Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-16
BASE BALL HIS
The Eastern League Magnates <, Waiting For Hartford.

The Leading City of This State Hay
 ing a Stormy Time-May Yet Be
 One of the State Leaghe Teams
 Not All the "Reubens' Are In This
 League Either-The Big Leagues
 Still Signing Players-Make-up or
 the Milwaukee Team.
 The base ball promoters yesterday afternoon positively made an adjourn ment for the last time. The meetlng was adjourned until Tuesday night at S3O o'clock. At the close of the meet ing it was said that $4,OOO had been subscribed and if the additional S1,Ooo was not forthcoming by the time the next session is held the present pro- motors would have nothing more to do with starting the club. It was sa1d that a letter had been received from President P. T. Powers, who wanted to know what Hartford was going 10 do. Another letter was received rom William Shindle. who wrote that II there was further delay he would not be responsible for holding together the men of last year or of getting the new men he had in view, including the nara hitting outfielder of which mention has previously been made. Those who wish to subscribe can communicate with last years directors, Charles NJ. Webster or Irving l.. WIltsie. The present company has q chance to sell out to parties who wish 10 put q Con- necticut State league team in this city. Springfield was thrown out of the Eastern league and is now trying to get into the Connecticut league. There is no indication that Hartford will support a "Rube' team. It would be like going back to the horse car system to put q State league team here, and those who are familiar With the game cannot see any prospect of such a teams meeting with success. In the State league all the patrons of the game know all the players by their first names and the loading house of the players is headquarters for town gossip. Nothing was accomplished at the meeting yesterday afternoon, which was held behind closed doors, | locked and bolted from the inSide.- Hartford Colrant.
 Poor Hartford! Why not call on the State league cities and they might | help it out of the financial difficulties At the meeting yesterday the sum l wanted was not forthcoming, and the next meeting will positively be the last so they say. The president of the league is clamoring for some signs that Hartford is still alive and the players have been hunting up maps to | find out if the name of Hartford has been dropped. There are a few up in Hartford who say that they do not | ,1,n's oil they call the Connecticut league base l ball playing. Yet Hartford was made to look like thirty cents by one of those Connecticut league clubs, even if we do play "Rube' ball. There are still others up in Hartford who don't like the idea of being in a league where the ball players are known by their first names. They, probably, like Sampson, want men of titles and learning and education. Men who will wear silk hats and diamonds and who will be called Monsieur or MT. Talk about "Rube' towns or cities, why a city that cannot raise S1 GOO should take her position in the front ranks of 'Rubedom." They have begged and besought the people of Hartford tc contribute for a whole month, yet the money does not come in. Shame Hartford, to belittle your sister cities on the base ball question, when any one of those so belittled could raise $o,OOO if it is necessary. Where is al your pride? Why, you are becoming the laughing stock of all the other cit 1es in the EaSten league, and it is nc wonder that Springfield can afford te laugh just at the present time Ge into this league that Is right at you1 doors, and you will find that the base ball played will be as good as you saw ill Hartford last season Come in and you will find that even though yo, have said some pretty hard things about us, we are chock full of charit, and we have hobby on forgiyiue of lenders.
 Pitcher Durnbaugh signed Meri den contract for 1901 before returnint to New Haven last night-Meride1 Journal. =.
 President Hart yesterday receive, contract signed by Frank Chance the hardhitting California catcher. t I play with the Chicago National lea@u team this season.
 Louis Criger, catcher of tue St Loui base ball team, stated last night tha he mad signed a contract on last Mon day to catch for the Boston Americal leauge team, the consideration bein $2.SOO, and certain expenses, addin $1OO more.
 l D1ck Padden, second baseman an, captain of Comiskey's White Stocking Q last year, has jumped the America league and signed to play with the $ Louis team this season. Harry Put liam of Pittsburg, Padden's home city consummated the deal for the Rob sons.
 The Cincinnati club has other tror bles. Thomas Corcoran. another play CT of that team, demands an increas of salary. He bases his claim on tn fact that since he became membe of the club his better half has present ed him with two sets of twins. Bas ball lawyers can find nothing in tn rules covering the point
 President Johnson officially ar nounced yesterday the makeup of tn Milwaukee American league team a follows: Catchers, Connor and Leahy