Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-14

Base Ball Prospects-The Present Out
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 In the CitT-PelO News.
 The prospects for base ball in New Haven for the coming season looked better last night than at any other time. Parties interested in the matter have done more than the public knows about, but it will be given out before long. It is not intended to keep the public in suspense too long,
 The stockholders held meeting at the Elliot House yesterday afternoon. Harry L. Spence, who managed the Portlands in '67 in the New England league and brought the championship to that city, and who managed the Indianapolis team in the National league last year, was present and had hearing. stDickie" Burns was not heard, as he WAS not on hand when called for.
 In Hartford they will have one hundred stockholders, the shares being $50 The plan of selling season tickets has been dispensed with. A few such tickets will probably be sold in this city.
 At Hartford last night the home team de- feated the Meridens by the score of 3 to 3, Meriden losing goal on foul.
 Valiant was yesterday released by New Haven, He feels that he has not been fairly treated, and thinks that if anyone should be substitute player on the team he should be the one, inasmuch as he was injured while playing and laid up for several weeks.
 Immediately after Tuesday nights game Cunningham was laid off without pay. It is probable that he will go to Poughkeepsie with Dunning for the remainder of the sea- son.
 
 Sands and Reilly are almost frantic with anger because Cunning was not reinstated at Mondays meeting. They are making threats against the other clubs because they would not vote to sustain dishonest polo playing. The fact is they were told when they bought Dunning of New Haven what he was, and it was on that account that New Haven got rid of him. The Springfield Union, which gen. erally knows what 1t is talking about, says: eff Sand and Reilly are not the managers Of the Meridens by what right do they attend meetings of the Interstate polo league, of which they are not members, and have 8 voice if not vote, in the proceedingss Either they are the actual managers or they have no right to attend bus1. ness meetings of the league. If they have been permitted to attend as a courtesy they are making unwarranted abuse of that courtesy. Their implied threats that the league would go to pieces if Dunning was not reinstated should bar them from further attendance. The league could very well Wltn- stand the shock Of Meriden's withdrawal and | there would be one less team of sluggers to \ demoralize what can be made really enjoy | able sport if the players are 80 minded. Pos- | sibly the Meridens are not so much to blame for their slugging tactics as those who have \ the direction and oversight of their playing | Turnbull has been signed by Hartford. | The Meridens are now next to the New | Ravens, with 24 games won and 2S lost, while | New Haven has won 21 and lost 32. New Haven has nice chance to overtake Meri" | den.
 The Boston Herald does not say much late \ ly about the Meridens.
 In Bridgeport this afternoon the New Ha' ! ven newspaper polo team will play the Park City's newspaper men. The New Ravens do ! not expect to win.
 At Waterbury last night the Waterbury Blues defeated the Birmingham Flyers + | to 4