Evening journal., 1908-09-22
GLIMPSES FROM
TRI-STATE MORGUE
After Season Chat About the
Teams That Fought Good
Fight for Pennant

Probably no team in the league lost
as many good men as wnlismsport, and
no club started the season with more un-
certain ospects.-Harrsburg Babbler.
The race presented many interesting fea-
lures. At various times six of the eight
clubs in the league showed in first place
Harrisburg and Lancaster played up to
their form of last year. Reading and
Johnstown were the agreeable surprises,
and Wilmington. Trenton and Altoona the
pontments.-Harrisburg Babbler
Harrisburg Jared tolerably well in the
way Of securing material for next season,
when Neck. landed Hoch. Hartley and
Owens from Wilmington. Pretty good
bunch that. to start off the season Of 1909.
Harrisburg Babbler.
The usual cry is going up from some
Of the players to the effect that they
would not play in Lancaster again for any
sum of money. Well. looks very doubtful
now whether their services will be needed
here next season. Some of them have
been here too long and the club owner Will
be glad to dispose of them for any pos
sible sum. While the fans viii welcome
the news of their going-Harrisburg Bab-
bier.
BY his excellent work at Harrisburg,
Lancaster and Trenton in the last weeks
of the season, Umpire Frank Rim Shove d
that he is just as good a man as ever. He
should have been appointed earN in the
season by President Carpenter, who was
glad to pick him up at the tail end. Frank
has gone to housekeeping in this city as
he has always had hankering after this
| town.-Harrisburg Babbler.
The baseball players of the team of
1908 have about all left the city for their
homes in various parts of the country.
Catcher Poole. who has been laid up for
several weeks. is stil with us. but will
leave for New York as soon as he gets
strong enough to stand the journey.-Har-
risburg Babbler.
The directors OF the Johnstown Baseball
Association are out with an offer TO sell
all their holdings for the sum Of S, 800
This includes the improvements at the
Point. which we feel sure could not be
duplicated for the entire amount This is
decidedly a bargain price. and should dc
much to bring out some line Of action
Harrisburg Babbier.
President Lovey. of the Boston National
baseball club issued an emphatic denia
yesterday of the story that Jack Car.
ney, of the Trenton team. would act as
manager of the Doves in 1909. Mr.. Lovey
said that as far as he knew, Joe Kelley
would be with Boston next year to man
age.-Williamsport News
The Johnstown Democrat calls upoI
somebody TO set the ball rolling and ge
that stock company organized to taxi
over the Johnstown franchise.-williams
port Gazette.
John Townsend, the Williamsport pitch
er lost a glove while playing at Jerse,
Shore yesterday. AS he was boarding
train one of the Jersey Shore players re
stored his glove TO him. Jack wants L
thank his up-river friend.
The Sporting Life says Brooklyn ha
traded Mcintyre to Chicago for Jimm
ring.-Williamsport Gazette.
President Carpenter says that durinl
the past season few complaints we,e --g
istered by club owners OF the league, VIII
alone have the right to expect cognizanc
. of them. Williamsport was one club IN tn
league that throughout the season faile
to register a single kick against the um
. pires or anything else on the playing field
As far as he was concerned, in regard
kicks, he didn't know Williamsport wa
in the league.-Altoona Tribune.
! Every Tri-State team put in its fu
I schedule this year. Each club played 1.
games.-Williamsport Gazette.