Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-25
STATE LEAGUE BASEBALL.
Eight Clubs Will Constitute the
 League.

Bristol, Derby and Danbury Are Out
 side-BristoI Players Awarded to
 ringfeld-Derby Players Go To
 Hartford-Notes Taken at the Meet
 ing Yesterday.
 The long looked for and much writ ten up meeting of the Connecticut league was held yesterday afternoon in the Garde hotel, New Haven, and a very warm session it was while it last ed. It probably would not have end ed as early as it did were it not that a very important telegram was passed into the room to Secretary James Fl. O'Rourke by one of the bell boys in the hotel That telegram read some what like this:
 Bridgeport, Jan 24, 19O2.-Secretary James Fl. ORourke. Connecticut Base ball League: You are requested to be present in Bridgeport this evening and act as one of the judges at the French ball. Hurry up with your meeting. Signed, Committee.
 Two minutes after the sending in of that telegram the meeting adjourned and the one who concocted the scheme of sending the dispatch was congratr, lated by those who had been patiently waiting around the corridors for the meeting to come to an end.
 Itwas 3 O'clock before the managers got ready for business and when they did the newspaper men present were told to take a back seat, and so were all the other baseball cranks who were there to see the fun. President Stur- gis Whitlock called the meeting to or der and there were present besides himself just seven other gentlemen. Roger Connor of Springfield, James Fl. O'Rourke of Bridgeport. Thomas l.. Reilly of Meriden, J. H. Wiltsie of Hartford, T. l.. Shea of New London, J. J. Tighe of Norwich and George E. Harrington of this city. James Can ayan of New Haven was not present as he is now in Portland playing polo. James H. O'Rourke acted as proxy for Canavan.
 Tom Reilly started the fun right off the reel by making a motion that the league be composed of en clubs and that Bristol and Danbury be included in the list of clubs. This motion was seconded by Wiltsie of Hartford. Plenty of hot air followed the putting of the motion and when the vote was called Managers Reilly and Wiltsie were the only two in favor of the mo- ton. That settled Bristol once and for all time, and couple of the Bristol adherents who were in the lobby of the hotel were given the tip and off they went for the train for home, much cast down in spirits. Then came the award of players of the Bristol and Derby teams On motion of Manager O'Rourke the Derby players went to Hartford and the Bristol players went to Springfield. This occasioned big kick before it was passed and three clubs, Meriden, Hartford and New London voted against it. New London thought the players ought to be divid- ed up between the weaker teams, but the. majority thought differently and Roger Connor will have a good team to start away with. Dr Frank Riesling will not go with the Bristol bunch, however, for he was turned over to Hartford by Manager ConnOr and he will act as manager. for Hartford.
 Managers Reilly, Wiltse and O'Rourke were appointed committee to revise the constitution and bylaws The name Connecticut league will be the name for the present, although Il has been practically decided to change the name to the Connecticut associa tion.
 It was voted to open the season earl fer and close later this year and conse ouently the season will open on May 3 and close on September 13 The opening and closing days will be Sat urdays. Before April 1 every mana ger must file bond of $500 to keeI the laws as they. are laid down.