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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
ten INNING BOUT
ENDS WHEN ARMY
BLASTS IN PAIR
First Tilt OF Playoff For
Cape Fear League
Championship

The Sheetmetal Workers held
the vaunted Camp Davis Fighting
AAs to 2-2 tie for ten innings at
Legion stadium here Thursday af-
ternoon before bowling to the SOL
diers, AZ, in the first game Of the
playoff for the Cape Fear league
championship.
The second game of the series
will be played at the anti-aicraft
artillery training center Sunday
afternoon. If the Fighting AAs
win they will take the series, and,
if not, the two teams will play
the third game Immediately after
wards in a doubleheader.
The game Thursday developed
into pitching duel between Bob
Davis of the Fighting AAs and
Burman Bear a newcomer to the
mound for the Sheetmetal Work
e.. Each allowed but six hits and
Davis struck out 10 men while
Bear retired seven men via the
strikeout route.
The Metalmen jumped into a two
run lead in the third inning. Davis
struck Stanley with a pitched ball
and Covington singled to set the
stage for Pig Joyner's long double
to the scoreboard which scored
both men.
The Fighting AAs started their
scoring in the seventh with a sim
gle by Rudy Gertz and a long drive
to the outfield by Poteat which
was errored, allowing Gertz to
score. Pitcher Davis then doubled
and was tagged out attempting to
stretch the hit into a triple with
Poteat scoring previously.
A series of miscues gave the
AAs the two winning runs in the
tenth. Oliver was safe on a wild
throw to first, taking second on
the play. Davis then hit to Pitch
er Bear who elected to play for
Oliver at third, and threw over
the third basemans head, allow
ing Oliver to score. Two singles
brought in the remaining run.
Score by innings: r H E
Camp Davis 900 900 200 o. 6
Sheetmetal OO2 900 900 o. 6 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Importance Of Water
Supply Is Discussed

Tracing the complete history of
the Wilmington waterworks sys-
tenn from it's beginnings in the
1905 to the present, Superintend-
ent M'Kean Maffitt of city water
and sewer department, told Will
mington Lions that city's water
and sewer system is as essential
as is the circulatory system of a
human.
Visitors included ]. P. Garrett
of Norfolk, former Wilmington
Lion and physical director at the
YMCA, Lion Pate of Goldsboro,
Ralph Hengevel, a former Lion
here, and Wallace Barber of Col
umbus, Ga.
Vice-President Paul T. Marsh
burn presided over the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
feast Guard Defeats
E'ngiineers In Series

Johnny Mobiles Coast Guard ten
combined good pitching and heavy
hitting to take the first game OF
the second half championship play
off Of the Servicemen's league
from the Engineers, 80 at Hilton
Park Thursday afternoon.
Tex Lancaster limited the Engl-
neers to three hits and helped win
his ball game by TRIPPING to score
two runs.
The Coast Guard garnered hits
in every inning in shelling two En-
gineer pitchers, White and Aud,
for a total of IA nits.
The second game of the flvt
game series will be played Fri
day.
Score by innings: R H
Coast Guard -. 900 Oil 1-9 IA
Engineers ...... 600 900 90 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
.PRELIM GRAD IS
GIVEN FOR BOUTS
Saturdays Fights Include
Heavy, Light-Heavy,
Welter And Middle

The contenders in the four four
round preliminaries on Saturday
nights boxing card here were an
nounced Thursday night by Teresa
Rose, the promoter.
Tony Majorge will meet AL Du-
boise in the ight-heavy match; Al
Mates will do battle with Jimmy
Zimmerman in the welterwelght
division; Bob Thornton and Joe
Brener will scrap in the heavy
weight bout; and Pop Manley and
Mike Batch are matched in the
middle class.
The top bout will match two top
middleweights, Tony Ross and
frankie Martin, in 10 round fra
cas-.
Pancho Lara and Babe Alto will
clash in six round semi-final.
Both are featherweights.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
DETROIT AND RED SOX DIVIDE TWIN BILL
Camp Davis Eleven Will
Begin Practice Monday

An exception, however, is the
TACT that Cpl. John Mellus, former
Vlllanova and New York Giants
star, will do the line.coaching iob
and assume the status of player
coach.
Ihe present schedule, subject to
change is: October 2, Wake Forest
thome); October 9, North Carolina
state (home); October Is, Chapel
Hill Pre-flight (away); October 80,
Camp Lejeune (away); November 6,
open; November 13, open; Novem-
Der ~, Daniel Field, Augusta, Ca,
(home); November 81, University
of North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Star-News Is Shut Out
By Coast Line Ten, 80

Behind the three-hit pitching of
Brown, the Atlantic Coast Line
shut out the Star-News, to o, in
a swift and well-played Hanover
league softball game Thursday aft
ernoon.
The Coast Line scored in the
second and twice again in the
sixth. The ACL hitters were led
by Teachey, with three hits while
Geischen got two of the three hits
credited to the Star-News.
. Score by innings: R H E
A. C. L. ....... 010 002 0-3 6 8
Star-News ..... 900 900 90 3 2
Batteries: A. C. L., Brown and
Lester; Star-News, R. Cook and
West.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
DUTCH LEONARD
HELPED BY TWO
CIRCUIT CL0UTS
Sherrard Robertson, Jake
Early Win Game In
Second Frame

CHICAGO, Aug. 19-CR-Wash-
ington exploded three consecutive
extra base-hits, including homers
by Sherrard Robertson and Jake
Early, in the second inning today
to convert Dutch Leonard's four
hit pitching into 4 to 8 victory
over the Chicago White Sox.
Orval Grove, who won his first
nine games this season but now
has lost five decisions in his last
six starts, was the victim Of the
homers, which were sandwiched
around a double by Gerry Priddy
for three runs.
Grove then retired "A batters
while allowing. only three to get
on base, one on a pass. The pass.
however, developed into what
proved to be the edge run. Priddy,
who walked to open the seventh,
stole second and scored on a sim
gle by Leonard.
Score by innings:
RH E
Washington - 03O 900 1904 6 1
Chicooo nm nm 030-2 4 n
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
DiMaggio And Russell
Bomb 'Bucs' Into Loss

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-(P)-
Vince DiMaggio and Jim Russell
bombed the Pittsburgh Pirates to
an to 1 triumph over the New
York Giants today with sewn runs
scoring on three homers.
DiMaggio collected his 18th win
with two on in the fourth and
Russell hit two. his second and
third of the year, each with a
mate aboard. Altogether the Buc-
cancers belted three pitchers for
IL hits while the Giants were held
to eight by Wally Hebert.
r Fl E
Pittsburgh - 100 800 oo2-s II /
New York - 900 010 OO0-1 8 1
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amp DAVIS, Aug. 19.-R -
CA[4 ramp Davis fighting Blue Bri-
Tns viii begin gridiron practice
gaze W." for a season that includes
NoHua' with Chapel Hill Naval Pre-
5lp15 Sisb5. North l3.eaa+ Carolina N C. State
sna snsa.,,entv.five candidates are ex-
''a d r. answer the call OF Maj.
rec'eu 1obnson, grid mentor.
Honr9 5nnng them are about q back. backs
Alp0H9 ae linesmen, an even listfiou-
aDr . Of player strength.
tlon 0,rdown of the grid prospects
A no big name" additions.
rsr't por the most part, experience run runs
sione sSs - high school, Club and fresh
aon channels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
RUDY YORK HITS
24TH HOME RUN
OF THIS SEASON
Virgil Trucks Pitches Four
Hit Shutout AS Tigers
Win Nightcap

DETROIT, Aug. 19-LR)-Rudy
York smashed his Oath homer OF
the season and the 18th this month
as the Detroit Tigers divided a
double-header with the Boston Red
Sox today. The Sox stamped out
a ninth inning rally to take the
opener, 4 to 3, and Virgil Trucks
pitched a four-hit shutout as De-
rroit won the nightcap, 10 to 0.
York's clout came in the eighth
inning of the second game off
Emmett O'Neill. He now needs
eight round trippers in 13 games
to crack his own major league
record for one months production.
York drove in six runs.
Manager Joe Cronin's two run
pinch double in the opener led to
lefty Hal Newhouser' seventh sue
cessive defeat. Dick Newsome got
good help to notch his fourth vic.
tory.
Trucks gained his 18th victory as
the Tigers blasted Rookie George
Woods and O'Neill for IA hits
in the nightcap.
Cooro ~,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
REDS LAMBAST
BRAVES, 7 TO 5
Cincinnati Stages Three
Run Uprising In Sixth
Frame To Triumph

BOSTON, Aug. 19.-lR-The Cln-
.;nnsti Reds staged three-run
',nrising vr.i in the sixth inning today
u apIlGs Give Lefty Clyde Shoun a 70
,'j,torv " over the Boston Braves
Wv sis' nth in relief role this sea
his 9oo lV'F Ray ~ Starr opened for the
2y.1 pod, hut was replaced after the
prsyes prav gained a 4-3 lead in the
lliA-' a walk, an error. a balk, Eric
rnton's single and Ray Mueller S
irinlp clinched the game for tne
pads against starter Red Barrett.
Tlmpr @ N.emac collected his fifth
homer for the Braves in the first
inning u U
Score by innings: Il n Z
cincinnati ... OO2 O13 010-7 II !
paSton p,,,t . 200 Iii OOO-5 8 l
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ordered" the promoter said. "a
battle of the bullies in one match
and a clean scientific affair in
the other. Men in both bouts are
battling for supremacy in their
styles
The complete card:
Cowboy Luttrall, Fort Worth,
Texas, VS.. the Masked Marvel, un-
known.
Abe Tourist, New York City, VS..
Jimmy Coffield, Kansas City.
AL Massey, referee.
Doors will open at 7:15 p. m.
and the matches will start at
$3.50 p. m: sharp.
"Fans are asked to please re-
main in their seats throughout the
Matches" Causey said.
"On several occasions, some
over-excited fan jumped in the
ring. A request has been made
for a uniformed police officer to
be placed in each corner fer pat
rons and for protection of all, es-
pecially in the main event"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Curt Davis Hurls Shutout
Lead Brooklyn To Win

BROOKLYN, Aug. 19.-(P)-
After Bill Nicholson hit his
18th home run with one OH in
the first inning, Curt Davis
pitched shutout ball today to
lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to a
9 to 2 triumph over the Chica-
20 Cubs in a twilight game.
r III e
Chicago 200 600 OOO-2 3 L
BROOKLYN 1O1 2O2 01x-9 16 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
MONTANA CITY
TO Be LEGION
PLAYOFF site

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 49,
R1The finals of the American
LegiOn's junior baseball tour
nament will start August ~ at
Miles City, Mont, Legion ma
tional headquarters said today.
The announcement corrected
the one made yesterday that the
finals would be played at the
home of the winner of the
Miles City sectional tourna-
ment. This sectional is set for
August 21-23 with San Fran
cisco and Minneapolis as the
participants.
Other sectionaIs are to be
played at Denver August 81
%. at Charlotte, N. c., August
1921. and at Hastings, Neb.,
Aug. 1928.
Participants in the Denver
sectional are Denver and New
Orleans. Springfield, O.. and
Birmingham, Ala, will meet in
the Charlotte sectional and
Flint, Mich, and Lynn, Mass,
in the Hastings sectional.
A heard of reindeer imported int
Alaska some As years ago, has in
creased to 100000 head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Washington Explodes Against White Sox; 4-3
Camp Davis Defeats Metalmen In Hard Game
INCREASED OUTPUT

A. J. Ritchie, Carolina
Beach poultryman, figures pro-
duction for the war effort il
not tagging in his chicken lot.
At any rate, one of the eggs
he plucked off a nest the other
day weighed a good four oun-
ces. When he cracked the shell
he discovered another COM
plefe egg inside
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
TODAY'S GAMES

National League
Pittsburgh at New York o.
SeweI (18-N and Gee GID VS..
Melton CD and Chase (2-8.
Chicago at Brooklyn-Derringer
(7-10) VS.. Wyatt (6-5).
Cincinnati at Boston - Wander
Nicer (11-12) VS.. Javery GOLD.
St. Louis at Philadelphia (nighD
-Lanier (9-5) VS.. Lee (3-8).
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

National League
Pittsburgh 8; New York l.
Cincinnati 7; Boston 5.
Brooklyn 9; Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 6; St. Louis 5.
American League
Boston 40; Detroit 3-10.
Washington 4; Chicago 3.
St. Louis 3; Philadelphia 0.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Stage Is Set For Special
Show At Thalian Hall

"Everyhng in readiness for ordered the promoter said "A
sensational matches battle of the bules match
scientific affair
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20

After a 15-year study, a college
professor has concluded that short
men live longer than tall men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
American League

American League
New York at Cieveland-Borwy
(8-9) VS.. Kennedy $50 or Bagby
Q3-1D.
Boston at Detroit-Dobson (4-6
VS.. Overmire (5-5).
Philadelphia at So. Louis-Har-
ris CID VS.. Sundra Q0-8).
Washington at Chicago (night)
-Haefner go VS.. (8-6).
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
Jimmy Coffield

Jimmy Coffield
Thalian hall tonight Promoter
Bert Causey announced late Thurs
day.
"This card is what the doctor
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20

A heard of reindeer imported into
Alaska some As years ago, has in
creased to 100000 head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 2a.-h
The Duke and Duchess Of Wind.
sor returned today, ending their
longest sojourn in the United Stats
since their marriage. The Duke
went to work Immediately on 1
message to the House Of Assem-
bly. which convenes Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
ERECTORS DOWN
MAIN OFFICE, 1875

The Erector Department football
team forged ahead in the cham
pionship playoff by downing the
Main Office gridders, 1876. This
contest was the first in the 2 out
of 8 series.
The Erectors started the fire
works for the afternoon when they
scored early in the first period
on a pass from Keith to Shipp.
They again countered in the sec.
ond canto when they put on a 6o
yard drive down the field which
ended with a touchdown aerial
from Keith to Little in the end
zone.
The Main Office outfit secured
their six-pointer as Strickland in
tercepted an Erector pass to set
up scoring heave from Nelson
to Bowles.
Neither team was able to pene-
trate into pay dirt in the 3rd, and
18th quarters, but threatened con-
stantly. In the final three minutes
of play, the Main Office club push
ed to the Erector 10 but could not
cross the goal as the Erectors
threw up a stubborn defense.
The Erectors fired Is aerials and
completed 9 of them, while having
5 intercepted. The Main Office
club attempted "a passes, made
good 10 of them and had 4 inter-
ctpted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
CLOSE TO HOME

LONDON, Nov. 23.-LP,-Adolf
Hitler's private residence adjoin-
ing the Reichschancellery was de-
stroyed by fire during last nights
Raj raid on Berlin, Reuaters
Stockholm dispatch said tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24

An Oregon woman has spent
five hours every day for the last
26 years playing solitaire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
Wildcats Reported Ready
For Thanksgiving Night

Don't use pirdshot to hunt
bear" These words sum UP the
feeling of Coach Rupert Bryan of
New Hanover concerning the Will
mington- Wilson Thanks giving clash.
In complete realization of the well
rounded ability of the Wilson club,
Bryan sent his Wildcat charges
through an intensive drill Tuesday
afternoon. The entire Wildcat
squad is reported to be determin-
ed to be well armed for their '43
pigskin finale. If it takes can
non to bring back the bear, the
Cats have it in the form of their
burly line smasher, Fullback Pig
gy Dyches, who is in fine condl-
ton after suffering from an ankle
injury. Speaking of artillery, the
slingshot arm of Quarterback Bill
Auld will undoubtedly play large
part in the outcome of the con-
test. Aud, who has been confined
to spot roles for the Wildcats be-
cause of a knee injury, hurled the
scoring pass to defeat Fayetteville
in the Cats last engagement.
The tilt will be played at 800 on
the American Legion Field. This
will be the final contest for the
Cats, who have come through with
their most successful season in
Is years, By losing only one game
and gaining the second spot in the
Eastern Conference standings.
The Hanoverians will complete
their preparation foc the clever
Wilson aggregation with light
practice session Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24

1921 on charges that he WIN,
= letter offering to "tb,,s.
down" the Giants. Dough-, w
mitted he was angry 1t NJ
ager John McGraw and N, =.
termined to seek revenre'
In. 1924, the case Of Jin,..
O'Connell and Coach Sew,
Dolan. two other members :,
the Giants, broke on the h.,.
ball world. Both were barn,
by Lands on grounds that A..
had offered player Heinie ssnd.
Of the Philadelphia Phillie, s,M
to throw q game to the Clan.
q game on which the 1874 k,'
que championship had aes.r,.
cd.
After the end Of the ls2s o..
son, trouble developed a,,i,
Hubert Leonard, a retired Avn.
erican League pitcher. cb,,..
ed that Ty Cobb, manar.r =,
the Detroit Tigers; Iris Sp.,L.
er, manager Of the Cley,I,,,
Indians; and Joe Wood. form.
er Boston pitcher and CIey.I,ra
outfieader. had wzyerea A.
games during the 1915 seas.,'
Lands made a thorough ,nr,,.
tigation and, at the finish, th.,
were exonerated. Cobb ami
Speaker, however. resigned
from their managerial pcst,,
with Cobb going to the PHI.
adelphia Athletics and Spe,k.,
to Washington to round M
their ma Tor Lea me ra,s.,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
BRIGADE DRILLS
FOR BRAGG TEAM
Powerful Davis Club Anx-
ious For Post-Sea-
son Contest

CAMP DAVIS, Nov. 23.-"Want-
ed - a suitable post-season foot
ball opponent for Dec. date.
Reply requested by the Camp Da-
Wis football team"
The above insert is dependent
upon Blue Brigade triumph
over Fort Bragg's Fla RTC tomor-
row at Camp Davis field. To gain
that Dec. objective with an op-
ponent yet unnamed, the AAs are
concentrating all their heavy guns
in anticipation of a wholesale Of
fensive to be launched by the
Bragg Cannoneers.
A long scrimmage was ordered
yesterday by Major Henry john
son, Brigade coach, and the re-
suits were bruising albeit thor
ough conditioner for tomorrow's
test. Today's session will be ia
pering-off process wherein
blackboard review of plays, new
and DID, plus a concluding signal
drill will be the orders of the late
afternoon.
Woven into the anticipated team
struggle tomorrow will be several
personal duels involving keymen
on both squads. Norm Standlee,
Brigade fullback who has soften
ed the toughest opposing lines will
match his yards-gained ability
with Paul Delaney, former Flori-
da U. pile-driving back. Delaney
has been the loud noise in the
Cannoneer attack this season.
Pacing the Camp Davis scorers
is end Joe Messing, the blonde
bombshell from Connecticut whose
flair for pass-catching will receive
sturdy competition from Johnny
White, Fla RTC TANKER who once
showed to such splendid advan-
tage with Ohio State.
A tackle duel between the AA
team captain, Jimmy Mellus, and
the Cannoneers' Don McCafferty
should likewise add zest to the
proceedings. Mellus is the same
redoutable who cinched Allan
erican honors at Villanova and
repeated his act with the Pro N.
Y. Giants. McCafferty is one of
five recent Buckeyes who made
life so pleasant for Coach Paul
Brown back at Columbus, O. But
that was before Pearl Harbor.
Yes, there will be many big
guns on display tomorrow after
noon when Camp Davis comes to
grips with the Bragg-men. And
both will be shooting for high
score.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24

TIFF TO BE HOT
Raiders After Revenge For
Previous Marine
Licking

CAMP LEJEUNE, New River,
Nov. 23-Anything's liable to hap
pen in the return football game
between the Camp Lejeune Ma
rines and the Jacksonville Matte
Air Raiders which will be played
Saturday at Jacksonville, Fla.
Camp Lejeune came from be-
hind to upset the Air Raiders, 20
Z, in their first meeting October
% at New River, N. c.
Coming back strong, the Air
Raiders have chalked up 10 touch
downs by blanking Daniel Fields
(Ga.), 44-0, and Miami Univer-
sity, 200, in recent upsets of their
own.
Against the Daniel Fields Filters,
hey have seven backs who aver
aged more than five yards per
play, Charley Fisher and Don Fort
Ter topping the statistics with 81
and 84 rushing averages, respec-
lively
With Gus Letchas, former Uni
vcrsity of Georgia star, leading
their passing attack, the Air Raid
ers melted SO yards on forward
passes and So yards on laterals.
roron Leieune has been unde-
feated in it's last six games, win
ming five straight and tieing one,
and netting 1,484 yards rushing
and 1870 points to their opponents
III yards and q points.
Both teams rested last weekend.
Jacksonville Matte had an open
date while Camp Lejeune had its
scheduled game with Wake Forest
College Cancelled by Wake Forest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24
FORMER DUKE ACE
REPLACES Lands
BARRED BILL COX
Prominent Sportsman Be-
comes Youngest Ma
jor League Boss

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 23.-R-
Husky, 28-year-old Robert R. M.
Carpenter, Jr., Wilmington, Del,
socialite sportsman, was named
president of the National League
Phillies today, youngest man IN
baseball's history to head major
league club.
The prospects were, too, that his
tenure in office might be among
history's shortest.
The former Duke University foot
ball star is IA in the draft. He
expects induction in January.
Carpenter, husband of a Will
mington Du Pont, was granted a
stay of induction some time ago
to wind up his affairs in Della
ware sports promotion.
THE way things look now," he
said, 'Uncle Sam will be having
me after January, and it's impos-
sible to say whether I will run
the club or not"
The six-foot-two, 190-pound pro-
fessional sports promoter is a son
of a vice president of E. l. Du
Pont de Nemours and Company.
His father, who refers to him as
my Boy" has purchased all OF
the Phillies stock formerly owned
by William D. Cox. former Phil
lies president, who was b r r d
from organized baseball for life
by Commissioner K. NJ. Lands to-
day.
Cox could not be reached during
the day, but said goodbye to
baseball in a radio broadcast
ever WOR tonight. II made some
small and sentimental bets before
learned of the rule against this, !"
he said. Il leave it tc the public
and my friends to decide whether
l was wrong"
Carpenter SAID he and his IA
ther own 5000 shares and are
negotiating for more" There are,
he added, total of 49, 500 shares
in existence
Carpenter is president and part
owner of the Wilmington B u e
Rocks Of the Glass B Interstate
league and owns an interest in
the Wilmington Bonlbers of tn e
American professionally Basket
ball league. In addition, he has
an interest in the Wilmington
Sporting Club. fight promotion out.
fit. He has been manager of Lou
Brooks and Al Tribuani, Whining
ton fighters. He has large ken
mel near his home and at one
time entered dogs in field compe'
tition.
81 am football man by
choice" Carpenter said. Il play
ed end for Wally Wade at Duke
during MY sophomore and junior
years (1935 and 1856 but l an
crazy about all sports"
Carpenter said he had seen the
Phillies play only two or three
times, and never saw a Natlona
league game until two years ago
Il met Mr.. Cox for the frs
time in the Union league in New
York yesterday with my father,
he said. That was when the dea
was consummated. We became In
terested in the club a month age
when we were offered 1000 shares
which we purchased.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-24

with our views that such a hear
ing would serve no useful pur-
pose.
In his radio broadcast, Cox said
he made his Comparatively small
bets" early in the season, but
ceased when he found it was a
violation of the rule.
when l took over the Phillies,
said, 'they we're almost dead
organization with the hot breath
of the sheriff on their necks. They
have Just completed their m o S
prosperous season in years and
have a good team under Manager
Fred FitZsimmons.
MY friends know worked night
and day to build up the team and
it's financial condition. Most of the
money put into the club | put in
myself. 1 now find that because
I admitted backing my team with
few bets I have been banned
from the game love for the rest
of my life.
I'm saying goodbye to baseball
forever I want to say looked up
to. rather than at, my fellow club
presidents with a sincere hope that
I could emulate the best of their
individual deeds
81 hope 1 have OF offended
them. have endeavored in every
way to lead an exemplary life
and conduct myself with the prop
err viewpoint to this great sport.
Good luck and goodbye to every
one in baseball.