Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
CITY LEAGUE MEETING
Managers Divided Up Nice Little
 Sum Last Evening.

sun AaSC EVenlngs
 The managers of the City Amateur league met last night in the St Josephs' rooms and virtually wound up the sea- son. Secretary and Treasurer Edward Dunphy gave a detailed statement of the finances of the league. and at it's conclusion the managers felt more than pleased at the result of the seasons work. While the expenses have been large. perhaps greater than ever be fore, the receipts have been also cor respondingly large. After all the bills were paid there was a balance left in the treasury of $42O. This will give each manager of the league $70. It was voted that the money be divided in that manner and to-day Secretary Dun phy sent to the managers their shares.
 The next business was the awarding Of the championship for the season of 1902 to the Brooklyn Athletic club. This vote was unanimous and all the reports that were in circulation yester- day that the game of Sunday was to be protested were set at rest. Man ager Mcdonald of the Pastimes was as earnest in awarding the championship as were any of the other managers. Each of the managers spoke of the success of the season and any i'll feel ings that had cropped out during the season were all buried in a friendly hand-shake all around.
 The election of officers was deferred until the annual meeting, which will be held some time during the winter months. Tonight the managers will meet for a little friendly talk relative to the celebration which will take place on Saturday night. The Brook lyns expect to paint the town all kinds of cOlors on that night and, as one en- thusiast expressed it, there will be a stream of red fire from the center to khe top of Town Plot.
 The National Association of Profes, eional Base Ball Leagues has had wonderful record. F. T. Powers, the president, deserves the greatest credit for his executive ability ill bringing this great organization to the front Ill the one short year of it's existence It has stimulated the national game in all sections of the country and has done more for base ball than any other po- tent interest. Its membership includes the Eastern. Western, New York State. Illinois, Southern, New England. Pacific-Northwest, Con- necticut, Texas, Cotton States, Ms. souri Valley and 1owa-South Dakota leagues. The North Carolina league, which finished one championship sea- son was the only organization opefat- ing under the national agreement that did not complete its schedule. The i'll fated Pennsylvania league applied for protection, but did not perfect It's membership by the payment Of the prescribed fee Thus twelve of the thirteen allied leagues, which began a
 in fhP1r contracturaI obligations. This record is unique in the history of minor leagues. All of them have renewed their memb bership and reports indicate a condition of prosperity that IS un- paralleled. In several leagues all the clubs made money, and in none of them did more than two clubs have to face deficit. Considering the vast vol ume of business transacted by parties to the national agreement, there was little friction The officers of the as- sociation are men of ability, intent only on the discharge of their duties in ac- cordance with the principles of base ball law. The advantages of the an nua1 meeting of the club owners Of the minor leagues cannot be oyerestimated. They exchange views and experience about the conduct of club, and each acquires information of great value. The decrees of the national board have been well digested and above criticism. The noted St Vrain case was decided on it's merits. and the National assoc1a- tion should not permit the Southern league to continue it's membership until it rids itself of the party who, as representative of the Memphis club, re fused to obey it's mandate. A tribunal that does not compel obedience is not entitled to it.