Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-02
THE SPORTING NEWS.
BASE BALL.
LOOKS LIKE A DEADLOCK.
Ridgewood Sunday Games Are Causing Trouble i'm the National League Other Base Ball News.

the National League
 Other Base Ball News.
 The schedule of games adopted by the Connecticut Interscholastic Base ball league allots three home games to Waterbury. Unless one or two of these games are transferred to other cities. it is probable that Waterbury will withdraw from the league. As matters stand, 1t would be q big loss to the home team to play three games at the Driving Park, the only avail able grounds. More persons would get in free than pay in.
 The local management and students hope that they will be able to arrange this matter amicably with the other teams. They wapt to remain in the league for they dre confident that they will have 8 team, which will be near the top in standing at the end of the season. Manager Mcdonald has written to President Bernstein of the league, stating the proposition of the local team.
 The schedule of games is as follows:
 Western Division.
 April 23--New Haven at Water bury; Bridgeport at Meriden.
 April 3O--Waterbury at Bridgeport; New Haven at Meriden.
 May 7-Bridgeport at New Haven; Meriden at Waterbury.
 May 14-Meriden> at Bridgeport; Waterbury at New Haven.
 May 21--Meriden at New Haven: Bridgeport at Waterbury.
 May 2S-New Haven at Bridgeport; Waterbury at Meriden.
 Eastern Division V
 April 23-Clinton at MiddletoWn; Bulkiey at Norwich.
 AprlI 5U-MluuletoWn at NofWicA' Bullxley at Clinton.
 May 7-Middletown at New London; Norwich at Clinton.
 May 14-Norwich at Middletown' Clinton at Bulkley.
 May 21--Bulkley at MlddietoWn' Clinton at Norwich.
 May 2S-Middletown ot Clinton; Norwich at New London.
 New York March 2.-Chairman Garry Hermann of the national base hall commission, who is the principal owner of the Cincinnati National league club, did not hand down has decision in the Ridgewood sunday ball case yesterday, and thereoy caused much speculation on the part of the nlagnates Of the American and National leagues. who were holding meetings at the Fifth Avenue hotel and at the Victoria hotel, respective ly.
 Later in the day it leaked out that the Ridgewood case had caused an iron deadlock in the National leagues ranks; that the St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Philadelphia clubs were behind Hermann and were in favor of Sunday games at Ridgewood, while the New York, Brooklyn, Bos- ton and Pittsburg clubs were opposed. Incidentally, it was stated on the au- thority Of man who enjoys the con- fidence of Hermann that the relations between the latter and Harry Pull Ham, the president of the National league, were decidedly strained.
 According to this man, Ban John son wrote letter some time ago to Hermann to the effect that according to the provisions of the national agreement there should be a joint meeting of the two rules committees before March 1. Hermann. so the story goes, promptly conveyed this in formation to Pulliam by letter, also notifying him that 1t was the latter $ duty to call such meeting.
 Tn response PulIiam wrote what Hermann says was an insulting re- ply, setting forth the fact that he did not like such round robin' business, and hinting that Hermann was ex- ceeding his authority.
 When the rival leagues had ad- journed last night there was another long secret conference, in which Herr mann, Robison, Johnson, Farrell and Comiskey took part. While nobody would talk, 1t was clear to the casual observer that. Hermann and Robison have American leagle interests more at heart than some of the other Ma tional league magnates. Although there is no immediate chance for war, the ill feeling between some of the magnates continues to crop out. LEAGUE IS MUDDLED
 The baseball magnates of the Con- necticut league held another meeting at the Hotel Garde, New Haven, yes terday afternoon. But little business was transacted, owing to impending AAh1C CuAlSS AeSdIulHS tAe LfduSLeF or of the, New Haven team to Worcester. Another meeting will be held Friday, when it is hoped to finally settle the matter.
 Secretary O'Rrourke brought the matter up by reading communication from Manager Canavan, saying that he had leased grounds in Worcester and would transfer the franchise to that city. A question of territorial rights was brought up, since the New England league claimed to have ap- piled for territorial rights in that city. The secretary will investigate the mat ter and report at the Friday meeting.
 Until the matter has been satisfac- torily settled the league schedule will not be presented to the league direc~ tors. Manager Morrissey. of Norwich,