The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-10
Northern Base Ball League
On Its Feet
OTTAWA IS ADMITTED
B. B. Bailey Of the Tntercity Team Pres
ident and Season WI Open on
June 2s and Close on
September s.

On the agreement to pay the travel
ing expenses of the visiting teams TO
its city and to pay its own expenses
on games away, Ottawa, Ontario, was
yesterday afternoon admitted to the
Northern base ball league, while Mon.
treal was turned down, ait the annual
league meeting held in Burlington yes
terday afternoon. Therefore, the league
win have five teams, Barre Montpelier,
Burlington, Rutland, Of Vermont, Platts-
burg, N. VI, and Ottawa.
The season will run ten weeks, be-
ginning Saturday, June 70, and running
to September s, with two home games
week for each team. The salary linn
ii is fixed at S4O0 per week, the number
Of players is limited to twelve. exclusive
Of the bench manager, and the league
win 20 it as an outlaw" the motion
to join the national agreement having
been lost.
The meeting was the most largely at
tended in the history of the league. those
present being. M. Lee Rockwell and "A.
g. Reynolds Of Plattsburg, N. r., Lester
Fl. Greene and a. w. Daley Of the
Intercity, Will i. Davis of Rutland,
Grant Z. Rice and W. q Young OF Of
tawa, Ont, George Parks of Montreal,
George D. Jarvis, 4. X. Milne, S. j.
Beatty, A. H. Waterhouse, Robert No
BILE and T. e. Hays Of Burlington, TO-
gether with the representatives Of the
press.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, B. B. Bailey of Intercity; secre-
tary- treasurer, s. >. Beatty Of Bur-
lington, w. u. Davis OF Rutland, W. IL
Pattison Of Plattsburgh and ]. r. Cain
Of Ottawa.
The proposition Of Montreal was so
absurd that it was at once turned down.
1t was that Montreal would play two
games week, one away from home on
Saturday and the other at home on
Sunday. Montreal would not guarantee
TO remain In the league, which was the
final straw, and the directors voted not
TO consider Montreal further. On the
other hand, Ottawa reported against
Sunday games and would place a cash
guarantee of good faith. After brief
conference Mr.. Greene stated that The
vice presidents would agree to admit
Ottawa if that association woud pay
the travelling expenses of each team
scheduled there from the home city, or
point where trip was begun, to Ottawa
and return to the home city or next
scheduled game; Ottawa TO pay its own
expenses on games away. Il is believed
that two games on successive days would
be played by each team when in Of
tawa.
Mr.. Young accepted the proposition
for Ottawa and said his association
would be willing to extend any security
of good faith desired. He called atten-
tion to the fact that the president, first
and second vice president Of the Ottawa
association were among the leading men
Of Ottawa.
a resolution was then adopted em-
bodying the terms offered Ottawa and
requiring that d cash guarantee or bond
be deposited with the league treasurer
on or before April /, which should be
satisfactory TO the vice presidents Of
the Northern league
a resolution proposed by Mr.. Rock
well WAS adopted, carrying penalty Of
forfeiture Of all games played and ex-
pulsion OF an offending club from the
league for paying players in any indi-
rect way so that the salary limit should
be exceeded.
1t was agreed that each team should
pay its own expenses away from home
and keep its own gate receipts, this
not TO conflict with the arrangement
made with Ottawa.
The hiring OF umpircs was discussed,
and it was agreed that they should be
paid by the home team, the president
Of the league to appoint the officials.
No salary was fixed for umpires, al
though high grade men were believed
necessary.