Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-13
THE DIAMOND.
CITY LEAGUE
 STATEMENT
Managers and Ofhcers Ap- peal for Fair Play Springfield. Hartford and New Haven Winners.
Waterbury. May 12, 1905.

| .i $ Dear Sir: In justice to the man agers and officers of the City Amateul
 Base Ball league, and in order to en l tighten the lovers of base ball in thii city and to. set right many of oul | friends who have been mfsled by many colored stories, the managers and on cers of above named league respectful
 ly ask of you space sufficient, in you columns to relate few facts relative to the playing of base ball on the hly' erside grounds on Sunday afternoons | In the first place it is not the intentiol of the dictators of this letter to at tempt to injure in any way the pros poets of any other league in the c1Iy nor to prevent other leagues from pie 7, | ing base ball, if they so desire and Il there are grounds on which to play
 The only object that the managers and officers of the City league have is te protect themselves and the grounds which they have leased and for wnlcA they are paying good money.
 A report has been put in circulation that the managers of the City Amateur league have, by unfair methods, taken advantage of the Greater WaterOury league and, by this advantage, nave prevented the other league from play ing base ball on Sunday. The City |~Amateur league has been in existence
 some years longer than the Greatel
 Waterbury league. All the games oi
 the City league have been played on
 Sunday afternoons, while those of the Greater Waterbury league have been played on Sunday mornings. This see
 son the edict went forth that no game
 could be played on Sunday mornings.
 and this etlict was not caused by the
 managers of the City Amateur league,
 but was occasioned by the advertising
 or Sunday morning games Dy lne
 Greater Waterbury league.
 Up to this time there had been no between the two leagues. The. City Amateur league went lof.
 ward with the preparations for tneif Sunday afternoon games, while tne
 Greater Waterbury league held meet
 ings to decide just what they would do in the matter. This league finally de-
 cided to begin their games at noon lime and asked as favor of the City
 Amateur league that they grant them the sixth Sunday between each series
 which Sunday was reserved Tor all nostponed games in the City league.
 At a meeting of the City Amateur league this favor was granted, al though 1t deprived the league of sun day on which to play on the post
 poned games and would necessitate the playing of games at the end or the sea son.
 Then came another edict that no games could be played by any league before 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and this order, of course, knocked out the Greater Waterbury league. The man agers of the Greater Waterbury league tried in every way to have those wno objected to morning games remove that obiection. but they found It impossiDie. Some of the managers of me iitt,e league were for throwing up the wno'e business, but as we are informed, sss- eral were for creating trouble TOT tue bigger league. AS soon as tnis Mas found out the managers Of the City lea Que determined to protect tnem- selvee and to that end made enorts 10 secure the lease of the grounds, ano this has been effected, as will De toid later. This lease was not sought TOT 10 nrexent the little league from playing hut to protect their own league. lnere are only two diamonds on the held n ouestion and three games are played every sunday by the City league. IL would be impossible to run out tns schedule and play less than tnIee eames and consequently if the Greater Waterbury league persisted in the de- mand that 1t should have some or tne field fin the afternoon neither league would be able to play out the scneu- ,,,es. The City league always had the fieId in the afternoon. the managers aid everything possible for the nttN lea gue in order to allow them to play and they do not feel that they should retire fro mthe field which Is theirs oy right of possession for years as well as by right of lease.
 By the terms of the lease the Sity league is given the whole base Dai field known as the Riverside grounas and called sometimes. but erroneously. fine Rye lots Jean Jacques has leased inc whole field from Real Estate Agent w | schlexei. and Mfr Jacques has sub-le the field to the City Ana feur league. and for this sub-lease the Cifr Amateur league will pay half the rental of the field. The other half will be naid for by those who have the priyilege of selling soda. ginger ale and other soft drinks on the grounds. Inh srb-Iease dates from the first sunday which saw the City league begin their games which was two weeks ago AS the City league therefore is payins rent for that whole field there VIII pe m hall games on that field at any time ou Sunday unless sanctioned by the Citv league. either in the morning or in the afternoon. As the league has been arcused of unfair tactics. snd as thev have now proven by the above sfafement that they did everything In tbeIr mower to allow the little lrnkue so p,sv. they are determined now 10 urcferf their rights to the fullest ex- tent. To that end any league or teams of any league who attempt to play on fhe Riverside grounds will be stoppeh sf no matter what hour they desire to pIay. The sale of tickets by any play sr- team or leaeue will meet with the arrest of the party or perffeA
 Tn conclusion ss . resume of what has jusf been stated in detail it might as well be known that the City Ana teur league has not proven faIee 1 uufr5enily to the Greater Watprbury leagse: the nanaeeFs t51ed tp 1od som ueans soL aIlow t1nt h.Goe ts paay an1 oo that en1 Gnso.U ene of oek Dufnya They hn1 - hnn1 b eAe DcuDDne 1f me oun11v uof11ng GnDA m GD 1nnn0uD c Uo G1po1 Woo0 1lv mCD n11vt o1e - -