Evening journal., 1905-09-11
TRI-STATE SEASON
ENDS ON SATURDAY
Williamsport and York Put
ting Up a Stiff Fight for
the Cup

This week decides the mos: exciting
race ever held in the Tr-sate League
rhs league season Officially coses nest
saturday, and thousands are eagerly fol-
lowing and waiting the results of every
ono Of the games in one Of The grandest
wind-ups ever known in independent base
bail
The Winiamsport Club by its sensation
al work during the last two weeks sue
ceeded in getting the coveted position
| they have been aiming for since the brace
materiallzed and il but "a maintenance
OF ii can be kept up this week the Tri-
state nag is pretty sure 10 noat from the
biggest pole the I.umbermen can get from
their town. Saturdays game made it the
fourteenth straight victory for the dark
horse" which coupled with York's two
successive defeats at the hands of Har-
rlsburg. gives the Lumbermen clean
lead of "a points at present.
Yorlfs fan from the lead has been a
bitter pin for the champions TO swallow,
and that they intend to make desper-
ate fight for the recovery Of tho lost
ground this week is hardly worth quot
ing They are really desperate, and hay
Ing the advantage OF playing every one
of their six games with Wilmington on
the home grounds has given them cheer
fu hopes of winning out after all.
Johnstown has also cropped up con-
sricuously large the last few days and
since they ousted Harrisburg from third
place some of the followers have started
to place bets that they will finish second
II not better. 1t is actually possible foi
the Tohnnics to win the championship
hut II would take a big slump on vii
iinmsport's part and fan down by Yorl
TO enable them TO do so. They are plug
glng way hard. however. with the eX
pectatlons TO profit by any miscues mad'
by the two leaders. And they are feared
too.
Harrisburgs slump has about throw
the Senators out Of the running, althousl
they have a chance TO finish better thai
fourth place. 1t looked very much liN
Harrisburg few weeks ago. but sine
York showed them out Of FIRST place tn
team seems 10 have slumpcd badly. on
week they wonld play great ball and the
the next lose what ground they bad mad
by their previous good work. They ai
sure Of landing fourth. If not much hc'
ter. nut IL depends ON the games hi
week.
Altoona Is pushing shamol.ln hard ff
drh place and this position also hans
on tho games this week. Lancaster h.
but slim chance to finish any highe
while 1t IS am inpossihnity for Whmln.
ton 30 set out Of tho tail cad hole
II am depends cn the games This we
and when taking i'm consideration IN
Wmiamsuort plays an six games W.
Harrisburg. while York IS entertanil
Wilmington ror like number at HON
Il makes the Wrliamsrort end look n n
uc shaiy on paper. -Four of the six gum
between Harrisburg and Wn.iamspo
are due 10 bo played 20 the latter tow
and Jas the lumbermcn rarc haen si
rally successful ON their home groun
this year tho enthusiasts lcoS fcr them
Keep UP their record. Johrstown pla
three games az home with Altoona "a
ihen finishes up the week with the Mou
iainecrs NJ Altoona. These games al
y roan; whole lot.Rocord-b breaking crow
asc due ard il promises 20 be n strenuo
e time an around just how many 20
poned games the clubs have TO ring in
a mystery.