Detroit tribune. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1933, 1933-04-14
PRESIDENT SAYS
DETROIT Will Be
in THE LEAGUE
DeMoss Has Strong
Team To Represent
Motor City

Just when the local fans had
settled back to wait for the open
ing of the Negro National Lea
que baseball season in less than
month, the tranquility of the
situation was suddenly turned in
to a muddle with the anounce-
ment by Levy Tindle. Pontiac
semi-pro baseball operator, that
he could not arrive at an AMIGA
BILE agreement with owners of the
park, and would not finance
team in the league.
Mr.. Tindle, who had announced
at the bseball meeting held here
last month that he, with the CO.
operation of Walter Norwood,
would place a team in the league
under the management of Bingo
DeMoss, telephoned DeMoss in
Chicago last Thursday night that
the deal had fallen through. Ho
also wired president Gus Green
lee in Pittsburgh to the same eff
feet.
President Comes To Detroit
Greenlee and DeNoss arrived
in Detroit Sunday and Immediate
ly went into coference with
Tindle, Nose Walker, John Roe
sink and Everett Watson. The
conference lasted until early
Monday morning with no def
mite results.
Monday morning Greenlec and
Demoss conferred with Rufus
Peak, associated with Watson in
the Detroit Stars in 1881. The
president tried to persuade Peak
TO finance the team. After a con-
| ference with Watson, Peak decid-
ed that the time was too short 10
risk placing = team in the league
Tindle declared that ne hat
been informed that the park WA
lowned by the Detroit Lumbel
Compans. He tried TO got a loa~,
from the lumber company for tn,
Iuse of the park. but the officials
demanded an exoTbitant price
$4,000 a month.
At the conference Sundau
evening Roesink stated that hg
was still owner of the park and
that no lease could be issued with
out his consent. He further de-
clared that he was willing TO rent
the park to some one with a team
at the same price he had received
IN past years, a small percentage
Of the gross receipts.
Notwithstanding the gloomy.
outlook, Greenlee declared, be-
fore he left for Pittsburgh Mon
day afternoon, that Detroit would
have a team in the league when
the flag dropped for the Begin
ming of the league race on April
30. He will return TO the city the
latter part OF the week.
DeMoss Collects His Players
In the meantime. manager Bin.
60 DeMoss has surrounded him
self with some of the best talent
in the league. He has sprinkyed q
fine group of youngsters with
some mellowed veterans-men
well known for their ability to
perform creditably against high
class competition.
He has signed Big Ed. Rifle,
former first baseman for the De-
troit Stars; Newt Allen, Kansas
City Monarch second sacker; Jake
Dunn, the promising young short
stop who was with Detroit i'm 1881
and Robby Robinson, Detroit
third sacker in 1881. for his in
field. Chef Brewer, Kansas City
Monarchs; Andy Cooper, old De-
troit Star end Kansas City Mon
arch southpaw; Nelson Dean, the
leading hurler Of the Stars in
1881; Theodore Double Duty
Radcliffe, Crawford Giants star
finger and catcher last year, and
a youngster from the east, for his
hurting staff.
Leslie Palms and Radcliffe win
do the receiving. Dials win be ono
of the outfiederS.
Palms and Radcliffe are all
ready on the scene. waiting for
the order TO start practicing. Tho.
other players will arrive as soon
az word is sent out that every
thing is jake for baseball IN the
Motor City.