Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-10
BASE BALL TALk
Hartford in All Probability Win
 Be in This League.

The General Opinion in the Capitol
 City Seems to Favor Reduction of
 Expenses-There Will be Better
 Baseball Than Ever Before and Al
 ready the Managers Are at Work
 On the Teams -Pittsburg Now Has
 the Pennant About Cinched Y
 Brooklyn Making Great Fight.
 The following article from this snOrning's Hartford Courant shows the trend of baseball affairs in the Capitol city. The article is correct in about everything but Waterbury and Bridge Bort will have to be in that bunch to make the game interesting. Hartford has been a long time getting off her Nigh horse but she will find herself in pretty good company with the follow ing teams: Providence, Springfield, Worcester. Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury and either Aeriden or New London The Cour- 1S as lOnOWS-
 An effort is being made by a num- Der of people interested in baseball to have Dr Frank Reisling, manager of the Bristol team. come to this city next season and manage the team here. keisling was in the city yesterday and Saw the game in the afternoon. He fold a Courant reporter that he would like to play in Hartford He said he had not made any definite arrange ments. It is known that several clubs have tried to secure his services, both ag player and manager.
 There is a good deal of talk about having Hartford in the, State league next season. While there is a good deal of opposition to such a course there are some in favor of it. It is said that Andy Welch would give a good deal of attention to the club if the games were played at Charter Oak park mud it is thought that if the games are played there the third-rail cars would bring many spectators from out of town. MT WeIch was considerably in- ferested in the team this year and is one of the heaviest stockholders in the present organization. Several who sub- scribed to stock this year did so with the provision that Hartford would not enter the State league.
 As many think that the State league Is too narrow an organization it has been suggested that league be form. cd of Hartford. Worcester, Meriden. Springfield. New Haven. Bristol Man. chester. N. H.. and Providence. It would be called an Interstate league s.r. 4- take away the name "State'' which is associated by many with ''Rube" base ball. President Soby will not be active ly Interested in the game next year and a new president must be selected for the Hartford club. Those who have had dealings with the club this year will endeavor to have I. l.. Wiltsie act as secretary and treasurer again as he has given the best of satisfaction.
 The Eastern league as at present constituted is very expensive organi- zation. The league expenses are heavy, President Powers draws fat salary and the railroad fares are big Some of the managers are outspoken regarding the way the league is con- ducted and they are anxious for a change. President Powers has been strongly criticised for not looking af- ter his umpires. He has not seen them work except in a few instances and there has been complaint all along the line.
 It is not fine playing that attracts people to the games. Some of the hest games here this year were in the last series with Brockton. but the attend ance was very small. Rivalry between cities. playing for position in the race and the Individuality of different men on opposing teams brings out the crowd