The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01
TO TRANSFER TEAM Norwich Baseball Club Will be Placed in Hands of Meri-
 den People. SEASON OPENS ON APRIL 28 Schedule Committee Appointed-Man- agers Adjourn Until Next Fri day Afternoon.
SEASON OPENS ON APRIL 28

IHdt tie tTdnsleT Ol tlle MOI NlCll baseball team to Meriden will go through was announced at the meet ing of the Connecticut league magnates at the Garde hotel yesterday afternoon, but the details for the transfer will not be completed until after the committee meeting in Meriden, Tuesday night. The league went back on its decision of opening the season May 1 and the managers unanimously decided to start the spheroid rolling on April 2S and close. Saturday, September l2.
 All of the managers of the clubs were at the meeting; Connie Danaher of { New Haven, Dan O'Neil of Springfield, X Fred Wrinkle of Holyoke, Clarkin of { Hartford, Attorney Harold R. Durant lof Waterbury, Sam Humphreys of New Britain, pr. Thompson of Norwich and James O'Rourke of Bridgeport.
 {. President Tracy of Hartford, called 1.-the meeting at 2:3O and after Secre- 0stary O'Rourke's report was read and ssaccepted, the question of the transfer lsof the Norwich aggregation was taken IEup The greater part of the afternoon tswas spent in discussing this question. A1The committee reported much progress sand stated that there was no doubt but Rstnat the affair will be consummated sNwithin the next week On Tuesday Knight the committee will meet at the Rsoffice of Connie Danaher in Meriden Band endeavor to complete the transac- Ntion between the Norwich holders and f3tIo ( |. Nthat intends to buy the team. Money HIS scarce in the Silver City and there gDnas been some trouble in raising the INlesired s2,5OO. Harry Durant, manager INpf the Waterbury nine, was appointed No assist James J. O'Rourke, Dan 'N9'Neil and Connie Danaher on the cir dyeait committee.
 HS Since the last meeting several of the
 managers have been wrangling over } Ehe dates for opening and close of the yeason. At the previous meeting the khanagers were evenly divided in their Apinion as to whether the season ought No open April 2S or May 1, President 6frracy decided the matter by casting a 9HNote for the opening on May l. The
 
 have been able to convince aNhe other managers that the early date lEfs the better and yesterday afternoon |NN'he vote for April 2S was unanimous. I!Fhe season vii. close, Saturday, Sep .I#ember F. Last year the season open Mined April 25 and closed September 15. AlN The following schedule committee lWere appointed: Fred Winkler of Holy Ike, Harold R. Durant of Waterbury lNnd Dan O'Neil of Springfield. The Mmmittee will begin at once to ar NSAnge the schedule for the coming sea- f&lNew Haven again gets the poor send rlgG the holiday schedule. They meet lMFidgeport on Decoration day, Meriden July and New Britain on Labor iEly The schedule for the holidays fol- ,&ws:
 iMDecoration dayAMorning: Hartford VT New Britain. Waterbury at Meri- lMn, Springfield at Holyoke and New
 Maven at Bridgeport, Afternoon New tMitain at Hartford, Meriden at Water
 Mhry, Holyoke at Springfield, and Mridgeport at New Haven.
 MJuly 4-Morning: Holyoke at Spring
 Mld, New Britain at Waterbury New Maven at Meriden, Hartford at Bridge Mrt. Afternoon Springfield at Holy ! Me, Waterbury at New Britain, Mer- Men at New Haven, Bridgeport at Martford.
 SAabor day-Morning: Springfield at 3plyoke, Bridgeport at Waterbury flew Haven at New Britain, Hartford LIE Meriden Afternoon: Holyoke at #ringfield, Waterbury at Bridgeport l lew Britain at New Haven, Meriden
 tE Hartford
 Sonnie Danaher has not yet sold the hAw Haven team, but he is waiting |, 8ti he sells all his stock. Connie NAnts $70,000 for the team but it is ,1bbable that he would take ss0o0 cash s'81le could get it.
 sHt is rumored that Danaher is mixed :, ~ in the Norwich transferal and that 5A will probably have some share ir 8a new Meriden team. It would he MI the interests of the New Haven 8seball fans if Connie would sell out @8some local bidder. who would share Ftthe interests of the local fans fsiarold Durant, who has been after
 .lti Sherwood, has been unable to pro.
 Ire him as Danaher does not desire
 tE let the Kid go. Both the Kid and
 Erant are desirous for the change
 A Connie can't see it. He says that
 NH long as he has control of the New