Evening journal., 1908-09-16
GLIMPSES FROM
TRI-STATE MORGUE
After Season Chat About the
Teams That Fought Good
Fight for Pennant

Trenton helped itself financially Sat
urday by the sale Of players for $500.
One honor belongs TO the local Tri-
state team. That is that we are
sending more men to the big leagues
than almost all of the other teams
combined. Yet some insist "Jacl<''
Carney does not know how to get a
team together. He mas been at dis.
advantage in Trenton for several sea-
sons. He has brought material to-
gether good enough to win the rag"
but what are you going to do with a
lot Of dissatisfied baseball players?
We don't know Maybe The Man
does.-Trenton Times.
Now the old winter league viii be-
gin to get in its williamson
Gazette.
The present hackers OF the Johnstown
club have announced through tho
newspapers that they are ready to turn
thair franchise over to an Athletic AS
sociation If one be formed and II one Is
not formed thew will retire from the
game and let Johnstown go without a
team -Williamsport Gazette.
Lefty Lewis, whom Williamsport
traded for Manning several years ago.
finished the 1908 season with the Potts.
Vile Atlantic League team.-Williams-
port Gazette.
The major leagues have hit the
Champions for six mon and there Is
no telling what the Glass A leagues
Will draw when they get their chance.
but that is one Of the things TO be ex-
pected II YOU have successful team.
nR trlr III.
Wolverton back from The New Yorl,
AmeHcans he win get together another
fast team for them. The 1907 Champ
ions were almost entirely wiped out.
but Wolverton gathered together an,
other pennant Williamsport
Gazette.
The Williamsport players leave to-
dav on ten DAYS transforming trip.
They play to-day at Clearfield; Tues
day al Phillipsburg; Wednesday, al
Lock Haven: Thursday. at Bellefonte;
Friday. at Jersey Shore; Saturday. At
Franlford; on the Monday following
at Milton and on Tuesday win close
their trip at Danville.- Winiamsport
Gazette.
Well. there is some satisfaction In
being second and over the fact that
Lancaster is below Harrisburg ana
that the Senators PLAYED the game,
Harrisburg Telegraph
/ Knockers may accuse the Senators OF
I J. ing down. but their work at all
times showed them in the game. Slumps
occurred and helped to put the Sena.
tors out Of the running Harrisburg
Telegraph.
: Get ready for 1909 Harrisburg Tele.
eraph.
Tri-state season was not so bad
Harrisburg telegraph.
Eddie AshenbaclS was presented with
n leather grip by the Dldyers-IIarris
burg Telegraph.
The Harrisburg players were paid Off
Saturday morning Harrisburg Telc-
graph.
President o,arles T. Carpenter de-
serves praise for pulling the teams
through successful aeason in spite of
the hard times Harrisburg Telegraph.
If Williamsport hackers were to tell
the truth they would give the cost Of
the game in that CITY for this season
at so.00O-Harrisburg Telegraph.
The editorial I'VE" does not know
lust how that Saturday game would
have looked to The Man. but to 1--WE" it
had all Of the signs and tokens Of a
"sell out" with the .eam which was
Intended to win. If Lancaster had
been sincere in their efforts TO take a
victory. "PoD" Foster would not have
gone in to pitch with that famously
glass arm Of his. However. the
game counted for naught in the stand
ing Of the clubs. so mo matter; no
matterl"-Trenton Times.
If Clifford Case has any misgivings
as to his. ability as a pitcher because
Lancaster tagged his delivery, he
should forget them. Lancaster is "A
bad team at the bad and a lot Of
twirlers who are getting fancy money
would only be too glad TO do as well
as Clifford did. He is a good old
kid" as Sam Adams says. He is
young and if he keeps trailing along
with the proper baseball company he
viii land high.-Trenton Times
Mccarthy slammed a home run. IL
was a dandy. too. Welcome to our
CITY i'm 1908. Mac. 1--WE" say Mac be-
cause The Man does. and we say
this because I'VE" hardly know Mac by
sight even.--Trenton Times.
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everv member OF Marager George
Heckert's ball team was well pleased
with the treatment accorded them in
Harrisburg. and all want to return
next season Dick Egan says that If
he fails 10 make good in Cincinnati i.
is back 10 Harrisburg for him. Harris
burg Ps:iiot.
George Cockill. the well-llncwn local
athlete. who plaved first base for VIII
liamspert this season, has been ordered
10 report to Detroit 20 finish the sea-
son with Hughey Jennings Tigers,
harrisbprg Patriot
Harrisburg can boast % n nlmher OF
lCaders IN the T.i-Sir.e race including
the three best batsmen. Gordon, Huels.
man and McGilvary. the best fielding
team. the Leading pitchers. Krause ana
SMITH the leading third baseman. I'd
die Zimmerman; the best seasons seq
ond baseman. Dick Egan. and then Red
Calaonn comes very near topping the
first basemen. while other records are
10 be marked on the honor roll-Har-
risburg Patriot
Manager Ashvnback. of the Johns
town team. has left TO Join the Chicago
Nationals as coach and scout.-Harris-