Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-17
BASE BALL
THE DIRECTORS WERE LOQUACIOUS They Sat Together Until Midnight and They Accomplished But
 Very Little.

New Haven, Aug MA meeting of the directors of the Connecticut Base Ball league was held at the Hotel Garde last night. the following members being present: New Ha- ven, c. ]. Danaher; Bridgeport, J. H. O'Rourke; Hartford, c. c. Clerkin; Waterbury, H. R. Durant; Norwich, John Tighe: Holyoke. J. J. Madsen; Springfield, Daniel O'Neil, and Presi- dent Sturgis Whitlock. .s
 It was expected that the session would be hotly waged as a number of important matters were up for dis cussion and final settlement. The meeting lasted until nearly midnight and everything was carried on smoothly.
 Each club sent representative except New London. Manager Hum phrey of this team stated that he saw no reason why he should attend as the business scheduled did not affect his club one way or the other.
 The directors first took up the game protested by Hartford, played in New Haven July 2S, when 1t is all legged that a New Haven player knocked the ball out of the Hartford catcher's hands. permitting run to score. The directors voted unanl- omusly not to sustain this protest, and the game remains to the credit of New Haven as before.
 On the date of August Is, Water bury and Bridgeport were scheduled to play a double header. The latter club claimed that they had not been notified and did not show up at the grounds until late. One nine inning game was played and won by Bridge port, the second was forfeited to Wa terbury by the umpire, who alleged that the Bridgeport players purpose ly delayed the game until darkness made further play impossible. The directors voted that the second game be played over again, the first con- test going to the credit of Bridgeport as it was won fairly by that organiza- ton.
 Section 45 of the constitution was amended to read that three days in stead O. four shall be the necessary time for notification that double headers are to be played.
 Manager Danaher of the New Ha. ven club brought up the question Of a game played in Waterbury. Sun. day, July 6, asking the league to de eide whether or not it was an exhibi. ton game. This led to a demand made by Manager Durant of Water bury that the league also decide whether or not the game between New Haven and Waterbury played ir lMeriden June i 3 was a regular league contest or merely an exhibition game The two lawyers. Danaher and Du rant. had a red hot debate over thess games. which finally resulted in tn. league passing a vote that boti games be laid on the table until | later meeting.
 Pitcher Cy Miller of Springfield whose name recently appeared oI the blacklist issued by Secretary Far reII. will be reinstated. as it wa found that a misunderstanding aros' between Manager O.Neil of Spring field and Secretary o'Rourke earl, in the season
 Supervisor of UmpIres John Ken nedy of Bristol was also ordered t reinstate Umpire Charles Kennedy the latter being restrained from nm pIrinx in this league al the reques lof President Kavauauzh of the South ern league. who claims that Kenned jumped his contract with that organ nation about a month ago.
 The question of suspenfing Pitcf CT Nurphy of Bridgeport for sn al leket fnfrxetion of the rules fn play linz with a ontside club last ves uss rot brought uD.