Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-21
STATE BASE BALL LEAGUE.

Doings ofthe M eetfn. in Hartford Y es-
 terday-Omcers Elected.
 HARTFORD, March 2O.-There was a meeting of the Connecticut State base ball league at the City hotel this afternoon. There was good attendance. Among those present were A. w. Lang, John Henry and w. A. Graham of Hartford, Hugh Reddy of Bridgeport, H. R. Durant and T. H. Hayes of Waterbury, F. B. Cox of New Britain and T. F. Belden, represent ing the Bristol-Plainville combination.
 The meeting was called to order at 2:45, Hugh Reddy in the chair and H.R. Durant acting as secretary. Secretary Durant read the minutes of the last meeting, after which MT. Lang reported for the commit tee appointed to canvass the state as to the base ball feeling. MT. Lang reported that, as result of the efforts of the committee, New Britain and Bristol-Plainville had agreed to enter the league.
 On motion of MT. Graham of this city the election of permanent officers was pro ceeded with and resulted as follows President, A. w. Lang of Hartford; secre- tary and treasurer, H. L. Durant of Wa terbury. T. H. Hayes of Waterbury was unanimously elected president, but posi- lively declined to serve.
 Then followed an informal discussion of the base ball situation, and the basis on which the clubs of this league would be conducted. The principal discussion was in reference to the matter of the division of the gate receipts; whether it were better to play under the old way off guarantee or to play on the new plan ot 8 percentage of fhar %o ,+c tN oh n1r1 Tlo, ,1o as proposed by Hartford was to allow the visiting team forty per cent. of the gate receipts at regular games, fifty per cent. to the home team and the balance to the league as sort of guarantee fund to play out the season. In holiday games the re- ceipts were to be equally divided between the two clubs. This plan met with the hearty approval of all the dele gates with the single exception of Waterbury, the representative of which city, T. H. Hayes, emphatically stated that Waterbury would not be a member of the league under any such plan. Various propositions tending to compromise were discussed, but no settlement reached. MT. Hayes stated that he represented the inter ests of the Waterbury stockholders and that they wanted the teams to play under the old system of a guarantee. The advan tages of the proposed plan, which has been adopted in nearly all the other leagues in the country, and which is undoubtedly the most equitable plan ever proposed and the only only one on which a state league can be formed and hope to last throughout the season. Nothing definite was done in reference to the matter, the idea of the delegates being that if the percentage plan was properly ex- plained to the Waterbury stockholders, they would favor it in preference to the guaranteed plan. In accordance with this desire Messrs. Lang and Reddy will visit that city in the course of a few days to explain the workings of the proposed plan. It was also practically decided at the meeting to-day that the salary limit shall not exceed eight hundred dollars per month. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chair, the intention being to ascertain exactly how Waterbury stands in the matter in the interim. The next meeting will probably be held here this day week.