Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-11
BASE BALL.
The George Prentiss Case Given a
 Final Decision.

The George Prentiss Case Given
 Final Decision.
 Manager Harrington is keeping the postal authorities and the telegraph lines pretty busy these days getting his team together for the coming season, and that he will have team that will be ready and able to compete with any of the others in this league is a certain thing He has been trying also to ar range games for preliminary practice and is in correspondence with several of the Eastern league teams and with the Boston Americans. The Montreal team is already booked to appear here and will play the Waterbury team here April A. The players of the local team have been ordered to report here on April 20 for practice. Fall River Newark, Jersey City, Providence and Worcester are all anxious to get games on here and perhaps n few of those may be arranged.
 It. will be news to the fans to know that the George Prentiss case has been reopened and again decided against Prentiss. It seems that the Albany management asked the secretary to re- open the case as new evidence had been secured to prove that Prentiss could not be claimed by Waterbury Secretary Farrell writes to Manager Harrington stating the facts in the case and also stating that Albany claimed no contract had been sent to Prentiss prior to March 1 of last year, as the law requires. Manager Har- rington secured the sworn affidavit of Manager Roger Connor that he had sent Prentiss contract and this was forwarded to Secretary Farrell. The hearing was held and the following let ter received by Manager Harrington tells the story. It looks very much as though PrentissN was not going to play with the Boston Americans. but was trying to get back to Albany, and if this is so his chances are killed by this letter, which is as follows:
 Auburn, N. Y, March s. 1902. C. E. Harrington Waterbury, Conn:
 Dear Sir: I have to advise you that the national board of arbitration has passed upon the Prentiss- Wilson case after reopening of the same. The second decision unanimously upholds and affirms the original decision award ing the services of MT Prentiss-W Wilson to the Waterbury club.
 The same is entered as final.
 Very truly yours,
 J. H. FARRELL, Secretary.
 The contract of John J. Hannifin of Holyoke has been received by Water bury.
 A meeting of the state leaeue will pc called the last part of this week and then all differences will be set tied.
 Dover and Manager Doe will not play here ill 9 preliminary game. Does dates are all filled and the fans cannot have chance to see the for midable Doe and his band of war riors
 Managers Connor and Harrington went to Naugatuck yesterday and or dered sweaters for their hines Man ager Connor's men will wear dark blue and Manager Harrington has se- cured a light grey. These will be used III place of the coats expected.
 In all probability Tom Deal of Bal timore, Maryland, will be seen behind the bat in the local team. Deal is rated as fast player. He caught for Meriden one season, was drafted by Pittsburg the next season and he is now anxious to get back into this league as he is not held by any con tract.
 Charley Clancy has written Mana ger Harrington that he will be on hand when the baseball season opens ready to do his work This will make three good pitchers already signed. Waller, Quinn and Clancy. Waller writes that he is i'll the pink of condi- tion and will pitch better ball than ever before.
 Manager Harrington has written to Manager Jimmy Collins asking if Prentlss has been signed by his team anu telling him that he has jumped from this team. Of course. if he has Manager Harrington cannot prevent if but the local manager wants 10 be sure on that point so that Prentiss cannot jump to some team under inc protection of the leagues.
 Mccormick cannot get olIt If his contract with Waterbury because of his age if q recent decision rendered. by the Sporting Life" is any criter- ion To go by It may be that Me Cormick was the one that asked for that information through the columns or sporting Life' and that paper an- sWered that age had nothing to do With the reservation clause and mi nor could be held just the same as T man who had passed the minor Iimit
 Tad Quinn. over whose services Norwich and Waterbury of the State league are having dispute. has re- celved letter from Secretary Farrell asking the local twirler why he had ignored Manager HarrIngton's right of reserve which he had exercised. Quinn has replied to MT Farrell telling him or the circumstances of his reservation and acquainting him of the fact that not until after he had signed a Nor wich contract did Harrington notify him that he had been reserved. + is probable that Quinn will be assigned t0 Waterbury. and that he will wear a Brass city uniform the coming season. -Torrington Register.