The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-12
BASEBALL LEAGUE IS DEAD.
STATE LEAGUE IS PRACTIC4LER 4
 THING or THE PAST.

New Haven, AaftIOru ana halernuiS Ai'
 Out--Winsted Wilt Not JOin-League''
 Failure Due to Lack of COnfidence-Fina
 Attempt to Form Will be Made This Week
 The indications are that the Connec- ticut state league will not materialize
 and that in consequence New Haven
 will not be represented on the diamond
 this season. The news from the several
 cities of the state which were depended
 upon to support a state league is not
 reassuring, in fact, it is almost safe to
 say that the proposed state league is
 now thing of the past.
 In all the cities there is a lack of con
 fdence as to the success of the enter prise, and while they have not exactly decided that they will not enter any state league still at the same time they are so slow in organizing that the belief | is that all efforts to form league will
 prove futile. In this city it is said that
 Charles H. Miller. who is behind the
 proposed team, is willing to enter a league provided there are five other
 cities represented in the league, but ab-
 solutely refuses to continue unless the league is composed of at least six clubs.
 Just what is the cause of the lack of confidence has not been determined, but certain it is that it exists and unless reaction sets in, and that very speedily, the proposed state league will never materialize into actual life.
 In Hartford the attempt to form baseball team to play in the proposed state league seems to be an absolute failure, and even though numerous at- tempts have been made to form a stock company, all have proved unsuccessful. When John Henry dropped out of the game it received it's death blow as far as the state capital is concerned. Re gently John Henry received a letter from James O'Rourke, the president of the proposed state league, urging him to take up the reins again and attempt to form company and saying further that if Hartford pulled out there was absolutely no prospect for state league of baseball clubs.
 In Bridgeport and Meriden baseball matters are booming, and the indiea- tions are that in both these cities the game would be very successful. Tn the latter city the electric street railroad is behind the team, and in the event of a state league not being formed an independent team will be got to- gether and play throughout the sea- son.
 In Waterbury baseball is about as dead as a door nall." and absolutely | nothing has been done in reference to | having the city represented in the state | league. The trouble here is lack of | and no one can be found who is willing to invest any money in the enterprise. The president of the eague and Superintendent Gray of the Merlden electric road will visit Water bury tomorrow with view to getting he electric road of that city to fall intoll inc, if possible
 An attempt has been made to get Vinsted to join the league but that city las refused to have anything to do ,ith the proposed organization. A Win ted paper says in d recent issue: John [ Simmons. manager of the Winsted baseball club has received a very fiat ering letter from James O'Rourke, urg- ng him to influence the Winsteds to oin the state league. In the letter MT. ( )'Rourke speaks very highly of the1 { anne put hp by the Winsteds last sea- on, and is of the opinion that she would e the banner nine in the league The natter will be considered at the next 1eeting of the club, but MT. Sim lons Is of the opinion that our boys yould do well to keep out of the league nd play on their own hook" A no1 l y some as a drawback, the season be- g advanced that no really good players an be secured at that figure and the ames would be simply a repetition of le farces of last year, If is believed s lat the people of the state would sup ort a good, strong league. but if it is , be the same old game that has been c 5rung in the last few seasons it will eceive the regrets instead of the at- ,ndance of the public.