The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-15
George e. Sherman and E. ]
Fenton Chosen Baseball
Directors
STATEMENT OF
FINANCES MADE
Enthusiastic Meeting of Subscribers
New Manager, O'Hara, Spoke Briefly
Viewpoints Action in Exceeding
Salary Limit Decried.

George +. Sherman and Edward j Fen
ton were elected unanimously last evening
directors OF the Brattleboro Baseball as
ISOLATION to succeed President j. Gray
Estey and Secretary Houghton Seaverns
resigned. The subscribers meeting was
held in the armory, Christie b. CroweH
of the directors presiding in the absence
OF all OF the officers of the board. There
was brief discussion of finances and
Manager Jack" O'Hara was presented
and spoke briefly, asking for little time
and promising that in the event of his
failure to deliver he would be as glad to
get out as the directors would be to have
him.
About 80 We're present when the meet
ing was called to order Charles L Mann
was elected secretary Of the meeting The
designations of Mr.. Estey and Mr. Seav-
ems. We're accepted upon motion of San
ford \. Daniels, and upon motion of NJ. !
Moran vote of thanks was rendered
them for their faithful service to the as
ISOLATION.
In the absence of Treasurer .Glenham
Jones Mr.. Crowell announced that there
was a cash balance in the bank of $64l G.,.
with receipts from the game played yes
terdav to be added, and that with deduc-
met a balance would be left of $250S. in
addition to yesterdays receipts The fact
that the receipts from two games. one on
Tuesday and the other on Saturday Of last
week were lost owing to RAIN. was com
mented upon as one reason why there was
not more money in tine treasury as well
as the fact that there was no effort to
raise funds before the opening of the sea-
son.
Sanford \. Daniels nominated George
+. Sherman for director and he was
elected unanimously. John f. FITZGERALD
nominated Mr.. Daniels. who positively de
/ cl.ncd to serve, and f. ID. T. Stowe nomi-
mated Edward j. Frnton. who was elected
! by unanimous vote The board is now
composed OF CHRISTIE b. CrnwelI. GIenham
Jones. NJ j. Moran. George +. Sherman
and Edward J. Fenton.
Martin Austin discussed the salary
/ limit proposition declaring that Brattle-
/ horo can put team on the field within
the salary limit that will be a contender
and that the action of Newport i'm putting
a team in the field that l. considerably
above the salary limit should not be fol
lowed by BIattleboro. Baseball win nave
hut short life in Newport, where tbs
town il not large enough to support d
ball for years if the association remain,
within the limit and conducts affairs OF
a business basis Speaking of the change
in management, he said that all he asked
of the new manager was to make such nee
cssary changes in the team a would
strengthen it and keep within the salary
limit and to instruct the players thai
they were to 20 to bat ia some Other
:, gUise than that of professional pail bear
crs
He further said that it was the wish o
the subscribers that when funds got lev
the directors call them together and no
wait until there was a big deficit and ey
pect everyone to dig down in the fall an,
] winter to make 1t up.
b. :. Michelman suggested that it woul
he good time then to make start i
adding to the funds, but 1t was decide
4 to await the return to town Of Mr.. Jones
when a full financial statement would b
forthcoming.
NJ j. Moran concurred with Mr.. Au