Evening journal., 1910-08-17
.TRI-STATE LEAGUE
RACE NEARING END
Altoona Still Leads by Big
Margin in Fight for Final
Positions
YORK BEGINS TO
PLAY CLASSY BALL

With but three more weeks remain
ing to play out the present Tri-State
schedule. the several clubs are get
ting into place that they will, in all
probability hold when the final con-
tests have been finished. There is
nothing except a decided slump that
Will wrest the pennant honors from
Altoona, while Williamsport is not
likely to beat Lancaster out i'm the
battle for second place. Lancaster Is
16 points back of the leaders and "a
points ahead of the Millionaires. There
is a probability that Trenton may. by
spurt, overtake Williamsport as the
Jerseyites are but IL points back and
occupy fourth position. Al Selbach in
Harrisburg has not given up hope Of
| landing a place In the first division,
| but the two defeats at the hands Of
/ York last week helped to lessen the
Senator's chances of being anything
better than second raters Johnstown
Reading and York will doubtless fin
ish as they now stand
During the past week. although win
ming four out of five games played
the York team gained but one game
on Reading, which club also continues
70 go al a fast clip Despite the fact
that York's victories we're due princi-
pally to timely hitting. the weeks
work deprived the home team of a
300 hitter. and now Jim" Bailey
heads the York Team with an average
| of ,299, and stands tenth in the league
! Cannell. by a good margin. tops the
Tri-State batters with the average OF
1852. Ingerton, of Altoona is second
with .349 and Cullen, of Johnstown
third with 1893 Swayne. Of Trenton
is really entitled to third honors. be-
cause Cullen has played in but Is
games. Swaynes mark is 1928.
In club batting York stands fifth
with an average of 247 Altoona leads
the league I'm this department with an
I average of 260. and Trenton is second
with 259 The Mountaineers also ex-
eel i'm long hits by clubs, their mer
having hit for a total of AIS extra
bases. Bert" Conn. the Johnstowr
manager. leades the league in Ions
hits with a total Of 80 for 79 extra
bases. Rememter is seventh among
! the catchers in fielding, Kerr. Of Tren-
ton. being first. Ness, Of Williamsport
is the best fielding first baseman, anC
| Whitney, of the White Roses, is sew
enth kid" Weaver, the sensational
short stop of the York team. is sec
and in his department in the fielding
/ line. Weaver has accepted, in the
/ 80 games he has played that position
/ 161 chances. His average is 1886. Lit
schi. OF Lancaster. leads the short
stops Wagner and Weigand are sew
enth and eighth, respectively. as sec
ond basemen. and Jones ranks nintl
as a third sacker Jim" Bailey. the
dependable out fielder of the White
Roses, stands fourth among the league
outer gardeners, with an average o
9Sl Abbott is seventh and Strait als'
ranks we'll. York is last in club field
ing.
Steele. Garrety and Teal, all of AL
toona, really lead the league in thu
pitching department, although Judd
of Williamsport. is first and has woI
seven and last two games. Steele hal
a record of 20 victories and six de
feats. Girard is York's best pitcher
with four games won and three lost
Lefty" George has won 10 out of 2
games in which he has worked.