The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-03
SIX CLUBS MAY SPONSOR A NEW
 EASTERN LOOP
Yankees and Giants Inter. ested-Many Current
 Stars N. E. Grads
By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Staif Correspondent)

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 Copyright 1887 by United press)
 Boston, Nov. S.-(UP)-At least six major league clubs may join forces and revive minor league base" ball in New England next season. the United Press was reliably m" formed today.
 Clubs said to be interested in for. nation of Q league include the BoS. ton Bees, New York'S Yankees and Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn and Cincinnati. An Inter. national league club also may join with them in the proposed venture. The Philadelphia Phillies were un. derstood to have been interested. Whether or not they still are, could not be learned. .s
 Cities under consideration are Hartford, Waterbury, New Britain. New Haven, Bridgeport, Providence, Springfield, Worcester and possibly Pittsfield. With the exception Of New Britain, all were, at one time or another, members of the defunct Eastern league which the contemp. lated circuit would replace.
 From @ Boston viewpoint, the plan has the endorsement of President Bob quinn of the Bees. General Manager Eddie Collins of the Red Sox said he twas not interested" be. cause he did not think 1t "practi. cal"
 It was indicated that proposed formation of the league would be discussed either ct or following the minor and major league meetings next month. Illness of Hoe Carr, minor league organizer who visited this section last year and again this spring, is holding up discussion Of plans, the United Press informant said.
 Under present plans, the league would be of "B" classification and It's teams would serve as major league farms. Night baseball prob. ably would prevail in most cases. Night games were played in some cities before the Eastern league col. lapsed in 1882.
 Quinn, who surveyed the situation in Connecticut recently, particularly in Hartford, is anxious to establish a Boston farm in this section if possible.
 If enough clubs can be found to form @ league" Quinn told the United Press, i've would get into 1t. The clubs would have to 90 over the territory first to see if they could lease the grounds. Then there would be q meeting to see how things should be run" -
 Quinn said such league would be c convenient place in which to operate e Bees farm and that he was not concerned with whether his club would make financial profit of such venture.
 We don't 90 into farms to make money. But # we can develop c couple of good players each year. that would be just what VIC want. It's hard to buy players these days. You have to develop them yourself"
 Though Quinn would not commit himself on reports he favored Hart" ford as c Boston "farm," He inti. mated that the New York Yankees, through Scout Gene McCann, were interested in returning to Spring. field. McCann, who was president of the Springfield club when the Tanks had 6 farm there, was ire. quent visitor in Springfield the past summer.
 Meanwhile, 1t was understood that Branch 2ickav of the Cardinals was interested in Providence. Bill Terry of the Giants, Warren Giles of Cincinnati and John German of Brooklyn also were said to be inter. ested in placing farm teams i1 this section, just where could not Do as. certained. The Giants and Dodgers operated farms in Bridgeport and Hartford, respectively, before the demise of the Eastern league.
 When and if the league is formed 1t would consist of six or eight clubs.
 Meanwhile, sentiment in this area appeared favorably disposed to C. revival of the Eastern league which nurtured such current major league stars as Gabby Hartnett, Joe Oyoniia, Lou dehrig, Hank 0reenberg, Dick Bartell, Jimmy Wilson, Van Mungo. Red Rolfe, Leo Durocher, Johnny Moore, Moose Saiters, Jake Powell, Bill Werber, Bobby Reis, Pete Alp. pleton, Johnny Cooney and others.
 New England has had no organ. ized profeagional baseball since the Northeastern league collapsed in 1884. A semi-pro league fiourished in Connecticut the past summer, while Springfield had . thriving iti" dustrial league.