Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-23
WITH THE AMATEURS.

5.
 Important and Breezy Meeting of the
 City League Last Night.
 There were Interesting things doing at the meeting of the City league last night at the St Joseph rooms. Those present were Manager Madden of the Brooklyn Athletic club, Manager Me kennerney of the St Joseph's T. A. Manager Kelly. of the Washington Hills, Manager Mcdonald of the Pas times and Manager Dunphy of the St Thomas cadets. Manager Reed of the Jeffetsons was absent The arguments were started on the claim of Manager Madden that the game forfeited to the St Joseph team last Saturday should not stand Manager Madden claimed that he notified the president Ofthe lea que and also Manager McKennerney that he could not get team together and he wanted exhibition game. Manager McKennerney refused to play such a game and said that the game was regularly scheduled and it must l be played or he would claim forfeit. l He made the same claim last night and there was no other way out of the dilemma only to allow the game to stand forfeited. It was agreed the meeting before that the game would be a scheduled one and while it might | have made better feelings all around to have the game played over, Mana ger McKennerney was right in his claim. Manager Madden certainly played in hard luck, but there was nothing else that could be done under the circumstances
 l 1t was not decided last night as to whether ,the-league would give field day on Saturday, August ?, or not. That matter will be settled on Friday evening of this week when the league meets again. The Washington Hills Igive 2 picnic and, games at the, Driv- ing park on that day and that club fwantg one Of the teams from the City | league to play with their team.f If the 1 league decides to do this the field day l of the league will be abandoned As l 1t looks now from what the managers said last night that the following teams may play on that day: St Jo- sephs and the St Thomas cadets and the Jeffersons and the Pastimes. It may be possible that the St Josephs and the Brooklyns may play together on that day. Both managers feel on edge about that game of Saturday and offers to play for $1OO side were made back and forth. Should Mana ger Madden consent to have the Brooklyn Athletic club play against the St Josephs, then the Jeffersons and Pastimes would be pitted against each other and there would be more money wagered on those two games than on any that have ever been played in the City league. Manager Madden said I last night he would not play the Brook lyns in any more Saturday games and l Manager McKennerney claimed the Brooklyns wanted to get them down on Riverside grounds. There was q I whole lot of talk of one being afraid and the other durst not but before the meeting was over all parted in good friendship.
 Manager Kelly, president of the Washington Hills was present at his first meeting and asked that the sus- pension on his two players be removed, but he was told that no games had been played since the suspension had been ordered and it would not be just to the league to remove the suspension until some punishment had been in fiicted Manager Kelly was also given an understanding on why the players
 were suspended and why there was nc
 discrimination shown in the matter.
 Every manager is expected to be
 present at the meeting Friday night
 because if the field day is decided or
 the teams will be assigned and those
 who are not present may be. assigned for that day. The question will be set
 tied one way or the other on vote of
 the managers.
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