Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-02
CITY LEAGUE FINANCES
ContemptibIe Rumors Which Possess
 Not One Iota of Truth.

Nof One lota of Truth.
 For some reason or reasons which the officers of the City. Amateur Base Ball league have been unable to un- earth, mean and contemptible rumors have been circulated since the close of the season relative to the finances of the league. Where these rumors orig mated it is impossible at the present time to state, but for maliciousness they certainly are the leaders. Why stories should be published or these rumors allowed to be given credence until the matter was thoroughly sifted and until those interested were inter viewed, are matters which are also difficult to understand. There could be no shortage nor any crookedness in the finances of the City Amateur league unless every officer and every manager connived together. This, of course would not be done, because there was no manager so foolish as to connive to cheat himself. Everything in regard to the finances was done openly and above board. In fact there is scarcely any necessity for the print ing of this article only for the fact that these rumors have been allowed to be given publicity. In justice, there fore, to the secretary and treasurer of the league, and in justice to the man agers, the president has secured this statement of facts to 'vindicate all and to stop right now and emphatically any further hints, even, of mismanagement in the finances of the City Amateur league
 In the first place, the secretary, James Kilmartin, and the treasurer, James Hayes, are both managers i'll the league. Tn the next place each was under $500 bond, issued through the agency of James A. Hynes & Son anG paid for by the league. This alone would be sufficient evidence to prove that there was no wrong doing and that the finances were protected and every cent was accounted for. In the next place the money from each game was returned at each Tuesday nights meeting, with the exception of when a manager would be absent or when he would be short some returns, but all of these shortages were made up before the final financial report. Each manager was present when these weekly reports were made and each manager heard the amount of money taken and knew what the expenses were He had the privilege of putting down these amounts and keeping a | financial account himself, and possibly some of them did it. Every managet | turned in his tickets weekly and the amount of money he or his team had taken in. The tickets were counted out to each manager by the treasurer There was no hint of wrong doing or | funny work at any time among the managers at any of their meetings, and the fact that the final report was ac- cepted unanimously is alone sufficient to prove that everything was straight
 The City league made some enemies this season for many reasons. That was to be expected under the circHpl stances. It is impossible to run suSl a league without making few enc mics. Perhaps some of the officers were not as popular as they would wish, but that was no fault of theirs but came probably through their eff forts to protect the interests of the league. There were big crowds pres ent every Sunday and perhaps some of the rumor circulators were among the thousands who refused to con | tribute the 15 cents toward the sup port of the league. The financial re turns were small, much smaller than many people would believe, but figures never lie and the figures given below are ones that should be familiar u every manager in the league, for ht must have heard them when they were reported. Many thought the league treasury was regular John D. Rocke felIer strong box, but they must re member that of the thousands who en joyed the games during the season bul few hundreds paid for the enjoyment they were receiving. Had the man agers and a few of their players no worked like beavers to dispose of theil tickets. it is very probable that they would have to dig down in their pock cts to pay expenses, let alone declare profit at the end of the season. How ever. below is given the financial ae' count taken from the books of the sec retary and treasurer and known to | each manager in the leagne:
 Receipts from All Sources.
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