Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-28
BASE BALL NEWS.
Waterbury May Still Have a
 Team This Year.

Some of the Managers Anxious to Drop
 Hartford Business Men of Water
 bury Will Control New Team-Old
 Waterbury Franchise May Be Lost
 to Manager Harrington.
 It would not be one bit surprising II Waterbury would be in the Connecticut league after all this season. This does not mean that Holyoke will be dropped out, but there Is a big chance that Hartford will be given the cold shoul- der. Some of the managers are begin ing to think that Hartford is not mak- ing any decided progress In the matter of getting a base ball team or a man. ager and that what has been done al- ready was done as blind. One or two of the managers have been looking into the Hartford affairs pretty thor oughly and they have Bound that there Is no enthusiasm among the people of the capital city for base ball team. This enthusiasm is also lacking to a great extent among those who are SUD- posed to be interested in the affairs of the Hartford franchise. The managers do not wish to be left all at sea at the last moment by Hartforl dropping out and to that end steps have been taken to have Waterbury ready in case of emergency. Waterbury may be admit ted once more, but under different man. agement and with a ctock company.
 There are six business men in this city who have already organized and are ready to talk business. They are willing to put up the money to guaran- tee team and a grounds in this city They have already the sanction of two of the managers %n go ahead and work out their arrangements for placing q team in Waterbury. Pete Hall will manage the team in the event of Wa terbury getting new franchise. That grounds can be secured Is an assured fact. The location of the grounds Is secret for the present and will be re- vealed when the time comes. The packers of the team are all stanch busi- ness men who want to see base ball in this city and who will back a good team and will spend money to get such a team. Already the stockholders are in communication with Secretary O'Rourke of Bridgeport and they will prove to the secretary and to the other managers of the league that they have the grounds. have plenty of money to back team and can get the players, who will be managed by man who is popular In this city and who un- derstands the game from A to z.
 Relative to the old Waterbury fran chise, which has been transferred to Holyoke, there may be things doing within a few weeks. Some of the managers are beginning to believe that the scheme of working in De Wolfe of Holyoke was only blind by Manager Harrington in order to make Tommy Dowd come good. Dowd, who is an old campaigner, was not to be caught by any such bait and held off because he knew the franchise was coming to Holyoke whether Manager Harrington wanted to transfer it or not. That franchise now in Holyoke safe and sound, and unless the former Water bury manager can show good cause the franchise will be given to Tommy Dowd free of all encumbrances. Those managers who were talking that way last night said that as Harrington bought the team and franchise for about $250, he has no right to demand bigger sum, because the franchise which Manager Harrington holds. or did hold, Is practically worthless. True, they say he has uniforms and other paraphernalia, but the Hoiyoke management will probably prefer to get new outfits throughout. They also say that the old Waterbury franchise, with uniforms and everything else thrown in, Is not worth over $200, and that unless Manager Harrington sees l fit to get in out of the wet pretty l quick, down and out will he go with out cent. These managers who talk l this way are sore over what they be- lieve was scheme between Manager Harrington and De Wolfe, and they propose at the next meeting to thrash the thing out and get rid of all the chaff
 There Is one certain and sure thing about this new Waterbury arrange ment and that is this, that there will be $2,000 ready to start team here when the word is given to go ahead. Another thing that is just as sure is that the new company has the grounds and another thing, that they have play CTS now ready to come here and sign contracts. Waterbury with good team, popular manager and with I plenty of money to spend to get the best players possible, is much better proposition than Hartford, with the pa- pers Knocking the game, the manage
 ment and the players.
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