Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
NTH HE AMATEURS.
City League Closes a Successful
 Season of Base Ball.

The Battle for the Pennant the Most Interesting of Any Seen in Any League Financially the Season Has Been Very Excellent One But Lit tie Happened to Disturb the Har- mony Among the Managers.
 Never in the history of baseball in New England has any league had such a successful season as the one just ended by the City Amateur league of this city. Never has such an 1n- tereSt been created in baseball cir cles as has been occasioned by the Sgames between the six teams in this league. It is estimated that at least Close to one hundred thousand people tIave witnessed the games which were played on Sunday afternoons and on come Saturdays since the season kpened. One reason as much as enything else which contributed to the success of the season was the fact hat the managers adopted strenu- Aous rules early ill the season, gave the president powers as strong as any Ma tiOnal league or American league
 
 were not abused, and then backed up whatever was done almost unani- mously. Of course there were some portions of the rules which could have been improved upon, but the expert ence of this season has been an in- StructOr to the managers and they VIII see to 1t that next season the rules will be so irOnelad that there will be no fault finding by anyone. On April 15 of this year the mana gers of the six clubs met at the rooms of the St Joseph society for permanent organization. Right here it might be told that the managers are Indebted to the St Joseph society for accommodating them with quarters dn which to hold their meetings. The clubs and managers represented at that meeting were the Brooklyn Attn letic club by Michael Madden, the Pas time Athletic club by Martin McDon- aid, the Washington Hills by James A. Thompson, the Jeffersons by Jo- seph Reed, the St Josephs by William AcKennerney, and the St Thomas Cadets by Edward Dunphy. At that meeting the following permanent of ficers were elected: D. l.. Maloney, president, and Edward Dunphy, sec
 
 have during the season tried to fill their positions creditably and the managers can best attest whether they have succeeded.
 On May s another important meet ing was held and the managers sub mitted the following lists of players who would comprise their teams dur ing the season. A glance over the players will show you that there have been many changes in the teams and this is more noticeable in the last games of the season. We will give first the players handed in on the date of this meeting and then give the players who represented the various teams in the last games of the season: Manager Madden of the Brooklyns handed in the following on May g.: Cronan, K. La1lier, Kelly, McNellis, Edmonds, D. Fox, Loughlin, Therault, Reese, W. Lallier, Cunningham, Smith
 Manager Mcdonald of the Pas times submitted the following play CTS at that meeting: Kelly, T. Hene- berry, H. Dews, Stone, L. Heneberry, Mclean, Barnes, Campbell, Meehan, Herbert and J. Dews
 Manager Thompson gave the fol- lowing players for the Washington Hills: Hayden, Mulligan, Madden, Burgess, Scully, Delkescamp, Iaw1or, Holland, Sweible and Myles.
 Manager Reed of the Jeffersons had the following: Slavin, Bowe, Hen dricks, Upson, G. Burns, Bride, Ken ny, B. Burns, Sheehan, Carlon, Me Donald, Brown and F. Fox.
 Manager McKennerney of the St Josephs had these players: Donovan B. Burns, Wells, Hall, Began, Maloney and Kane
 Manager Dunphy of the St Thomas Cadets submitted the following: Ray Wolfe, Hoffman, Doyle, Lessard. Car aon, Rogers, Lawlor, Brennan, Layigne
 Before the season opened, however there were other players added ol ,dorpped from each list. but the no t1ceable thing in the next list vii show how the players changed around This was permitted under the rule which allowed player to go from ont team to another, but which would no allow that player to return to the tean he had played with once The twt teams finished the last game of tn, season with the following players:
 BrookIyns Edmonds. Cronan, Camp Madden, Lallier, Shugrue, Lawlor Slavin and Kelly.
 Pastimes Henebry, Harper, Hay den, Thompson, Kane, Fl. DeWs, U Henebry Kelly. Meehan.
 In the last games of the other team there were many changes also and tn Washington Hills St Josephs, Jeffer sons and the St Thomas Cadets con tributed players, cribbed players on from the other under that rule. whicl was a very renicious one and whicl in all probability will be changed mex season.
 The season opened on Sunday. Ma, IS, and the Brooklyns, who won tn pennant. began with a victory. Fron the first 1t looked to be close figh between five teams. The St Thoma Cadets were the peculiar players o the league. Manager Dunphy con tented himself with remaining at tn foot of the ladder and surprise afte surprise was administered to the lead CTS. Just when a team expected t jump into first place was the time tn St Thomas Cadets would interfer and send the leaders home with de