The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
STARTS HAPPILY.
The New Basket Ball
League Will Have
Eight Clubs.
SEASON WILL BE OF 30 WEEKS.
Each Team Names Its Play
ers and Also a
Referee.
SEASON WILL BE OF 80 WEEKS.

The winter game of basket bail was
firmly established for the coming sea-
son yesterday afternoon, when dele
gates from clubs of the Central Massa-
chusetts Basket Ball league met at the
Sherwood house. The league will con-
sist Of eight clubs, each of which has
made preparations for the season. All
are ready for the opening, which will
be during the week of Nov. IL. Lists
of players have been made out, accord
ing to the requirements
IMPOSED ON THE SEVERAL CLUBS
by the vote of the directors. The clubs
have gone about the business in a sy5-
tematic manner, reducing the business
to a solid basis and binding themselves
so that no club can steal a march on
any other.
There will be eight clubs in the league,
and they will play two games week.
one at home and one away. The sea-
son will thus extend over 16 weeks. Rer-
erees have, been chosen and all neces-
sary arrangements were made at yes
terdays meeting.
1t was called to order by the presi-
dent, Fred H. Sawyer Of Hudson. John
F. Cronan of Millbury, secretary of the
league, informed the delegates of what
has been done thus far this season.
The first business was a report of the
committee which had been sent out at
one OF the first meetings to ascertain
the standing of several teams that had
expressed a desire to be included in the
q a oft 1eaI
from F'itchburg, South birmingham
and Webster The former team as the
only one which retained its application.
There was considerable discussion Oh
the ACCESSIBILITY Of admitting that team
on
ACCOUNT OF THE DISTANCE
of Fitchburg from this city, which is a
center for the league. The expense OF
travelling to the northern shire Town
were dilated on by several delegates
Worcester teams were apparently anx-
ious that the yitcfburg team be adj
mitted to the league, for they insiste j
strongly, and the motion to admit was
carried unanimously.
The makeup of the league will be:
Father Mathew and Catholic Young
Mems Lyceum of Worcester, Millbury,
Hudson, Marlboro B. B. A., Marlboro
Athletic club, Fitchburg and Milford
The Millbury B. B. A., which was a
member last year, sent notice that it
would not be in the game This year,
the decision probably being due to a
fear that two teams would not pay IN
Millbury, and the Millbury team which
last season was known as the Lit"
team, would be the winner
One of the first things sprung OH the
meeting was in reference to holiday
games. George H. Spalding of Marlboro
thought the entire receipts of a holiday
game
SHOULD BE DIVIDED EQUALLY
between the contesting teams His idea
did not meet with general favor, and
after considerable discussion, it was
voted that on holidays the home team
should pay a guarantee of $25, which
is $40 above the regular guarantee.
1t was decided that each club in the
league post a guarantee of $25 that it
shall finish the season. The time for
posting the guarantee will expire Sat
urday. If any club fails to comply
with this rule 1t will forfeit its mem
bership in the league. The money will
be sent to Henry Gale of Marlboro,
treasurer of the league. who will be re-
quired to give a bond Of $500 to the
league.
The following directors were chosen:
]. H. Thompson, Fathew Mathew OF
Worcester; G. E. Greeley, Marlboro
Athletic club; Bernard F. Redlgan, C.
Y. M. L. of Worcester, and President
Fred H. Sawyer of Hudson and Secre
tary John F. Cronan of Millbury vera
added ex-officio The directors will
have full power in matters pertaining
to the league, except where a general
meeting is required.
When the matter of appointing ref
erees was reached, it was decided to Sc
lect nine, the understanding being that
each club represented in the league
should have one of the referees. The
following were selected: Fred B. Whit
comb of Marlboro,
H. L. DADMUN OF WORCESTER.
G. Davis of Everett, Charles White of
Millbury, H. F. O'Rourke of Fitchburg.
]. f. Healy of Worcester, DIR. Urban
Bowers of Hudson, w. H. Allen of Mill
bury and John Eagan of Worcester.
The salary of the referee was fixed at
$3.50 game and travelling expenses.
George H. Spalding of Marlboro, John
F. Cronan of Millbury and F. H. Saw
yer of Hudson were chosen a commit
tee to make out a schedule of games.
The season will begin during the week
of Nov. 10. 1t was decided that each
team will play 80 games during the
season.
According to the rules adopted at the
first meeting of the league, the follow
ing lists of players were submitted to
the secretary by the several managers:
Millbury-C rossman, Burt. Ashton,
Wood. Williams. Lake, Grover, Wen
dell. Paine and Horne
characterization, Roger, H. Greene
e. Greene, Porter and J. Conlin.
Marlboro B. b. Aired, Galbraith,
Knox, Robbie, Doyle. Joseph Kynoch
and Halloran.
Marlboro Athletic Club-Best. Tenn
pie. Morse. Homer, Russell, Holt, NC
Nally Brokaw and White.
Milford-Blackler, Hayes, Harley, |
Brown, Moulton and G. Kynoch.
Father Mathew Lyceum- Powers.
Wiseman Smith, Pepper, Hehir, Brad |
ley Burgoyne and Grogan.
Fitchburg Q Y. M. MARKS. Con-
lin, Noonan. Rourke, Shattuck, Rourke. |
Sweeney. Ryan and Spring.
Worcester c. Y. M. L.-Holmes, Ho- /
ran, Sheehan. Connolly, Foley and Dor
man.
A. j. Conlin of Fitchburg is a disput- |
ed player He is claimed by Hudson |
and Fitchburg. The Hudson manage |
ment evidently has the better claim, as |
1t has Coalin's name to a contract, and |
mis- signature WAS OptdlHeu DeIOre the
Fitchburg men got after him. Moth
ing was done yesterday towards set
Ting the question as to which team he
will play with, but the chances are
greatly in favor of decision for Hud-
son, or Conlin will not play at all.
The next meeting of the league will
be held at the Sherwood House, Sun
day, Nov. 5.
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