Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-13
HOT SHOT FOR STR0BEL
Hurricane" Hany Had All His Bat teiers Going Full Blast Last
 Night

" ing, because of what George Strobel, secretary and treasurer of the Wa terbury baseball team. had stated in an interview on Monday, Manager Harry Durant last night confronted MT Strobel in the latter's store in Exchange place and showed him by figures in black and white that the Waterbury team did not lose money during the season. When everything is taKan into consideration the c.ub is about $2,500 ahead of the game. The team spent about $1,000 during the year, owes at a round estimate $7,590, leaving balance of $2.b00. which the trolley company gave to build the grand stand, which is own ed Jointly by Strobel and Durant. What is more the club has the franchise and players, worth in Du- rants estimation about $2,500.
 "1 want to square myself with the public and with the people around the state," said MT Durant, "and that's why I am here to show that you were simply hotheaded when you gave out that statement on Monday, just because you had not taken in a couple of thousand Tn cold cash dur ing the season.
 You say that I received between $500 and $500 for my seasons work. You know that to be untrue, wh,n you acknowledge that all the salary I drew was $260 and $143 that I re- ceived from the benefit game. 1 think that everyone in the city will cer- tainly agree that I earned that amount.
 You state that you are $2,100 be- hind on the season. How in the name of goodness can you figure that out? We have spent S10,000 for which we have property to show. We only owe $7,500 since the trolley company gave $2,500 for the grand stand which shows that instead of losing, If we were to sell tomorrow, we would be ahead of the game. "The only money which you can possibly say that you are behind is that which you borrowed to help pay the players salaries which is s50O and $500 which you maintain was spent early in the season."
 Mir Strobel admitted that he saw that he was under false impression in regard to the financial condition of the club, and said that he wal much excited when he gave out tho statement of Monday which he ad mitted was correct.
 | You talk about selling your in terests. You give me a written op tion and in forty-eight hours l will purchase your. stock, giving you more than you have paid for it, counting the original cost and what you thinl you have lost since. What Is more 1 will give you $400 for your shar' of the football receipts for the com ing season. For the players alone we could easily receive $2,500 now more than covering any loss which you thought you had sustained"
 Well, Harry" answered Mir Stro bel, "the way I figured. I thought that we were really in the hole, but I see now that l was mistaken. did not intend to give out stor, casting the slightest reflection upor you"
 I That's all well enough to sa, now after the harm is done, but you. turing to the newspaper men present continued Durant, ''see how mucl truth there was in the statement tha the team lost money and tha IT drew $500 or 5000. 1 did no know what to think of the stor, when I heard of 1t, and could no understand how you could say yo, lost. If you want to put up the hol Ter that you are behind on the season that's all we'll and good. but 1 wan the people of Waterbury to under stand that the Waterbury team los not a penny and has valuable asset to-day. You know that I offered t' buy you out under conditions alread. stated. think the public will se things as they really are now"
 Later Manager Durant gave ou the following statement:
 'I regret" said Mir Durant, "tha the business of the Waterbury Ath Ietic corporation has been aired fl the newspapers and it is especiali. lamentable that Mir Strobel shoul' be so careless as to make mis-state ments concerning the seasons losses was to receive s200 a month. dat ing from March. when l began q build the grounds. but I never got |, drew s2e0 in all and the benefi game netted sit3. after expense were paid. Therefore 1 received $40. for my seasons work. I think
 earned this much. Mir Strobel ha outlayed In cash the large amount O $500. The grounds. grand stand fence. bleachers. water plant. etc. cost a little over ss.000. Of thi amount we owe ss.3T5. inciudinI sI. 500 for the franchise. Tn addi ton to this equity In the grounds. VI have the players which I value a follows. Swander. $500: Farley Farley. sse0: Nichols. $500: Hughes ssa0: Rogers. s2s0: McCsbe. s250 would not sell any one for less am it would cost fully as much to re place any Of them. This figures s2. 500. st which price valne the team Mr Strobei is at liberty to do as h pieases with his stock. My own