New Britain herald., 1925-11-21
EASTERN LEAGUE
IN PROVIDENCE
Succeeds Worcester. Mcdonald
To Hartford Next Year

Two important changes took place
yesterday, For one thing Simon A.
"Si' Mcdonald signed TO manage
the Hartford club, succeeding Pad
dy Oconnor OF this city, and the
other ts that tho Worcester fran
shiss was shifted 10 Providence.
The second fact was anticipated
but the first was not generally
known, though now the memory OF
Mcdonald and Owner Jim Clarkin
sitting for a long time In juxtaposi-
ton at the annual league meeting
in Waterbury last week comes to
mind.
Commenting last night on the
shift to Providence Owner Art
Shcan OF the Springfield club said,
That's good. Providence will out
draw Worcester" That is the gen.
erol feeling throughout the circuit,
for everybody is disguised with
Worcester, the biggest city In the
Eastern league, as ball town.
Among the Disguised and very like
ly the most so, is Albert II. Powell,
principal stockholder In the Boston
Braves and operator OF the Wor-
cester, now the Providence, fran
chise.
In connection with the story OF
the switch to Providence It was
also announced that Casey Stengel
will be retained as manager Of the
club. Casey did neat job of it
last summer and will pilot the
team, which is TO play It's HON g
games on Kingsley park, whore the
Providence InternationaIs perform
ed last summer after they were
moved from Newark.
Not only is Providence a larger
city than Worcester. but it is rated
better baseball town. 1t can't be
any worse. Providence saw its last
Eastern league ball in 1919, when
Eddie Sayrs's team finished third.
The crowds weren't any too big,
but the hope Is they'll be better
next season. Albany took the
Providence franchise in 1920. The
decision TO move out OF Worcester
was reached yesterday at a confer
cnce in Providence between Presi-
dent Emil Fuchs, Secretary Eddie
Reilly and Treasurer Powell of the
Braves.
At the annual Eastern league
meeting NiCe-president George
White Of Worcester requested per
mission to make the shift TO Provi-
dcncc, and the league gave consent
if the Worcester management
thought best, which 1t decided yes
trrday it does. With Hartford now
a Sunday city, as we'll as Proyi-
deuce. Bridgeport. New Haven, Al
bany and Waterbury. tie Eastern
League now has six Sunday towns,
so that new type Of playing sched-
ulc is sure TO be drafted when the
time comes, probably featuring
three game series,
Two Pcnnant Pilots
The move at Hartford supplant-
ing O'Connor with Mcdonald
takes from that city a pilot who
has finished first once and second
twice in the three seasons he has
Handled the reins. It is n coinci-
.dence that Mcdonald. who man
Jagged Hartford in 1913, won the
pennant that season, the last flag
Hartford saw until O'Connor won
it in 1923, Paddy O. piloted Al
bany a couple Of seasons before
going to Hartford. His plans for
next season arc indefinite.
Owner Clarkin never before has
,appointcd his manager so carly.
This year, however. the Hartford
boss plans to start south earlier
than usual and he is clearing the
decks before his departure for the
land of golf and gators. Every
Eastern league club now is virtual
Ivy certain of its 1926 manager
! though pittsfeld hasn't reappont-
ed "Shauno" Collins, nor New Ha-
ven renamed Neal Ball,