Evening journal., 1904-02-10
IN THE WORLD
OF SPORTS
BIC SEASON EXPECTED
FOR TRI-STATE LEAGUE
Never in History Of Game
Has So Much Interest
Been Taken


The Tri-st.te Association Of Base
hail Clubs faces promising ana Drill
liant season and never in the history
~ The came has so much interest been 4
,nanifested by the fans as 20 the FORM /
ation Of the teams. The manaeers OF
The seven clubs. Altoona. HARRISBURG /
Winiamspari. York. Lebanon. Whining I
nm and Camden. are an hustling to get
their teams lined up and ready for the /
plaving season which opens early in
Nav. Thev are q still hunt for play
ers 10 strengthen their clubs and hli
The raps caused by the loss Of some
of their star players They are having
their troubles along this line and in
The maisrity Of cases they have been
compelled to invade the minor leagues
10 eet men that can hold their own IN
the association. The teams represent
ing the association win be strong ana
fast and willfbe able 20 meet and cope
with any minor league clubs in the
country.
Weigsnd has announced that he has
signed Outnelder Clymcr the man
about whom there was so much unccf-
tainty. His outheld win be Maitland,
Mulnn and Clymer. That the team
that beats Williamsport will win the
Farnsworth cup is the Williamspor'
managers prediction Weigand adj
mitted 70 Manager Heckert that York
would give him more trouble than any
o.her team in the Tri-State League,
ana that every club would have 20 hus-
tie to beat Penn Park.
one OF the results OF Manager Ag-
news recent visits 10 pittsburg was
the signing Of Harry Whyrock, pitch-
er who did good work in the South
ern League last season Whyrock IS a
lefl handler. During the season Of
19C2 he played with Davenport in the
Three I I.e9gue and last year was with
thc Memphis team. During the sea-
son h. took part ia nineiy-tWo comes.
playing In the outdcld when not pitch
log. lie attained fielding record Of
1928 and ba;tea az 2s7.
Gcoree Grady. manager OF the lind
ner team 20 Carlisle. denies that he ie
10 be "a party TO the proposed new
league Of Independent teams. which IL
Is reported TO De fganizod az the Bing-
ham I1use. Philadeiphia, today The
carlisle manager says he would en-
fcrtlin no l,asuc proposition for 8
minute. Carlisle was included Ia the
i.sf 90 elites that would probably be
lcaseseafei in TIE nex league.
Fred Volght who played with the
Wilmington team last season has beer
signed 10y Acting Manager Weand foi
'o1 siown the coming season. Thi.
Practically completes the team witl
The exception of the pitchers Ih
team win bc Weand catcher Davis
frst base Nolght second base. Ritter
hortsiop' McCiaichie. third base Lc
ie centre neld 2acher right field
schedule which viii comprise game
Nita ihe strongest of the iniependen
c'si|on Teams s being arranged
colden of pottsvle. mana.
ger Of The now Reading basebell team
i4f-.i sisWns his players yesterday
Itosc tocured are. Hagan. third base
1'hlco.t shorstop. Hefner. sccon,
base. smith. first bases Hartman
catcher Epief sheridan. Lloyd am,
EehL pitcaers shreiner, O'Nen an.
Muuon outnelders
The pitching STAFF OF the Williams
port team though 50 looks strong witt
Iressler. Cooke. Parsons. Caldwell
Quinn and Jackson viii probably b
stil further strengthened. Burchai
who was u'th the rhilles and later q
with Baltimore. is the man that Wi
likely De added 20 the staff
Jimmy Cooper one OF the tastes
base runners in the business. win nc
boz with Charles Carpenter az Altoon
next season. he has signed with FIRE
Drunm. of GAINESVILLE. Ii was report
I'd that f4vsirger would goi Cooper.