Evening journal., 1908-03-03
WANT TO BOOST
SALARY LIMIT
That MOOted Subject Will
Again be Discussed at
Tri-State Meeting

Tri-state magnates representing
every club in the league are gathered
in annual meeting at the Mansion
House. Reading. today and are discuss
ing. among other matters. the salary
limit which has, up to the present
time, proven a thorn in the side OF many
Of the best players IN the league
-he meeting was called for yester-
day afternoon but owing 10 the failure
OF some OF the officials 10 arrive on
time the business session was post
poned until today. Ths postponement
did not interfere, however. with the
banquet of the Down and out Club
which was held last night and az which
were present baseball men from all
over the circuit
For the benefit Of those who do not
know about the Down and out Club
It may be said that the organization
IS composed Of those managers and
lmagnates Of the league who were prom
lnent in the days of outlaw baseball
in the Tri-State. As the club Is not
hampered by league dignity and rules
and regulations there is nothing cut
and dried about their din. ers.
1he club endeavors to bring together
all he former inagnates. This year.
besiles the regulars. ti.ere were pres
o. Milton Showers. Of Lebanon;
Charles Bell, Of Philadelphia; W. p.
SN ORTIZ and Charles Beck, Of York.
Mr. Weitzel had as his guests at the
dinner Mayor Ga-bcr, Of Reading, and
John Rouch superintendent Of the
Resding Eagle. Colonel Lewis Perrine
acted as toastnasler lie stirred the
tOys right up from the start, and then
inti oduced Ma oi Gnrbcr, who made a
happy speech OF welcome, for which he
was loudly applauded. Then President
Carr enter spoke and he was, listened
10 with much interest. The speech
lriaking was shore for the Down -and-
outs won't iste much time that way.
Those representing the Tri- State
cluts were as follows; E. ,. Trout
George A. Caempn and Clarence FDs-
ter. Lancaster. Colonel Lewis Perrine
Ini q John J. Carney, Trenton; w S.
Tunis and George w. Heckert, Harris
burg; Thomas Gray and Harry VOL
lverion, Willidmsport: Iurry p Joslyn,
! NJ. c Grady and james A. Kelley, VII
in'ngton; Johl r. Bockel, W. S. Tdy-
Ilcr r. II. Morr.son and John Farrell,
Altoona: Louis Oppeunan and D. Ash
enbach, Johnstown, and jacob A. Welt
zel and Thomas ovens. Reading.
At the meeting this afternoon Charles
Carpenter of Altoona. viii be reelected
president, secretary and treasurer. II
there is any other candidate In the field
he is being kept under cover. Every
one says that Carpenter is good enough
and no one desires any change.
There is a disposition by some to
raise the limit from $4,000 70 a some
what higher figure. II will require a
lot Of urging TO put such motion
through. for a majority Of the mag
mates have expressed themselves satis-
ned with the present limit. Then the
lschedule is to be adopted and that will
take some time, for there Will be a
lively hustling for choice dates. 1t Is
lagreed that the season will open In
1.-The East, with the home clubs playing
ia series Of games on their grounds.
last year the weather in the West
lern cities Of the circuit was found to
be entirely too cold for baseball.
A rumber of the players who are dis
! satisfied with the salary that has been
lof.ered them and who refused to sign
were In Attendance