Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-02-25

JERSEY BASE BALL.
The League is Formed and Bridgeton
is in it.

Ihe Leagne is Formed and BridgetOn
The Philadelphia Record on Friday
published the following:
The preliminaries of the New Jersey
State League of Base Ball Teams, have
been completed at meeting held at
Trenton. The teams represented were
Trenton, Elizabeth, Plainfield, Millville,
Bridgeton and Atlantic City. Applica-
tons were received from Wilmington,
DEL, and Chester, Pa. Their requests
were laid over until next meeting.
Peter E. Wurfflin, of Trenton, was Sc
lected as president, secretary and trea-
surer OF the League. The outlook for the
League in its new field is very bright, as
in some of the cities it will be an invasion
OF professional base ball. The League has
secured protection from the National
League in Glass D, and has so far signed
number of youngsters that should
make very creditable showing.
Ted Sullivan, who, with President
Powers, of the Eastern League, originat-
rd the New Jersey State League, after
careful observtion of the field, have come
to the conclusion that the New Jersey
State League will be a success.
In Atlantic City little difficulty was
first experienced in securing grounds
but as National League protection had
been secured to cover the territory, it
prevented the owners of last years
Atlantic City team from playing teams
under national agreement. A prominent
capitalist has been interested in the At
lantic City franchise, who will have
strong team to represent the seaside
resort
The Millville team will be under the
management of William J. Honan. who
has Brandreth, Sweeney, Gunnigle,
Steelman, Pierson, Holm, Pickett, Glib
son and Reilly among his list of players.
Frank P. Thyme, of Lowell, Mass, has
received the Bridgeton franchise, and his
long and varied experience in base ball
circles makes him promising man for
the League. 1t will be great hustle be-
tween him and Honan, of Millville, for
the best team in the League.
The question of umpires was brought
up, and it was decided that majority of
the managers could ask for the release of
an umpire who became obnoxious to the
teams. They passed very good rule re-
garding the teams leaving the field. The
rule reads:
ANY club refusing to play within
five minutes. contrary to the umpire's
decision, shall be fined SIS, and said fine
to be paid 10 the secretary of the League
within five days."
Postponed games were protected by
guarantee and to be played off on date
mutually agreed upon by the managers
of the contesteng teams.
A. G. Spalding 81 Bro, of New York,
has offered a silk pennant flag for the
teams to fight for.
Ted Sullivan has arranged with the
Brooklyn National League team to play
at Trenton on April 81 with the Trenton
team.
Elizabeth's franchise has been changed
to Carl Tolboldt, who has not as yet
signed his full team, but has "Whitey''
and "Reddy'' Schoenhut, of Philadel-
phia; Higgans and Roth, of Danbury,
Conn; Bradley and Vandergrift, of
Trenton and Kelley.
Ted Sullivan. who will manage the
Trenton team, has Gibbons, Of Cleveland;
Bratton and Phillips, of Trenton; Brown
Hauptman, of Washington; Driscoll, of
the Western Association, and o. Brien, of
the Pennsylvania State League, with
Mackey. the Indian pitcher of the Allan
tic League, with his team.