Evening journal., 1908-09-07
GLIMPSES FROM
THE SUB-CELLAR
Gossip From the Various
Teams in the Tri-State
Circuit

ClrCult
Conn. Brady, Johnson and Hines OF
Johnstown, are the only four players like
/ lv TO be drafted this season.
Chester Shields. a former member OF the
/ Reading Atlantic League team' has signeu
with Altoona, Of the rr-state team.
Harry Baker. the Reading third base
man. is pounding long drives these days
II he keeps It up he may lead the league
/ in extra bases.
I Johnstown has three catchers laid up
/ Poole has been out Of the game for
week Koepmann had hand split We'd
nesday. and Fraley, a Pittsburg amateur
obtained for Thursdays game, had
hand split after five innings bf play and
was compelled to retire.
The Lancaster team viii finish the sea-
son in pretty good shape financially. While
there win be some deficit. it will not be as
largo as IN previous years
Harrisburg fans are wild over the splen-
did showing the Senators have made dur
ing the past two weeks and are looking
forward to a garrison finish that will give
Harrisburg the pennant
! Connie Mack has ordered Harry Krause,
the star twirler of the Harrisburg team, to
report as soon as the Tri-State season
closes and also Frank Huelsman, the
hard-hitting right fielder, who has been
drafted by the Athletics.
/ Lancaster is finishing the season with
Trenton and Wilmington, and it is hoped
/ that with these games it viii increase it's
percentage.
Manager Heckert was presented with
I handsome suitcase by the board Of di-
: rectors of the Harrisburg club on Thurs
day afternoon.
q Manager Jacob Weitzel is confident that
his team win finish in third place All the
linen on the team have got the third place
|, bee buzzing. and they are working hard.
4 Large crowds are greeting the Reading
players i'm tho games.
Lenvelt, the big centre fielder of the
Reading team. has recovered his batting
eye and VIII likely finish in the 800 class
before the close of the season.
The work Of the Roses during the last
week was a disappointment. II was ex-
pected that they would win the majority
of the games on the trip.
There is some talk of next seasons Lam
caster club. and it is rumored that there
will be a number of decided changes in
the lineup OF players.
Who said Reading laid down TO the
, Brigands Williamsport News.
} We outbatted the Roses. but we didn't
outneld Wiliamsport News.
Chap Ward IS now covering the third
sack for the Mountaineers.-- WilliamsporT
News.
it isn't often Dave Shean makes three
errors in one game.-Williamsport News
The Dutch always give us our hardest
Observation-Disclosures News.
Now for a garrison finish to give the
Billies a chase-Harrisburg Patriot-Wil-
liacisport News.
Heckert isn't shouting conspiracy this
year, you nouce.-wlliamsport News.
How did Harrisburg win two games
from Lancasterf-Winamsp News.
II the Brigands can win out now they
/ deserve the Observation-Disclosures News
Get together boys and the pennant viii
be ours -Williamsport News.
Reading hands two games to the Sem
ators and comes up here and plays like a
house afre. Soc x.-Williamsport News.
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In knots and Reading spread whitewash
on wolverton's pets. The pennants final
resting place is not decided at this stage
by any means. as only two and a halt
games separate Williamsport and Har-
risburg. Harrisburg Patriot-williams.
port News.
Up goes Johnstown.-Trenton True
American.
Altoona IS sliding rapidly. .-Trentor
True-American.
Isn't Harrisburg getting close?-Trentor
American.
wnlamsport must be getting shakl
about now.-Trenton True-Amerlcan.
Il would tickle Heckert 20 death to wiz
this pennant.-Trenton True American.
sundhoim has been suspended by Ashen
bach for Indifferent playing.-TrentoI
True-American.
Harrisburg exchange says the Senator
without Krause would be like ship with
out rudder At that the Senators ar
doing very we'll with the other pitchers
Trenton True-American.
Nearer and nearer to the pennant.-TIar
risburg Patriot
Harrisburg is now baseball crazy. bu
what win IL be next Saturday II the Sen
ators land FIRST pAce.-Harrisburg Pc
triot
The fighting spirit has been instiue
into the Senators by Manager Hockert an
Captain Calhoun and they are going Z
a merry clip. Harrisburg Patriot.
Wlhamsport papers are already erwin
that the Senators are being handed game
Il is claimed that Lancaster hande
Thursdays game 10 Harrisburg IN IN
ninth inning, but 40 one who saw zin
merman's home-rm or tho three sinel,
which followed It would ever entertai
such a notion Harrisburg Patriot
Wants Polo Players.