Evening journal., 1910-12-21
NO CHANGES In
TRI-STATE CIRCUIT
All Teams Are Adjusting
Their Financial Matters
for Next Season
LEAGUE MAY LOWER
THE SALARY LIMIT

Great interest attaches to the meet
ing of the Tri-State League repre-
sentatiyes to be held in Harrisburg
early in January. AT that time officers
will be chosen foF 1911, circuit de-
cided upon and the salary fixed for
another year. Perhaps never before
has there been so much disorder and
chaos i'm the ranks of the organization.
Many clubs are facing difficult finan-
cial conditions, but despite the fact,
there now seems little probability that
these will be a change in the make
up of the league. Officers of the diff
ferent teams have been hard at work
raising funds for next season and
practically every club has issued
statements TO the effect that they will
again be in the race.
The one big question for the league
will be the revision of the salary
limit. AT the present time it stands
at an individual limit of $175 month
for each player with IA men the limit,
and an extra S25 allowed for the cap
tain or about $2,475 a month. 1t is
now proposed to lower the limit to
about $2.100 a month and leave the
individual limit unrestricted in such a
way that if any manager wishes to
secure star at $500 a month he can
do so If he is able to employ the re-
mainder of team for $1,000 Prac-
tically all the clubs are i'm favor Of
abolishing the individual limit. but
there will be a decided wrangle over
the question Of lowering the monthly
limit.
Then there will come another inn
portant question-that of doing away
with the rule that will allow Tri-
State clubs to be a farm for young
major league or higher minor league
players. Under the present rules no
player who is sold or loaned to "a Tri-
State League club can go back to The
club from which he was secured and
1t has worked many a hardship upon
Iri-State clubs during the past season.
Players who needed development
could easily have been secured by Tri-
State teams from various American
and National League clubs but under
the rules the players could not be re-
turned to the clubs from which they
were secured and no major league
manager would let promising material
go without the string that would bring
them back at the end of the season.
This rule is one that the league will
reconsider.
That there is going to be opposition
to CHARLES +. Carpenter, of Altoona,
for reelection TO the Office of presi-
dent. secretary and treasurer, is ap-
parent says the Harrisburg Patriot.
but it is doubtful if it will amount to
anything as IL appears that Carpenter
has put one over on the Tri-State
representatives aud is assured of his
job for another year. and possibly two
years. Carpenter has not given gem
eral satisfaction during the past year.
He comes from a Tri-State city, and is,
however strongly it may be denied. "A
partisan of the club that represents
his home town. There are several
things that have been overlooked in
the running of the league. II has
cost nearly $40 600 to maintain the
business of the league and some of
the club representatives are wonder
ing whether the position of Tri-State
president is worth $4,000 a year or
more for what NJ. Carpenter has given
the league in return.
If careful financing is TO be an OBJ
iect and a reduction all around neces-
sary for the future of the organiza-
ton, it is contended by some who have
given the matter careful thought, that
/, might be well to look elsewhere for
a league leader, who might be of more
use than Mr.. Carpenter has been and
at the same time is willing to servo
the league for less compensation until
It is able to get on its financial feet
! So, it is going to be a most important
! session of the Tri-State and each CLUB
representative will go well prepared
to voice and fight fo- the sentiment Of
! his constituents.