Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-12-08 | Page 15 | Phillies Secure Control of Delaware Ball Club

Phillies Secure Control Of Delaware Ball fall Club j PHILADELPHIA Dec 8 UP p- p t Tie Philadelphia Phillies of the National league have secured full of the Wilmington Del curb of the Interstate league and andI I tie itie e minor league organization will be incorporated in inthe the th Phillies farm system Robert R R. R M. M Carpenter Jr youthful new president of the theP P Phillies illies announced the transaction Carpenter and his fa father ter Robert R R. M. M Carpenter Sr who now owns more than half hillies stock said they purchased pur pur- pur-I pur chased e Co Connie nie Macks Mack's share of the I I Wilmington ington club and added that I Mack was more than titan fair fairfa 1 I fa Ii fils his price The purchase price I II I Ras as not disclosed however u i t Previous i iy to y yesterday esterday t td d y the the WIlmington Wil- Wil club was was owned jointly by the Carpenters and the Macks owners omers of the Philadelphia Athletic Athletics Ath Ath- letic of the American league But b baseball has a rule that does not permit two major league clubs to hold interest in one minor league team and it was necessary to dis- dis olve toive the partnership The Athletics may now negotiate Lan Caster fate an agreement with the Lan Lan- tas tuter er Pa club in the Interstate league although Connie Mack said this has not been discussed as yet The Phillies are also negotiating ing for a working agreement or orthe orthe orthe the purchase of a team in the Eastern league During the past I season they had a working agreement agreement agree agree- ment with Utica but this has not been renewed Springfield Mass 1 is also being considered The Athletics who formerly trained in Wilmington will move to Frederick Md this year to establish a new training site Syracuse of the International league will wiIl also train at FredI Fred Fred- I erick