Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-19
CITY AMATEUR LEAGUE. ]
Important Meeting Held Last Evening
 and the Fans Will Be Pleased.

Important Meeting Held Last Evening
 and the Fans Will Be Pleased.
 Every team was represented at the meeting of the City Amateur league which was held in the rooms of the St Joseph's society last evening. Much interest was attached to the meeting because the lovers of base ball will now be given chance to see the clos ing games on days when everybody will be idle. The fight from now to the end of the season will be a bitter one, as it is impossible yet to pick the winner. The Washington Hills are still leading the league, but only by a margin of one game, and a, loss to them will mean a closer rub for the lead of the league.
 The first question to come up last night was the decision on the protested game between the Merrimacs and the Pastimes. It will be remembered that the game was given to the Merrimacs by the score of 6 to 5. The Pastimes claimed that the score was a tie. Each manager was asked to bring his score book at last nights meeting, but the score books were not forthcoming. In fact. it is pretty certain that the score of the game was not kept so that it could be looked over and a decision rendered. It was therefore decided that this game must be played over. There is considerable money on the game, although the two teams are at the &nd of the league and it may be possible it will be played at one of the picnics given on the Driving park during one of the coming Saturdays The St Ann's drum corps, who will give picnic on Saturday, August 29 was given an option on the game last night until Friday evening. Another society has made bid for it for the follewing Saturday, but as the St Anns were given the first option it will hold until Friday evening.
 The following games were assigned for Saturday next: On the Riverside grounds the Washington Hills and the Merrimacs will meet at o'clock, and at 4 o'clock the Brooklvns and the Pas times will have contest The first game will start promptly at o'clock and must close at 4. There will be no more playing after o'clock and all trouble will be avoided. At the Driv- ing park the North Ends and the St Josephs will face each other for bit ter contest. This game will start at 5 o'clock. This will be a warm battle because each of the teams is within mailing distance of the pennant,
 On Sunday there will be two games, the first one will be played at ? o'clock on the Driving park and will be con tested by the Brooklyn Athletic club. the winner of last years .pennant, ana l the Merrimacs. The second game will 4 S..lz of1 hi game of the season. It will be the dls- puted game between the Washington Hills and the St Josephs, which was ordered played over by the president OF the deagfle This game will De the pest one that has ever been playeu III tue league and will be awaited W11h lnter, :, est. The grounds will be roped III gnu everything will be done to keep lns . best of order. The managers recelVeu their instructions last evening and the players will receive theirs rom tne managers. The spectators will be asked to cooperate with the managers and players in making the games clean and free from all disturbances. The same rule holds good for roWdyism on the field and rowdyism among lne spectators on the field, or going to and from the nelQ Will HoL pe LoAoh q 'oA' o Another rule that holds good. too, Is the one passed that any player who plays with another team outside the city while his team is scheduled 10 play will be suspended
 Official umpires will be selected for all the rest of the games to he played this season, and that duty has been assigned to tho president. He. has al ready selected William Kieley of Naug atuck to act as umpire for the Sunday games. Dave MuIcahy will proba blv umpire the game at the Driving park on Saturday. The umpire for the other two games has not been chosen, hut will be by Friday evening.