Evening journal., 1909-10-19
OUTLOOK OF
THE TRI.STATE
Plans Under Way to Lengthen
Playing Season Next
Year
HOLD MEETING IN JANUARY

Although the annual meeting OF the
Tri-State League will not be held un-
til January, followers OF baseball in
the different cities on the circuit are
beginning TO look forward to next sea-
son and the prospects Of the league
IN 1910 The drafting season, now
over, did not take many players away
from the teams in the organization,
and there is every indication that the
next will be most successful Each
team feels the need OF new men TO I'll
weak places and many strange faces
will probably be seen when the clubs
line up.
one OF the most important things
that will come up for settlement at
the January meeting will be the
lengthening OF the playing season. II
is thought that the time will be ex-
tended from Labor Day 70 September
IS. which will allow of the playing OF
126 games. last season the teams met
in only ia econtests each. There is
an opinion among a great many fans
throughout the circuit that the season
should be made even longer than that
but the matter win rest with President
Carpenter and the league directors.
A schedule is being prepared at pres
ent by President Carpenter and it viii
cover '126 games This win be sub
mitted to the directors at the annual
meeting at whicf time it win no doubt
be accepted. If possible or necessary
there win be a meeting of the league
some time in December This will be
for the consideration Of any applica-
tions for franchises that may be re-
ceived. 1t is thought probable that
Allentown and Wilmington will, ask for
admission and present bona nde offers
to the league II this is done a special
meeting viii be called.
one Of these cities will hardly be ad-
mitted without the other, because hav-
ing an odd number of teams would
force some club TO be idle every day
A ten-club circuit would be accept
able to the majority for it would not
necessitate the seeing Of any one team
so often and thus make the interest
in the result of games more general
The salary limit as arranged is al
right and will not be changed. It will
not cut down the class OF baseball
seen in the league and will give man
ayers a little better chance to have
good playing team at all times.
A number Of the clubs lost money
last season. Others finished the sea
, SON. slightly ahead OF the game despite
the falling off in attendance from tbs
year before. Harrisburg. as far as is
known, was probably the heaviest los
er. York had a cheap team all season
and although expenses we're incurred
in the fitting out OF new grounds, los
but little. Reading, Lancaster and
possibly Altoona made some money
The two former cleared the most OF
the sale of their best players.
The diffrent teams are beginning T.
scout about for players for next sea
son and Charles ISlchner, the Harris
burg business manager. has alread
! gathered together IA men, all OF WHOM
bear good regulations regarding thei
I playing ability Kaufman. Of Milton
an inhelder. and Pitcher Sipe. fror
the northern part OF Pennsylvania. hav
been signed and will appear for prac
tice at the opening. Fans in tina
! city are greatly interested in the sc
/ lection Of manager for the 1910 club
I IF they had Il 70 decide AL Selbacl
/ would be the selection with John Cal
houn for Captain and first base. Th
/ latter is owned by the Jersey Cit
team OF the Eastern League. but coulI
be purchased for $1,000. it is said. Cal
houn would like to return and know
that he would be well received. Th
fact that last season was such a dis
astrous one viii probably cause tn
club to so slow I'm the matter OF ex
penses. however. and there is only
slight chance of Calhoun's returning