The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-08
GIVEN WEEK SCARCE
Meriden Men Granted Till Next Friday to Settle Trans
 feral Matter.
TERMS ARE SATISFACTORY
Norwich to Sell for S1. Subcommittee to Meet Next Tuesday Night
 in Silver City.

MT. Smart and MT Cheney of Meri- den, were admitted to the meeting of the Connecticut League baseball mag mates yesterday afternoon at the Garde hotel. The two men who are interest," ed in and who will probably be sole owners of the team which is to be transferred from Norwich, asked for the extension of time for the transferal till next Tuesday. The request was granted and the Meriden affair will be left over to the meeting which will be held Friday, in this city.
 All of the managers were present at the meeting, C. J. Danaher of New Ha- ven, Clarkin of Hartford, O'Neil of Springfield, Wrinkle of Holyoke, Dur ant of Waterbury, Humphreys of New Britain and Dr. Thompson of Nor wich. As the president was not pres ent at the meeting MT. Clarkin was ap- pointed president pro tenn and acted as | chairman of the meeting
 The circuit committee, O'Neil, Dana her, Durant and O'Rourke made their report upon the transferral of Norwich to Merden. The real hitch in the pro. | ceeding Is that the Meriden men being | business men who are looking after the interests of the Meriden baseball fans | have not enough money to pay for the team and to buy a suitable baseball | field The men look to the league anc to the citizens of Meriden to aid then are fitted out with enough money tc start the team they will announce thu transferal of the Norwich nine, Tht circuit committee will meet in Merider on or before next Tuesday night to set tie final business.
 Mr. Smart and Mir. Cheney of Meri. den, who were allowed upon vote O the magnates to enter the meeting, tolt all their plans to the managers ant when they asked for an extension 0 time 1t was readily granted The man agers are desirous to see the deal com 1 pleted and will probably help out tn suburbantes financially.
 The business of yesterdays meeting was completed within half hour bu the managers discussed the transfera question for about two hours
 Supervisor of Empires Kennedy wa not at the meeting as he did not hay his list of umpires prepared. If wa stated at the meeting that the heal official will no doubt have the list 0 the meeting next week
 No attempt can be made towards get ting out schedule until the Norwich Meriden deal is finished. The prize fo the team asked by Norwich is s1.50l This team does not include Cy Perkins The report that Norwich has asked fo more than s1,5oo is untrue.
 Connie Danaher. when querried con cernlng New Haven's prospects for ! good team this season, stated that h has made no changes. at present. H has not sold bis team yet. but assert that if he can get the right offer h will Danaher will have 10 make man radical changes in the local line-u this year If he expects 1t to be 8. finar cial success. New Haven is a splendi sporting center and would support
 good team as well if not better tha any other city in the league, Probs bly, Comics long wait in the transfer al of the New Haven team is due the fact that he desires to get the tea into good hands or maybe Connie can get his prize. Whatever the season
 1t is evident that Danaher still has h claws on the franchise and will kee ] them there for a while to come