Thursday, June 15, 2023

Connecticut leagues


https://sabr.org/journal/article/billy-holland-comes-to-connecticut-in-1906/
very good - integrated stuff

Connecticut State League

    1938
    1946 Meriden Bears Meriden batting
    1947

    Alfone, John 1946 Meriden
    Bakos, Allie p 1924 Meriden
    Chomick, John 1946 Meriden
    Kobrin, Robert 1939 Meriden Insilcos home from FLS bc mother is sick
    Rourke, Daniel 1946 Meriden
    
    Dugas, Gus 1946 Meriden
    Naktenis, Pete  1946 Meriden 18-3 for 1944 Hartford
    
    1934-1-22 plan for Class D Connecticut League
    1939-5-24 New Britain Cremos have three veterans who used to play with powerful Savitt Gems of Hartford
    1960-10-31 playing in both CT State League and as Kingston in NY-NJ, the Meriden Merchants have been 16-1 in 1957, 17-2 in 1958, 21-3 in 1959, and 10-0 in 1960. Founded in 1955. 

    1939-5-28 Cremos 9, Meriden 3
    1947-7-3 Bristol Cobras lead league

Pros: 

Coggin, Bill p - vg until apparently hurt arm in 1926 1936 Savitt Gems
DeVito, Vito A if 1950 West Haven Sailors will open season v NY Police 1950-8-10hitting .321
      
  

    1935-9-22 4K ATT. Savitt Gems 5, Boston Royal Giants 2. Cremo Brewery 9, Savitt Gems 6. 
    1935-10-06 Savitt Gems 10, Boston Royal Giants 9. 
    1937-6-13 Gems divide double-header with Bacharach Giants
    1950-3-14 West Haven Sailors have signed two players who were in Colonial League last year. Will gave trial to Emile Francis, AHL goalkeeper. 
      1950-8-11 West Haven Sailors beat Insilcos 13-3 before 400 fans 

Notes:

1936-1-03 William (Wee Willie) Aspinall obit. "When he pitched his greatest game against Willimantic in 1904, a special train, packed with 12 cars of enthusiastic followers, made the trip to root him to victory. He lost, however, after 13 innings, 1-0. But he allowed only 2 hits and struck out 26 men.
    Aspinall was 58 years old when he died late yesterday of a heart attack.
    His first semi-pro games were with Norwich in the old Connecticut State League in 1903. He had speed and curves galore and for a time, his brother Clarence was the only catcher who could hold the ball.
    Later Joe Casey and Jack Barry were his teammates. []
    Aspinall was only a bit over five feet tall, but packed with energy." 

1903-2-12 teams after him - Norwich, and Reading PA. 
1904-4-12 pitcher on South Manchester team - called "Midget" when with Norwich in 1902 - getting married to Oster Johnson. 
1904-5-30 has decided to retire - will pitch no more unless his arm feels better
1904-8-24 his arm feels well once more, but despite the pleas of manager Farrar he has decided he will 
    not pitch this season. 
1905-4-26 his arm is in good condition. Brother Clarence has received two offers, one from the eastern part of the state and one from the western. 
1904-8-30 it was Clarence not Willie who pitched
1906-5-16 with All-Manchester team
1906-6-05 son born. 

1902-8-17 150 fans from Rockville went with team to Manchester. South Manchester 8, Rockville 2. 
1903-9-12 2500 fans at Hartford park. Manchester mills closed for the afternoon and business in Bristol ceased. Bristol 9, Manchester 4. 
1904-5-29 200 fans. Norwich 10, Manchester 5. 

1904

1904-8-20 extremely good review of the top four independent clubs continued on the next page

Moriarty, Ed p - Newark EL 1904 Rockville
Dowling, Joe  1904 Rockville
Lawlor, Tom 1904 Bristol
Scanlon, Jack c  1904 Rockville

Bronkie, Herman  1904 Manchester we have his 1922 stratomatic card
O'Rourke, Jimmy 1904 Manchester confirmed by SABR bio
Stafford, James 1904 Rockville


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