The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-11
VERMONTERS
ADMITTED
To New Hampshire Base Ball
League Yesterday
BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE
Season in the Eight-team League Opens
May and Will Close on September
s, With Four Games Each
Week.

Manchester, Nj H., April H. Barre
Montpelier and Burlington, VT, repre-.
sentatiyes were granted franchises in
the New Hampshire State league at
4 meeting of the officials held yester-
day at the New City hotel. The grant
ing Of two franchises TO the Vermont
cities completes an eight cllib circuit
with six OF the clubs in New Hampshire
cities.
The meeting was most harmonious
and the outlook for the success OF the
new league is most auspicious. With
assured protection under the national
agreement which will protect the league
from contract jumpers, il is expected
that good fast BAH will be given the
patrons of the game and everything in
this regard is the ambition of every
member Of the league.
T. x. Milne Of Burlington represent
ed the baseball enthusiasts of his town,
while the Barre Montpelier Inter-City
Athletic club interests were cared for
BY A. W. Daley OF Montpelier and c. IL.
Wishart Of Barre.
The representatives arrived in Man
chester early yesterday morning and
made known to President William b.
Van Duzer Of Laconia that they were
anxious TO secure admission to the New
Hampshire league The request proved
to be the principal business before the
meeting and after a lengthy conference,
during which the matter was thoroughly
gone over, it was unanimously voted
to grant the two franchises.
From the statements made TO the
league officials, the visitors plainly ex-
pressed that they were tired Of outlaw
base ball, which did not by any means
prove paying proposition, and were
anxious to get their cities into organ
ized company
As result Of yesterdays meeting
all arrangements were perfected and
the schedule committee got together
last evening on the games and it il eS-
pected will be able TO submit their re-.
port, possibly some time today.
The meeting was called TO order al
HI o'clock hy President William p. Van
/ Daxer of Isaconia. The six New Hamp.
shire teams were represented as fol.
lows: Nashua, Henry Burns; Concord
I A. u. Long; Laconia, w B. Van Dlxer
Franklin, George I'll Largay and Barney
/ Mclaughlin, East Manchester Athletic
association. Alderman John J. Connor
and John r. Griffin; West Manchester
/ Baseball association, Alderman Jane:
y. Macdonald and ]. NJ. Cavagnsro.
The matter of a constitution and by
| laws for the league was mp for consider
alton, Treasurer James u. Macdonald
4 chairman Of the committee, making th'
report. The constitution with its by
/ laws. after number OF amendment;
had been added, was adopted unani
mously.
In order to insure the success Of this
league it was unanimously voted TO re
qsire a deposit from each club ss a for
felt in case of failure to live up th'
agreements.
Treasurer Macdonald was instructed
to apply immediately to Secretary Far
rell for protection in class d, under tn,
national agreement. Checks for the ex
pense Of the same from each club werl
| forwarded with the request.
The matter OF nnpires was discusset
and three were elected as follows; Ale'
I Ferson Of Manchester, Joseph Killourhl
of I.aconia and Jack Evans Of Yves
derry and Charles j. French of ConcorC
were chose substitutes. With the ad
1 mission of the Vermont cities, the ap
| pointment of another umpire was mad
necessary and this matter had beer
left with the Vermont people subjee
to the sanction OF the president Of thl
league.
The following are the newly elected
officers Of the league; President, vii
4 liam b. Van Duzer Of Laeonia vice
| president, 4. X. Milne OF Burlington
i va. treasurer James y. Macdonald
secretary. john j Counor; board Of di
reetors, William B. Van Duzor A, w
Daley, A. +. Long, Barney Mclaughlin
James L. Macdonald. The schedul
committee il as follows; William y
Y Nan Dllzer, Henry Burns, John \
Smith, and "A. w. Daley. This commit
tee was in session long into tho nigh
ID their efforts to complete the work.
The season will open May ] and vii
continue until September 8, with fou
games week.
"A, T. Golden, representative Of ~
\ Al. q Spauding company Of New YorS
II Was present anu appedItA HtioAo bh
board III the interests of the Spanldinl
bali. II was voted 70 adopt the Spauld
ing ball for the league.
4 In admitting the Vermont cities int
the league the officials believe that
more lively interest viii be created ii
\ The game. Both cities have wide repu
tations OF being good baseball town
and the teams they have had in the pas
have been both pennant winners TO
their respective cities.
II IL understood that Jack Leighton
! the former ball player win be engage
as manager Of the Burlington nine. u
WAS in conference with President Min
last evening and the matter was practi
cally assured
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