Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-24
WILL LEAGUE RUN
 CASE LESS DUBIOUS

A meeting of the Eastern baseball league is very likely to be called soon after the opening of the new year. The league has not yet announced whether or rot it intends to open up it's baseball parks the comin season. though the impression has been spread abroad that 1919 would not see it in operation. There was con siderable excuse for such a feeling not so long ago but the fact is there is less doubt about the 1919 situa- ton today than there has been since last summer, and though it is still doubtful, perhaps mulch of the re- matning doubt will be dissipated within the next few weeks. Who knows? The minor league situation is more salubrious than it was a few weeks ago, but this is not settling the question about the activity or inactivity of the Eastern league next year. The magnates are still think ing things over and if they do de- eide 10 run they win have their own reconstruction problems.
 Three Minors Coming Back.
 While the situation in general Is uncertain 1t is consoling to know that the uncertainty is not as great as t used to be. The clouds are breaking up. but whether they will continue tO break up and afford minor leaCue magnates opportunity to see some rays Of hope has yet to be de- t"rnined. The Texas league is com ;l,; back to earth, tho. Southern asso- cs ton will also resume and so will tLe American association, Such :raNe5 VIII encourage other leagues. Lher Is a general feeling that 1919 siouid be good year for baseball q q if that idea gets into the heads of the Eastern league officials the fate of the fans in this circuit will not be such a terrible problem. Sport is bacing up.
 While the war was in progress there seemed little chance for the Eastern league or any other minor league and even after the signing of the armstice there was not the base ball enthusiasm that has cropped up of late. Much of this present en- thusiasm is due 10 the fact that the soldiers are returning to home and also 10 the fact that the major leagues are preparing to resume baseball in the spring. All fall there was every reccon to assume that the Eastern league would remain quiet the com ing season. All clubs were dealt smashing financial blows in 1918. All minor leagues suffered financially. It has even been declared that most if not all of the National league clubs dropped coin last year. So, with stings of such painful and telling the minors still smarting under the wallops it was quite natural to as- sume that hey would remain out of the game until they could see some chance of at least breaking even.
 Eastern league magnates will look over the situation very carefully be- fore they decide to trot another heat over the baseball course, though they may find after such an investigation that the attempt would cease to have the great risks it once had. Few of the magnates care to speak for the league, though President Dan O'Neil has always felt that the fans must have baseball because they must have somewhere to go. Jim Clarke, owner of the Hartford club, told some of the boys at the National league meeting in New York he could not say what the league would do, but he was sure he would be ready to put club on the field in case the circuit chose to have another pennant race.