Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-12
WASHINGTON HILLS IN.
President Parker Said No Players Had
 the Right to Drop Them.

the Right to Drop Them.
 The Washington Hill base ball club is still a member of the City Amateur league, despite the efforts of some of the members of the team to drop it out. Yesterday when the rumors were so strong that the Washington Hills had decided to drop out, the Democrat en- ,deayored to find out just what was in the rumors, and the story published yesterday was the result There was even more to the story than was learned at the time. Outfelder Camp attended the meeting of the directors of the league on Thursday night, at which time the action was taken which forfeited the. game won last Sunday to the St Thomas Cadets. He stated at the time that there were several mem bers of the Washington Hills who would not play if the game was for- feited Yesterday Acting Manager Camp notified one of the managers of the City league to send word to the president of the league that Washing ton Hill had dropped out of the league. This notification was sent 10 the Demo- crat office, and it was partly on this in formation that reporter was sent out to look up the matter. The interview with George Mulligan, the first base man of the Washington Hills, was an- other of the results.
 Taking the word of Acting Manager Camp and First Baseman Mulligan, the president of the league had published that Washington Hill had dropped out and he at once called meeting to fill the vacancy. When the news became known that there was vacancy there eY1 nm hnt af 1iaof fa the place. Almost every manager had one or two applications handed to him, the president had s&ree, and there was much interest around the St Joseph rooms last night where the meeting was held. When the members of the Washington Hill Athletic club, not the base ball club, read in last nights Democrat that the base ball club had dropped out of the league. they were indignant. At once President Parker took. steps to find out by what author ity the club was dropped. He visited the St Joseph rooms and asked Presi- dent Maloney if it were true that the club had been dropped. He was told that the acting manager and the first baseman of the club had stated that the club had dropped out of the league. President Parker stated that Camp was not the acT1ng manager and that neisher he nor George Mulligan nor any one else had been given authority to drop Washington Hill from the league He further stated that the club desired to remain and that if some of the members of the club did not like the action they could get out.
 The president of the league at once called the meeting off and informed the managers that Washington Hill was still member of the league and would play the regularly scheduled game on Sunday. A new manager will at once be elected for the Washington Hills and it is probable that some new faces will be seen on the team The City league today is stronger than it ever was, has more money in the treas ury, and the many applications from other teams to get into the league shows what is thought of it. The league has engaged the Athletic field every Saturday on which the Water bury team does not play. and through out the season the public will be given the best kind and the cleanest kind of base ball