At the start of the second half, the Northeastern League expanded to eight teams, adding the Watertown Townines and Cambridge Cantabs as expansion franchises.
Worcester won the second half standings and Watertown did not qualify for the playoff, finishing with a 40–28 record behind manager Bill Barrett.
In the quarrel, Rea "hung a smashing right on Spognardi’s chin and laid the third baseman in the dust."
[7] Playing in his final professional season as a player, Doc Gautreau hit .388 in 43 games for Waterford at age 32.
[2] After the season ended, league president Roger Baker, an accountant, reportedly was convicted of embezzlement from his clients and sentenced to serve time in prison.