Evening journal., 1911-09-06
REORCANIzE
TRI-STATE
League May Break From Sal
ary Limit and Play Form
ed Outs" Next Year
WILMINGTON OWNERS
FAVOR THE CHANGES

With the closing OF the Tri-state
League season today. President Car
penter and the club owners will at
once give attention to next years
plans. Within a few days President
Carpenter will issue a call for a
meeting of the league this month at
which next years plans will be out
lined. These may bring about a com
plete reorganization of the league.
Already at least four of the franchise
owners, including Thomas NJ. Brown
of Wilmington, favor individual sal
aries for next year, instead OF the
present $175 limit with S25 additional
FOR the playing manager, and such
abrogation of the farming rule as
Will permit the playing of at least
four big leaguers in the league. Had
the team owners been permitted 20
purchase and play the best men pos
sible, Tri-State ball this year would
have been of a higher quality. Under
more liberal farming restriction the
club owners also could get at least
four experienced men who could build
about themselves teams that would
give the fans a. better class of ball
than ever before Under present con-
ditions the Tri-State cannot play any
big leaguers unless they are released
outright by the holding clubs and
the few men who could have come to
the league this year from the higher
class league demanded salaries that
were beyond the Tri-Statc limit. nhe
inl fr- 1 Z
many ball players who in the absence
OF the farming clause and low Tri-
State salary limit would have put up
the best baseball ever seen on the
Tri-State circuit
Owners See Mistake.
However, there is every indications
of change Mr.. Brown said this
afternoon that at least four franchise
holders favor the rule changes as sug-
Sgested and he is hopeful that when the
ieague meets all the owners will be
IN line for the changes.
Despite rumors that Altoona and
Johnstown will not be in Tri-State
League ball next year, there is no
news from those cities at this time TO
indicate that the owners will sell out.
It is true that many of the eastern
franchise holders would like to see a
new circuit eliminating Johnstown
and Altoona because of the long jump
there without the assurance of making
money on the trip. II is up to these
owners however, TO say whether the
circuit will be changed. It they agree
TO sell It is probable that Allentown,
Elizabeth and Paterson will be
among the bidders. 1t would be nee
i essary for Patterson, however, to get
4 permission from the National Com
mission to play Tri-State ball in the
city, that territory now being held b.
the Eastern League.
Carpenter win Continue.
III Although rumors have connected
4 George NJ. Graham, of Philadelphia
with the presidency Of the league nexi
Il year, there is no likelihood OF any
A such change being made, unless Pres.
4 ident Carpenter retires Last veal
n Mr. Carpenter was elected to a five.
4 year term as president of the organ
& izatiOn. and as every owner on the
Il circuit except ore, still believes that
u Mr.. Carpenter is the best man for the
n office it is not likely that he will
s. quit He has kept the league going
q when disaster threatened II worst and
. mas UulAtu Oul vi AAt RAtoNAA 1aA alh
son with unusually good prospects OF
success next year. Mr. Brown is one
k8f the franchise owners who believes
thor. 4ghly in the Carpenter manage
ment
4 Wilmington VIII Come Back.
Wilmington, of course will be In
& the league again next year. The own
ers had a rather sorrowful evDerience
+ this year but they are not going tc
q thro up the sponge They promise
81 TO come back with the best team
money can buy, the new club to be
built around the few Chicks who made
good this year Who these old Chicks
are the fans know. Marhefka vii
probably be retained as player but
81 he will be succeeded by ano-her man
as captain Pete Cassidy. who owns
s one-half interest in the team and
has no idea of selling out will con-
tinue to be the manager although his
new captain will do all the work on
the field
With a new team and the right tC
play at least four farmed out mel
at any salary the club owners ses
fit to pay Wilminrton ought to have
its biggest baseball season next year