Evening journal., 1911-11-20
ALTOONA
WILL STICK
Another Holding Company to
be at the Head Next
Year
TRENTON PLAYED TO
$1,000 DURING SEASON

Altoona will have a Tri-State league
baseball team in 1912. That is a GER
tainty, according to the Altoona Times.
The club may be sold by the present
owners but it will be purchased by
other residents of that city. This de-
cision relieves a situation that has
proven quite a strain on league con-
ditions 1t means that the circuit will
undergo no change next year, for now
that Altoona has decided, Johnstown,
too, will remain in the race.
This information is the result Of
decision of the loyal supporters of
baseball in that city-not because of
any action on the part Of the present
owners. The Altoona Baseball Asso-
citation. which has controlled affairs
there for some time, is doing nothing
toward making arrangements for the
| 1912 season. Members declare, how
ever. that a deal is pending for the
sale of the club. The Altoona Times
/ had this to say of the situation there
1T is definitely known in the city
/ that If the present managers OF the
club wish to dispose of the franchise
! there is no better place than Altoona
/ itself to offer it for sale. II has been
stated that a number Of business and
professional men of the city are wait
| ing only for the franchise to be offer
ed for sale TO snatch It up, at almost
any reasonable figure. But, aside from
all this. a meeting of the Altoona
baseball club should be called at once
and the public informed Of the pro-
ceedings of the meeting. There il
no possibility that the franchise will
go TO Allentown or any other Penn
sylvania city. IL will remain in Al
toona and the city will have 1912 base.
bali, but il is now distinctly up to the
present management to state whether
they wish to hold the franchise fol
next season or whether they wish an
other management to take charge
For the present management, II can be
said that there are many business mer
in the city who. if approached on th'
subject, will offer money and allegi
ance."
Preparations are being made II
other league cities for next season. II
York little has been done for severa
reasons. H. Kister Free, president o
the club, has just emerged from {
strenuous political campaign. MI
Frees entire time was taken up 70
: several weeks. but now that the cleo
[ tion is over he will again get busy /
!. baseball
q A meeting OF the directors Of th
: York club will probably be held
i the near future for the considerable
e Of managerial material for 1912.
- yet, Mr.. Free says, the directors haV
made no statements concerning the
a choice for a leader. The general in
e preston is, however. that Curt We
Y gand will not return to York. At pres
= ent the York club is controlled by
i Kister Free. Alvin Reist, Eli zinn an
g Charles A. SEEKER.
+. Reading fans are predicting anothe
pennant winner for 1912. They hav
confidence in the ability Of Manager
Coughlin and Cockill. Several bi
league clubs are after the Readin
= franchise, to use the team as farm
= but there is little probability OF
sale.
q In Trenton a meeting Of the bas'
!, ball association was held recently, ;
which time reports of the 1911 seaso
were read. II was stated that 61,OC
. paid admissions had been received
. the Trenton grounds last year,
, which number 22,500 were reserved
), the grand stand. The report shove
y that SO 500 had been realized throue
A. the sale Of players. Various officials
]. the club, as we'll as stock holders, e,
pressed themselves as confident tn
n the game next season will be mo
successful than any season thus IA
q Sen Anhen Panefella the little smok