Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-05
BASE BALL NOTES.
Eastern League Has a Meeting and
 Takes fin New Cities.

Takes fn New Cities.
 Kip Selbach, the outfielder, yesterday
 signed contract to play with the Bal timore American league team. Sel- bach played last season with New
 York of the National league. and. al- though he is under reservation, it is
 hardly probable that he would have
 been signed by that team next season.
 Selbach's signature was secured to T
 contract for two years by Manager Me
 Graw of the Baltimore team.
 Judge Ryan of the St Louis circuit court yesterday overruled the defend- ants demurrer ill the case of Chris. Non der Ahe against the Chicago National league base ball club and the other clubs in the National league. The suit was brought for S62, ,000 damages,wnich
 Von der Ahe said he suffered as the re suit of his expulsion from the National league in 1898. The defendant clubs contended in the demurrer that Non der Ahe had no legal right to sue them and that his charges did not state facts sufficient to make a cause of action. in an opinion, Judge Ryan did not sustain these views. holding that Yon der AlIe had the right to sue.
 There was q long session of base bail magnates in the Hotel Victoria, New York. yesterday. the occasion being the regular fall meeting of the Eastern league: When the meeting closed Pres ident P. Powers announced that the minor league men had agreed upon their circuit for next year, and also ha,l waded through mass of important business. The circuit for next season will be made tip of Newark. Jersey City, Providence and Worcester i'll tue Tl .Nx. T Fr and Rochester, in the west. The two New Jersey towns are the newcomers in the circuit. Several Eastern league magnates were authority fer the state ment that the New York club opposed the placing of Eastern league teams jn Jersey City and Newark the reason given being that the club desired to play Sunday. games in New Jersey ..nd did not wish to encounter any rivalry. With the expiration of the national agreement the Eastern leagners felt that they were at liberty to go into any territory they might choose and they have nailed Jersey City and Newark. At noon yesterday the magnates went into session. Those present were r. T. Powers. president; E. r. Higgils. George W. Sweeney and I. E. Nash, Rochester: P. T. Hurley. Worcester: ' <As &AdAhs NglIdIJtS DDUtSA. Js l.. 1SHHfFer and c. c. Nicholson. Montreal: Edward c. Barrow and Edward Mack. Toro14 to;-Toserh Franklin and Alderman Ken. nedy- Buffalo: President c P Cressy and Manager William Murray. Provi- dence, and r. T. LeenarH Syracrrso. Harry Murray and ]. $. Philbin. head ing Buffalo syndicate which holds an option on the Bison city franchise. aIso were present nj the meeting Tie Buffalo team had T stormy passage last year from financial viewpoints Mat ters were further complicated by the death of James Franklin. who owned the club. and there was some doubt as to whether Buffalo would be In the cir cTit After hearing statements from all parties the magnates decided to rl,- tain Buffalo in the circuit under the control of Murray and Philbin. The formal. transfer of the franchise to tho new owners will be made at once There We're several others after tne Buffalo franchise. including George StaIlings of Detroit. Newark and ter sey City practically were the only con- tenders for the places left open by the withdrawal of Hartford and Syracuse from the circuit. Delegates from SyIa- cuse were present and asked the league to take them back. Fall River also made IukeWafm DId to De taken in. i The circuit question was taken up as soon as the magnates got into session NJ. B. Puder. ]. ". Dobhins and w " Burnham presented Newark's claim 1 while President Powers represented Jersey City. The vote to accept these two cities was unanimous. President l Powers. after the meeting. said: '.The | new circuit is the strongest in the East ern leagues history The total popu- lation ill and surrounding the cities is in the neiehborhood of 25000.000. I | am not at liberty to say who the neo- ple back of the Jersey City team are. Four different persons are after the | franhcise The lea que has left the mat. ter entirely in my hands. You can say. | that We will have new grounds and the best of backing" Besides con- | the circuit question, the mae- mates reelected MT Powers president | for the tenth consecutive time. They formally awarded the pennant to Koch | ester and elected new board of 1i- | rectore composed of F. T. Powers. El- ward Mack. F. F Higgins. P. H. Hnr- f lay and G. r. Cressv. Adjournment | was taken 9lntil today. when uexr | years schedule. sinking fund and the | umpire question will be taken up.