Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-08-12

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Sport Mirror
By Russell ]. COWANS

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Nashville Elite Giants. has un-
corked an attack against Gus
Greenlee. head of the Negro Ma
tional Baseball Association and
owner of the Crawford Giants.
members Of the association The
attack carries as much powder as
the speed of some of Wilson's
pitchers.
Wilson. who has been connected
with organized baseball for a long
number of years. assails the act
ton of the Crawford Giants I'm
recent series IN Nashville Oscar
Charleston pulling his team OF the
field after losing three out Of four
games to the Wilson team.
Later. according to Wilson his
team Travelled to Akron and de-
feated the Akron Grays in
double-headcr. This. said the
Nashville owner. ran the Nash
vile teams victories to five
straight al the beginning of the
second half.
However. Mr. Wilson claims tho
league standing. as sent to the pa
pcrs by John Clark. league secre-
tary. was wrong. The standing did
not include the loses inflicted
against the Crawfords by Nash
Vile.
Because of the failure TO punish
the Crawford feam for leaving the
field. and because a "doctorcd" re
lease was sent TO the papers. VIII
son arrives al the conclusion OF
there is need of commission Of
government for the association,
instead of one OF the owners sit
ting in the presidents chair. lie
also feels grieved about the Craw-
ford's playing the Philadelphia
All-Stars after the league owners
had agreed not to play the Boldei
Z team until Wilson's star hurleI
4 Ed Willis, was returned TO TN
q Nashville team.
ri Tom Wilson is right about hav
ng an owner as president of tn
league. Baseball moguls have beer
. attacking that point of the game
since Andrew Rube Foster headed
the Negro National League John
Tenny Blouni, former owner of the
Detroit Stars. started the ball roll
ing in 1924 when he and Rube dis
agreed.
Every year the owners declare
that they will place at the head OF
the league a man who is not finan-
cially interested in" any of the
clubs: but every year they do just
the opposite. They are not so hot
to have an outsider directing the
institution where they have in
vested their money.
But with all Tom Wilson's de-
claiming against Gus Greenlee--
and he is right in many OF his
charges the fans must not lose
sight of the untiring efforts the
Pittsburgh magnate made TO keep
the league going. Greenlee made
five or more trips to Detroit be
fore the season opened, and like
number after the campaign start
ed. to help the local situation And
these trips were made at his own
expense. There were also trips To
many other cities.
Furthermore, Greenlee shifted a
number of his players to other
clubs in an effort to balance the
league. other owners refused to
do likewise.
And then there was the money
spent with the Akron club. This
club was put in the Ohio city TO
keep the league on a balanced
schedule after the Cubans refused
TO enter the organized ranks.
Although the Big Fellow from
Pittsburgh has done some things
which were not to the advantage
of the league. the owners must
acknowledge that without his as
sistance this year organized base
ball would have been a greater
flop than Il Is.