Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-02
BASE BALL NOTES.
Nick Young Makes Remarkable
 Statement, About Minor Leagues.

Statement, About Minor Leagues.
 Nick Young, president of the Nation al league, is credited with rather re- markable statement. After observing that he cannot understand how tue minor leagues figure that they nave paid S6,2OO for protection for 1902, and stating that they have not paid cent, he goes on to say: There is a mis- apprehension, anyway, regarding the reason for the suspension of the na- tional agreement. The ten-year agree ment. under which the National league operated and by which it mad it's life, expired on September 30. There real ly isn't a National league now, nor has there been since that date. The Ga- tional agreement was the creature Of the National league. It stands to rea- son, therefore that the national ;gree- nent could not outliye the league. The ten-year agreement, according to tile records, was formed at Indianapolis in December, 1891, and hence does not expire until next December. As to fhe case of the minor leagues and protec- ton, President Powers of ;iie new minor league association yesterday said: Having paid our protection fee, for. 1901. we secured the right to re-
 
 der of a contract on or before March l, 1902, and when we do that the Ma tional league is bound in honor to re- spect each and every contract and all reservation rights. Having failed to reapply for further protection before September p, 1901, our protection ends as to the players reserved at the end of the season of 1902. The fact remains that the National league clubs will be controlled by the same owners as Ill the past, and the expiration of Inelr former ten-year agreement is no good excuse for their failure to stand by their contract with the minor leagues. They can twist and turn fhis affair as much as they please. but we insist that the agreement was nor car fled out; therefore, our request for tie return of protection fees.''
 It is said that President Hickey of the Western league is organizing . new league. to include Kansas City. St Paul, Milwaukee. Chicago. Indianapo- hs, Toledo and Louisville.
 John Patrick Parnell Cahill. form. CT base ball player, familiarity Known as White Wings and tile original Casey" of Casey at the Baf.'' ;s dead Ills death was due to consumption.
 Base ball will prove an expensive pleasure in the worlds fair city here after. Last night x the city council passed a bill fixing the license fee of the National at $2,00O annually. Here tofore no license was required.
 The members of the 1900 and 1901 base ball teams at Harvard, both of Which defeated Yale, were recipients of gold base balls last night iil the liv- ing room of the union A. r. Gardner. St, made the presentation. The base balls for the team of 1901 were given by graduates, those for the team of sOl by the athletic association.
 Replying to message of inoniry re- garding the rumor that he had signed with Detroit for 1902, Christy Mathew- son sent this telegram to q Cleveland paper yesterday: .'Factoryville. Pa. Nov 1.-Have not signed with III Amer ican league team forDext season, nor do l intend to do so. Expect 10 stay i'll the National league. Christy Math- ewson.'
 President Fred Postal of the Wash ington base ball club announced last night that he had been advised by his attorney, who now is i'll Washington. that the deal had been closed for the transfer of MT Manning's interest in the club to Tom Loftus NIr Postal said that MT Loftus would go to Wash ington in a week or ten days to take charge of the club.