The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-06

Interest in a local league was sufi-
Gent last evening to induce "a men.
some old enough to know better and
others in the prime of life. to turn out
/ for the meeting in the Brooks House
/ parlors of the BrattIeboro Athletic assoc
citation.
| 1t did not require a lot Of time to
! vote to have four-club league, as was
the case last year. The report Of the
| special committee appointed at the first
meeting 10 days ago, of which August
wilson was chairman, was to the effect
that the Vermont Wheel club, COMPANY
/ l, Fort Drummer and Knights Of Column
bus would be ready to take the field
Everybody was willing that the sea-
son should be started Memorial dav.
but suggestion that it be started
Saturday, May p, as an eve opener
eventually met with with approval. The
plan as finally lined up was for the sea
son to start May p, with two games
to he played each Saturday and each
holiday to and including Labor day.
The question OF grounds brought
forth the statement from August vii
son that NJ. !. Moran, one of the pro
prietors of Island park. had told him
that the park would he put in condition
for play and the park management
would take 10 cents of every admission
to the grand stand as rent for the
grounds, admissions to the bIeachers to
20 entirely to the association.
Following some discussion as to con
tinuing play on the fair grounds it was
voted that the games be PLAYED ON
Island park, provided the grounds are
put in proper condition in time for the
opening game and the teams are al
lowed to practice there late afternoons
and evenings during the season free Of
charge.
1t was further voted that admission
10 the games shall he = cents. with 10
cents additional, which does not go to
the association, for seats in the grand
stand.
Each club is to furnish a list of -
players to the president Of the league
not later than May 20. The readiust-
1nent of the players viii be made by the
officers Of the association and the man
ayers of the four clubs as was the ease
last year. This means that in the
event Of some one team showing far
greater strength than the others the
players are to be rc-arranged SO that
all teams viii be as nearly equal in
strength as possible. The schedule is
TO be made out by President Sherman.
ne ASSOCIATION OWNS the uniforms of
the various clubs, and as some OF them
/ have not been turned in it is desired
that this be done at once to President
George f. Sherman at the Brooks
House. The officers of the association
@nnomced at the meeting that they
would see that the uniforms Of the
teams were Numbered if the few that
had not been turned in were sent to
President Sherman
President sherman announced that n
resident of Brattleboro who preferred
to remain unknown had offered silver
cup to the winning team. A letter was
read from a sporting goods firm offer
ing cup, or gold baseball fobs or gold
chains to the team or the members of
the team winning the pennant, provid-
cd the baseball manufactured by the
firm making the offer is used in the
! league games. No decision was reached
On this question. but it was generally
admitted that the BAH manufactured
10y this concern was a satisfactory one.
1t looks as if Brattleboro was in line
/ or local baseball played on Island
park, where there is a grand stand.
which eliminates the excuse that MANY
gave last year for not attending the
games.