Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14
BASE BALL FIELD.
City League Managers Had a
 Warm Session.

The Dropping of the St Thomas Ga I dets Was the All Important Ques- l tion-A Committee Will Report on That Matter at Next Meeting-New
 Grounds Are Leased by the League.
 There were very warm times at the meeting of the managers of the City Amateur league last night. and the warmth was caused by the attempt to drop the St Thomas Cadets from the league and substitute a team from an other section of the city. The man. agers present were Mccarthy of the Brooklyn A. O., Mcdonald of the Pas times, Kelly of the Washington Hills, l Lydon of the St Josephs, Hayes of the Merrimacs and Dunphy of the St Thomas Cadets. The argument ad- vanced by those opposed to the St 1 Thomas Cadets was that two clubs in the same section of the city would be liable to show favoritism when 1t came to the final games of the season. l Manager Dunphy put up great ar gument against the dropping of the club and claimed that the St Thomas Cadets had been a financial winner for I the league last season; that every game played with the Brooklyn A. Q. was I closely contested, two of the games I taking ten innings; that he had practl- cally brought out the majority of the players in the league and it was not fair to drop the Cadets He also in sisted that the team could not be l dropped without first reporting 1t in writing. It was finally decided to ap- point committee of three to report at the next meeting on the advisability of dropping the Cadets This commit tee was Managers Lydon, Hayes and Mccarthy.
 The rules will be acted on at the next meeting, whicn will be held one week from next Tuesday The presi- dent of the league had been appointed committee to secure grounds for the Saturday games during the season, and l his report brought out the fact that a new base ball diamond will be soon ]laid out in this city. Thomas H. Hayes. who has charge of the driving park. will, as soon as the weather per- mits. begin extensive alterations on that work The present grand stand Twill be used as 1t is. The judges stand will be moved to the other side of the track, and the ditch running down the length of the field will be piped and covered over. The grand stand will act as back-stop and the grounds Will be laid out on that plan. Grading and filling in will be done until the grounds are in perfect condition. The diamond will be skinned and everything will be l dona to make the field corking good one. The City league has leased the grounds for every Saturday during the l year and will also occupy them on Sun day afternoons.
 New York, March 14.-President Ban l Johnson of the American league was happy man yesterday. In his room | in the Criterion hotel he received many visitors who called to congratulate him on his success in finding home for the New York Americans, and the mails brought him numerous letters containing expressions of good will. Many telegrams of congratulation also were received from the cities in his circuit. Tn baseball circles little else was talked about than the new grounds and the prospects of the Americans, and the general opinion was that the team will get a good share of patron age this season.
 President Gordon went to the 165th street grounds yesterday morning with a city surveyor who will complete the work of surveying the land to-day. On Monday big gang of laborers will be- gin to fell the trees and blast the rock on the property, and after that is done the work of grading will be started. It is understood that former Police Commissioner McAvoy, who now is a contractor. will get the contract for grading the site and building the I stands.
 l According to the plans of President Gordon, the grand stand is to be built In the southwest portion of the grounds with bleachers extending on both sides. The grand stand will be a huge double decker, similar to that at the Polo grounds. The playing field will be laid out ill a northeasterly direction from the grand stand. MT Gordon realizes that he has big contract on his hands to get the grounds in shape by April 3O-the day of the opening game in this city-but he said yesterday lie is sure enough seats will be erected by that time to accommodate the crowd. and that the work will be finished when the team goes on it's first western trip.
 On Monday or Tuesday MT Gordon will open temDorary offices for the club In the St James building. at Broadway and Twenty-sixth street.
 The underground railroad at 16Sth street. where a station is to be built
 is 100 feet below the surface, and if will have at that station two elevators, each capable of carrying from 30 to 40 passengers. Mir Gordon will endeavor to have the Interborough Rapid Tran sit company equip the station with four elevators, each large enough to accommodate about 75 persons.