The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-29
WATERBURY FINED S175
 AT LEAGUE MEETING For Playing Nichols While He Was Under Suspension
 by President Tracy. SPECIAL POLO LEAGUE New Haven and Norwich Awarded Forfeited Games
 With Waterbury.
SPECIAL POLO LEAGUE

For playing Arthur Nichols, the old Springfield and St. Louis catcher, while he was under suspension by President Tracy, of the Connecticut league, the Waterbury baseball nine was last night fined a total of $175 at the special meet ing of the league directors held at the Hotel Garde. It was in session only half an hour, and, although no Hart ford representative other than Presi- dent Tracy appeared, the league sat down hard on Waterbury and decided to resolve itself into a special Connect icut Polo league next fall.
 Both Owner George Strobel, of the Waterbury nine, and Manager Harry Durant were present, as was supervis- or of Umpires Charley Kennedy. The Nichols case was gone over in detail, President Tracy testifying that he had | imposed a $25 fine on Nichols for abu- sive language to an umpire and had suspended him till 1t was paid. The facts were clear of Waterbury's play ing Nichols after he had been suspend ed, and Secretary O'Rourke estimated that a $125 direct fine would be about the proper fine for that nine, with an award of $50 to Norwich to reimburse that team for the loss of the game thrown out because Waterbury was not allowed to play as long as 1t insisted on retaining Nichols on it's roster in Norwich. The game thrown out was awarded to Norwich.
 Manager Durant offered as an excuse l that Nichols had not received the noti- fcation of his suspension sent him by President Tracy. Tracy stated that he mailed 1t to Nichols, care of Manager \ Durant, and Secretary O'Rourke said: We will assume that 1t was received" The Waterbury game of last Monday, ! which was forfeited to New Haven, was given to New Haven. The game forfeited to Springfield last week was given to the Ponies.
 The league magnates asked each oth- CT if they had noticed anything about the league being Ion it's last legs" as a couple of Meiden newspapers have been saying since Meriden failed to get invited to take New London's place two weeks ago. The unanimous verdict was that big crowds were clamoring for admission to the games everywhere just now, and would continue to clamor till Labor day.
 The vote in the matter of the Water- bury fine was unanimous, Waterbury being unable to vote.
 The last ten minutes of the league session were devoted to promoting plans for the coming polo season which the baseball magnates are projecting. We intend to stick" said Secretary Jim O'Rourke. We are all going to stand together.' Applications were last night received from Pawtucket and Providence to be allowed to join the proposed polo league. They were ta- bled
 The first detection from the old Con- necticut Polo league which was reviv- ed last spring came when the applica- tion of James McLay, the New Haven manager of last year, was received for a place in the new league This will probably be granted. As McLay has about the only available rink for games in New Haven, it looks as if his appli- | cation would let the Connecticut Base ball league polo promoters in on the ground floor, as far as New Haven is concerned, next fall