The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-17
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In ths Atlantic Leasur.
h Atlaptic Association of Baseball
Clubs held another meeting Saturday ar
ternoon at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
completed its organization with a mem
barship of six cities. The delegates pre-
sent were:-Jersey City, Postmaster Rob
ert Jordan and Arthur Irwin; Newark,
George e. Ellis; Paterson, W. s.. Wright,
Wilmington, D. A. Long; Hartford. Will
lam Barnie; New Haven, Ted Sullivan,
President Sam Crane presided. The re-
signation Of Trenton was received and
the president informed the delegates that
Hartford has been given the franchise.
a. G. B~ucken6erger, who threw up the
management of the Trenton club and
who Is now owner of the Toronto club OF
the Eastern League, was appointed a
member of the Schedule Committee ear
lier in the winter, but his place was filled
by electing Billy Barnie to to the com
mittee. They will report at a meeting to
be held on February 20. The champion
schedule will be made up of 100 games
sixty at home and and sixty games
abroad. This will be divided into foui
trips for each club, playing three games
IN each Of. the other cities. The attention
Of the delegates was long occupied by
the debate over the question of increas-
ing the circuit to one of eight clubs. Ap-
Troy, Albany, Meriden. Waterbury, and
the promoters of the Clubs in those places
e gaTe on n hand Nl,g Tsady to = back Up t aa,i5
strength in those places. but it was
thought the cities were too weak, and
after much deliberation it was decided
viii begin its career with the original
critics as the circuit. This caused consid-
cradle fault-finding among the disap-
pointed applicants in the corridors, who
said the association would be far more
successful and more evenly divided by
having it one of eight in place of So
the opinion that the league would be a
go, and more successful with its present
short circuit. Each club was supposed to
deposit $500 as a guarantee that the team
would finish out the season. The dispute
oyer Boyle and Killacky. both of whom
signed contracts to play in Paterson and
Boyle to New Haven and assigning Kin
lacky to Paterson. The players were
each fined $50 for making a double con-
tract. AT the meeting of February 26
unpires will be appointed. Prominent
among the applicants for the places are
Billy Quinn. Herman Doescher, Jerry
been connected with the National League
at different times. They will probably be
selected. The business was completed
early in the evening and the prospects
- go 10 " I'll q 6t1CQ4As
There is a great deal of interest in the
cities where the clubs are to be located,
and each team will make a hard fight
for the pennant. The outlook is bright
for a strong team here as the local play
ers will be made up from the reserve
list of the New York Club of the big
league. Grounds have been secured at
Union street and West Side avenue and
the work of fitting out the place will be-
gin at once. The ground will be furnished
with a grand stand capable of seating
1,5oo, while the bleachers win accommo!
date more than double that number. II
is easy of access. being in the line of the
Montgomery street and Newark trolleys
and only q short distance from the New
ark and New York Railroad. The fun
complement of players for the Jersey City
team is:--Pitchers Seymour, Of the Al
bany Club. a famous left hand twirler,
Otto, of Newark. and Kagey, of Lynch
burg. Va; Catchers Zearfoss, of the
Washington College nine. and Stanhope
of The New Yorks first base: Swiger, OF
Sunbury. Pa. second base; BOYLE. Of the
Harrisburg Club. third base; Baltom. q
the New Yorks. short stop; Canel1e. oil
Portsmouth, left field; Milligan and Will
Jams, Of the Ringhamton Club. centre
and right field. The opening game in this
city will be played on April 6 between
the jersey Citys and New Yorks. Johr
Irwin Will handle the managers reins.