The Hartford Senators, Lowell Hustlers, Manchester Indians, New Bedford Whalers, Springfield Ponies and Worcester Rosebuds resumed 1934 play with the two new members.
[3][4][5] The team use of the "Cantabs" moniker was noted to have derived from Cambridge, England being known as Cantabulum, in Roman times.
[6] On July 17, 1934, Cambridge began their schedule with a 1–12 record when the franchise moved to become the Wayland Birds.
The Cambridge Cantabs/Wayland Birds of the Northeastern League ended the 1934 season with a record of 19–42, as Bill Morrell, Mack Hillis, Dick Phelan and Tom O'Brien served as managers.
[9] The Cambridge Cantabs hosted 1934 minor league home games at Russell Field.