Evening journal., 1910-12-19

TRI-STATE LEAGUE
TEAMS ARE ACTIVE
Owners Are Planning for An
nual Meeting Of Directors
Next Month
BILLIES STILL TALK
OF STICKING TO TOWN

With the annual meeting but a few
weeks on, at which time the playing
schedule for 1911 will be announced
and other important business pertain
ing to the circuit and salary limit dis
cussed, Tri-State clubs are becoming
active. Managers are getting new ma
ferial either by purchase or trade.
Ball parks are being improved in some
instances. and the accommodations Of
the fans looked after in general.
In York there is a feeling among
the fans that York will have a much
better showing than at any time since
the city re-entered the league. The Of
ficials. in retaining Curt Weigand as
manager, took a step in the right di-
rection as events during the latter
part of last season showed. Now Wei
gand and the other York club officials
are working TO secure better players
for 1911. Weigand will go to York
within the next few weeks so as to be
able to attend the annual Tri-State
meeting in Harrisburg next month.
Affairs at Lancaster. Altoona. Har-
risburg, Trenton and York are stable.
The Lancaster officials will oppose
effort TO reduce the league salary lin
Il and will stand for an increase OF
$50 a month on individual players sal
ary The club takes the stand that It
is unwise TO attempt TO lower expenses
by cutting the salary limit, and con-
tends that such a move would cheaper
the sport and detract from the inter-
est This In spite Of the fact that Ian
caster lost money in 1910. The Red
Rose management is planning a series
Of post-holiday euchre parties for the
purpose Of raising funds.
Work has been started on the inn
provements to the ball park at Tren-
ton A large force of men Is engaged
I'm grading and il is planned to ask
for bids in the near future to build a
fence, grandstand and players club
house. Manager George w Heckert
Of the Trenton club. returned TO his
home from the major league baseball
meetings I'm New York city. While
there Heckert purchased two players
They are Pitcher Deckliner and In
fielder Moriarty OF the Louisville club
Of the American Association. Heckert
has also signed Jack Matthews, who
was given a trial at shortstop last
year. Upon arrival In York Heckert
stated that he had arranged to take
/ the Trenton team on a southern train
| ing trip next spring The prospective
! Trenton players will assemble I'm this
| city early i'm April and go to Roanoke
Va, where the first games will be
/ played April 10 and II. The remainder
OF the schedule Is as follows: Lynch
burg. April ~ and 10: Petersburg
/ April IA and 10: Richmond, April II
and IS; Norfolk April 10 and 20;
Scranton. April % and "a; Wilkes
barre, April % and 26; at home, Apri
81.
Concerning the situation in viii
Transport the News says:
II Is stated that there will be a Tri
State baseball club IN this city mex
season but it is a safe bet that unless
a sufficient amount Of money is RAISED
by the general public there will be n,
league ball tossers seen in action her,
next summer. AS stated seevral time
before the men who have been sup
porting baseball for a number of sea
sons are tired Of supporting a spor
that is not we'll attended and wher
their efforts do not seem to be appre
ciated Secretary Thomas Gray ha
prepared a number Of subscriptio
blanks and they will be distribute
soon. II will take a largo sum q
money to support baseball here an
everybody will be expected to con
tribute what they can. II depends en-
tirely upon the people Of Williamspol
whether the city will again be repre-
4 sented in the Tri-State and II Is IL
to them TO boom baseball as much a
they can when the lists come aroun,
Tho team deserves the support
every person I'm this city as It is on
Of the best advertising assets the cit
has