Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-14
THE DIAM o ND
LIST OF THE
 SCARED ONES
The Players in the Tri-State Leasu. Who Are Wondering Where
 They Are At.

The annexation of the Tri-State league by the National Association of Professional Baseball leagues has put about fifty ball players on the anxious seat.
 They wish to know where they stand under the new management. Some club owners and managers in the Tri-State anticipate trouble when the playing season opens. and it is certain that if the new Atlantic league operates next season as an in- dependant organization. ignoring the reservation clause of players con- tracts. number of these players will cast their lots with the new league.
 Nearly half of this list of players are catalogued as contract jumpers. The others merely declined to recog- nize the reserve clause in their con- tracts. They simply failed to report to the club thus reserving them. For this they were declared ineligible. Several of the contract jumpers were expelled for life from organized base ball.
 The terms of surrender extended to the Tri-State league provide that contract jumpers will be allowed to play only in the Tri-State unless rein stated by the National Commission, which recently turned down the ap- plication of three contract jumpers. Presumably these men will be forced to play at reduced salaries. It is cer- tain then that they will seek an in- dependent organization.
 Baseball men believe there will be several disputes arising between clubs which now claim players by right of previous possession. For instance, five Tri-State players are on the Brooklyn reserve list. Three Of them ignored contracts, and two dis regarded the reserve rule. It Is be- lieved that the Brooklyn club will put in claim for some sort of remunera- tion if these players arc allowed to remain in the Tri-State.
 Following is a list of former league players who found refuge in the Trf- State and who will continue to play in that league if allowed to do SO. The first set of names are players who broke contracts; the second a list of players who refused to recog- nize the reserve rule.
 Player-Tri-State club, Jumped
 With. From H. I. Bressler. .Williamsport Boston N. !. II. Doescher. Harrisburg. Brooklyn T. l.. Owens, York; .Brooklyn F. (. Reisling. Lancaster .. Brooklyn I. Sebring. williamsport Chicago N. ]. Ward, Altoona ... Philadelphia N. Fred BadeI. Johnstown .... Buffalo Fred Crolius. Lancaster ... Toronto A. O'Dell. Lancaster. .... Bridgeport Harrisb'g Minneapolis II. Mcfarland, York .... Providence C. Cooper. Johnstown ..- Providence Bert Daniels. Lancaster Jackson, Mich ]. Messeriy, Lancaster Binghamton Hartley. Lancaster Holyoke, Mass W. .Rementer. Lancaster Hoiyoke, Mass O. c. Deininger. Altoona .... Toledo l.. ID. Wiltse. Johnstown Baltimore A. Marshall. Johnstovn ...... Ouca C. Poster. Harrisburg ..... Newark James wiggs. Harrisburg - Newark
 List of players in Tri-State league who failed to report to the National Agreement clubs: MI O.NeiI. York St Louis National II F. M'Cormick. York Philadelphia N !. Myers, York Philadelphia Am. l. n. Gleason. williamsport ... St Paul "a. ITugIab. Willismsport Boston A. L. III s.Wolyerton. williamsport B'tn AL r. C. RaImer. Johnston ... Boston N l.. Dunham. Lancaster .... Brooklyn C. weigsnd. York ......- Brookiyn ]. Calhoun. Harrisburg ..... Toledo I Bonner. Harrisburg .. Kansas City !. Martin. Harrisburg .... Columbus Charles Shields.Altoona .... Seattle