The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-04-11
SAME OLD FUSS
IN new HAVEN
Collins Says Weiss May
Dodge Patriotic Issue But
He Cannot sidestep Terri
torial Right in Bringing
Major Leaguers to Light
house Point.

New Haven, April 11.-"Georea
Weiss and the East Shore Amuse-
ment Co. can dodge the patriotic is
sue but they cannot sidestep the ter
rttorial rights in bringing both major
league clubs and Jack Barry's Boston
Naval reserve nine for contests at
Lighthouse point" was the statement
made last night by James T. Collins.
president Of the New Haven baseball
club, and" continued Collins, "un-
less 1 hear from them by tomorrow
night (tonight), I shall take steps to
stop the teams from coming to this
city. 1t is my intention to take up
the matter with j. H. Farrell at
once"
President Collins sees the POSSIBLE
tty to prevent Barry or any other
players, members of organized base
ball now playing on the Boston Naval
Reserve from appearing at Lighthouse
point. Under the territorial rights the
owner of the local franchise can bar
a player from playing in his territory,
and although Barry and the other ball
players are in the United States SER
vice they are still under the fold of
organized baseball and subject to the
rules.
1t is this phase that Mr. Collins in
tends to take up with Secretary Far
rell unless he hears from either Weiss
or the East Shore Amusement Co. by
tonight.
The patriotic plea does not appeal
to Mr.. Collins who insists that the
entire proposition is nothing more
than a business one and that Weiss is
sailing under patriotic coloTs for his
own gain. Mr.. Collins further claims
that in his belief Barry's team would
not receive more than IS per cent. of
the gross receipts and that the bal
anoe would be divided between Weiss
and the East Shore Amusement Co.
IF Mr.. Weiss insists on advertising
the games as patriotic 1 insist that
the proposition submitted to me shall
show exactly how the gross receipts
are split. I shall insist on being
shown how much money goes to the
East Shore Amusement Co., how much
to Mr.. Weiss and how much TO my
self as we'll as the amount that goes
to the service team, which 1 have no
doubt will be turned over to the SER
vice fund. If the games are not adj
vertised as patriotic then I do not
care for the details of the split.
eff MIR. Weiss wants major league
clubs at Lighthouse point on Sundays
he can accept either of the two prop
ositions and make me his offer, other
wise there will be no big league clubs
allowed to play at Lighthouse and
that matter is settled. I shall not ar
que with Mr.. Weiss any more.
have presented my proposition and
will listen to his if he has any to sub
init. Otherwise the matter is closed
as far as I am concerned and I guess
the public will then see just what the
plan il.
IT truly believe Mr.. weiss is trying
to make money by advertising him
self as patriotic, which I believe is
wholly wrong and I know the public
does. The proposition is either a
wholly business one or a patriotic
move. If it is patriotic let Mr. Weiss
come right out and show his hand as
is done in all patriotic cases. If it is
simply a business proposition let him
make his offer and cut out the patri-
otto stuff"