Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-19
NEW LONDON IN BALL LEAGUE
Planters Open the Season Home Next Wednesday-Bg Preparations For Return the National Change in Groton Judgeship-Clean Up Week Extended.

Through the generosity and true 1 sportsnlanship of Morton F. Plant, of l Groton, the city of New London. IS i to be represented in league baseball | the season now opening, and the int l ial game of the league in this city will be played by the Planters on Plant field next Wednesday afternoon. ] The business of the whole city will be i practically suspended that all can go to the ball game and, in conse- l quence, it is prophesied that it will be the largest crowd ever at "a ball game l in the Seaside city. This is as it should be and the interest and patronage should not wane during the season. While MT. Plant made provision for i the ground and the players and secured the league franchise the baseball club will be conducted on a strictly busi- ness basis and should be at least self supporting.
 The public should see to it that this is done in appreciation of what MT.
 Plant has done for the baseball public as the gentleman iss not in the game
 for money there may be in it Plant
 field is the best in the league and it
 will be kept in thel league and it will
 be kept in the very best of condition
 and therefore will not be used only
 in league games. At the opening game
 there will be music by the band and
 there will be opportunity for the fans
 to size up the personnel of the team
 which it is believed will compare fav-
 orably with any other in the league.
 
 Those who expected team border
 ing on the marvellous will be disap-
 pointed as the salary limit precludes
 the opportunity to engage players of
 pig league grade. as no player with the
 Planters will receive pay beyond the
 league limit. There is a distinct un-
 derstandlng in that respect between
 MT. Plant. Manager Burns and the di-
 rectory of the club. But the best
 players possible have been secured for
 2
 in the other clubs of the league they
 should all be pretty closely matched and interesting games should result.
 Plant field is owned by Mir Plant and was formerly known as Armstrong park named by Manager Pat Shea of the old New London Baseball team that leased the grounds from MT. Arm strong in consideration of his liberal attitude towards the club and in the interests of the national game.
 It goes without the saying that in addition to the big opening crowd at the game next Wednesday, Of course Former Park Commissioner Maher will be there, as he has always been an ardent supporter of the game. His friends in the general assembly of the state, familiar with Andy's love 1 of the game put up a little pleasantly 1 at his expense during the present week. l One of the representatives, issued an 1 invitation to MT. Maher to visit the | state capitol on next Wednesday as suring him of a generous reception, | stating that Wednesday the twenty 1 third was the only day that time could l be spared to show him around the state capitol and library building. The l invitation was signed by the senators l and nearly ever representative from | New London county and by Sabin l Sayles Russell clerk of the house
 Andy was pleased to receive so cord 1 al and general invitation and was on ! the verge of sending acceptance when | he tumbled and realized the joke to | the limit It was too good to keep and i the invitation was shown to friends. It was written on the official paper of | he state and enclosed in a large enVe- ope bearing the insignia of the state | It is safe to say to add that Andy would not miss that opening game for ] sum equal to the aggregate salaries If the members of the general as-