Field Mgr.
Burnett came to me at the gate
house and told me Doc had not got
there yet and he said what should he
do. I asked him to use Jensen so he
said Jensen had a sore arm then l
u-apf 1nnlyino for n~1dnnhnnnn aftnr
1 got him someone came to me and
said Dougherty's wife wanted to see
me at the gate. She said Doc left
home 1 o'clock then she thought
something happened to him. 1 also
thought the same as long as he did
not call up. Then / got a taxi at once
to rush Mrs. Dougherty home at
once as I seer she was worrying a
bout her husband.
after the driver came back he
said he seen Doc. Then 1 tried to get
him on the phone and when 1 did
this is what he said. He said he
waited for Arthurs to come along as
he had been coming down with him
and as it got later he thought some
thing happened but he would be
along. He waited until $3.50 ther he
went home. Arthurs who played one
game here 1 let go last week and
Dougherty did not know that so that
is the reason Dougherty did not APP
pear here Sunday. Dougherty will
pitch Sunday and the balance of this
season for the Perth Amboy Club.
1--WE play Railway Sunday, the
team that defeated Perth Amboy last
season with Mike 500 pitching, the
score was 80.
Thanking you for past favors, I
remain
"Yours truly,
ED Poulsen"
Aicer Jensen. the third member
of the advertised pitching staff, de-
MED last night that he had a sore
arm.