The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24

WI O0tAVAA0A 0NRCA VAOOA VI SAAS the original of which was pre- cial meeting prior to games ot
 The entire situation which has proven e bit unpleasant for some of those concerned centers around a protest made by a representative of the Chase Company team, after 1t had been beaten by the Scovill outfit. The protestant claimed the game on the grounds that two in- eligible players were used, Maher and Mccormack, regular members of the team and emr!cyes of the Scovill company last season but privates in the local army of unem- ployed this year, through no fault of their own. They are, however, considered members of the Scovill team by the recreational commit tee of the company, of which MT. Hickman is chairman.
 Has His Say
 Disliking the run around" which he was given by league off, ficials and the Chase representative last Monday evening, MT. Hickman addressed the league, by letter, as follows:
 League, Y. M. c. A.:
 When solicited. to enter your league we were given to un- derstand that we could use players here who had been laid of during the depression providing they were not working elsewhere. Your secretary, Charles Leader, admits this was the under standing given. He recently told the league at Q meeting at which the president and all team representa- lives were present that this was so. We feel that the league has made Q grave error in taking away from us the game we won with Glasses and ordering 1t to be replayed. If not rectified, consequences from this may be far-reaching. The game we won should be given back to us. We absolutely refuse to abide by your unfair decision and replay 1t.
 The league allows It's secretary to do practically all its work. It has been said that he runs the league. A true statement-if getting teams to enter, arranging schedule, prac- tice sessions, notifying managers, being at meetings, having the play ing floor and accommodations ready, providing ticket sellers. talk CTS, police protection, orchestra, etc., goes. We could also add, pre- siding at meetings for that was the case last night at the important meeting held at which the presi- dent, admittedly, could not attend. Yet the league now rules that when this fairminded, capable and in- | dispensable secretary in soliciting teams to form and make the In- dustrial Basketball 1eagle, can do all the work and run the business but can give no information or an- swer the questions of teams he is soliciting to tell them what we can or cannot do.
 We contend that you should up- hold your officers in anything they told us.
 our first two games, (that we won) were both played in good faith with Maher and Mccormack in the linup, young men laid off here for lack of work, both of whom (if they don't find jobs else- where in the meantime) will no doubt come back here when busi- nes picks up. Our own rule permits them to still take an active part in our sports. Our understanding was that under present conditions of depression, and your secretary admitted to before Q full meeting, that they would be permitted to play. The first notification we go that 1t would not be permitted was after we had won two games and under identically tftD same playing conditions. One with he Clock Shop we could keep, the other with Chase company was ordered to be replayed.
 From the time we were notified, we will meet the Industrial Basket ball leagues decision and only use players that are actually employ ed here. In our own sports we will continue to use Q rule of eight years standing and give a fellow, laid off here and looking for a job his right to still participate in our play. Also we have fairly won two games in the league and are not going to have either of them re- played or taken from us by for- felt.
 All this could have been settled at the meeting held Monday. Mo- tices of this meeting were in the ] papers, also managers were noti- fled by phone to attend. The Chase company representative was absent. He did not notify anybody that he could not be present, but in the could not be present. but was in the meeting had broken up.-and of course we could not settle anything at the meeting in his absence. Though he lives at the "Y" he couldn't get to the meeting on time. So here you have our side of the case in detail. We are going to get
 what any sport in the city would say we are entitled to,-on the basis of what we were told and your sup l -e.4i...- amaona 1IKA Q no nnt zouln.