Evening journal., 1903-10-08
ALL READY FOR
TR|-STATE CAME
Arrangements Completed for
the Championship Con-
tests in Philadelphia
MAKE UP OF THE THREE TEAMS
First Game Will be Played at las
O'Clock and the Second Ten Minutes
After II is completed-TrOphy For
the Winner

the Winner
Forfeit money Is up for the tri-state
baseball championship OF next Mon
day afternoon at Columbia Park. Phil
adelphia. and now everything is head
ed for the grandest struggle ever
known among independent teams in
the history OF The game.
The three managers. Harry t. Bar
ton. OF this city; Robert W. Black. OF
Camden. and Jesse F'ryslnger. Of Har-
risburg, held a long and interesting
meeting last night and came to a
final understanding which makes the
game "a certainty. The session lasted
three hours and every phase Of the
tri-State championship was gone over
In detail. Nothing that would tend 20
increase the chances OF any Of the
teams was overlooked for each man.
ager fought vallantly for the best end
of everything In sight. but they finally
reached an agreement that was satis-
factory TO an. Each manager made
out a list of his players, and this had
TO be passed upon by the other two
managers. Manager Barton, OF this
city. made one suggestion about an
extra catcher. but this brought out re-
quests from the ether two, so the
Wilmington delegate took to the woods
and declared that he would take a
chance on being right to catch the
game himself And anyone who knows
Harry Barton appreciates the fact that
he would let no one else get back OF the
bat II he We're able 10 be there himself
The teams are TO be on the field at
o'clock Monday afternoon and each
will get ten minutes practice. AT i.45
the ceremony OF tossing coins TO de-
eide which teams will play the first
game VIII take place. The tossing vii
be done by high officials OF the threl
cities mentioned. The first game vii
be started az 2 o'clock promptly.
Ten minutes intermission viii TAX
place between the first and seconl
T games. This was decided upon by IN
managers as being fair 10 one and al
The team which does not figure IN tn
first game win have a special benc
CONSTRUCTED In front of the grand stan
and will witness the contest from thi
point
r Al the close OF the game. one Of Il
prettiest features OF the entire afte'
noon Is scheduled The winning zeal
{ viii be called to the plate and a hand
some cup. emblematic Of the tri-Stai
championship win be presented. tn
trophy Is known as "The Elverso
/, lCnp" and has been presented PERSONAL
BY Colonel James Elverson. Jr., gen
eral manager Of The Philadelphia IN
quirer II win be a handsome affal
and is 20 become the property Of IA
b manager of the victorious club.
It Is probable that a championshi
pennant viii also be presented TO tn
= victorious club.
Manager 6arton's Statement.
Manager Barton stated to an Even
ing Journal reporter this morning tina
practically an arrangements were com
pleted at the conference in Philadel
phia last week. Indications are tina
hundreds Of rooters will so from thi
city. as the fans claim that the loca
team should win the championship.
1t has been decided to use tn
American League ball and the umpir
is to be selected by the Philadelphi
2 Inquirer.
Harrisburg has thirteen players an
5 Wilmington and Camden but eleve
p EdtIs 4 ne AAcA Va IitNa 'A' A'AA'N"t
Wilmington A. A.-Catcher Barton
.. pitchers. Faulkner, Everson, Brow
and Myers; first base, Ballantyne; sec
E ond. Hummell; third, Noight; shoi
STOP Broderick; left field, Campbell
centre, II. c. Hoffman; right, Brown.
( rrisburg-Catchers, Agnew an
- Masterson; pitchers, Breckinridgl
=. Hartley Barthold and Matthews; frs
base, Deal; second. Mack; third, Nc
Cabe; short stop, cassidy; left fiel'
Vincent; centre. Farrell OF Hartley
, right, Nallin.
Camden-Catcher, Rementer; pitch
!, ers. Miles, Pollock and Dovey. frs
/, base, Gray; second base. Henry; thir
base. Fischman; short stop, LenoS
" left Held. King; centre field, Eddi
Hoffman and right field, Perkins.
: The b. and o. railroad may run
= special train from this city.