Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-27
THE AMATEURS.
MEETING
HARMONIOUS
No Trouble in City AM
ateur League Managers
Unanimous on Living Up
to Rules-NeW Schedule.

unanimous On LIVING Up
to RulesNew Schedule.
league came to an amicable under
standing last evening at the meeting
held iii the st Josephs' rooms. all
clubs were represented with the ex-
ception of the Washington Hills. At
the last meeting Of the league the
schedule was made out to start the
third Or last series on the following
Sunday 1t rained on that day and
no games were played and this brought
UP the discussion that the first games
in the last series should not have been
scheduled and the point was well
taken, for the sixth Sunday is always
left open for postponed games On the
first sixth Sunday the postponed
games were played and last Sunday
would have made the second sixth
Sunday, but the matter was overlooked
in the anxiety to begin the final series.
As it rained last Sunday the matter of
postponed games was settled until the
next sixth Sunday and should the race
be close all the postponed games will
be played
In order therefore to have the league
run according to the rules laid down
two years ago, which rules have not
been violated in the interest OF any
one or more teams, a motion was
made last night tLat the vote to start
the third series, which was made at
the last meeting, be reconsidered. This
motion was made after the rules had
been thoroughly discussed. The mo-
tion was carried and the schedule was
then made out for next Sunday, which
was the same scheduled FOR last Syii-
day, the beginning Of the third series.
There was no attempt by any OF the
managers to try and break the rules,
nor to try - prevent any one team
from winning by ignoring the rules. The
latter have been lived up to for three
years and each rule has been rigidly
enforced. and tlle members of the
champion Brooklyn team and the va
rious managers Of that team must, in
justice to the officers OF the league for
these three years. admit that fact, all
interviews notwithstanding. What oc-
CURED four or five years ago, when
the league had scarcely created q reg
uIar system should not be revived at
the present time, nor is there any rea-
son or justice in it. For three years
the City Amateur league has been CON
trolled by rules as strong and as I'M
breakable ais are the rules Of the Ma
tional Or American leagues. No favor
itism has been shown by the officers,
and while all managers have looked
for any little opening to better their
own teams. the rules have not been
transgressed to secure that opening.
Apropos of the above, it might be
Just as we'll to state that the one point
sought after by some Of the managers
was to change their players before the
third series started. Through mis-
taken idea some supposed that the
teams could change their players on the
first Sunday of THE third series. That
point was fully settled by the quoting
of rule in regard to the government
OF players. No changes can now be
made in the league, beginning Or dur
ing the third series. and should any
team make changes all games played
with changed players win be forfeit
ed to the opposing teams. The man
ayers all understand this point and il
they make the changes they have only
themselves ito blame for tihe forfeiture
of the game If they should win.
Naturally the whole cry Of the man
ayers is now to pull down the Brook
lyns, who are in the lead. Why should
not this be the feeling? All teams In
the National or American leagues who
are not in the lead are doing their best
to pull down the leaders. That is
what makes the race so strenuous and
exciting The Brooklyns or the ma
iority of them fully realize that all
the other teams are after them hot
foot. They know. too, that they will
beat them IL they can. Should the
will be as close as any ever wit
other teams are out to defeat the
have d chance to win. ana when the
season Is over. no matter what team
wins. the managers of all the teams
will have ITO admit that the rules were
enforced and there was no attempt to
allow them to be broken.
The schedule for next Sunday will
be good one. At 2 o'clock the Wash
tngton Hills and the st Josephs will
face each other. AT O'clock the
Merrimacs and the Pastinnes will get
together. Both hese games will be
on the lower diamond. AT 3 O'clock
the Brooklyns and the North Ends will
cross bats. This Iatter game will be
q heart breaker. for the North Ends
will bring down the strongest team
possible to stop the Brooklyns from 4
further advance. Bill Kelley Of Naup-
atuck will umpire the two games on
the regular diamond.
YOUNG RIVERsIDEs WON
The Young Riversides trounced tbe
Golden Eagles this morning on the
Athletic field by the score of 6 to 1
All teams under 10 years of age want
ing games should address Sigmund