Evening journal., 1909-12-08
GOSSIP OF
The TRI-STATE
Managers of the Various
Clubs Will Soon be Getting
Very, Very Busy
SUGGESTED CHANGE In
STARTING THE SEASON

Baseball fans around the Tri-state cir
cult are beginning TO clamor for some
dope on the outlook for the coming sea-
som They want to know what's doing
In order 10 get a line on what kind Of
a game they may expect under the new
salary limit adopted by the league, The
organization has battled through two
hard seasons. is now down TO. a rock
bottom working basis and with the re-
turn Of prosperity the coming season
ought to be ono of the best in its his
tory. Everybody was satisfied with the
class Of baseball put up last year. II
was put up by promising youngsters
anxious to rise in the profession and
It will be the same during the coming
summer.
one matter that may come up for dis
cussion is that Of starting the season a
little later TO avoid the rainy and cold
weather. such as has been experienced
the past couple Of years. and extend
ing IL to a later time in the fall. Some
OF the magnates favor such move
ment. while others are for making the
season longer in games. Arranging the
schedule is about the only matter or
assured importance there is to be set
tied. Nothing win be done with the sal
airy limit. as the majority OF the clubs
are satisfied with the decision of an in
dividual salary limit and to carry four
teen players through the season. VIII
mington as yet, is not in the league.
The Johnstown club magnates have
not as yet selected a manager for the
coming season Of 1910, but IL is most
likely that Curtis Weigand will be there
again He is unquestionably one of the
best men IN the league and has the
ability to get work out of a club. II
was no fault of his last year that Johns
town was not farther up in the race.
The slump was due to the injury of one
or more OF his players at critical stages
I'm the race. The Johnstown team has
pulled OFF a couple of deals for new men
and has also picked up several promis-
ing players to be tried out during the
spring training season
Harrisburg Picks Manager.
Harrisburg has settled its managerial
troubles by selecting A. Setback as
manager for next year. Setback is well
known around the Tri-stato circuit as
a player. but his ability to manage a
bunch of men remains a proposition to
and this will be his first experience as
team pilot. Selbach has ability as a
player. has sufficient experience to run
club and to instruct a player on the
finer points OF the game.
There is being done some tall hust-
ling at York and the club owners there
have evidently picked up a live one in
Lewis simmel for manager for the sea-
son Of 1910 lie has a bunch of youn-
sters signed for spring tryout and I'M
doubtedly win land several good ones
from the bunch. He Is a New Yorker
and several Of the players have made
reputation with some of the indepond-
ent teams in and around that city.
Manager Jake weltzel and Por
Foster have not yet come to terms
concerning the management Of tho
Reading Dutch. There is little doubt
but that they will and that Foster will
again lead Reading another season. He
is anxious 10 land a pennant winner in
the Tri-state league and It will be one
OF the biggest things that viii bring
about a settlement between the two
men. Weitzel has the nucleus for a
strong team, but It IS a question how