Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-18
THREAD MILL LEAGUE.
lnterdepartment Baseball Will be Car
 ried on by Eight Teams.

The athletes employed in the local plant of the American Thread com pany held largely attended and en- thuslastic meeting Tuesday evening at which the American Thread mill baseball league was formally organ ized Charles W. Hill presided at the meeting and also acted as secretary. Representatives were present from the fifteen departments. The question as to how many hines should comprise the league was quite knotty one, but it was finally decided to cut the num- Der down to eight teams, because of the lateness of the season and the lack of present facilities to handle a large number this year. The teams will represent the various departments, as follows:
 Team No. Hacking and shipping departments, manager. Harold c. Wig gins.
 Team No. 2-Printing and box shops, manager, Ernest Melody
 Team No. S-Inspecting room and No, 2 mill, manager. Robert Higgins.
 Team No. Dye and bleach de- partment, manager. William s. Cong don.
 Team No. 5-Number four mill. manager. William L. Jenkins.
 Team No. 6-Spool shop and me- chanicai department, manager Charles Collins.
 Team No. 7-onice and dresser de- partment, manager, Eugene Lewis.
 Team No. S-Winding, spooling, coming and San Souci department, manager, Roy Hewlett,
 Officers Elected.
 Officers for the league were then elected as follows; President, George K Anderson; vice president, William s. Congdon; secretary and treasurer, Charles w. Hill. The above officers and managers of the hines were elect ed a board of directors and all Ques- tions relative to the running of the teams, etc, will be left to the board. It was voted to appoint a staff of four umpires William J. Mallon and Thomas F. Berth were selected as two at the meeting and the two others will be chosen by the directors before the close of the week. It was decided by an unanimous vote that the umpires should have full authority in the run ming of the games.
 Only the captains of the hines will be permitted to argue any question that may arise. It was voted that no player could be transferred from one department to another and a player hired from outside will not be permit ted to play on team unless he has worked at least two months in that department. The season will start July 20 and continue for eight weeks.
 Four Games Every Saturday.
 It was planned to have every team play, making four games each Satur- dnE In, fA 1a lad be played at Horseshoe park on the new diamond. South Windham and at Windham field. a double header being played at Horseshoe park Drawings of slips and the names of the teams paired for the opening games and 1 their respective playing places resulted as follows:
 At Horseshoe Park-Dye House vs No. Mill. game called 1,S0; shipping and packing department vs. W. s. S. c. at 3.45. At Windham Field-No. 9 Mill vs office and dresser department at 3S0 At South Windham Field-No. { Mill vs printing department at 330. The rest of the schedule was Jeff to the board of directors to be com pleted by Saturday.
 A collection will be taken to provide for baseballs. etc. The prospects fol another season were discussed anG plans are being outlined to hold so- cials during the coming winter to raise funds to enable the players to have another diamond or two laid out al Horseshoe park, so that all games may be played there.
 It was stated by President Anderson l that the new diamond would be 1T readiness soon as c. P. Mulligan, whs has men at work there, would fnisl up in time for the opening games. A vote of thanks was extended tC | the local officials as we'll as the New York officials of the American Threa( | company by all present for theil kindly spirit and generosity in mak, ing the formation of the mill league possible by donating such a tidy sun to put Horseshoe park in condition fol baseball. as well as a general ath. letic field for the employees at the To- cal plant.