Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-21

been offered, I have been induced by my friends outside of the Sleague to submit the following proposition:
 am willing to act with Mir Young and Mir Spa1ding as an executive com mittee of three to manage the league for the coming season without salary, provided the committee is clothed with absolute power over umpires, players and all other matters pertain ing to the game throughout the season.
 Should MT Young or MT Spalding be unable or unwilling to serve on this committee the vacancy could be filled by the faction in the league which they now represent, selecting one of it's members.
 I fully believe there is a glorious fu- ture before the league if it can be got ten out of the rut 1t is now in and as I fully believe that if this proposition is accepted, the league will be relieved of all unplasant complications.
 do not feel that it Is presumptuous on my part to submit this offer, as my baseball record is clean and has been before the public for over twenty years. The offer is made solely in the interests of the ledgue and the great game we all love; trust 1t will be accepted as such by both factions in the league and that the familiar cry of "Play Ball'' will be heard upon eight reunited ball grounds when the playing season opens. Sincerely,
 JOHN B. DAY, New York, January 20.
 There is nothing to be said deroga. tory of Days record in baseball. His plea for harmony and for the game is undoubtedly sincere, but unfortunately Spalding has openly declared with un. mistakable positiveness that he will have nothing to do with the National league if Freedman remains in control Of the New York club while the Brook lyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and Pitts burg clubs have gone on record as be- ing unwilling to proceed as members of the league unless Spalding's cleo ton to the presidency is ratified. As that point must be decided by the courts and as Spalding is determined to have a favorable ruling if he has to take the matter to. the United States supreme court, it looks very much as if the Freedmanites would have to withdraw from the courts, if they are looking for a peaceful settlement and that when they have done this Freed
  ball, bag and baggage. The sugges- ton made by Day does not look to the eradication of the evils against which Spalding has made his fight. It is too, late for such a compromise, for Spalding only the other day said that unconditional surrender would be the only thing acceptable to him. Freed4 man, Brush 6 Co have found that they are up against combination which governs baseball from the Atlantic to the Pacific. There is no refuge for them. If they decide to go it alone or form another league, they must put up a fortune to back new clubs, the play CTS of which-proyiding any valuable ones are developed-will be at the mer- cy of the organizations controlled by Spalding. Johnson and Powers, who thoroughly understand one another
 Harry Fisher, a prominent base ball player who last year was with the To- Iedo. O., team, has signed a contract for 1902 with the Hartford team of the Connecticut league. He will play second base.
 There will be something interesting to tell about the State league circles this week, for a meeting has been called for next Friday at the Hotel Garde in Kew Haven. Secretary O'Rourke sent out notices this morn ing. Incidentally it may be remarked that no notice was sent to either Bris- tol or Derby. There are some impor- tant matters to be passed upon by the directors. There will be q general shaping up and rounding out for the season which is now approaching. No doubt the final disposition of the play CTS of the Derby and Bristol teams will be made. Bristol will not doubt make it's last desperate stand at this meet ing. The ten-club league idea will be pushed for all it is worth and the Bris- tol supporters hope to be able to get there. Just how they expect to do it is not apparent. They will not besrep- resented at the meeting, although they will no doubt have a strong spokesman in Manager Reilly of A1eriden. As it will take a majority vote at least to do the trick it is hard to see upon what ground they can hope for success while New Haven, Waterbury. Spring field, Norwich and Bridgeport are dead set against change from present con- ditions. They would have to get two of those votes and who in the bunch can be changed ?-Bridgepor Post.