The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE WILL
 BE IN FIELD
Reorganization of Old and Pop ular Circuit In Now an
 Established Fact.
NEWS FROM DEAMOND.
Minor Leagues Getting Ready For Annual Campaign- Other Live News Of Ma
 tiOnal PaStime.

At meeting called yesterday by John H.DonnelIy of Lowell to consider reorganizing the New England League Of baseball clubs, francb'ses were granted Lowell, Fitchburg. Portland and Lewiston, and oue-week options on franchises were given to Lawrence and HaverhiI.
 The franchises were accepted by the following persons: Richard Con way, Lowell; John kfernau, Fitch burg; ''Heinie'' Wagner, formerly of the Boston American League club, Portland, and John J. EeaIey, Lewis ton. The Lawrence option was taken Jointly by John Elf. Cuddy, Jr., and Charles H. Morgan, and the HaverhllI option jointly by Jesse Burkett and Jack ConIey.
 Ed Maier, who was practically forced out of the Pacific Coast League, can't forget nor forgive. He owns the ball park used by the Yer non club under lease. When the Yer non team started its training he re- fused to allow use of the park, claim ing the lease does not cover the train ing season.
 George Gibson, who is to manage Toronto, will go South with the New York Giants to coach pitchers for Nc Graw. At the same time several players to be turned over to Rochester will also go South with 1IcGraw. Thus we have the odd case of the manager of one team in the Interna- tionaI League coaching some of the players of another team of the league in the spring training DariGd
 The Virginia League, failing to in terest several cities in it's plans, has decided to go through with a four club circuit, franchises being repre- sented in Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Petersburg. It makes a. compact little circuit, at least. The salary limit will be $1,60O Q month exclusive of manager. The season will open May 8 and close Labor Day. William B. Bradley will continue as president of the league.
 Down in Louisville they have al- most ignored Patsy FIaherty as man ager of the CoIonels to engage in a newspaper debate as to the merits of Bill Clymer, whom Patsy succeeds. One baseball editor is going after Cly- mer, while another is defending him. and the space taken by the debate leaves no room for discussion of pros poets. Clymer is 2 great manager, no doubt, from one point of view but what has that to do with the ColoneIs of 1919?
 Pitcher Al Gould, transferred by the Cleveland Indians to New Orleans, ha S~ derstood he has been given pernis- sion to make another deal for himself. He expects to catch on with a club in the Pacific Coast League
 Sam Crawford, who announced during the winter that he had posi- lively quit baseball, signed again with Los Angeles before the Angels started training, thus completing Wade kiIIe- fer's outf1eld, since Claude Cooper also had signed after some delay.
 The Minneapolis club. denied use of a ball park at San Antonio, picked on Houston, which is about as lar South as Joe Cantllon could get -e will have no alibis if his AiilIers don't get somewhere this season, or at least he can't claim it was from lack of IdlnllS-
 The Sacramento club traded Out fielder Dennis Willie and Pitcher Lynn Brenton to Oakland for Pitcher CIin- ton Trough and Outhelder Roxy Mid d1eton. Oakland had offered to trade Trough to Salt Lake for Pitcher Wal ter Leverenz, but the Salt Lake club couldn't see it that. way.
 Jack Beatty, first baseman, has been engaged as the manager of the Kitchener team of the Ontario Mich igan League and will take with him to Kitchener 12 players he had sign ed in anticipation of landing the management of some minor league club. He has been wintering at Du- luth. DOYLE TACKLES |