Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-25


 cided to carry the case of Griffin to- l the court of appeals Griffin was -Brooklyn's center fielder, but his ser vices were sold to St Louis. He de- 1 clined to go there, and sued Brooklyn | for his salary as per contract. The lower courts decided the case in his fa- l yOr.
 l Manager Hayes of the Davenport team in the Three I league has receiv- ed a baseball contract that travelled 12,0OO miles. It came from Charles H. Barnes, sergeant major in the army in the interior of Luzon, F. |. Barnes l expects to be back in the United 1 States and pitching for the Davenport | team by May. The contract was mail- l ed December IS.
 President Ebbets received letter yesterday from Charley Irwin, who held down third base for Brooklyn last season. Irwin announces that he has returned from the California trip of the All-American team and is ready to talk business. It is probable that IT. win is too late, as the infield is com plete with Turner, Flood. GOchnaur and Dahlen at the points not to speak of Wheeler as utility. Manager Han Ion will decide on Irwin's case within week.
 Torrington has knocked the under pinning from the new league scheme matched in Bristol, Manager Doyle l throwing up his hands in holy horror against the push. Doyle of Torrington l is picturesque but near the mark when | he says: ''If Torrington enters this 1 league it will be the means of bring l inc to town a lot of bum ball players l (whom would not trust for 20 feet, as in the days of Bottenus, BeeZy Me Guirk, Jack Burns, Veitch and several others whom I could mention.'
 Perhaps the Hartford Post man who was so anxious to defend Dr Reisling a few weeks agb will find some good reason for explaining away his recent actions in regard to some of the Bristol playc $. Some weeks ago this wise writer from the capitol | city lecla1ed that all stories connect l ing Manager Reislilig with dickering with the old Bristol pltye:s were pipe dreams What has he got to say for himself now after hearing Dr Refs ling himself admit that he has been doing some corresponding and talking | with some of those players? Eyi- dently that league meeting should be called and Manager Reisling should be told just what the rules are in re- gard to players on another team Pitcher George J. Mullen has a peck of trouble on his hands if reports of his doings are true. He was signed by Brooklyn last fall and has accepted advance money on different occasions, amounting to $500 or more In addi-
 
 len only last week, announcing that he was in splendid condition. and ask ing when he would be expected to re- port. Despite all this, the Detroit club of the American league comes out with the positive statement that Null len will play in the City of Straits next season, and that he has accepted advance money from the Detroit man agement to the extent of $25O. There is either a mistake somewhere or Null len has been playing a deep game.
 There will be very important meeting of the City league this even- ing, and it is very likely that at this meeting. q president will be elected It is understood that the president will not be connected in any way with any of the teams in the league, and he will be given powers similar in many re spects to the presidents of the Ameri- can and National leagues of baseball. There have been several mentioned for the position of president, but there has been but one name that has attracted attention, that of Theron Minor He is an old baseball enthusiast and would make a capable man for the pc sition, provided he would accept it and devote his time to the success of the league. The City league needs q good, hustling president to boom things this summer, and there is a promise that the contests this season will be warmer than ever. There will 1 be a lack of professionalism, for the | league will be constructed on strictly | amateur principles. Last season there | was altogether too much money spent l for ball players who were brought | who were paid big money to try to win | games for the teams they played with. | Tn the last part of the season all | thoughts of amateurism was eliminat- | ed and on almost every team were found men who had played ill the | State league, and even in the bigger leagues. This really spoiled the sport | and this year there will be nothing | but amateurs and there will be no big | salaries paid to stars. Everybody will I be better satisfied and the fight will | be much more interesting. A good | amateur league in this city, well ham, features of the season.