Evening journal., 1908-08-28
SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN /
GLIMPSES FROM
The SUB-CELLAR
Gossip From the Various
Teams in the Tri-State
Circuit

Reading now in first division.-Tren-
ton True American.
Johnstown is slipping.-Trenton
True American.
Shaughnessy, of Reading. injured
his knee so badly last Saturday while
sliding to bases, that he may be out
Of the game for the rest of the sea-
lson.-Trenton True American.
Herbert Jackson, more commonly
known as "Blondy." has ben let out
by Wilmington, and signed by Weitzel,
of Reading. jackson is a good pitch
er. but hasn't taken things seriously
with Wilmington-Trento True Amer
lean.
Wilbur Goode, an outfelder that
couldn't deliver the goods with Johns
town last summer, is now playing great
ball with the Cleveland Americans
Trenton True American.
Higher prices are being paid for ball
players now than ever before, but one
can generally cut the figures quoted in
half to get the purchase price.-Tren-
ton True American.
Harrisburg has purchased John Wei
mer from the New Castle club, of the
o. and p. League, and Weimer will be
with the Senators next season.-Tren-
ton True American.
A post-season series will likely be
played by the Lancaster and Reading
teams, as there is a strong spirit of
rivalry existing between the two clubs
-Williamsport News.
The Reading club has signed Pitcher
Herbert Jackson. of the Peaches, and
will probably use him in one of the
games here.-Williamsport News.
/ Clark, a young outfielder who halls
from the western part of the state, has
joined the Harrisburg team for a try
out-Williamsport News
Mckinney seems to be getting his
with great regularity. The Peaches
knocked him out of the box yesterday.
-Williamsport News.
Back on their own sand lot, with
their crowd with them. the Brigands
expect to capture" eight straight. We
said capture not win."-Williams-
port News.
The Brigands could capture the PEN
nant If they did not have to play any
games away from home.-Williamspor
News.
Altoona will play several new men
this week. The players are those who
!
Williamsport News.
Wen come out on top, just the same.
l-Williamsport News.
Remember how Harrisburg lost four
straight during one trip away from
Williamsport News.
Heckert is looking around for an
other catcher to help strengthen his
Williamsport News.
Wonder why Curt didn't pitch Emer-
son against the champions Williams
port News
Get together, fans, and help root the
/. home team to victory.-Williamspo
News.
If we won 'em all the race would
/, lose est.-Williamsport News.
Weigand is after first division po
. sition and stands a good show of get
- ting it.-Williamsport News
d Mattern is the Tigers mainstay II
= the box and he is being worked il
!. the majority of their games.--Williams
D, port News.
. Don't knock. Boost. Knocking don
i, get anyone anything. Boosting help
win games.-Wiliamsport News.
n Chap" Ward is out of the Noun
/. taineers' lineup. He is nursing a car
}. lbuncle.-Williamspo News
q Harrisburg still hopes. The Patrio
says: To-day the Senators will ope
y an eight-day engagement at home dur
, ing which time they will entertai
- Trenton. Wilmington, Reading an
Lancaster. While chances are nc
- bright for capturing the pennant, ther
is still a possibility and a strong on
T. should Williamsport continue in tn
-' lslump which lost it the last thre
T. plugging away lighting for every gam
l. for they may yet finish as champion
-Williamsport News.
II Plenty of points to the good yet
l. Williamsport News.
h. Just a little hard luck-thats ALL
L, Willlamsport News.
a. Home again. home again. jigety jie
Z. -Williamsport News.
7 Those Dutch always were hard Il
, us to down-Williams sport News.
i Rain saved the Brigands from bein
=. defeated-Wi Williamsport News.
Reading is drawing the best of any eli
in the league now.-Trenton Times.
- Reading creeps ups in the first divisio
Trenton Times.
Johnstown is dropping. and unless L
!" club braces It cannot hope to finish
:. front OF Reading.-Trenton Times.
According to the Altoona Times, Z
~ Tri-State is far back Of it's receipts Ia
/, season. Here is what the Times say
u, up to and including Monday. the II
7 State Leagues arrrearage in attendan
10 as compared with the same date last Sc
son was 100000 admissions. or a loss
gate receipts TO the league OF S25,0o0
Trenton Times.
The best the Tigers can do IS to hni
Y where they are.-rrenton Times.
Reading has chance to beat out Ia
caster and 1t would not be a great 81
he prise TO see the Dutch do the trick w
W gands crew are going along at ia
e, clip right now.-Trenton Times.
rs That the Tri-State is $4,000 behind Il
D. season is more proof that the circi
"a oanot support a $1,000 a month sala
~ limit.-Trenton Times.