Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-08
SPORTING MATTERS.

We Will Have Base Rall-The New
 Haven Amusement AssoeIatIon-Or-
 ganiZed Last Night With a Capital
 Stock of S3,O0O-OnlY Twelve Per.
 sons Interested - Shares as S1OO-
 A Commistee Appointed to Further
 the Seheme-Polo News.
 New Haven is going to have a team in the new Atlantic league. That was settled last night at a meeting at the Elliott House. A stock company was formed consisting of twelve persons. But one man who is in it this year was in it two years ago. They are entirely different parties and they intend to give New Haven the best base ball team that this city ever had. And this whole matter was started by the newspapers and worked Up by newspaper men.
 About fifteen men met in the parlors of the Elliott House last night at o'clock. These were the Messrs. J. E. and N. W. Hu- binger, E. w. Baldwin, Town Clerk Fred. Brethaur, P. J. Carroll, John Co1rigan, D. J. Carr, Will Loomis of the Union, E. s. Moore of the News, and R. W. Curtis of the COURIER. Several who took an interest in the company were not present.
 Managers Powers and Burnham were on hand. They say it was the most enthusiastic
  didn't take fifteen minutes to raise nearly the amount of the capital stock.
 The meeting was organized by B. w. Bald win being elected temporary chairman and R. w. Curtis, temporary secretary. On motion it was voted to organized base ball team in this city.
 Fred Brethaur moved that it be known as the New Haven Amusement association. It was carried.
 It was voted to make the capital stock $3, GOO, and the shares were placed at $lO0 each An amendment to make each share $25 was lost.
 On motion, the members decided to orga- nike the association under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and that 20 per cent. of the capital stock be raised at once. Will Loomis, R. ". Curtis and P. J. Car roll were appointed a committee to collect the first iDstailment.
 The committee will also draft articles of association.
 Then the raising of the capital stock start ed and inside of fifteen minutes nearly the whole amount was raised, and later the full amount.
 The meeting was then adjourned to meet Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock. A vote of thanks was passed to Landlord Crane for his kindness in allowing the meeting to be held in his house.
 Everyone present was greatly enthused over the matter. They are in 1t heart and soul. A representative will be sent to the meeting of the league to be held in New York on Monday to pay the dues of the new club.
 It has not yet been decided where to locate the grounds. There are available places on the lines of the West Haven, the Fair Haven & Westville and the Whitney avenue horse car lines. As this is stock company organ ized under the laws of the State, with good backing, it is thought that the road on which the grounds are located will give Hberally. The one that gives the most will have heavy crowds to the base ball grounds during the coming season.
 New Haven is now, or will be soon, in one of the strongest minor leagues ever organized. It will include Worcester, Lowell, Hartford, New Haven Jersey City, Newark and Wilkes barre and possibly Scranton. The New Haven team will play eight games at home and then go on trip for two weeks. During the whole season New Haven people will not see any one club but eight times, thus relieving the monotony of seeing the same team every week or two.
 There are four available managers, Harry Spence, who managed the Indianapolis team of the National league; Manager 0. M. Hack ett, who brought the championship to New- ark for two seasons and to Syracuse last year in the International league; H. w. Putnam, who already has the nucleus for frst-class team, and Frank Bancroft.
 The New Ravens will also have the right to reserve players at the end of the season, a right that it has never had before. This is a great advantage