Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-19
THE DIAMOND.
CHANCE FOR
WATERBURY
Connecticut League Will
Surely Be Altered Other
Massachusetts, Teams May
Come in - Waterbury
Spoken Of.

Now is the golden opportunity for
the people in this city VINO have been
clamoring for league baseball to be
up and doing. The Connecticut league
is about to be changed. Some cities
may be dropped and others must be
found to take their places. In long
and interesting article relative to
these changes the Springfield Union
writer opens up timely subject. The
part which will interest this city is
as follows:
Reorganization plans for the Con-
necticut league were given additional
impetus last night by the announce
ment that the Holyoke baseball club
favors the scheme. The Holyoke club
producer of two pennant winners In
two years, will be powerful ally for
the reorganizers, as Manager Dan
O'Neil of Springfield long ago an
nounced that he would work for. a
complete reorganization.
"The statement made in these col
umns last week Of ideas held by Mar
agor Tom McDermott Of Fall River
has created an immense amount o.
talk all over the circuit and in New
England league cities. That the pro-
moters have big job on their hands.
there is no doubt but they intend to
tackle the proposition at the annual
meeting Of the Connecticut league to
be held in Springfield on October 20.
"The cities mentioned for the new
| combine include Holyoke, Springfield.
Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven
of the Connecticut league, Fall River,
| New Bedford and Lynn Of the New
England league, and Worcester, FOR a
short time in 100 a member Of the
| Connecticut circuit Last night Troy
and Albany of the New York State
league were added to the list of poser
bilities.
"Though the Meriden owners HAYS
announced that they will have team
next season, most of the other mana
gers figure 1t as good as settled thai
the Silver City will not be in the cir
| cult The town is not big enough Il
make the proposition a money winner
and while sentiment Is a great thing
in baseball, the magnate has not beer
discovered who is in 1t solely for his
health. 1t is felt that Meriden will
plan to sell it's franchise before the
opening Of another season.
"The tapping of Waterbury at TIL
league gates may have something t
do with other ideas that 1t VIII not b
wise to make too big a change In tn
present circuit. There Is no doubt tina
cities like Lynn would more NATURAL!
send crowds to games with teams IL
the eastern part Of the state than l
Holyoke or Springfield were the al
traction. Still it cannot be denied ina
the American public has learned Il
want good baseball no matter VIM
team furnishes it.
"There are those that counsel tn
taking in of Waterbury to replace
Meriden, and the consolidation OF tn
Norwich and New London interests
1t is pointed out that the circuit woul'
be compact with the expenses or traV
Of small and a chance for fine return
everywhere but in the Norwich-NeV
London combination, and men long u
baseball know that in some place IN
returns must be small.
"The present plans Of the reorgan
cation element are to go to the nation
al commission for relief from the eA
listing conditions. 1t is claimed tn
commission could not insist on hold
ing money making clubs down VIII
villages that could hardly muster
GOOD holiday crowd IL the total adul
population turned out"