Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-13
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l Owing 10 the Disbandmeut o | Providence, the Local Team Ma, Finish Ont -fhe Season in Tha City-Manager Burnham Talks al Length Upon the Situation 4 Meeting of the Association 10 b,
 Held Monday CT Tuesday Next. The Providence team disbanded yester day owing to the inability of the club tc pay the players their salaries, s fact
 which was announced as likely to occur exclusively in the COURIER yesterday morning.
 ming by COURIER reporter in reference to the situation and its probable effect upon the league as 8 whole and upon the New Haven team in particular. MT. Burnham after speaking of the manner in which the Providence club was organized said:
 The attendance in thatcity has been uni formly excellent and gave promise of mak- ing the club self-sustaining, which in fact it has been up to July 4. Poor playing and the low standing of the club in the race has had much to do with the loss of interest in that city. It was the original intention of the league to organize local stock company in Providence to look after the team, and Manager McGunnigle was so instructed. Had this been done by him the present difficulties would never have arisen. The money used in establishing the club was advanced from the guarantee fund of $1 900 paid by each of the clubs to continue throughout the season. We have since been compelled to use some money in settling the Syracuse and Rochester diff entities, and this money has been practical ly returned to the league.
 An effort to assess the various clubs for the purpose of continuing Providence in the circuit has met with opposition, owing to the fact that the business st this season of the year is very light, and the clubs felt that they had all they could do to maintain their own clubs, without helping others. The disbandment of the Providence club is 8 disappointment and is to be wondered at, as it was one of the best playing clubs in the circuit,
 President Curtis of the New Haven club went to New York yesterday to consult with President White upon the situation, and wired me last night that he would see me to-day with reference to his interview with MT. White. A meeting of the league will be called Monday or Tuesday next for the purpose of considering the matter in detail. The meeting will probably be held in Albany.
 Just Nnat euect the Ql6banument Of Providence will have upon the New Haven club is only problemstical. There is no denying the fact, as has been stated, that the attendance is very light and not sufi- cient to insure the continuing of the club here when considered from 6 business standpoint. I am hopeful, however, that some means may be provided by which we can continue, but it is impossible to state at this time exactly what can or will be done. It seems to me peculiar that interest in the local club has fallen of so noticeably, The club is now playing excellent ball and bids fair to take at least second place in the race. Figuring the expenses of maintain ing the club st g., 900 per month with the attendance less than sufficient to pay the visiting club the sl00 guarantee, it can be easily seen that a loss of s, 900 to finish the season stares the club owners in the fsce, ,ss the trips away from home can only be figured on basis of paying but little more than the actual expense of travelling and hotel bills while on the road.
 Up to this time the local club is in most excellent standing, has always been fore most in maintaining the circuit and has met all assessments in that direction. The players have been paid their salaries in full them until August l5. There are games to come with Syracuse, Buffalo and Roches- ter, and it has been hoped that the attend snce would be sufficient to warrant profit after paying the guarantees.
 A rumor was circulated to some extent last evening that the local team might be transferred to Providence to finish the sea son, owing to the poor patronage which the club was receiving in this city, but Manager BurnhAm would neither confirm or deny the rumor. He stated that he hAd heard it and it might be 6 good move, financially, but he could not say anything definite about it until after the meeting of the league. He intimated, however, that the attendance at the coming series of games with Syracuse, Buffalo and Roches- ter might have considerable to do with the proposed plan of removal