Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-03
WATERVILLE.
STATE LEAGUE TEAM HERE
Question to Be Discussed at a Meeting
Thursday Evening.

Shall Waterville have State league
baseball team the coming season? This
is the question which will come up for
final settlement Thursday evening,
when a meeting of those who are i'll
tcrested in the sport will be held n
the office of the Waterville q Fairfeid
Railway & Light Co, 116 Main street.
Everybody who is interested in the
game is invited To be present. TO talk
over the situation and see if the citizens
Of Waterville will give the team the
proper financial backing and support.
Here is the plan: The league Off
Gals have canvassed the situation
thoroughly and believe that Waterville
will give 4 team the right kind of sup
port if one is placed here. They have
secured the service of Driscoll Il good
playermanager, who can be had just
as soon as there is q definite PROPOSE
ton put forward by the people Of
Watervile. That is what the meeting
Thursday evening if for. 1t is bust
ness administration which is at the
head Of the affairs of the league, and it
is believed that no team Should he
started without something substantial
in sight. A team, say the officials of
the league, ought to have at least $1,000
back OF il at the beginning. After that
finances become IN a measure auto
matte; that is, if the general public will
give the games any sort of attendance,
with the salary limit which has been
agreed upon, any team ought to be able
10 complete the season and meet all its
financial obligations.
The officials believe that half Of the
$1,000 should be raised by subscription
among the business and professional
men who are interested in the sport.
The remaining $500 can be raised by is
suing season tickets at $40 apiece.
which q large number Of persons can
well afford to buy when the number of
games in the schedule is considered.
Those who are interested declare it to
he their sincere conviction that there
will be no difficulty so far as the mat
ter of playing talent goes. The league
has begun early and a lot Of good men
have been snapped up, some OF whom
are being held subject Ia the entering
of the league by Waterville.
The first prerequisite is the cash, ana
that has not yet been forthcoming; as a
matter OF fact, there has been no or
tllOl To secure II. lie league
officials desired to be able to put the
matter up to the citizens Of Watcrville
in he best possible manner. with no.
ifs Or "andS' about it. They wished.
and will do so at Thursday nights
meeting, 10 place before The citizens Of
Waterville a definite proposition
backed by every official Of the league
They desired to guarantee to Water
willie strong players, and this can be
done, just as soon as Waterville shows
that she is in earnest about the matter
Although it is q. fact that Waterville
has had a lot of baseball the past two
seasons. and that of a nature that was
more or less unsatisfactory With no.
body in particular to blame for it all
vet with the prospect Of a league that
is to De conducted along bust
ness lines, with officials of OK
neriencc in handling baseball mat
tors, who know just what To do in the
emergencies which hamper the success
Of Il baseball team and with q chance
Of being j part of a State league which
promises to accomplish great things
the coming season. it is thought that
Watcrvillc will not fail Of cmbarking
upon this project. There is Il lot OF
good SportSnla nship in the Queen CITY
of the Kcnncbcc. else a prospecting
Gen1l-nan's Driving Club would not
thrive. and it is; felt that baseball
team Will nc strongly backed if aS@ur-
anccs of proper management be forth
coming; and thcr" is every indication
that these assurances will be given at
the meeting Thursday, evening.