The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-25
MAY BE IN EASTERN LEAGUE
SPRINGFLELD TEAM MAYBE TRANS
 FERRED TO THIS CITE.

Manager Burns Has Been Here Looking
 over the Field-If Transfer is Made the
 Team Will Play at E m City Driving PaTlS-Other Baseball News.
 New Haven may be represented
 in the Eastern League of Base
 ball Clubs this season, despite the
 fact that it has secured a fran-
 chlse in the Connecticut State league.
 This is one of the possibilities which
 may develop into a reality in the near
 future, Manager J. J. Burns of the
 Springfield club of the Eastern league
 was In the city Saturday and called up-
 on number of gentlemen here who, it
 is thought, might become interested in
 placing an Eastern league team in'this city.
 In an interview last evening he said
 hat 1t was by no means improbable that this city would be represented in the Eastern league during the coming sea- son. He said also that a movement was already on foot to- transfer the entire Springfield team to this city and enter the club in the Eastern league. In the event of this movement assuming deh- mite proportions the Eastern league games will be played at the Elm City Driving park.
 Manager Burns expressed himself as being confident that an Eastern league team would be a success in this city, provided suitable playing grounds could be secured within reasonable distance of the center of the city. He is of the opinion that the people here are anX- ious to see good baseball and would support it were an opportunity afforded them of so doing. While here he thor oughly looked over the field and is of the opinion that the Springfield team would make more money in this city than by remaining where it is at pres ent.
 By the transferring of the club to this city he thinks the Eastern league would also be greatly benefited, as the locat- 1 ing of a club in this city would break the long jump which the several clubs of the league are now compelled to make in going from the cities in New York | state to Providence, R. I.
 In the event of the Springfield team | being transferred to this city, New Ha- | ven would be in all probability called | upon to support three clubs during the | season. The other two clubs | would be the State league team, which will play at the Savin Rock grounds, and the Edgewood club, the strong ann ateur team of Westvllle, will also prove a strong bidder for the popular sup port
 In the State league there are already | signs of disaffection and 1t is by no means certain that the playing season will open with the league composed of the same clubs as are now members of it. This disaffection is especially no- ticeable in Waterbury and Hartford. In the latter city there has evidently been some disagreement between the men who are back of the team, which has resulted in Jobn Henry publishing an open letter to the effect that 10 will neither manage nor play on the team during the coming gseasen. In Water bury it is said that the4Traction com pany has refused to fit up the grounds, In Waterbury and consequently de- cided damper has been thrown upon the baseball enthusiasm in that city.
 Manager Burns of the Springfield club will be in this city again within a few days and at that time some definite ac- ion may have taken place in reference to the transfer of the Springfield team to this city.
 Tom Leahy, whose home is in this city and who is a member of the Eastern eague team of Springfield, is anxious to secure his release from that club, as le has received an offer to play on one 1f the clubs of the National league.