Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-05-24
THE STATE BASEBALL LEAGUE.


Important Meeting Held I'm This City
Last Nlght-The waterbury Team In
Poor shape Owing TO Manager Peo.
pleA, Actions-The Franchise of the
club Transferred to Thomas Hayes
New Britain 10 Now a Member of
the Leaeue-Pfobabilitie of q Six
club Circuit-Yesterday,s Game at
Savin Rock.
A special meeting of the Connecticut
State League of Baseball Clubs was held In
this city last evening, at which considera-
BILE business of Importance to the league
was transacted. The several clubs of the
league were represented by the following
gentlemen: New Haven by Manager J. A.
Mckee, Willimantic by William Ford, Nor
witch by Tom York, and Waterbury by O.
a. Miller of this city, who represented that
city by proxy.
The meeting was hastily called principal
" for the purpose of taking some action In
reference to the continuance in the league
of the Waterbury team, which has been
minus tho services of q manager since last
Saturday. Jim Peoples, the former well
known ball player, has been acting as man
ager of the club since It's inception, but re-
Gently the public of that city have become
dissatisfied with his management, and the
outcome of the matter is that up to last
night the club was on the verge of dissolu-
ton, all owing to poor management. This
matter was amicably adj listed at last night's
meeting, and the Waterbury team will re-
main in the league, at least until after
Memorial day.
Manager Mckee and O. q. Miller, presi-
dent of the league, went to Waterbury yes,
terday morning and looked over the situa-
ton there. They found that Manager
Peoples had practically done nothing fol
the club except to contract bills, and that
these bills and the money due the players
still remained unpaid. They also found
that there was $s5 worth of suits and base
ball goods in the Adams Express Office in
| that city and no money with which to take
| them out. Peoples left Waterbury last
| Saturday ostensibly to visit his sick wife,
| but since that time has failed to put in ap'
pearance or even send word as to his
| whereabouts.
This was the situation of affairs with
which President Miller and Manager Nc
Kse were confronted, and in consequence
1t was deemed best to call an immediate
| meeting of the league to take some actor
| in the matter. in the meantime the two
New Haven gentlemen hustled about the
| Brass city and succeeded in interesting
| Thomas Hayes, q we'll known local enthu
siasS in baseball in the team, and he agreed
| to furnish the money to keep the team
aAoat until after Memorial day at least
| With this encouragement the president o.
the league and Manager Mckee returned
home.
| At the meeting last night the situation
was explained to the representatives of tn
teams of the other cities. After consider
| able discussion 1t was voted to take ava.
Waterbury's franchise from Manager Peo
| pies and turn 1t over to Mr.. Hayes, If b.
would accept of 1t. It is believed ths
| with Mr. Hayes at the helm the club vii
continue in the league and play out 1T
schedule of games. This will be the pro
gram at least until after Memorial day
and In the meantime an effort will b
made to reorgsnize the club.
The members of the league also unani
mously voted to admit the New Britain
team to membership in the state league
In the event of Waterbury withdrawn!
from tho league this will still leave stronl
four-club league, and on the other hand !
Waterbury remains in the league 1t
probable shat Q team from another city II
the state, which is clamoring for ad
mission to the league, will be admitted
and si1-club league formed. The admie
sion of the New Britain team to the leagu
will necessitate the making out of new
schedule, but the old schedule will b
played out until after Memorial day. Thel
new schedule will be made out and tn
season played by It,.
| The New Britain team Is fully organized
and will prove q strong acquisition to tn
state league. The team is well backe'
financially. it's financial hacker being J
Claud Gilbert, lessee and manager of tn
| New Britain opera house.
| YESTERDAYS BALL GAME.
Fully 400 enthusiasts journeyed to Savil
Rock yesterday, to sse the New Haven AM
Willimsntic teams give an exhibition of tn
national game. The game resulted in al
easy victory for the local team, by a scor
of 81 to 2. Only six innings were played
The game was characterized by heavy bat
ting of the local team and poor fielding b.
the visitors.
The local team will play Norwich q
Savin Rock to morrow afternoon and tn
Waterbury team Saturday, also at the Rock
Hereafter, ladies will be admitted to tn
| orounds and GRAND etand freq of charge