Evening journal., 1910-10-14
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BAR TRENTON
HeCkert Wanted To Succeed
BiHGhamptOn in League
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Despite the fact that baseball fans
in Trenton are still hopeful that their
team viii be given a berth in the
: New York State League next season,
George w. Heckert, managers of the
Tigers, will not be received with open
arms by the clubs on the New York
circuit. The idea of New. York
State club for Trenton originated with
Heckert, and both press and officials
on the neighboring circuit have
taken occasion to censure the PROPOSE
tion Binghamton, which club
Heckert hoped to succeed with his
Tigers. has positively declined to step
down in facor of the Jerseymen.
As is often the case at the end of
season In any league, rumors begin
TO go the rounds that one or more
Of the New York State teams would
not become members of the circuit an
other season. Binghamton was
spoken OF by some as being on the
verge of Withdrawing. Hecket Inn
mediately began to talk Of Trenton
as the logical successor TO Bingham
ton. The others clubs of the New
York State League, according to
] newspaper articles published recently,
j prefer to retain Binghamton and
would not welcome the intrusion OF
2 the Tri-State city The Wilkes-Barre
l Record in comment has said:
"Heckert should bear one fact in
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p spared from the New York State
League than Binghamton. Bingham
ton is one OF the best towns i'm the
league, though one of the smallest and
with any kind of a club pays more
10 visiting clubs than other towns up
{ in the hop district twice its size. Then
again. Binghamton is the hub i'm the
New York State League. II is SC
situated that it is half way" between
WilkesBarre and Scranton and all
, other clubs in the league. and when
, Wilkes-Barre or Scranton goes tc
/ either OF the five towns il must pass
through Binghamton. Just at pres
) ent, therefore, the only hope for Tren.
] ton to get into the New York League
= would be for Scranton to go with the
E Suburban League and make room
D Mr.. Heckert's brain storm appears il
/. the Trenton State Gazette ''
{ The Scranton Truth commented OF
!. Heckerts proposition as follows:
n George Heckert, of Trenton, ha.
e pulled a long interview on the Ions
r suffering people which in substanc,
r makes, Trenton, now in the Tri-Statl
I League, the successor to Binghamton
In the New York State League Heck
ert was very much ruffled when n,
heard that President Carpenter wat
! going to lower the salary limit, anC
: give managers permission to carry a,
big a string OF ball players as thel
thought necessary to cop the rag.
d Recently the Tri-State League mag
, mates met but they decided not {,
\ hack the salary limit to pieces as ha,
\ been planned. They allowed matterl
TO slip temporarily, and right nov
there are great hopes that the figur,
will remain the same as last year.
For all this, Heckert wants 4,
Join forces with the New York Stat,
League. He believes Trenton is IA
more capable of supporting leagu,
Il baseball than Binghamton, but we o
the New York State League havl
reason to think differently. Bingham
v ton is one of the best propositions il
the league. With the exception o
Syracuse, Binghamton probably mad
more money than any other city II
the Empire State, notwithstandin,
T. that the Bingoes we're last In tn
race"
If Heckert in speaking OF Tri-Stat
g conditions, mas the following to say
You can say for me, said Heck
l. ert, that / am in favor Of a genera
5. reduction Of the Tri-State salary limi
J., and In fact urge a reduction of IN
m leagues general expenses, which. q
,; course. are borne by the clubs of tn
>, circuit.
There is no reason why the TrI
4 State League should have such lsrg
V. obligations TO meet and If things ar
10 worked right, and economy is prac
tced. the league would be a bette
~ paying proposition, when, as a matte
- Of fact, IL is losing investment. nc
one club in the entire organizatio
4 making money this year.
p i am in favor of a salary limit [
govern the entire club. and the abol
y ton Of the rule which permits IN
p payment Of only specific amount I
each individual player Every mar
Il ager should be wise enough to kno
s. what his men are worth, and h
n should be permitted to exercise h
judgment in the matter, so long q
k. he does not exceed the general lin
II. specified by the league for each clul
There are too many rules in IN
Tri-State League. In fact, the leagu
appears to have more regulations thai
le the major baseball bodies and thing
lg would be much better II many of tn,
lrules were stricSep from the books