Evening journal., 1908-09-19
GLIMPSES FROM
TRI-STATE MORGUE
After Season Chat About the
Teams That Fought Good
Fight for Pennant

The Johnstown club Is on the market
It is owned by nine men who are will
ing to dispose of the franchise for
$500. This proposition will probably
be accepted by the Johnstown mereh-
ants. business and sporting men,
Harrisburg Star-Independent.
Reading is falling off since the sea.
son closed. Lancaster put the Dutch-
men away easily and now the Fifth
Ward A. A.. of Chester. came within
a hairs breadth of beating the Wei
gand crew.-Earrisburg Star-Indepen-
dent.
Every Tri-State team put in its full
schedule this year Eech club played
127 games.-Harrisburg Star-Indepen-
dent.
With the pennant race at fever heat,
and every fan pulling hard for the
Browns to carry off the bunting. the
business men of st. Louis have offered
Rube Waddell $50 for every game that
he wins.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
Many Johnstown fans would like to
see Bert Conn holding the managerial
reins here next year. They claim that
Bert could deliver the goods in great
style. He would be able to get all tho
work out of his men. with whom he
would unduestionablv be popular II
he has the influence with big league
company to get men re would make a
bang-up manager for the Jawns Conn
and stock company would not be a
bad proposition for this village next
year.-Johnstown Democrat.
It is said that Johnstown has traded
Bert Conn to Reading for Curt Wei>
gand. who is slated to manage tho
JOYFUL Johnnies next season. Harry
Barton is slated as manager Of Read
ng.-Williamsport exchange. This
looks a bit "dopey" If any steps to
bring Weigand here have been taken
thew have been little ones and most
mighty ouiet-Johnstown Democrat.
There comes a suggestion from
Scranton that the salary limit in tho
Tri-State could be reduced. What
does Scranton know about the Tri-
State anyway? Get ia the league and
then make suggestions. We have just
gone through a salary limit cut expert
ence which worked harm.-Trenton
Evening Times.
There are II blacklisted men in tho
Tri-State League at present Ths
commission might do worse than re.
instate the whole bunch. It looks
foolish to treat them like criminals
--Johnstown Democrat Right you
are. II the other clubs had stood UP
with Williamsport To- the reinstate-
ment of these PLAYERS it would have
been done when the Tri-State went
under protection.-Wflliams Ga
zette.
"Red" Rillifer. the ex-Jawn. has
broken into the game again for De-
troit II Jennings would use "Red"
regularly he might be able TO develop
him into a star Williams
port Gazette.
President Dobbins, Of the Atlantic
League. is at work mapping out new
circuit for next season Reading. VIII
mington. Brooklyn. Elizabeth, scran-
ton. Nilkes-barre. Shamokin and either
Pottsville or Easton VIII form the new
organization. n.--Williamsport Gazette.
IL is said that Jimmy Collins, OF the
Athletics is negotiating for the purchase
Of the Trenton Tri-State franchise. Col-
Inns would make good man for Trenton.
Harrisburg Patriot.
Jack Carney, who managed tine Trenton
team this year, is trying to buy the
Waterbury club of the Conuecticut
League-Harrisbur Patriot
Huelsman has the honor Of capturing
first place among the Tri-State hitters and
the big fellow will soon get trial with
the Athletics.-Harrisburg Patriot 1926