Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-03
CITY AMATEUR LEAGUE.
One of the Most Exciting Meetings
 Took Place Last Evening.

One of the Most Exciting Meetings
 Took Place Last Evening.
 There was very much doing around the St Josephs' rooms last evening when the managers of the City Anna teur league got together and arranged for the coming games on Saturday. Everything drifted along smoothly for a little time and the regular business had been about transacted when the fun started. This sport was occasioned by the accusation of some of the man. agers that players were being taken away from teams and were being paid so much per game by the accused man. agers, and the argurn ents waxed hotter and hotter until "a halt was called by the president The managers were told to look over the rules they had adopted and they would find that the paying of players was one of the points that was pretty thoroughly GOV cred. Proof that a. player has been paid by any manager will mean the forfeiture of all games in which that player has played. This rule will be strictly enforced.
 Another important point that was settled was the matter of so arranging it that all teams would play on the same day, so that the schedule would not be interfered with. To effect this arrangement it was decided to play three games every Saturday and on three different grounds. It was also decided that the admission price to those games would be but 15i cents. Heretofore the league has been charg- ing 25 cents. This was too much to ask of the public, because of the ac- commodatfons offered them, and hence the change As there are no enclosed grounds at Riverside park or Water vile the managers are going to trust to the people who witness those games for the purchase of tickets. Each man. ager will be supplied with sufficient quantity and he will pass among the crowds and dispose of the tickets. At the Driving park the same tactics as previously adopted will be in force, with the exception that but 15 cents will be asked there also.
 The schedule for Saturday will be Bus follows: Brooklyn Athletic club and the Washington Hills at Riverside park; Pastimes and the Month Ends at the Driving park; St Josephs and the Merrimacs at the Waterville grounds. The hours for playing will be different at each ground. The Riverside park game will start at 3 o'clock, the Driv- ing park game will begin at half-past 2 and the Wateryille game will start at 4 o'clock. Those going to the Driv- ing park will take the 80 train, those going to Waterville will take the 3:30 train on the Highland division, and all who attend the Riverside park game can get there easily by walking.
 The league has now done everything to accommodate the public and it is hoped the public will be as generous as possible to the league. It costs the managers quite a little sum of money every game that Is played and che only returns they can hope for are from the receipts of each game. No regular urn- pires have yet been assigned for any game, and in order to give all who, de- sire a chance to earn a dollar, if there are any applicants for the position of umpire, they can send in their names and addresses to the president of the league and he will select three regular men who will officiate every Saturday. Each umpire will be paid $1 a game. There are three 1Impires wanted for Saturdays games and the first applica- tions will be given the preference.