The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
MORE TALK
ON BASEBALL
Sentiment Is Strong For a
Good Team.
DALEY FOR A MANAGER
Belief That He Can Be Induced 10 Take
Charge Of Team Provided Sufficient
Funds Can Be Raised-Semi- Profes.
sional Nine the Only Thing Wanted.

Brattleboro may have ereditable
baseball team in the field this summer
after all. Interest in the idea has been
revived during the past week and sew
eral meetings have been held for the
purpose of getting into shape some def
mite plan with which those interested
can 60 to the townspeople for support
Thus far nothing definite has been
agreed upon but enough business men
have been seen to make il practically
an assured fact that team of suf
ficient strength to put up genuine 2j
cent baseball would be generously sup.
ported provided its management were
in the hands of a man thoroughly con.
versant with the ins and outs of the
work. This means of course, something
radically different from the teams that
have represented Brattleboro the past
few seasons and it is probable that the
majority of the players would have to
be secured from out of town. Such a
team would cost money and could not
be expected to be successful from
financial point of view, yet most of the
people to whom the sport has to look
for support prefer to pay good prize
for a short season of first quality base
ball rather than to see a mediocre
team limp through the season and come
out with few dollars in its treasury.
A meeting of some of those interest
ed in baseball was held in the Y. NJ.
c. A. rooms last Saturday evening but
the attendance at the gathering was
not large and it was decided to coll
another meeting for Tuesday. At this
meeting the baseball question was fur
ther discussed and it was decided to
appoint committee, o. D. Stowell, j.
II. Burke, S. A. Daniels and w. o.
Cooley, to visit the business mon of
the town and get their opinion as to
what kind Of baseball was wanted.
This committee made its report at a
meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms last
evening and the report contained much
to encourage those interested in base.
ball. Practically all the men seen
were anxious to see a team here this
season but nearly every one 0f them
stipulated that it ought to be semi
professional team in charge of com
petent manager
As soon as the report was heard
the attention of the meeting was cea'
tered on the question of a suitable man
ager. Everyone present felt that this
position should be given to William
Il. Daley who recently moved here from
Bennington to practice law with Charles
S. Chase and who has had much ex-
perience in managing teams in Ben
nington and Manchester. Mr.. Daley
stated that he would like to assume the
work if he felt he could do so without
harm to his business but he was doubt
full whether he ought to devote any
time to the position under the circum-
stances. The meeting finally adjourned
after J. H. Burke, 0. d. Stoweu and
Mr. Daley had been chosen a commit,
tee to take charge of the matter until
further arrangements can be made. An
other meeting is set for Monday even
ing at 7.3O in the association rooms.
1t is the general feeling that Mir. Da-
lev can be induced to take the man
a cement of a local baseball team If he
can be shown that the duties would not
be too arduous and if such result can
DE drought uDUut tnoit ouShU NV ~
any difficulty in raising among the busi-
ness men a considerable sum of money
either by subscription or by tho sale
of season tickets With several hun
dred dollars in the treasury to start
with Brattleboro could doubtless sup
port very good team for a short sea
son. and while the quality of the sport
furnished might not be as high as that
which local fans saw Is years ago it
would be good enough to satisfy people
until something better could be OBJ
tanned. There are in many of the col
leges fast ball players who are willing
to play summer ball and they could
be secured from the latter part OF June
until early in September at moderate
expense. Then, too, there are many
players not quite fast enough for the
New England and Connecticut leagues
who will be after positions by that
time. and without doubt Thomas Gui-
heen, captain of Fall River, and Tom
Dowd, manager of the Holyoke Conncc-
ticut league team, could assist Brattle-
boro in getting suitable material. Or
course there are a few local men who
with practice could in all probability
hold down places on a fast team and
they would be given chance to make