The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-06
WithdVowoIof costcIdoOK;
 3 Suspended

S SSS@Suu9S0 Acceptance og the May 3 reslgna. ton Of veteran City Amateur league baseball umpire. Leno Costaldo from the Connecticut Baseball umpires Association was voted by the organ ization at iis meeting Tuesday of this week in Ansonia: according Co a printed statement received by the Democrat today from William ]. Stanton, president of the Water. bury ctaptar of the CBUA.
 Other disciplinary action was taken against local umpires Charles duglielEno. Paul Banone and Charles Gerace in the form of suspension from the state organization "unul the board of directors sees fit to re. store them to the rolls" according to the stanton letter. Suspensions were meted out to the trio because Of willingness to work for less money than they aliegedly voted for at q meeting of the umpires as- sociation last April costaldos reBig- nation was accepted because he is receiving a Sunday fee for City ATn- ateur league umpiring work within the prescribed minimum voted by ! the mmptres, according Co evidence" presented at this weeks meeting.
 President stanton's statement. as oi today, follows:
 June 6. i946. Mir. Vincent Maloney Jr,.
 Waterbury Democrat.
 Dear Sir:
 At a meeting of the Connecticut Baseball Umpires Association. Tues day. June {, i04s. held at Ans0nia, Conn. the following action was taken.
 Former members of thls organ nation, Charles Gerace, Charles S. Ouglielmo. and Paul Barone were suspended from the " B. U. 4. for accepting fees loser than the prices set for the City Amateur League in Waterbury. Conn.
 These fees were agreed upon, by each member individually at a meeting held in Waterbury. Conn, on April li iea6. attended by Mg, 0ugiielmo and Bar0le. MT. Oeraoe did not attend the meeting as there was illness in his family. but sent in word that he would abide by any standards on prise set by the organ ization Each of the members pres ent at that meeting agreed per- sOnally, by a standing vote, t0 acc cept only the fees as set by the as- sociati0n for the City Amateur League.
 Tn view of tEe evidence presented at the Directors meeting al An- sonia. Conn, on June 4tln. n was voted to suspend these members nn- til such time as the Board of Di- reet0rs sees it to restore them to the rolls,
 Al the same meeting Il vas voted to accept the resignation rendered on May ist by IAnO castado 0f Waterbury, Conn, Suspension action was not taken in his ease as evi- denne kllowed he B receiving fees from the City Amateur League which are within the aeale set by tha Association
 The Interpretation Committee rec ported ak this meeting s1lat the bulletin service 0f the organization will be instituted on june i4th, Monthly bulletins will he issued, giy- ing 0fflaial interpretations and set- ting standards tn the mechanics of officiating.
 Respectfully yours,
 WILLIAM !. STANTON,
 President,
 William T. Dergtn public Fela- uonS official Of the City Amateur league, when informed Of the sus- pension of the three umplres em, pl0yed by the c, 4, l., remarked that nc could not understand hos the three men, who ilaye resigned from the state association, could nov bs SlsJ,anded, after thslr mem bershlp cards tn the ObUA wfTa tllmAd in Rfaaa tilnA aao