Evening journal., 1908-08-03

every game.
In spite OF the talk Of Trenton being
over the salary limit. the fact is that the
club is more than 500 under the mark, in.
cluding its four pitchers.
Joe Knots is proving a valuable CATCH
er for the Harrisburg club and is doing
most Of the work since Joe Smith is hav.
ing a bad season. Knots is hitting well
having reached hailing distance Of the
300 mark.
The people don't ask who wins any more
but are just inquisitive 10 know the score
No use, fellows. we can't shake off that
hoodoo which persistently clings to us
when Reading is about.-Harrisburg Star
Independent.
II some manager would take the cue
and sign Catcher Poole Of Johnstown,
and Pitcher Billiards. a recruit Of the
New York Yankees. what a money-malS-
Ing battery he would have.-Harrisburg
Star Independent.
Trenton has not won a game from Ian
caster this season.-Wiliamsport Gazette.
II there are any better second basemen
than Shean playing Glass B ball they have
not been seen in this city.-Williamsport
Gazette.
The rumor that Lancaster had released
Martie Gendon was correct. Glendon was
given an unconditional release and says
he has played his last game in the Tri-
State. He says it is just a little too fast
for him.-williamsport Gazette.
Butch Rementer does not shine as
classy fielder but is some baclSstop and
swat artist.-Williamsport News.
Good pitchers never did have much luck
with the Billtown sluggers. To these might
be also added to the poor pitchers.-Wil-
Transport News.
Heckert has been loud in his statements
through the press that Sebring could
never again play in Harrisburg as long
as he had anything TO say about II. Sc.
bring has been recalled by Harrisburg.
What's the answer7-wiliamsport Ga.
zette.
Guess that Brouthers boy is not hit
ting some?-Trenton Times.
MarheflSa acted about as familiar in
short field as Chuck Connors when he
} butted in TO an afternoon tea fight
among the New York 400"
Those Dutchmen are making a
splash.-Trenton Times.
Reading is coming along at a terrific
pace. We win soon have to stop, look
and listen if we continue on the de-
cline. Wonder If a horseshoe could
change the luck?-Lancaster News.
Mike Grady appeared with the Roses
Saturday, taking care of right field
and fielding like a veteran.-Williams-
port News.
Alex Pearson, the former JohnstoWn
twirler, has been sold outright by Bat
timore to Altoona.-Williamsp News.
Gochnauer should consult an eye
specialist.-Williams News
Here's hoping that the williams
port team gets walloped right and left
the next few days. The Lumbermen
are hitting a pace a trihe too fast for
the balance of us-Johnstown Demo-
crat. Thank you. Here's hoping the
Jawns may finish second only to Will
| Transport Williamsport Gazette.
Curt Weigand likes to make all the
| trouble he can in Williamsport. On
Friday he stopped the game for nearly
half an hour and compelled the car
rlages and autos on the old bicycle
track. back of the woods, where the
ball never is hit, to get out. On the
Fourth Of July he refused to continue
the game which was interrupted by
rain because Wlliamsport wanted il
lplayed out but that time he overreach-
ed himself and found he had forfeited
his right TO half the gate receipts
Williamsport Gazette
Col Perrine of Trenton, has issued
public statement that there is nc
mutiny in the Tiger team, that all the
players have received their salaries
that Manager Carney did not have tC
pay some balls out of his own pocket
that they could not get Pitcher HARDY
because he refused to play in the Tri'
State league for a stipend under the
salary limit, that, if not sold. the clut
win finish the season under the pre-.
sent management and that every eff
fort will be made to secure goo(
Williamsport Gazette.
Pop Foster is drinking from the bit.
ter cup OF defeat. That concoction yes
terday, carefully prepared by the Sen
ators and administered by them, wa
calculated TO be the dregs of the cup
n Harrisburg Starr Independent.
The so-called weak end of the bat
ting order was the whole cheese fo
Lancaster. All the safeties were regis
d tered by the Roses in the southern par
q Of the list.-Harrisburg Star-Indepen
dent
Reading is travelling the pace tina
kills If the Dutchmen just sew vi
another from the Billies to-day wei
r be satisfied With Williamsport AM
" Lancaster doing tumbling stunts Har
{. risburg's chances Of plucbing the Tri
Is State bunting take on a rosy hue