Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-16
THE DIAMOND.
IT LOOKS
 LIKE O'ROURKE
Two Meetings of League Directors, Two Sets of Officers and Two Pen- narat Winners Resulted.


 New Haven, Nov 16.-Two meetings of tho directors of the Connecticut Baseball league were held at the Hotei Garde yesterday afternoon and even ing. O'Rourke ruled the first meeting and he had the Tuckey games thrown out and forfeited to the opposing cluDs' which gives the pennant to Bridgeport with Springfield second and New Ha- ven third. This meeting reelected Sturges Whitlock president and James H. O'Rourke secretary.
 Cornelius J. Danaher of Meriden. who owns the New Haven club, ana who has been leading the fight against O'Rourke, was not present at the af- ternoorl meeting. He attended the evening meeting and then O'Nel was chosen president. Action on the Tuck ey games was indefinitely postponed and the pennant was awarded to New Haven. One of the questions to be de- cided is, which meeting was official! The national board is apt to back up the claims of O'Rourke.
 MT Danaher and his friends claim that they supposed the meeting was to be held in the evening and they be lieve the afternoon gathering was a ssnap" affair.
 The afternoon meeting was called for 2:3O o'clock and Mir Danaher could not be located. The directors waited until 3 o'clock for him. New Haven and Meriden were not represented. Manager Prindiville of HOlyoke. the treasurer, read his report, which was favorable. It showed that all the clubs had fulfilled their obligations to the league and there was about $100 in the treasury.
 It was voted that the games in which Thomas Tuckey pitched for New Ha- ven against Norwich on August and against Bridgeport on August should be awarded to Norwich and Bridge port. He pitched against Springfield on August 8 and as Springfield won this game that city retains the victory. The forfeiting of the two games won by New Haven makes the club stand ing as follows: Bridgeport, first: 'Snrinetield. second; New Haven, third. The pennant was awarded to Bridge port. Bridgeport, Norwich. New Lon don and Hartford voted in favor of the action taken and Holyoke and Spring field voted against it.
 
 national hoard ratified the suspension of Tuckey and declared that he remain under sllspensioh until he pays the fine of $2O0 he was ordered to- Mr O'Rourke also reported a resolution from the national association, which demands that the Connecticut league show reasons why it should not be penalized for not respecting the rules xxy1n,, %hn Naxxy Tor0y@ aY,,Y~ xyxSS .Tuckey, suspended player, who haG played with inTA>endent teams. The resolution was signed by James H. Farrell, the secretary. : The nominating committee. consist ing of Manager Tracy of Hartford Manarer Humnhries of New London and Manager Prindiville of Holvoke presented the following list of officers, which was chosen:
 President--Sturpes Whitlock.
 Treasurer-P. H. Prindiviile.
 Secretarv-James H. O'Rourke.
 MT O'Neil nominated c. !. Danahe~ for vice president and he was elected.
 MT Danaher got his forces together in the evening and another meeting was held. He claimed that the regular meeting was called for the evening and that was how he missed the after noon meeting. At this meeting it was voted to indefinitely postpone action on the T1lckey games. The pennant was awarded to New Haven.
 The following officers were chosen.
 President-Daniel O'Neil.
 Vice President-Co Cornelius T, Dans- her.
 Trea surer-P. IT. Prindiyille.
 Secretary-W. P. Bristol.
 It was voted to notify the national board of the chance in officers and re- quest them to send all communications to the new secreear%
 James H. O'Rourke was called up at late hour last night and was told the story of the trump" meeting. At first MT O'Rourke was under the impression that he was being fooled. but after be- ing assured that the dispatch from New Haven was genuine he said:
 sWeT. don't know what to say. I don't believe that Dan O'Neil or Mr. Prindiville had anything to do with the meetingv
 When asked if he was sure that the directors had been properly notified be said:
 Notified? Why all the members have been notified not once, but twice, and the time of the meeting, at 2:3O in the afternoon, was mentioned clearly in the call''
 In referring to the fact that Bridge port was awarded the championship, Mr O'Rourke said that he had no re- joicing to make over the announce ment, and regretted that the Bridge. port club was the gainer by the games beino forfeited
 .'The trouble was that the protested games should have been settled at the meeting of August 9, and that would have been fair to everyone. I can't helD it. but hope that 1t will teach the league to be honest with the rules hereafter"
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