Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-20
THE DIAMOND
ORATOR JAMES
 DILATES SOME
In Language Peculiarly His Own He Tells Harry Pulliam He is
 Naughty.

Bridgeport, Jan 20.-While Walter | Burnham of Newark received the worst banning at the Hands of Harry city was also hauled over the coals by the National league president in regard to the famous baseball black | list, which was printed in the Demo- crat q few days ago. The resolution about the blacklist was introduced at the meeting by MT O'Rourke and it was said at the time that the Bridge port manager had squared up things with the players who had deserted | him. He has stood for lot of abuse in this matter but he has decided that it is time that his side received a show and he made the following statement:
 T think that Pulliam has overshot the mark. He talks lot about the square deal but in many respects he has shown d lack of fairness. Pulliam wrote me q few days ago about this list of ineligible players. In justice to me he ought to have published my re- ply when he gave out his statement to the New York papers.
 T don't want to make any harsh criticisms but it seems to me as if Pulliam was seeking notoriety in this | affair. Garry Hermann, owner of the 1 Cincinnati club and president of the National commission, does not agree with him. Saturday 1 received the | following telegram from Hermann: 1 I am not in accord with the views of Pulliam.'
 According to that it would seem as if Hermann and Ban Johnson, the American league president, were not with Pulliam in this matter but were standing complacently by and letting him talk.
 Tn October 1907, the National asso- ciation adopted the resolution that all players who had jumped contracts should be forever debarred from play ing in any league except the Tri-State l league. We az ,ed that the minor leagues should debar these players and the major leagues agreed also to de- bar them. It was all understood then and Pulliam's tirade at this late day seems remarkable
 Here is the resolution offered by MT | O'Rourke at the National association meeting and which has been the cause of so much discussion:
 By O'Rourke-Resolved, That all National association players adjudged i guilty of the offense known as con tract jumping and placed on the ineli- gible list by the National association shall be forever debarred from playing with any club of the National associa- ton excepting the Tri-State league. and that the National commission is hereby respectfully requested to en- force this rule of law with strict and infiexible impartiality to major league players. Adopted"
 | When he was through with banning Pulliam, the Bridgeport manager gave out a list of the new players that he has engaged for 1908 Eddie Reilly. the shortstop on the Bridgeport West Sides, who is believed to be about ripe ! for fast company. is to be given a trial. Manager 0'Rourke says that Reilly's playing irresistibly reminds him of the work of Tommy Downey. The Bridgeport manager made Reilly a liberal" offer and the little short stop said he was delighted and would | do his best to make the team. He is said to be dashy player and he has host of friends in the Park City who wish him all kinds of luck.
 Red Waller has been signed again and the new pitchers secured are Wal ter Abbott and James Hampden. Ao. bolt is 2l years old, : feet II inches tall and weights 165 pounus. He comes from Clarksburg, N. J., and is highly recommended by the leading citizens of that place. Hampden comes from some place in New Jersey and has a great record as an independent pitcher. James Murray is a catcher that ORourke has added to his stan. Mur- ray was recommended by Dan Brouth- CTS. While out scouting for the Giants, BrOuthers saw Murray catch and while he admits that he is not quits fast enough for the New Works. he thinks he will do nicely with Bridgeport.
 Mr 0Rourke is strongly in favor of transferring the Norwich franchise to Meriden He has had some core spondence with Mayor Tom Reilly in regard to the matter. Ii is also known that Dan O'Neil of Springfield and James II. Clarkin Of Hartford are in favor of the exchange and 1t is be- lleved that the deal will 20 through at the meeting to be held in Meriden on Wednesday night. There is some d0ubht as to whether the Meriden peo- pie will want tO give up S2 500 for the Norwich franchise. as that is under stood to be the price asked for it. The Norwich directors will run the Meri- den team themselves or they will sell out. It Is said that Meriden paople do not want to have a team run by Nor vich men and if they have a team they want io have some favOrite son in charge
 Manager Clarkin Of Hartford has high hopes of the outlook in New Brit ain. He believes that the various ad- jacent towns. such as Bristol and Plainville. will hack up the New Brit- ain team and there may be some rival ~ between the town and Hartford. unless Tommy Dowd makes such a runaway race that he leaves the others far behind tO keep the interest ur.
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