Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-13
STILL ALIVE, BY GUM!
The Ball Team Reorganized and Will
Continue Its Schedule.


The city still has its ball team and the
same old team at that The boys were
up on the field, yesterday afternoon, prac
tcing as usual and showed lots of signs
of new life and ginger. The game with
Belfast will be played, today, as sched
uled and things will 80 on just the same
as if nothing happened, for two weeks at
least
The rank and file of the fever patients
were not all satisfied with, the action
taken by the directors at the NEE ting,
Monday afternoon, and the way things
hummed when the word went out tina.
they had voted to disband the team was
caution. 1t is understood also that
there was not exactly full representa-
ton of the board at the meeting ana
that the action was rather hasty. Wa
terville thinks her ball team is just abou.
the smartest. liveliest set of youngsters
that ever congregated ON the local dla-
mond and every one of them is a favorite.
They have been very popular everywhere
and the city has been very proud of its
team. Under these conditions it naturally
was unwilling to have it 80 to smash III
the way the directors indicated and no
little indignation was expressed.
The matter was talked over pretty thor
oughly, Monday evening and yesterday
forenoon, and a meeting was called az
noon in the office of the Watervilie Mail.
There was Il good attendance including
the members of the team now in the city.
The whole situation was talked over with
the boys and the following proposition
developed:
The new men in the city, eight of the
regular players, agree to stay for two
we eks and take their chance with the
team: These men will be guaranteed a
certain sum--nothing eXtraVaSant, DGt
still Il Sood reasonable amount-and eX-
penses for the two weeks. All money
that is made above expenses will be d1-
vidcd equally among them. If $1,000 Is
cleared the boys will share it equally,
and if there is n deficit they Will get
their guarantee and expenses. They are
sure of so much clean cash per week
and expenses and will get as much more
than that as they can make.
All of the men agreed to this PROPOSE
ton and will stick to the ship; 1hey
will all share alike so there will be no
chance for any jealousy or dissatisfaction.
They have agreed not to consider any
offers from other teams or to enter into
any negotiations for two weeks at least.
If after trial of the new scheme it is
found that il will not work, the men Will
be familiar with the fact and can make
other arrangements and not be suddenly
dropped as they were by the old asso-
citation.
Meanwhile the old association is dead.
All season tickets, passes. etc. issued by
1t are worthless. The only thing let
from the old regime is the players, and
they are Independent of it. The new
players themselves getting all the profits
and the hackers simply standing behird
them with guarantees so that they Will
not lose anything whatever happens.
Meanwhile the expenses will be cut to
the lowest possible figure. John Phelan.
the star center fielder of the team, has
been elected captain and manager, ano
he will be assisted by others. He will
receive the same salary as the other play
ers. Two more men are wanted to make
up the full team. as 10 regulars will have
to be carried. No one outside the players
themselves will receive a cent for any
work they do and everyone will ante his
little quarter when he passes through the
gate to see q game.
The boys may be handicapped a bit at
the start, but they are going to play viii
ming ball as soon as they get settled once
more just as they have in the past There
is now the best--of feeling among them
and a good understanding between them
and the hackers. There was a very pleas
ing surprise for the reorganizers, yester-
day, when they got their plans moving.
Men who haven't given cent to the
team so far went into their pockets and
came out with liberal rolls. The papers
that were circulated during the afternoon
got something almost everywhere they
were shown. Enough money is now in
sight for a start and with good luck, this
week. it certainly looks as if the new
scheme would be on firm basis and ev-
erything moving smoothly once more.
There are good many in the city who
do not like to have their town called &
gutter and with justice at that. If doz
ems of little places half the size of Wa
terville can support fast teams Water
know the reason why. The team is oft
for blood from now out and those who
have been writing obituaries and singing
dirges may have to cnange their tune be