New Britain herald., 1920-03-02
w STATE LEAGUE |AY HAVE F TEAMS
beers Of This City Being Con-
 Sidered as One Of Circuit

hrtford, March 2-That q semi
 essional baseball league. com
 Fd of the leading independent ball
 Is of Western massachusetts, and
 north and northeastern parts of
 hecticut, will be started along to-
 the middle of May was prac-
 ly assured yesterday afternoon
 owing q meeting held at the IIo-
 Iarde, at which representatives of
 clubs talked the proposed cir
 over with Hugh Rorty and Harry
 Anderson, local sporting promo
 Although interest in the pro- Ed league did not seem so great
 ious to the meeting, the big uues-
 before the promoters now is re
 ing the number of teams that
 Id like to enter the circuit to 12.
 promoters plans at present call
 for circuit with an even dozen ns competing.
 representatives attending the ses-
 came from the Hendee manll-
 uring company of Springfield the erican Writing Paper company of yoke, BiSelow-Hartford of Thomp- |vilie, American Thread of Willi- |htic, New Departure of Bristol. encks of Meriden, Manchester and
 s and a letter was read from the
 and Die company of Greenfield, Fs., to the effect that it would like De represented in the league pro-
 ng circuit was formed.
 before the meeting had progressed
 hour, however, it was found that
 least l , clubs would like to be en into the organization and it
 decided that, before, anything
 her be done these other clubs be ed to he present at the next meet which will be held here next |1day afternoon at the Hotel Garde, state their views on the league. was practically certain that, fol- l ing the meeting next Monday. the |sue will be all ready to launch it. l upon the baseball fans of the les Represented.
 The F'iskfRe Tops were not repre- bed at the meeting. lt is said that outfit is not particularly anNiou" ut joining the league unless it is tain beforehand that the circuit ] goj through. If that is the only |son that the Springfield team. tch has been one of the leading bi-pro outfits in New England fol |efal seasons, is holding back it can b forward now at any time and |ress it's willingness to enter into organization.
 It is very probable that the league be comprised of ? clubs when it Is started on the second Saturday May, that having been agreed up at the meeting to be the best time |ppen the season. These clubs will picked from the following besides |se above: Pioneers of New Britain. Enstock Cheney of lvoryron, Tor |gton. Fisk Red Tops, if they de- |e to join the fold: Ware and Three Eers. The Tap and Die pany Greenfield and q semi-pro club in breester, which also are willing to h the league. are. in the opinion ot bse present at the session. trif1e far away to warrant their par Epating in the schedule and will bba bly, be considered out if = clubs bout them can be banded together No guarantees will be furnished by home team to the visiting team cept in the case of rain,-. when ac- RI train expenses will be paid the itors. A bond of $200 will be put
 by ca ch team and each club will Se care of it's own players in Sc of injuries. The season will obably run from the middle of May
 the middle of September. the sSue playing on Saturdays. sundays Ia holidays during that period.