Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-11
C|TY LEAGUE MEETING
Important Business Transacted
 at the Session Last Night.

at the Session Last Night. The Game Played by Washington Hills
 and St Thomas Cadets Saturday Forfeited to the Cadets-O Outfielder Camp Represented Washington Hills
 at the Meeting Pagan, the Player
 Over Whom the Dispute Arose,
 Awarded. to St Josephs Team Joe
 Brennan Appointed Umpire.
 The City league held an important meeting last night at the rooms of the St Joseph society and every club was represented. Center Fielder Camp of the Washington Hill club was present as the representative of the club in place of James Thompson, who has resigned as manager. A re- port was heard from the secretary on the financial standing of the league and it was found to be very satisfac- tory. It was not decided last night as to what two clubs would play at the next field day of the City league. That matter was left over until next Tues day evening. 1t is more than likely that the Jeffersons and Pastimes will meet and the St Thomas Cadets and either the Brooklyns or the St Jo- sephs.
 The most important matter to come before the meeting was the protest of the game played last Sunday between the Washington Hills and the St Thomas Cadets. Manager Dunphy of the Cadets protested the game under one of the rules adopted by the league. The trouble all arose over player Fa- gan. He played with the Washing ton Hills, but on Saturday when the field day of the league was held he joined forces with the St Joseph team. Last Sunday he was on the grounds ready to play with the Washington Hills again, but Manager Dunphy in formed the manager and captain that if Pagan was played he would claim the game under forfeit as the rule di- rected. This rule says that when a player leaves one team and goes to another he cannot again return to the first team. If he is played by tho first team that had him, the game stands forfeited to the opposing team. Pagan was not put in until the third inning and Camp, who represented Washington Hill, claimed he had not played full game and the protest should not be allowed. The other managers thought differently and the rule was adhered to and the game was forfeited to the St Thomas Ca dets.
 The Washington Hills asked that the St Joseph team be allowed to play with their team on Saturday, August z, the day of their picnic, and that the game count in the schedule. This matter was not decided as the day ill question is another field day of the league and the managers did not care to decide until Tuesday evening. If 1 they do decide to allow the game to be l played the field day of the league will 1 be postponed.
 There was some talk that the Wash l ington Hills would not stand for the game being forfeited to the Cadets and that if it was done the team would drop out of the league. Acting Man. ager Camp stated last night that sev- eral of the players of his team said l they would not play again if the game was forfeited. The other managers believed, however, that a strict observ- ance of the rules was necessary and refused to overlook the protest.
 Next Tuesday night all the returns from the buttons will be in and each manager will make his report. The sale has been very gratifying and any who have not yet secured one of the buttons can get one from any of the managers or the president of the league.
 Pagan, the player over whom the dispute arose which ended in the for felt of the game to the St Thomas Ca dets, was awarded to the St Joseph l team.
 There were two names proposed for umpire and Joe Brennan was chosen by vote of the directors to take the place of Fred Bauby.