Evening journal., 1907-02-04
TRI-STATE OPENS
SEASON APRIL "a
Salary Limit is Fixed at Tax
$3SOO-- Carpenter Again
the Head

The Tristate baseball magnates have
transacted their business and adjourn
ed. There was an Immense amount
OF old business OF a routine character
that required the attention of the
meeting. at Trenton. and 20 was late
before this was finally dispatched. The
most Important of the old business was
Hhe report of the Auditing Committee
composed OF Lancaster and Johnstown
The details of this report were no.
given TO the public, but it IS known
that every club m the league lost
money last year. Wlliamspou leading
the list with about $4,000, Altoona
showed a deficit of nearly half thi.
amount While Johnstown's losses were
about $1,000. lolk winner of th,
championship lost heavily. but not ic
fhe extent that Harrisburg ala. This
condition OF affairs Is an eloquent an'
swcr TO the question why the Iri.
staie desired the projection of the MAJ
tionai agreement
The new oxplnded Tristate League
oreanized boy electmg Charles h. Car
meutor president. This is Mr. Cafpen-
ters third term as executive OF this
baseball organization, which is now
truly trlstate in character, cmbrcirs
ns ID does. Pennsylvania. New Jerse,
and Delaware. W. s. Tunls, of har.
risburg. WAS selected as temporary
chairman. and. as no other name bu
that of AIR. Carpenter was placed r
nomination. his selection was unani.
inous John r.. Bockel president of
the Altoona Club. of which city Mr.
Carpenter IS native and resident
placed his name in nomination in
culoristic speech. Mr. Carpenters sail
AIRY was Increased TO $500.
one 0f the first acts of the new league
mas 10 select a board OF directors. whic,
Mill consist of President Bockel Al
toona President Tunis. Harrisburg
President Opperman. Johnstown am,
President pcrrne, Trenton This Il
considered the very best selection D
directing board that could be named
The schedule was considered ana q
committee appointed, but no draft o.
dates was submitted However n
order TO permit the various clubs e
notify their players when TO report &
WAS decided 10 open the season ~
April "a. which will occur on Wed
nesday. The schedule win consist o
l29 games. ending September 49, Thi
will make the Tristate championship
season Just four and one-half MONTH
long. IL was not decided what cluo
would have home opening dates o
where the holiday engagements woui
be played
one OF the most important question
that was presented for considerable
WAS that Of nxing a salary limit. Dis
cussion on this subject consumed
greater portion of the time after re
organization. IL was decided that IN
limit of salary would not exceed $3.50
per month It is understood that VII
Transport held out for "A S4,500 linli
but that the other seven clubs wcr
vigorously opposed TO such sum, an
that the "millionaire' club represen
tatives were forced 20 give reluctor
consent to a smaller limit With th
limit placed at $500 per month th
rrlstate win have much larger solar
list than and other Glass B league an
quite as large as the best Glass A o'
Eanization the Eastern League and th
American Association. However, th
sum will be much smaller than paid b
any club last year. and should enab
some II not all of the clubs, TO make
fair profit