Evening journal., 1911-01-30

Rube Manning. John Lush. Lou
Richie and Rube Bresslor as pitch
ors with FEED Applegato and Friend
al the tail end OF the season. Nc
Carthy, known all over the circuit rs
the grand old man, was the shortstop.
Bob Lindermann WAS first baseman,
Curt Weigand the second baseman
and Hafford the third baseman. at the
opening OF the season, but HanOrd
was iii and could not do the work
and was soon replaced by Charles
Maitland, Bill Hinchman and Eddie
Pleiss were the outhelders at the
opening OF the season. but Maitland
announce Is determination to quit
the gar soon as the club could
secure to take his place, so
Jimmy S. Wg was secured and u
was entirely due 60 Jimmys peerless
haadwork in handling the team for
Manager Lindhelmer that Williams
port won the pennant.
Baseball War.
BY this time the war between the
Tri-State and organized baseball had
been declared and IN 1906 Williams
port presented a team in the field
which could and should have won the
championship hands down. but It did
not H. had the PLAYERS, but they did
not deliver the goods. They started
of with a rush and then slowed down
and took IL easy, some of them saying
that TO make a runaway race OF it
would destroy interest When the
time came for the final squirt, when
they must win the games to win the
championship. they could not over
come the lead their carelessness had
given York and they lost out by three
games. This season the team was
composed Of Charley Street and Wal
ter Blair; catchers; Frank Corridor.
Rube Bressler, Rube Manning. Frank
Dessau and Tom Walker, pitchers:
Bob Unglaub, first base; Charles, sec
ond base; Harry Wolverton, third
base; Rabbit Gleason. shortstop; Joe
Delehanty, Jimmy Sebring, Wyatt Leo
and Jimmy Blake IN the outfeld
Champions Again.
In 1907 Williamsport again landed
the championship with a team COM
POSED of Walter Bid' and John Berry.
oatchers; Rube Manning. Big Salee,
Ruoe Vickers, Jimmy Whalen and
Rcd Porter, pitchers; Mert Whitney,
FIRST base; Charcs, second base:
( Harry Wolverton, third base: Burde
Cree, shortstop; Tom OHara, Joe
Delehanty and Joe Hennessy in the
outbeld and Rabbit Gleason as utility
man.
ln 1908 Harry Wolverton again
landed the team champions and mad
as his players Jack Stansbury and
Lowry behind the bat; Jack Warhop.
Jack Flater and Townsend, pitchers;
Eddie Foster, shortstop: George
Cockill, first base; Davy Shean, sec
ond base; Harry Wolverton. third
base; Cree, OHara, Hennessy. Miller
and Britton. outfelders.
In 1909 Williamsport was comnlefe-
| ly riddled by the major league sales
and draft and landed I'm third place
george THERE and Stansberry did the
catching Stroud, Britton, Townsend
ana forters were the pitchers; Tony
Marhefka was the shortstop. Pete Lis
ter the first baseman, Bert Conn the
second baseman and Bill Coughlin the
tnird baseman. Cannen. OHara
Wnite and Stansberry were the ont
delders. D'
The 1910 team is still fresh in the
memory of the faithful fans when
Milliamsport again finished in third
place. The team was composed o
lnerre and Harklns. catchers: BRIT.
. ton. Hardin, Upp. Judd and DALEY
! pitchers; Marhefks, shortstop, Ness
! keister, Coughlin and stansberrv or
I the bases Weeks. Cannell. Madiear
and Miller in the outfeld.
The Leagues Best Card.
Williamsport has been the hes
/. drawing card OF the circuit and al
though some OF the other clubs hay,
been complaining Of the attendance
here the fact remains that Williams
port made more money for every clul
, In the league than any other club h
IT, The reason Is Williamsport ha
always had club that was in tn
race and has never. since the Tri
state League was organized, stoo
, lower than third at the close of fh
, season. Three times II has been FIRST
: twice II has been second and twice
third. No other club in the leaeu
can point TO such a record. What IN,
Williamsport Club has done in tn
, Tri-state as compared with the othe
= clubs, Is shown by the following tabl,
3 which gives the number OF year
, played by each club which has been ,
2 member OF the league more than on,
! year, the number OF games won an,
. lost by each and its percentage a
b games won during IT'S membership 1,
the Tri-State:
y Years Won. Lost. Pc
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