New Britain herald., 1914-08-17
LEAGUE HEADS LIST
 WITH CHECK OF s5O|
Benefit Camt for Local Team Mi
 Be Played Wednesday.
NEW HAVEN TO BE OPPONENT


 s1,OOo Team Will Finish Season and
 Start Anew.
 New Britain's baseball horizon clearing up considerably today anI the thick clouds that have obscure| the light and have been putting damper on the hopes of local fans arI lifting. Already Owner William Scirl ski has been assured of a donation d $500 for his subscription list and thd has been given by the Eastern leagud At the adjourned meeting of th| league directors Saturday night it wal voted to give the local magnate unt1 Thursday night to meet his debts. givl ing the business men and loyal fam in this city a chance to come to hl rescue To make it more encourag| ing for the New Britainites the leagu| has voted to head the subscripti0l list with $500 from its coffers. owne| Scinski appreciates this generous rel sponse in his hour of need and state| that if, with the aid of New Britai4 { business men and fans, he will bI able to raise $1 1000 more he will f1nI ish the season here and start oul afresh next year.
 Benefit Game Wednesday.
 But owner Scinski's thoughts ar not only for himself. He is indebte{ ' to his players and in order to see [ it that they are not left in the lurcl I,, ~.ytf New Haven on Wednesday a benef, game for the club. Tickets, whicl will sell at fifty cents or as much morI as the buyer will care to donate, vii be on sale at all of the leading store| and cafes and it is hoped that therI will be a big turnout Wednesday Al the clerks and business men will bI free on this day and the attendanc/ should be a record breaking one. ThI proceeds will be diverted into a fund to reimburse the players for thei services and the plan should be supI ported.
 New Haven Generous.
 The New Haven management hal very generously consented to plal Wednesdays game for their regulaI guarantee only and therefore will no| profit by any increased gate receipts Thus the New Britain players will rel ceive the full benefit of the game.
 Quigley and O'Rourke to Speak.
 Again today Owner Scinski was consultation with Mayor Quigley an{ he has heartily endorsed both plans At the meeting which is to be held il the Hotel Beloin dining room tomorI row evening at 8 o'clock Mayoi Quigley will make a speech in bel half of the management and Presi| dent James .O'Rourke, of the EasterI Baseball league, will also be presenI and speak for the support of the NeY Britain club. There will be othei speakers and at the end Owne1 Scinski will bare his books for th} edification of the fans. He will shov them just how expensive it is for th1 management to make a ball team pad and he will show them in cold figured how he has sunk about $14, 900 in thiI city. In practically all of his homd games Scinski has lost upwards ol s1OO to $150 and on the road he hal not made expenses.
 Has Dropped Every Cent.
 ''I have dropped every cent I had. said Owner Scinski today, but if th( public will support me and make II possible to finish the season I will b( able to open again next year and b1 that time I have hopes of obtaining baseball field in this city. If this q possible it may also be possible t( have Sunday ball and then NeN Britain would be assured of a gooq playing and a good paying team. hope that everybody who is interested in baseball, both business men and private citizens, will attend tomor row nights meeting. l also hopq that they will ratronize the benefiI i game on Wednesday as l want to dd the right thing by the boys and owe them considerable pay"
 Business Men Helping.
 A number of we'll known and prominent business men, feeling tha to have a baseball team in. Nev Britain is a big help to the city, ar{ hard in Mir. Scinskfs behal and are going around with a sub scription list for his benefit. If h( Is able to start afresh next year MrU Scinski says that he will have ar efficient manager and 1t is hinted tha he Is casting longing eyes at Si NC of the Springfield team With Si at the helm, or some equally good baseball man. the New BritaHl ans could feel certain that theN would be represented by team the was second to none.
 If rain should prohibit the same. W Wednesday it win be held Thursday.