The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-02-02


shoots from the swivel chair with
the roll top desk as the home plate.
While with Bennington, Conley
showed q disposition to hit them
when they were over high or low,
but he has evidently developed into
a pretty good waiter when it comes
to swinging the fountain pen. This
Is the way the baseball man OF the
Troy Record describes the scramble
aaftei Conley:
president Connors OF the SYRIA
cuse Club says that Thomas Connol-
~. short stop extraordinary. is under
control OF the Saline city manage
ment Henry Ramsey directing the
destInies of the Troy club disputes
this assertion. Both magnates are
sincere in their claims and neither
is willing 10 admit that the "other
fellow got in on the ground floor.
Connors, Blu 'chell, Payne ct cetera
ad infnitum says they carry the ne
cessary documents in their vest
pocket to back up their claims and
Ramsey introduces himself as the
man from Missouri" Both sides tell
their stories and in the end it is
possible that Secretary Farrell OF the
National association viii have to de-
eide the question as to what club has
the right to theplayer's services
"ConnGly is a college man and
started his professional career last
season in the east with the Benning
ton club. The organization with
which tbs club was affiliated was not
under national protection and any
manager was free to negotiate with
the player Secretary Kelly, OF the
Syracuse club, while spending vaca-
ton in Troy last season. iourneyed
into Vermont precincts one Sunday
and observed Connolly in action. He
was carried away with the young man
and offered him a nice figure to fin
ish the season with the Stars. Con
molly said"No." From Bennington
he went on TO Northampton and ac-
cording to the evidence in the pos
session of Secretary Farrell, Mr.. Kell
of Syracuse was not the individual
spending postage on the player. II
develops that Ramsey also had his
eyes peeled and expended money cor
responding with the "rah ral' boy.
Syracuse sent him contract several
weeks ago to his home in the west.
Connolly has not returned the docu-
ment, but the Syracuse folk say that
he has practically accepted terms.
The matter was formally discussed
tonight and il came 10 a show down
Of evidence. Syracuse had nothing
formal TO offer Ramsey submitted a
letter signed by Connolly and writ
ten January 90, 1914 II was from
the Living school ut Tarrytown, n.
acknowledged receipt Of the offer OF
the Troy manager and states that
he will not finish his studies until
jane He Is undecided whether he
viii play ball this summer or not
The statement is made that his par
ents wish him TO finish his coarse
which will terminate in Jnue 1915.
He likes to play ball, but does not
care to incur the enmity of his par
ents. who are persons OF financial
means. Connolly assures Ramsey
that II he plays ball this season he
viii give Troy FIRST call. Ramsey
claims he holds the trump card to
date. Mr.. Connors says that accord
ing to Hoyle he is on top. That's
the situation and until the young
man makes n move on the profession
al diamond next summer no official
action can be taken in view OF the
fact that he has accepted no adj
vance money from either club. Con.
molly played fifty games in the Nor
thern Tri-S,ate league last season,
batted at $50 clip and stole thirty
six bases. He is said to be wonder
full man at covering ground and is
the owner OF an active brain. The lat
ter counts in base ball"
Conley's refusal to sign league
contract and his statement that he
Intends to remain at school until ear
ly in June bears out the assertion of
Dan Shea that Conley would be with
Northampton in the Twin State lea
que during the 1914 season.