The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-21
SEASON SHORTENED
Connecticut Baseball League to Start May 1 and End Sep
 tember 12.
TRACY oUELLs HOT FIGHT
Manager Humphreys is Allowed to Transfer the New London Team
 to New Britain.

The annual reunion of the Connecti- cut baseball league magnates held yesterday afternoon at the Garde hotel | resulted mainly after a hot fight be- tween the eight managers in the short ening of the playing season by one week. The managers were evenly di- vided in their opinion as to the length of the schedule of playing weeks. New Haven, Waterbury, Norwich and Bridgeport favored the proposed short ening of the schedule but New Lon don, Holyoke, Springfield and Hartford desired the former length of season. To settle the hot discussion over this question and to dissolve the tie of four to four, President w. J. Tracy cast his vote for the shortening of the sea- son by one week. The season is to be from May l to September 12, Mana ger Humphreys was allowed to trans fer his team from New London to New Britain. Owing to the long per iod of time necessitated in deciding the length of the season, it was impossible for the magnates to decide the ques tion of an $1.SOO salary limit for team.
 President Tracy called the meeting to order about 2;3O o'clock The fol- lowing managers representei the eight clubs: Connie Danaher for New Ha- ven, James H. O'Rourke for Bridge port, Dan o'Neil for Springfield, Fred Winkler for Holyoke, Charles Humph- rey for New London James Clarkln for Hartford H. R. Durant for Water bury and pr. Thompson for Norwich,
 The first business of importance was the length of season question. The split in the voting caused a great fight. Danaher, Durant, pr. Thompson and O'Rourke favored the change of open ing from April 26 to May 1, while Hum phreys, Winkler, O'Neil and Clarkin were opposed to the change. Presi- dent Tracy. although interested in the Hartford club which through Mana ger Clarkin voted against the change, dissolved the tie by voting for the shorter season.
 Manager Humphreys asked for per mission to transfer his team to New Britain from New London and this was granted. The games are to be played just over the Plainville line This will save New Haven and Water bury many miles of travel Last year they had to travel all the way to New London which is far out of the way of all the other cities but Norwich
 It was decided that there be liz games, that is, seven home to home matches with each team, when the teams play in Norwich they will stop two days, thus playing a game each day. If it should rain on the first day a double header will be played on the next and should it rain both days the games will be made up on the next trip to that city, two double -headers being played.
 Dr. Thompson of Norwich announced that his team was to stay in the league, although reports to the contrary had been circulated Fred Winkler of Hol- yoke and Clarkson of Hartford got in- to scrap over Frank Burke, who Is in the Eastern league. Winkler thought that Clarkson was going to try to get steal on the Holyoke manager by getting this crack batsman back from
 Providence. Burke had been drafted to Providence, but Winkler thought
 that Clarkin was playing the Provi- denoe manager in order to get Burke. Clarkin, however, stated that he had no intention of securing Burke
 Tn regards to the outlaw league it
 was stated as has been stated before in these columns, that New Haven and Bridgeport were not considered ir this league. The managers wanted to decide the S1,800 limit salary for team
 but as some of the magnates hac to catch a train the matter was lief
 over to the next meeting which will be held January 31. At this meeting the schedule will be looked over and the salary question settled
 , A good many baseball players were in the corridor of the Garde during the meeting. Among them were: Dannie
 Morrissey, the old manager of Nor. wich; Jack Tighe, manager of the Ev- ansvlle team, champions of the Three , league; Bill Luby of Springfield ant Harry Moves, who explained Hartford last year and who has been drafted tC the Boston Nationals
 On being asked concerning any steps he had taken towards affording New Haven with a championship team nex season, Connie Danaher remarked tha ; he hadn't time to consider the tean l, yet In regards to having the same , men that played last year he stated . that he would probably make som
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