Evening journal., 1911-02-07
READING TEAM
YET SHAkY
Directors Want to Sell Club,
But Are Offered Only
$1,000 for It
ALLENTOWN WOULD
TAKE OVER FRANCHISE


ception of Reading, every city repre-
sented In the Tri-State League circuit
is preparing for the 1911 season. Tne
local fans are not the only people
worried about the situation mere.
Hundreds all over the circuit do not
want TO see Reading leave the organ
ization. Unless something is done
soon It may be a hard matter to get
together a good team for Reading,
SAYS the Reading Eagle. A manager
must be selected and several new
men secured to take the places OF
those who showed up poorly last year
There we're a number of good men on
last seasons team and II the best
we're picked out, It should not take a
/ hustling manager long to get to-
geth = a winning combination.
Here Is the situation: The Reading
Association members like baseball, but
do not have the time to give the at
tention to the business that it re-
Quires. They want TO sell out and
each member will give 500 to sup
port a team here. Notwithstanding all
rumors 70 the contrary, only one bid
was received for the franchise. This
was made by William Abbott Whitman,
owner OF the Circus Maximus, who
offers $1,000. The association wants
more money and will not come down
in price. Unless the members give the
club TO Mr. Whitman at his price, the
organization must hold on or there
will be no nine here this year.
!, There are many rumors that va
rious local parties wanted TO pur-
chase the team. but all proved to be
false The people who tried to form
a stock company are discouraged and
unless new men take up the work
there may be no stock company to
back up the team Il is claimed that
two business men of the northwestern
section OF the city who want games
at Lauer's Park, are making an effori
to get together a company to buy
the club When seen by the Eagle
one OF them would not deny or affirm
the report.
Notwithstanding that it is late L
start building up a team, the peopl'
who purchase the local franchise viii
not be at tho same disadvantage al
was the Reading Association whel
it's members purchased the team.
|, The local association only secures
few experienced men and three @
! them-Barthold Clayton and EmeI
! son--of whom much was expected
!, turned out TO be failures. The RI
= suit was that Manager Barton had
n pick up lot of youngsters and II Wa
II no easy matter to get them at Il
ID time he took charge. BY the end
J. the season he had good club but
q. was too late
nj The following players are the pro
o. orty OF the Reading Association: Ca
n chers. Barton and Millman; pitcher
IS Wallace, Applegate. Horsey, Ramse
4 and Northrop; first base, Bastial
.v second base Curry: shortstop. Slut
ID third base. Donovan; outfielders, No
10 lit. Rudolph. This is a good bunch
N start Off with. Wilmington and John
II town have not many men.
10 Harry Barton will certainly not pls
d here He will most likely be dispose
Y Of. Barton is willing TO come here 2
d manager but not as a player. HarI
n can get great deal more money tina
S175 a month, the Trl-State limit. TT
J. local association received a number
Is offers for Harry from New York sta
m and New England League managers.
r Allentown ia anxious TO be repr
Il sented I'm the Tri-State League. tn
ID business men Of that city who kno
" the advertisement ball team gives
e. town, have formed a stock compar
% and want 10 buy the Reading fra
Is chise They attended the meeting
3. the Tri-State League several weel
e. ago when they made an offer to Pres
is dent Carpenter They first went aft
IL the Williamsport franchise but w
mington got ahead OF them. The Rea
ing Association does not wish this ci
10 lose the franchise. Allentown h
been trying to join the Tri-State
several years. The Atlantic Leag
he team In that city was a money-makl
or James McGeeham, well known
Reading. is one Of the people spok
OF as manager Of the team should I
city get into the Tri-State.