Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-18
SOME MORE BASE HTS.
An Interesting Talk With John
 c. Chapman.

The Former Meriden Manager Tells a
 Meriden Reporter About Next Sea
 sons League-Other Clubs are Filing
 Their Reserve Lists of Players-No
 Games in Any of the Leagues To
 morrow-Results of Games Yester-
 day.
 John c. Chapman had an inter esting article in yesterdays Meriden Record, which is quoted below: Ease ball." said the famous magnate; .sIes, the Connecticut State league is O. k., and next year will undoubtedly De made stronger with the addition of Hartford and probably Springfield. Hartford people will find that the play ing in the Connecticut league is just as fast as the club they have had in the Eastern league the past few sea sons, and that the young players are more ambitious and play with more ginger than some of the old-timers they have had in recent seasons. The price of admission is the same in the Connecticut as in the Eastern. The cir cult is small and travelling and hotel expenses NCAN 4hGAC 10 no money to be made by some of the Eastern league clubs, as their circuit is out of shape and jumps too large. Springfield is about ripe for a good team. and if taken in the Connecticut circuit it will likely prove q good in- vestment for those who are fortunate in securing the franchise. Bridgeport. New Haven. Meriden. Waterbury, Norwich and New London are good ones, and with the addition of Hart ford and Springfield could make fine circuit. If Bristol and Derby want to continue, make it q ten club league and let each club Keep all its home re- ceipts with the exception of holidays, divide half the gross receipts, Should the Connecticut take in cities beyond Springfield. which would mean higher salaries and more expense in travel ing they would find in q short time they had made a big mistake. As some of the clubs that have kept the league together and been so success full from it's organization would run behind very much financially and be compelled to go deep. perhaps, in their pockets. You will remember we started polo through this section in 1897. and had good little circuit and all doing well financially until the season was more than half over, some of the owners of the clubs at that time got the big head and jumped out and hired national polo league stars, and the next season most of the national league players were brought into the Southern New England league and the result is we'll known. Had the South ern New England league been kept to- cf0rAn1 and home talent used. it would still be do- ing business at the old stand. Yes, have seen q number of American league games. While in the west saw games between the Milwaukees, ChicagOs. PhiIadelphias. Detroit. Bal tfmOre and Cleveland. and in most of the games the playing was very fast. The playerSEParent, Ferris and Joe ConnOr-whO played at one time with fine Connecticut league. have played finely this season in the American. Tom Donovan. who was Meriden's star player in go. has been signed by the Cleveland club. His work with Utica this last season was way up with the leaders of the New York State league. Magic. who played with AIeriden. has been secured by the Ma tfonal league team of New York. and George Bone goes to the Milwaukee club. Several other players or the Connecticut league have received good offers and will be found in faster company next year, so it can easily be seen that the Connecticut has done it's share in developing some good players for the big leagues. Do I think the National and American leagues will come together this fall or winter and fix up an agreement? I really cannot say. but I think 1t very doubtful 1es. I think the National league made a great mistake in doing away with pro lection to the minor leagues after SC curing money from them for it. They should allow them to hold their play CTS for another year at least or return fhe protection money"