The Portland daily press., 1899-03-25
FIELD OFaSPORTS.
PORTLAND WILL i1I RspREsaNTsp
Al m.sss.s 81 new Enslsas League in
Boston To-day.


A meeting fos the purpose of organising
II possible New Ensland League. VIII
occur At the Quincy House, Boston at 10
q. IN. today.
The Connsosiout isegus consolidation
scheme has failed and II there 10 to be a
league 1t must he organised from the
localities whore IL has fiourished In the
past.
Pawtuokst and Newport viii Be the
two Southern cities. Brockton will
probably be represented and 10 looks now
AZ II Manager Burnhsm would have
charge there, though this IL By no means
settled. Bobby Moore will possibly take
hold Of matters in Taunton. Haverhiil
parties are said TO be willing to back .
team and John Irwin may locate In the
shoe oity.
The people behind the game In Cam.
bridge profess to b conitdsnt OF success.
Mr.. q. r. Rice Of Worcester will b ut
These with Portland make seven oitiss
who can probably b. depended on 10 pms
teams in the nsia. II another can Be
seoursd strong eight club league can BE-
orssnizsd. A six club league 81 lsast
seems practically . certainty.
Mr.. b.. W. Murphy will represent Port
land ut the meeting today and possibly
Others Interested in baseball may 20 up
Mr. Murphy hsd letter yesterday from
Manager BurnhAn eating that the PROF.
poets Tor baseball In this section were
very good.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE SITUA-
Walter Burnhsm, John Irwin and those
who have called the meeting In boston
today tn see about New England ba.e
ball league. propose to have league built
on business prinoiples-salsries down to
the proper basic, q short psason aud a or
cult in which the receipts will not 60 en-
tirely to tie i.rond companies.
The NEE As announced to occur
last week .uard on account Of tn,
attempt q, .. The Connecticut club.
to form -ion with some Of the
Of New Haven US energetic In trying ~
bring about such dtal. He wanted
Mersien, Bridgeport. waterbury and Ne~
Haven 70 JOIN Newport, Pswtuckst
cambridge and Brock ton and form u
strong eight-olub league. Those veterans
. Rourke Of Bridgeport blocked the deal
however, by refusing to be parties to Ia.
II the Connecticut leagus persists IN Its
position, there will be nothing LIFT for the
New England league people to 10 but go
IL alone That this CAD be done there 10
not the least question some OF the cities
have been slow In declaring themselves,
but with each week Of late evidences are
seen that the same IL far from being dead
and that with the recurrence OF spriIg
weather there has come q decided base
ball feeling.
The people who want to taks hold In
Cam bridge have shown considerable en-
thusiasm, and there Is littie doubt that
they will make SUCCESS of the venture.
The grounds are admirably located and
such an institution will NIL = longing for
some club that can I'LL the gap for those
fond of the national game who would
like to sec the sport when the Bostons
are away from home.
People from Haverhill have written OK.
pressing . willingness TO back = club in
that city even 70 greater extent than 10
necessary. Portland 10 again on deck tor
club.
As the plan Is now the league would not
begin operations until the middle OF May,
so that II 10 BY no mems too late to
organize In any city. Bobby" Moore hns
been ,mportuned 70 take hold OF the
proposition In Taunton, and with any
kind Of handling ought 70 make . club IN
that oity success. Manager burnham
has been to Brookton and he could I'M
doubtedly make success In that city
boston Herald.