The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-15
SIX CLUBS
BY TIE VOTE.
Newport, Northampton and
Greenfield Oppose Re
ducing Circuit
MAJ. KEYES AGAIN
MADE PRESIDENT
Murphy squelched on Lobbying
Charge-Moran Stands for Compact
Circuit of Four Teams-Br attleboro
Association Meets Tomorrow.

The meeting of the Twin State league
yesterday in Bellows Falls resulted in a
$3.50 vote on the question of whether the
league shall be four-club or a siX-elub or
ganization this year. Brattleboro, Bellows
| Falls and keene voted for a four-club cir
cult. Newport, northampton and Green
| field voted to continue as a siX-club league.
| Mai f. NJ Reyes of Keene was re-elect-
/ cd president and secretary H. c. Rice Of
| I\eenc was reelected treasurer. and
| tIougAton Seaverns of Bratleboro. auditor.
| Mr. keyes was chosen chairman Of the
schedule committee and authorized to Sc
! lect the other members.
| 1t was voted to have the season consist
| of 30 games, the season to end on Labor
day; To restrict the number of players on
each team to u after the first week, and
that any player under the national agree
ment or playing for the Federal league
Iprevous to June l this year. shall not be
eligible TO play in the league. 1t also was
voted that each team pay he visiting
team $40 each game. and if the visiting
club refuses to play for any reason that
money shall be forfeited.
Maj. Reyes was instructed to re-engage
Jim" Ready for umpire aud TO give
I"StuffN' AIcInnis's brother. Jack, try
out as Indicator holder McInni, was
highly recommended.
Soon after the meeting opened NJ !.
Moran, representative from Brattleboro,
opened the discussion OF the presidency Of
the league, He expressed the belief that
the president OF the league should be a
man with more dictatorial powers than Is
the case at present. He said he believed
: the president should have more arbitrary
control Of the affairs Of the organization
o. > l, h.
should be Il man not connected with j
club in the league.
/ F. p. Murphy of Newport reported for
the committee appointed at the last
meeting to consider this matter that the
committee had investigated and had DE-
cided that there We're too many objections
to the plan OF having man who shoult
have practically the entire control OF the
league and moved the reelection Of PresI
dent +. NJ. keves
Mr.. Moran did not vote either way or
the question and his attitude was ques
toned. He replied that he had been in
structed to stand firmly on the PROPOSE
tion to have four-club league with sal
airy limit of 500 and until that question
was settled he did not feel that he was il
position to vote on question that woul,
concern the future of the league.
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Moran was asked if it was the intentio,
of Bratleboro to withdraw from the leagu
if the vote was against four-cub leagu
and he replied that he had received II
such instructions. repeating what he ha
before said as to the attitude of the loca
men interested in baseball.
Z. NJ. Torbet of Northampton move
that the league continue as a six-club eli
cult and the vote was a tie. 1t Is provic
ed in the league constitution that ms
jority vote is necessary TO change TIA
membership in the league, thus leavin
the league, so far as the vote yesterday
concerned. a six-club circuit
President Murphy of the Newport clu
started to make the charge that lobbyin
had been done. to bring about the dissel
ton and was interrupted by Mr. Moran
who asked if he referred to the Brattl
boro representative. Mr. Murphy said /
did not and was asked to whom he di
refer. Mr. Moran informed him and Il
/ others present that not only had he dor
-, 10 lobbying but the representatives frol