Editing Roger Connor (section)

===Minor league baseball===
Connor signed with the Fall River Indians of the [[New England League]] in June 1897. Connor attracted some attention by wearing eyeglasses on the field. He hit [[cleanup hitter|cleanup]], played first base and was popular among fans. In 1898, Connor moved back to his hometown of Waterbury and purchased the local minor league team. He served as president, manager and played first base on the side.<ref name=SJNP>{{cite news|title=Roger Connor Dies|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=efZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3939,1678871|access-date=November 3, 2013|newspaper=[[St. Joseph News-Press]]|date=January 5, 1931}}</ref> Connor's wife, Angeline, kept the team's books and his daughter helped by collecting tickets. Joe Connor was the team's catcher; he later returned to the major leagues for several seasons.<ref name=Ghosts/> After the 1899&nbsp;season, Connor expressed satisfaction with his Waterbury team, saying that the team played well and did not lose money despite not getting strong attendance numbers at their games.<ref name=Prosperity>{{cite news|title=Prosperity and Baseball|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jRHAAAAIBAJ&pg=1550,3850594|access-date=November 3, 2013|newspaper=[[Record-Journal|Meriden Morning Record]]|date=October 18, 1899}}</ref>

In 1901, Connor became interested in purchasing the minor league franchise in [[Hartford, Connecticut]]. The team had been dropped from the [[Eastern League (1884)|Eastern League]] and had suffered financial losses related to traveling as far away as Canada for games. Connor proposed that he might purchase the team and attempt to have it admitted to the [[Connecticut State League]], decreasing its travel requirements.<ref name=Hartford>{{cite news|title=Roger Connor on Hartford|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yRZHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3966,4156160|access-date=November 3, 2013|newspaper=[[Record-Journal|Meriden Morning Journal]]|date=October 25, 1901}}</ref> However, upon selling the Waterbury club at the end of that season, he bought the [[Springfield Ponies]] franchise in the same league.<ref name=Ghosts/>