Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-08
SPORTING MATTERS.

SPORTING MATTERS.
The New Havens Win Their second
Game Out OF Town-Give Thorn
a Good Reception To.Night-Tho
Brldgep0rts VIII be Here.
It must have made Manager Clark of the
New Britains feel badly last night to see his
team beaten by the New Ravens by the score
Of 10 to 6. The game was played in New
Britain and attracted large audience, as 1t
was the opening game of the season there.
The New Ravens are starting of well, having
so far won all of the games they have played
out of town. Last year they didn't win more
than half dozen throughout the whole sea-
son.
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The Bridgeports will DO here tonight.
There should be large attendance. Give
the New Ravens royal welcome for having
won two games ont Of town
BR1DaEpoRr, Nov. THE Bridgeports de-
feated the Meridents here tonight in q hust-
ling game, to 2. Referee Kelley fined Con-
way 81 for tricky PLAYING.
HARTFORD, Nov. Tt il rumored that
Charles Daniels will take the management of
the Hartford team in few days. He is well
fitted for the position;
New BRITAIN, Nov. Tom Burns of the
Chicago base ball team arrived at his home
here Tonight. He will begin refereeing in a
few days.
"Sullivan (of the Hartfords) had to leave
the floor two or three. times on account of
Illness" Thus read despatch sent out
II iohk sy,r 10
the game between the Hartfords and the
Springfelds. The idea that the COURIER
first entertained concerning the new rule
about no waits was correct. It will be re-
membered that Referee Daniels allowed Sui
Ivan to leave the floor here last Monday
night because he feigned illness. This, as
all who saw the game were well aware, was
to give Cotter time for rest and regain his
lost wind. Then Sullivan did the same
thing in Hartford, leaving the floor two or
three times, and the Hsrtfords won. When
Cotter has his wind it is hard task to de-
feat the Capitol city team. It is significant
this season that none of the players skates
are breaking, but cotter has found
9ns caleb. TIL; rsnt Kspp.aV OF Of the NsT
Haven Polo association said last night that
when this new rule was made it was meant to
have time called only when one of the play
ers was bodily injured in the game. If this
was the case then Referee Daniels was clearly
in the wrong Monday night and Referee
Kelly Wednesday night. But Mr.. Daniels
says Secretary Macdonald instructed him
that If player was i'll to stop the game.
There is evidently Misunderstanding some-
where in regard to this matter. 1t was dis
tinctly understood by patrons of the game
that the rule was meant to do away with all
the tricks to gain time, and to have the play
ing steadily kept up, the only waits being to
call fouls and to spot the ball after it ia
knocked outside the rink surface. Last sea-
son it was necessary to break skate to have
the playing stopped, and this could happen
At almost os any b thine when Ss.orsnp player
what the Tsfsrs sss are dsins NOW t
is much easier for the player, as all he
has to do is to tell the referee he has
stomach ache, and the referee has got to stop
the game. 1t is hoped that whoever referees
here tonight will carry out this rule as the
league intended it should be. Patrons want
to see games won on their merits. They have
a right to expect to see q game free from all
the tricks that have characterized the game.
They want to see the teams play polo and no
as high as possible, and that was what the
league tried to do when it passed this rule.
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There is supposed to be press box at the
rink, but no one would think it was for the
press to look at the faces of those who occupy
1t. All those persons who can't get a seat
elsewhere evidently take a seat in the box.
It would seem as If the press were entitled to
some little consideration in this respect. In
Hartford, Bridgeport and Meriden there is q
place for reporters only. The reporters would
say nothing if the front row of the box here
was kept for them. But if a reporter hap
pens to come in about time for the game to
commence he fnds that he is crowded out,
and he is obliged to stand. Either a polo
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been resigned.
The people who attended the game last
Monday night were nearly sufocated on &C.
count of the heat. There was not particle
of ventilation, not window being open.
One of New Ravens rushsrs should watch
Bridgeport's cage closely to night. Generally
when either Connors or Newcomb get the
take the pass, but both have to rush down
together. Both ways should be practioed,
however.
The Springfield Union last night referred
to Sullivan's alleged illness Wednesday
night.
Hartford cannot get along without Sealy.
If reports are true, he will join the team be.
fore the season is much older. The Hartford
Amusement company, it Is said, is willing to
come to his terms.
Leydon is playing center for Meriden.
Mckay will probably "shovel COAL" as
Manager Clark has expressed 1t, this winter,
as New Britain has notified him that they
will not negotiate with him until he has
secured his release from Merideu.
Newcomb plays with more vim than he did
last season. He is considerably lighter than
L DIT
Referee Kelley intends to make the players
respect him, which is clearly right. In Tues
days game at Meriden, between the New
Britains and Meridens, his fines were Doe IS,
Donnell 81, Furbush 81, Dunning 81.
brotherhood Meeting Adjourned.
New YoRK, Nov. THE Brotherhood Of
Baseball players, which has been in session
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, adjourned this
evening until January z without completing
the work of tie formation of . new league.
It Is learned that at to-day's meeting the
form of contract was adopted and that the
term of service contracted for will be three
years. No copy of the form could be secured
by reporters, who were informed that tho
document had been sent to the printers. The
reserve feature of the old league contract has
been omitted from the new form. 1t was
also decided that each club should be run on
its own basis and that no club should be re-
sponsible for the losses Of another. The
division of the gate receipts 10 to be upon a
basis of fifty per cent. of the gate and grand
stand receipts to each club, thus giving the
home and visiting club an equal share in the
receipts of each game. A prize fund of $780,
600 In to be raised by an assessment of 81 500
on each club. OF this fund 81 900 10 to 90 to
the club WANING the championship, the bal
ance to be divided into prizes for the other
clubs.
According to their relative positions in the
championship race, John NJ. Ward was elect
ed temporary secretary in place of John Nor
rill who said that he would be unable to at
tend to the duties of the Office on account of
a trip he hsd engaged to make West. The
new secretary was authorized to receive pre-
posals for base ball supplies.
AL. Johnston retains his position as tenn
porary president. The following committee
was appointed to draw up a constitution and
arrange all the preliminaries Of permanent
organization: Colonel AcAlpin, John Addi-