The Portland daily press., 1897-04-12
STATE BASE BALL LEAGUE.
MI. Fred K. owen Succeeds Mr.. Garrity AS
Secretary.

There WAS meeting of the Maine State
Baseball league at SWEET hotel Saturday
afternoon. President Woodbury. presided.
Portland was represented by e. l..
Woodbury., Charles p. Merrill and K. W..
Murphy; Bangor, Chris Toule; Lewiston,
M. j. Clarity; Rockland, John Quinn /;
Belfast, j. Louis Bacon.
Secretary Clarity rendered his resigna-
tion OH account of his connection with
| the Lewiston club. The same was ac-
cepted. Upon motion of Mr.. Merrill of
Portland, seconded by Mr.. Toole Of Ban
gor, Fred K. Owen was unanimously
elected secretary.
sThe schedule committee, whichsEcon-
sists Of Messrs. Clarity, Long and Toole,
was not ready to report. The schedule
was discussed somewhat informally and
it was voted that the next meeting of the
league occur at Bangor next Saturday
when the committee will be ready to re-
port. The meeting adjourned.
The Lewiston Team.
Manager Clarity has practi cally COM
Dleted his Lewiston team. The following
men have bean signel: d. j. Mahoney,
Conroy. George Lovett. e. L. Dodge,
Jos. Lezotte, James Chestnet Geo. A.
Dolan, James McOraoken, VIM. French,
Vim. Motz, john O'Rourke.
Mr.. Clarity also expects to sign Tom
McDermott Of last years Fall Rivers. He
has had correspondence with Slater and
Killeen of last years Portland team and
Will probably land these men.
Situation in Belfast.
81. Louis Bacon, we'll known baseball
manager, who has had charge Of success
full teams in Manchester, Salem and Ban
gor, was in the city Saturday and will 60
to Belfast Monday with MIR. Clarity. He
will probably close contract to manage
the Belfast team. Frank Leonard. who
was In Belfast last week, was unable to
come to terms with the Belfast assoaia-
ton. Mr.. Leonard's ultimatum was q
$4,000 bonus to undertake the manage
ment of the team. MIR. Bacon has never
failed TO get together strong team and
will make baseball a success i'll Belfast.
Maine League Contracts.
The following Maine State league con-
tracts have been promulgated:
With Rockland-Luke Doheny, Haver-
hill; Fl. W. Coburn, Weld; H. W. Long,
Lewiston.
With Bangor-George Fowler, Bristol,
N. H.; Charles Kearins. st. John, N. B. !;
s. h. Trainor, North Adams.
Saturday IS Ball Games.
At Providenee-Brown, 81; Worcester
Polytechnic. 0.
At Hartford-Hartford, 10; Pawtuoket,
At New York-New York, IL; Yale,
10.
At ambridge-Harvard 90; Tufts, 0.
Football at Westbrook.
An association game of football was
played by the 8. S. Labrador club against
the Westbrooks Saturday afternoon which
resulted In a victory for the Westbrook |
boys by score OF to 0 In very excit-
ing game. For the Westbrooks, Sproul
and Henderson played an excellent game
at full-back. The forwards with little
more practice would make hard line to
defeat. For the Labradors the Mao Readie
brothers put up the finest game at full
back that was ever seen ON the Westbrook
grounds and with Jones in goal, who
played star game, made algrand defense
Walker and Kerwin were the choice of
the forwards and with little more hard
practice under the hands of Trainer
Locke will make star players. Chas.
Marketable will play for the Portland
team next season, and he is player of
long experience, having played with the
all Scotland team against the all Eng
land team which resulted in victory for
the Scots by soore of to /.