Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-22
THE DIAMOND
WE ARE IN
Waterbury Admitted to the League Yesterday Several Managers
 Were Absent.


 transfer of the Meriden franchise to
 Waterbury was made at the special
 meeting of the Connecticut Base Ball league in the Hotel Garde yesterday
 afternoon. James H. O'Rourke and w
 Percy Bristol presented the report ol
 the deal. They reported that after
 canvassing thoroughly the situation in
 Meriden and Waterbury they believed
 that it was for the best of all parties
 to sell the team and franchise rights to ! George Strobel and Harold R. Durant l of Waterbury. They reported that the 1 deal was closed and ratified and by a 1 unanimous vote the five clubs repre-
 sented at the meeting ratified their re-
 port. Mir Strobel was elected direc- tor of the league to represent Water bury. His election involves the resig'
 nation and retirement as director O,
 the league of MT Bristol, as Meriden is no longer to be connected with the or 1 ganiZation.
 A keen surprise was the failure of 1 Holyoke, Springfield and Norwich to have delegates present. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 2:30 o'clock, I but it was before the magnates went behind closed doors, the five clubs present waiting till the 3:55 train from ] Springfield arrived without any dele gates from the Massachusetts cities on the circuit. President Sturgis Whit lock was again absent and Secretary | 0'Rourke presided. Mir Durant was | admitted to the session, although he was without voting rights till after Waterbury had been admitted. Mir Bristol said that he had the proxy of New Haven and was allowed to vote it. Had this not been done there would not have been quorum. The representation of the clubs was: Hart ford, J. H. Clarkin; Bridgeport, James H. o'Rourke; Meriden and New Ha. ven, w. P. Bristol; New London, Charles H. Humphrey.
 MT Clarkin said in discussing the sit uation; T think that this will prove a banner year in base ball. The re- moval of the Meriden team to Water bury will make good business for Hart ford and the only drawback I see to the situation is the mix-up over the New Haven franchise, although think that this can be adjusted before the season opens. For myself 1 re- gard Hartford fully as good base ball town as there is in New England
 The resignation of Thomas l.. Reil- ly, supervisor of umpires, was read and accepted. The league will formally congratulate him on his election as mayor of Meriden and incidentally con gratulate the people of Meriden on f.1v-r frnr Aa hn Ioa e., a chief executive. Some of Jim ORourke's friends suggested that he might follow in Reilly's footsteps and run for mayor of Bridgeport 0niy one application was made for the DO sition vacated by Mayor-elect Reilly. that of Mir Whitney of Meriden. His application was laid on the table to be acted upon at the next meeting
 The league yesterday voted to send to Chicago to the meeting of the Ma tional Association of Base Ball Clubs Mir O'Rourke, who has always repre- sented it there. The association will meet January o..
 Cornelius I. Danaher. the New Ha- ven owner, was in the corridor before the meeting opened and conferred earn NSAhs "AAh AHC HtN mat of the league. Durant made a base ball reputation for himself when he took the Yale Law school nine to Chicago in 1893 and won the worlds championship. He yesterday fixed still another chance for Mir Danaher to sell the New Haven team. Mir Dan, | aher left the hotel before the session of the directors began. He said last l night that it still hung fire. Mir Dan aher's eyesight did not allow him to | catch sight of his old enemies | 0'Rourke and Humphrey, who stoot | not six feet away in the corridor half | an hour.
 Mr Humphrey came out in favor Of I taking the franchise away from Dana her.
 ''I'll leave 1t to anybody if he's not a detriment to the league" said Hum- phrey.
 Mir Humphrey said that he would have the strongest team that ever rep resented New London this year. He | has signed three new infielders, Slack | of Philadelphia, W. D. Kellogg of Bal timore and Charles Miller of Industry, Pa. and two 1S0-pound heavy hitting F. I. Wilderwood of New. port. Ind, and J. F. 0'NeiIl of Mount Holly. N. J. Rankin, another outfield- CT from Philadelphia, is expected to make good.
 Sam Kennedy, the Meriden captain, went before the meeting and Mr Hnm- phrey asked leave to keep him for New London. claiming that Meriden had agreed to let him % where he pleased if the franchise left that city. Secretary 0'ROurke said after the meeting that as Kennedy had nothing but a verbal agreement to show for his condition he would have to abide by the ironclad reserve rule and go to Waterbury for all he could see. Ken 1edy and Manager Durant of the Wa .erbury team had friendly chat after he meeting and Kennedy said that he iad no objection after all to going to He agreed to meet Du- ant in few days and talk over speci- jed terms.
 The New Haven franchise and Sun lay base ball did not come up. Sec -etary O'ROurke said
 REFUSES TO PLAY. Lancaster. Pa. Dec. 2-lsu,es