The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-10
NEWS BY SORTS OF SPORTS LIVE LOCAL GOSSIP
Eastern League Makes No Move To Boost Prices But May Later-Fans Are
 Doubtful About Albany Club

The meeting of the Eastern league magnates at the Cooley hotel in Springfield, yesterday afternoon, call ed by President O'Neil, proved to be fruitful in more than one way. It was one of the most important meet ings the Eastern owners have held in several years, as business of vital importance was dealt with and handled expeditiously.
 The item of greatest importance which confronted the members was franchise and club After viewing the matter with extreme care, the owners established a precedent for Eastern league baseball by granting the Providence franchise, club and 10 players to Albany. This is the first time in the history of Eastern league baseball that any team outside of New England has been represented in the league. Prospective owners of the New York state capital were on hand ready to do business and their attendance was not in vain.
 Messrs. Watkins and Hilton, repre- senting the Albany Board of Trade accomplished the trick for the New York town by offering. exceptional ip- ducements to the other magnates. A new ball park will be built in Albany, work to start immediately, and with Sunday baseball there the owners could hardly pass up this opportunity to add a New York town to the list of Eastern clubs. Albany is but 32 miles from Pittsfield, so the jump for l teams will be comparatively short and little additional expense will be added on that account. The men a. | the meeting expressed complete sat- isfaction at the admittance of Albany | to the league and predict unusua, harmony with the new owners.
 The sale of the Springfield clug b1 William B. Carey to Arthur J. Shean ] owner of the Cooley hotel, was car i ried through as expected. Shean i ] we'll versed in baseball, having hal 1 considerable previous experience 1T ! the game. The sale of the Water l bury club to Charles A. Templeton 1 was announced yesterday.
 l The Waterbury owners also con ! template building a new park fol ttheir club, located on the famous goli lots in the Brass City.
 l The matter of increase of admission 1 price to the games this year was taker
 up and discussed at length, but noth- | ing would be given out by those at ! Lenu1nS lI40 h1CcC1hS. I1O"SNeL5 IL A
 presumed that general admission price would be in the neighborhood ol | 50 cents, as the owners feel that with
 the brand of baseball they will give
 the fans they will do well to make any headway unless this price is estab | lished as a minimum. The complete scale will be announced after the nex meeting. l 1o of a cn1o I11p t9 up and tentative one planned. Tn complete list of the seasons game will be announced within a sh or
 time. The opening dates were a1lotte' as follows: New Haven at Hartford
 April 2S-2e; Hartford at New Haver April 30, May 1; Waterbury a
 Bridgeport, and Bridgeport at Water
 bury; Springfield at Worcester, Wor l cester at Springfield, Albany at Pitts
 field, Pittsf1eld at Albany. the sam
 dates.
 There was a decided air of serene
 ness lowering over the gathering dun
 ing the meeting and the business (
 the day was run off with amazin
 smoothness. Possibly there was S much to be done there was no tim for controversies; at any rate, tf
 magnates accomplished a great de; in the time they were in session. Optimism was the prevailing fee ing, as nearly all the t@bosses'' feel tf time has arrived when Eastern bas ball will be the equal to that of u International League and they loo for the most successful season in u history of the Eastern League. TT next meeting of the league owne will be held in Springfield the 21st
 this month, when final arrangement :. including the naming of umpire ] adoption of admission prices al = complete schedule for the season W ] be made.