Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-02-20
NOW PRINTING
The SCHEDULE
No Big Changes Made in the
Tri-State League
Date
CARPENTER TALKS OF
THE CASSIDY EPISODE

President Charles F. Carpenter has
placed the completed schedule in the
hands Of printers, and will have it
ready for distribution and release on
March 6.
mo radical changes we're made in
the schedule which had been pre-
yiously drafted he said on Saturday.
Where certain games had been fg-
ured on the question of saving to the
clubs in travelling expenses, minor
changes we're made to break up the
| long series at home OF on the road,
but this was purely a matter for the
club owners, If they preferred It that
way"
President Carpenter explained how
It came that Manager Peter Cassidy,
of Wilmington. was not admitted to
the session of the league at Harris
burg. when he first appeared.
Wilmington had to be accepted as
a part Of the circuit" he said THAT
was a foregone conclusion, of course;
still, il was "A little Formally that
was made necessary by the rules.
After this feature had been disposed
Of, it was necessary for the league
TO decide whether it would admit
Cassidy as the representative of Will
mington, as there is also a rule OK
Gliding managers from representing
the clubs, and it requires the unani-
nous vote to admit a manager. It
was also a foregone conclusion that
Cassidy would be admitted even
though he was manager, as the
schedule was TO be considered and in
matter so important each club
should be represented Before we
had time 70 send for him, he came
to the room where we were meeting
and was admitted without question"
AS to the salary limit of $500 Der
month, President Carpenter said that
not a single reference had been made
to it at the Harrisburg meeting,
showing that the club owners are
satisfied with it.
II came in for a few knocks on
that salary limit" he observed "A
lot of fans imagined it was my plan.
In fact I had nothing to say about IT,
The president does not have a vote
excepting in case Of a tie. and that
had never occurred in the history Of
the league"
President Carpenter says the out
look for baseball the coming sea-
son was never brighter at this time
of the year
Hogan Expects Success.
Manager Marty Hogan, of the Ian
caster team, is not claiming he will
have a pennant-winning team this
season, but he is trying to get to-
gether a strong team. He will be
unable to secure experienced players,
on account Of the low salary limit,
and he will start the season with only
two old men, Catchers Brittsen and
Stannie Coveleskie.
If the league lives up to the limit,
as prescribed, Hogan believes the Red
Roses will make good showing. Out
Of Coback. a pitcher and outheldeI
he purposes making a permanent out
fielder, believing the material is in
him. and he is only one of % young
sters to whom contracts have been
sent Hogan has nine pitchers, five
OF them being southpaws, and he has
his choice of four catchers.
The others will be sifted for infold-
ers, and some are so we'll recon-
mended that Hogan believes he has a
lot of grand material. He intends
keeping right on signing likely men,
and every one will be given fair
tryout, with a chance to at least open
the season if they make good
Affairs at Reading.
Following the denial of Thomas
Gray former secretary Of the viii
Transport club that he is interested in
the deal for the purchase of the Read
ing club comes the announcement
from Reading that the men trying 10
purchase the franchise are Bill
Coughlin and George Cockin, both
former Wnliamsport players. IN
speaking Of the possible change in the
ownership of the Reading club the
Reading Times says:
Last evening marked the first tan.
gible step toward clearing up th'
baseball situation in Reading. Bill
Coughlin, the former manager Of the
Williamsport team, known as one o
, the best baseball men in the business
and George Cockill. who will be re
: membered as the Businessman of tn
= Williamsport team i'm 1908. came e,
g Reading and opened negotiations 70
+ the purchase of the Reading club.
s After conference with T. ]. Nor
(. ris. SECRETARY OF the Reading Baseball
Association, Coughlin and COckill Sc
cured an option on the club. The stu
2 alton now resolves itself down to this
If Reading wants the services 0
Coughlin and Cockill, than whom
: there are no better handlers in th
, minor league ranks in the country.
is up to the fans to say so. or at leas
/ that portion that loves good ball au'
wants a strong club to represent tn
u city.
When the Williamsport club wa
4 transferred to Wilmington, Coughlii
was included i'm the purchase. A
Pete Cassidy. one Of the new owner
n will manage the team himself, Cough
/, lin will not be needed and his re
/, lease can be purchased. Cockill be
longs to Montreal and the manage
o. of that team. TO further the interest
4 az the big Businessman, is willing &
sell his release providing he goes int
club ownership. Fully $1,000 is need
ed TO secure the release Of these play
. ers. and Il is up to the fans to sub
. scribe this amount within the mex
. week at the longest. When thes
4 men are free agents they will TAX
over the Reading team and begin {
prepare for the coming season.
Hickman High Man.
= A. Hickman was the high man at IA
I, shoot OF the Brandywine Springs Gu
II club on Saturday making a score {