Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-27
THE DIAMOND
READY FOR WORK
Connecticut League Magnates Meet
 and Form Plans For the Open. I. ing of the Season.

New Haven, Jan 2.-John E. Ken nedy of Bristol was made supervisor Of umpires for the Connecticut league yesterday afternoon at the session of the base ball leagues directors at the Hotel Garde. The vote was 6 10 ,, Hartford casting it's vote for J. \. Pyne of that city and Waterbury for \. F. Whitney of Meriden. Messrs Clarkin of Hartford and Durant of Waterbury withdrew their votes after the ballot had been announced and made the election of Mir Kennedy unanimous, saying that they wished to endorse his administration and let him know that he began it with the united support of the clubs of the league.
 The league directors were unanimous ill voting Supervisor Kennedy S2OO sal ary for the season and $50 for incl dental administrative expenses. It was voted to pay the umpires after every game. their salary being fixed at S1JO for a single game and S10 for every double header. Empires got into the habit last year of missing the first games of double headers and Sec retary O'Rourke dealt this slpshod way of doing business knockout blow by getting through a motion that if ar umpire fails to get to the first game of double header he shall receiv, only S2.50.
 It was voted to pair Hoiyoke and Springfield as opponents for every holiday of the year and New London and Norwich.
 With New Haven. Bridgeport. Hart. ford and Waterbury left it was de cided to give these clubs chance at | trying to work out their own holiday divisions as they saw fit. If they fail the schedule committee will help them.
 l Thursday. April %, was settled upon as the date for opening the season. ! and Saturday. September s. as the ] time for its close. This makes the sea son 117 playing days long, the same as | last year.
 l The question of dividing the Satur- 1 day dates was taken up and It was decided to depart from the policy of i last season in which the Saturday l games in July and August were given to the larger cities of the league. The vote taken was to divide the Saturday games equally between all the clubs. Another vote passed was that wo- men attending Saturday games mus. hereafter pay the regular admission price.
 Jans Masen of Holyoke took up the question of league jumping which has become fashionable at HolyOke from ex-Manager Freysinger down to play CTS. He presented some facts which attacked rFreysinger. but Secretary O'Rourke interrupted him with the re- mark that the way to proceed was to 1 put his argument into writing. send il | to him or to the secretary of the na- tional agreement. and when that body meets next month O'Rourke will sec that the ease is attended to. This dis position of the case was agreed upon. | By amending section 5 of the COZ stitution. the league formally admitted Waterbury to membership. that team to have the Meriden players. including l Manager Sam Kennedy. The genial Sam will become a New London asset
 however. the New London and Water bury managers having agreed to q dea
 which will accomplish that end.
 President Sturgis Whitlock was iI attendance and assured the new su pervisor of his cooperation in every
 way. The league president also ex pressed pleasure at the interest showT
 by the managers in their plans for next
 season and predicted excellent results
 from the admission of Waterbury
 This confidence in the success of bas'
 ball in, the Brass city was shared b,
 all present. There was no official tall of Sunday base ball. Jim O'Rourke'
 word for the statement
 The league representatives presen
 were: Springfield. Daniel O'Neill
 Holyoke. Jans Madsen: Hartford, I II. Clarkin: Waterbury, Harold R
 Durant: New London. Charles II
 Humphrey: Norwich, Jack Tighe: New
 Haven. Cornelius ]. Danaher. an,
 Bridgeport. James H. O'Rourke. Tn,
 schedule committee who have beei
 chosen in Bert Daly of Hartford. DaI
 O'Neil of Springfield and (. ]. Dana
 her of New Haven. were instructed t'
 proceed with the framing of thei
 dates for the season. Another meetin;
 will be held in two or three weeks t'