Evening journal., 1911-01-04
MAKING READY FOR
TIM CTArr MrrrrHrOl
IM-SIHIL MLLIINU
President Carpenter and Mag
mates Have Much Work to
Do at Coming Gathering
WILL WILMINGTON
GET INTO LEAGUE?

President Charles r. Carpenter and
the representatives of the Tri-State
clubs who Will be In attendance at the
meeting of the league I'm Harrisburg
on Friday, are going TO find plenty
] to do in getting the fences erected
/ for starting the season of 1911 The
/ fans all over the circuit, after the
meeting, can get line on what cities
will be represented during the com
ing summer, but at the present time
they can count on having at least one,
and possibly two, new cities on the
circuit.
The league meeting viii be attended
by a number of the magnates and
practically all the managers Of the
clubs Of the league. There Will also
be quite a few visitors present from
other organizations 70 talk sales and
trades There viii surely be some
swapping Of players, and possibly
some selling. Altoona, Lancaster
and Harrisburg have some material
that they will not be averse to sell
ing or trading In order to strengthen
up their clubs for the coming sum
mer These clubs. with York, are
IN pretty good shape for starting Off
the season Of 1911, while the situation
at Reading. Williamsport and Johns
town is rather shaky. Reading will
be there again this season with a club
Is the assurance given by the papers
OF the town, and indications point to
Williamsport coming back. Johnstown
will likely join the down and out"
class this year. The franchise IS
likely TO go to Wilmington OF Allen
town. All the clubs must qualify at
the session. and I'm the case of those
that fail some action will be taken to
iill in the gaps.
Concerning the situation in VIII
Transport the Sun of that city says;
The popular and distinguished gem
tlemen known as Trl-State baseball
managers viii celebrate the initial
week of the new year by getting to-
gether In Harrisburg on Friday to dis
cuss ways and means, and odds and
ends, and incidentally TO discover
what towns are going to be represent
ed In the 1911 circuit A few months
ago, about the time the hackers OF
the clubs were drawing checks TO
make up deficiencies In the club
treasury, franchises and players we're
being thrown on ethe market 30 reck-
lessly that It looked as II the Tri-
State might be a two-club league next
season Possibly this recklessness IN
Offering franchise and diamond stars
at bargain prices was one OF the
principal reasons why there were no
buyers. And that's where the towns
that wanted to get into the Tri-State
made their mistake; they possibly
thought II they waited long enough
ball teams would be given away as
Christmas presents. But the situation
has changed. The men with the cash
are IN better humor now than they
we're when the last baseball check
was being drawn, and they are begin
ming TO hear the call Of the umpire
and the thrilling crack OF the bat as
a home player lands on the ball for a
clean three-bagger Oh, say, let's have
teaml
Secretary Tom Gray, who can he
counted upon TO put team i'm Athletic
Park next year II there is any pos
slhle way of getting money enough to
pay the players, says the situation
Is somewhat like the weather, unset
tied. He is getting subscriptions. a
few. He needs more, many more.
Everybody says Williamsport can't af-
ford to lose its ball team, and II every
body who says that will do his part
to keep the team here there will be
no question about having sufficient
funds. But the time is growing short.
Friday is the day when the Tri-State
bosses get down TO business. Any
one who wants to see Secretary Tom
smile a real broad smile can have
the pleasure by handing him a check
for twenty-five, fifty or a hundred
dollars. Don't make il over five hun
dred, please; Tom has heart trouble.