The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-21
TWIN STATE LEAGUE
Schedule Opens July and Closes on
Labor Day

LABOR Day
The Twin State League will open
the baseball season Saturday. July l.
and will play its last game on Labor
day, Monday, Sept. A.
-Four clubs will battle for the pen
nant. Brattleboro. Bellows Falls and
Springfield Charlestown Articles OF
agreement were adopted and signed
in a meeting of representatives of
the four local associations held Sun
day in Bellows Falls
One league director will be elected
by each local association before
March 26, and on that date these dir
ectors win meet and viii choose the
several league officials including a
president vice president. secretary,
treasurer and auditor
A salary limit is provided for and
it is stipulated that no player who
is under contract with any team un-
der the national agreement shall be
eligible to play in this league unless
signed previous to the opening of the
Twin state league season. Each club
viii post $125 with the league treas
urer on or before June I to be used
as O general fund in defraying the
leagues expenses. II any OF this is
lett at the end Of the season it will
be divided equally among the teams
then in good standing The schedule
viii be completed by May T. When
team fails to keep @ schedule date
for any other reason than bad wealth
err it shall forfeit $50 70 the home
team and no game shall be postpon
ed By a home team for any other rea
son than bad weather except by per
mission of the directors. Two UNI
plres will be employed to ofiiciate at
I all league games, their salaries to be
/ paid from the general fund and their
assignments to be made by the dir
ectors. Each team will play four
games a week, two at home and two
away.
The directors of the Brattleboro as
ISOLATION closed arrangements Tues
day with r. H. Breckenridge Of Cleve-
land, Ohio to act as manager OF the
club here. Mr. Breckenridge who is
the coach at Amherst college, will
be here Saturday for conference
with the directors in regard to plans
for the coming season.
Mr.. Breckenridge is known all over
the country as Home Run Brecken-
ridge. He was a. terrific slugger
through many seasons in profession.
al baseball ranking high as a con.
sistent hitter and clouting the ball
out of the lot oftener than any other
man in the professional ranks Mr..
Breckenridge was with the Spring
field. Mass. club In the old Eastern
league several seasons and later was
in the Western league Previous TO
four years ago he managed a strong
semi professional club In South Man
chester, Conn, three consecutive
years. There he played at first base
and had general charge OF the club.
Here he will not play but will have
the entire management OF the team.
South Manchester under his direc-
ton won out against Rockville in a
rivalry comparable to that of Brat
tleboro and Northampton years ago.
Among the players who were deyel'
oped under Breckenridge's tuition in
South Manchester were Casey, the
Detroit catcher today. who was a
high school boy from Wakefield when
Breckenridge began teaching him the
fine points of the game; Messenger
right fielder for the Chicago Ameri
cans: Daniels, New York American
outfelder: Bronkie OF Cleveland
James ORourke. "Chet' Waite OF
!; Springfield, Kennedy, Glimartin ant
other well known players Brecken
ridges South Manchester aggrega
ton trimmed Greenfield and North
ampton when those places were rep
resented by strong independent clubs
At that time Jack Coombs OF Cobb!
: college. now the star OF the world
champions. the Philadelphia Athletic
was pitching for Northampton
Breckenridge is now acting a
c coach at Amherst for his ninth yeal
Between his first and second engage
y ments at Amherst he was coach on
year at Dartmouth and two years a
Williams lie has been at Amhers
, continuously since 1905. The An
= herst baseball squad is small. hr
Breckenridge has developed som
G high grade teams and some star Il
Y dividual players, including Stork
& Henry and lube, who went into h
" big LEAGUES after they had iin'she
e their college careers.
n Judge Henry o. Bowers of S)ui
Manchester. Conn, the famous va
pitcher OF ~ years ago, who WIS
the slab two years for Brattleeor
was closely associated with Broc
d enridge wien the manager was
} the Connecticut town. In long Y
ter - the Drattehoro managemer
Judge iioV ers save breckenridge G
most hearty all Enthusiastic endor-
ment, saying u art:
III you are going TO run 'cam
Brattleboro this coming year a
q can get Breckenridge to take the mi
agement take him by all means
understands his business thorough
and Is in touch with lots OF YOU
= players. He is absolutely honest n
will be popular with your people.
my estimation you will be getting I
% best man available II you enga
him" The selection of players W
be left entirely with the manager.
has already begun looking about
young ball tossers OF ability who 81
promise of development.-Bratt
boro Phoenix