The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-04
BRIDGEPORT GETS PBNNANT
AT MEETING OF STATE LEAGUE
 DIRECTORS

President whitIock Casts Deciding
 vote-Danaher Resigns as Vice Pres
 ident-Constitution Adopted With
 Few Amendments--season to Open
 on April 2sth--But Little Apparent
 Friction.
 The directors of the Connecticut base ball league held a meeting at the Hotel Garde yesterday afternoon for the pur- pose of attending to several matters concerning the conduct of affairs of the league. The meeting was not the usu- al comedy, not enough friction develop ing to make the outcome doubtful as has been the case at several meetings.
 While the meeting was in session, however, Lawyer c. J. Danaher, owner of the New Haven team, took occasion to tender his resignation as vice pres ident of the league, which was unanf- mously accepted. It was stated in the afternoon papers that MT. Danlller would also sell out his interest in the team and devote his entire time to law, but after the meeting Secretary O. Rourke said that the New Haven man. ager had said nothing at the meeting about selling any of his holdings, al- though later he might attempt to do so.
 The afternoon meeting of the league held by MT. O'Rourke at the Garde ho- tel some time ago was declared legal, so that with the Tuckey games thrown out the pennant naturally reverts to Bridgeport. The vote on this matter stood four to four, and was decided by President Whitlock, who cast tEe de- ciding vote in favor of the secretary of the league. Shortly after this vote was taken MT. Danaher and w. F. Bristol, president of the Meriden club, left the room and both took the next train for Meriden.
 During the meeting the constitution was read by the secretary and was adopted with a few amendments. Among them a change was made to a three-fourths vote, and the annual dues were raised from sixteen to forty five dollars for each club. The board will meet the third Monday in October in Springfield. On a vote of the different clubs the supervisor of umpires can. be subject to removal.
 Tn regard to postponed games it was decided that all double headers should be played after June 1. This was made on an amendment after MT. o'Rourke had moved that when a game was post poned for any reason whatsoever, that when the same teams that were to play met again in the same city that they should play double header.
 A schedule committee was appointed, consisting Of Dan O'Neil of Springfield, < James O'Rourke of Bridgeport, and c. H. Humphreys of New London. It was agreed that the season should be open ed April 28 and close September g. There was also q division Of holiday games made 4s-' ,' F..
 Except for the making out of the schedule no business was left over.
 After the meeting, in speaking of the Tuckey matter, Secretary O'Rourke O'Rpurke said that the matter had been first brought to his attention by Dan O,Neil of Springfield. In the meantime however, Tuckey hearing of it hae gone to O,Neil with a hard luck story and begged off. O'Neil. o'Rourke said had then changed his attitude for time, after which he slowly came back to his first opinion regarding the mat ter. He said that he was inclined to be- lieve that Danaher was not true sport or he would have quietly settled every thing connected with the case months ago. He said that personally he die not care about the winning of the pen 7lant but wished to uphold the consti tuition of the league. In fact, he said he did not intend to fly the pennant during the season of 1905, or, to con sider his team champions in any way He said that he would not do so for al the money in the state of Connecticut.
 The directors present yesterday were c. J. Danaher of New Haven, c. H Humphreys of New London, c. J. Prin derville of Holyoke, w. P. Bristol O Meriden, Messrs. Tracy and Kennedy O Hartford, Dan O'Neil of Springfield James O,Rourke of Bridgeport ane Richard Tracy of Norwich.