Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-15
1'777 77-777 7'77 If Whiting desires

ONSt HIS lc1tdSS dAu SudtaNOI to III jure the Meriden team because it let him go to make room for a better play CT. though one not so pretentious, he can keep right on and Meriden agrees to give him all he wants He is un- doubtedly responsible Tor the item sent out from New Haven to the effect that the league was to take action on the Meriden franchise. because he had been [ released. Cotter expresses the league sentiment on such matters when he says: Each club has perfect right to hire what players it pleases and run its affairs as it believes best. It is bound to keep no player it does not want and the league has nothing to say so long as the club is satisfied. I'll hire any player I like; that's my business.'- Whiting or his friends in New Haven will make few friends by their dirty attempt to injure the Meri- den management or team by the fran chise transfer yarn.
 The above is the gist of the state ment made today by one of the own CTS of the Merden team. Meriden patrons of the game have seen no medals on Hobe Writings playing here in the two home games They will see Charley Penfield play tonight and can then judge how much of loss Whiting is. With Penfield in Writings place the Meridens played a fine game in Springfield Monday night. They propose to trim COtter's tribe to- night.
 The financial matter of the Spring field club was settled in satisfactory manner at the conference in Hartford yesterday and the league will go along swimmingly from all appearances. The Meriden franchise was not mentioned at. the meeting. though Writings re- lease was discussed and the general opinion of the managers was that Mer- iden had made wise change.
 In the amateur game last night the Roger Brothers team defeated the Scoyill shop team to 1.
 John Griffin has been released by Captain Cotter because the latter had too many rushers. He won't be hunt ing for a job long. for he is too good a man to remain idle.-Springfield News.
 In Connecticut and Maine, the writ CTS insist on final on Al Swords name. Such is fame. Al has been playing polo since long before several of the writers were out of school Pawtucket Times.
 Big John Connell found the pace too hot in the New England and has quit. And there are lot of the National boys who would soon discover that the youngsters are all right. The "Kid' says he will have to ginger up.
 It is said that Hobe Whiting was unable to get his money in Meriden. hnI1t thiS nf fha mad and pencil in the Nutmeg state? As yet the other leagues have all been able to put up the stuff.-Pawtucket Times.
 From the present outlook Plymouth and Salem seem to have the best teams of the Southeastern Connecticut league. Cunningham and Lincoln, of Plymouth make a great pair of rush es, and their work is hardly equalled in the league-Taunton Gazette.
 The Waterbury team looks to be the weakest of any team in the league EI-Manager Doe certainly left Water bury in a bad state, robbing the city of the cream of its polo players. Par sons is an old polo player, to be sure, but even though he is manager of the team he never should play regularly. He should act as substitute and get new man to fill his shoes in the regu. lar games.-Springf1e1d News
 Mooney wired Tom Cotter that he wouldn't play with Hartford for less than $1O a week more than he received last season. The Big Chiefs answer wired collect. was something like this: 'I wouldn't play you for S10 less. You are the greatest yet, barring Duck Mur- phy." The Western Union refused to send Moneys answer as the wires are apt to give way under excessive heat. -Pawtucket Times.
 Springfield comes here tonight and that will be one of the hottest con- tests of the week. Waterbury has beaten Meriden and so has Springfield Springfield also beat Waterbury when the team was out of practice. They are about evenly matched and the game should be a warm one.-Water- bury Democrat. Well. for a team that was 'out of practice your team put up a good game. The only reason Springfield won was because we have the best team, and history will repeat itself to-night.-SpringfieId News. It did.
 There was consternation in the hearts of the Plymouth polo cranks yesterday when it was learned that Janel1e, Plymouth's halfback, had jumped the town and signed with the Lewiston, Me, team. It is claimed by the Plymouth management that his reason for doing this was that he was told by parties who were down on the management that his job here was only q temporary one, and that he would be dropped as soon as certain other player could be secured. Manager Harlow denies ever having entertained any such idea. An attempt was made at the first of the season to secure Holderness. but when that failed Ja- nelle was the only one considered, and it was intended he should remain the entire winter. Manager Upton has gone to Lewiston to try to bring back the wanderer. and Manager Harlow believes that he will return Wednes- day night. It is reported that Janelle received $50 bonus and an offer of $40 a week in characterization Times