The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
FHEY KEEP COMING IN

,0or Letters ssns1 hags nee nb iS%j baid in pe at a Iap piav spafs to o the what stae can ps
done to help the Wilmington Pirates regain a new footing in the
Harold Porter. Henry W. Sass. George L. Smith and John |. Nc
S Ss%5! submitted the following letter for publication in ''d@ys Star
with In sa asss' ssss' a 5 t. s' sv the the wi %i.n nis sssn ri s!ass1f m asfs's by
aided in Their dssculean task Of E pulling themselves out Of the
helpful SUGGESTIONS, but it should at least east enIghtment on a
s ssss' i'd i" sssm. In MI NJ. S COOKS pS SaS i s spssts s column na'' a fan a' sss.
minston ' perfo N '1 ~o a19n in ne a F stsaar ex1 s%a osan0s or WILL
mia: ai af is the a B esaf bisss4 s1t a @ adsshi sa'1 5Bat 1F would ii e tsfHnS into G%pt the
t h y, psog1 1a5;n The ne collections taIeGtio = r. ra;s Spontaneous a a IS spasmo ode affairs airs
issss 4 out a 2 gS + Ii one Right = @is s5i 5s vel Ss rev Tsss : Sss,t vn sSS
rewarded Its also not a pleasant Or inspiring state when nine men
Rog T. Part rsw w Tin fdT his q 5 ss%s: 9my to have one man receive extra
cold III TS stI ss.s siS + s5 %ss xS%d b Be- = js sstsjsa a in 5s saaEa left ze,s out in ex the
money from Uncle Sam for shooting straighter on a lone occasion than
morale in the service; and the practice Of raising Collections 10
incentive, the fans, in COLLABORATION with fe the CUBS eiubs HT man sg aaaaa
e sReqls d z psfiad Of ff tina+ ? 4sis w 5G Rs siIew t %e0 s Reef a Sssn TO ele eynfEig %s,
to the players in an orderly manner, and the occasions would not be
'''Su VIII VI = al p dug RESPECTS t to the four on a r Iaatss p as"s; who received
this writer VII have t. iia in line with the opinion Of the vii,
a mia sss' via ilIt never m hsnSen ssai a5f ti: se aswsve g. an nul l1eid tssts such Oh
a few signs at Legion stadium which II money tagged" if
as !. far As 2 " %s around m%1 the s'% hat" 'd fos Collections eHHe fsass'a fh s9e:n. pr sSs
A FEY SHW e eR R1fs 81 ETHER fs%i5R' TA y the season.
.;cL It has hafbs been mp. prO wen Of often snn enough r2t that IL a t few 9 disg aa14 ed ia fans +sk will
f aa kinds fok Of d nonq ts fT Wif S e oo'e eFnbe ns S5ae esr Mina soms sn sH w seLs
ago, it hasn't for n day. been out Of last place in the Tobacco State
ldagu ss s the oa ssy sat a Sfita and f thatH " e1sct + 1 WSst hga s sse1 of w q H4ls
with since his change over from Montgomery in the Southeastern
league.
chusged full with baseball II ideas. Bsiaiaa b. began ga t,n making n
new life. But the skds finally hit em and now they are practical
Iy out of sight in the Tobacco dungeon. Several nights ago after
all Pirate players had dressed and gone, Britian and had a long
chat. 81 didn't ask for this job, Ken. Wilmington fans came to
mi and asked for help and / ignored several offers to come here
to try and help the club out. But there's one thing certain, l
can't do it by myself"
The Pirate skipper, a veteran of many years OF baseball may
have pulled some Stunts that may not be to the liking Of fans here;
but if anyone cares to check, name one manager IN tnese Gnneo
States who isn't a direct target for some OF the choicest rltlc!Tn-
Shuney has had his share, and for the most part, the critical view,
points aimed at him are untrue. He's caught, played IN n outneio
and infeld in a effort to revive his comparatively young outht hes
sliced and taken on new players, but so far it has all been a fruihess
task to a swell fellow who knows the ropes Of baseball, despite the
fact that he's been torn apart by a few Wilmington critics, who don't
know beans about the National paTine.