Evening journal., 1911-10-26
.TRI-STATE
TO Be "FARM''
Clubs on Circuit Will Accept
Players From Major League
Teams
PROSPECT IS BRIGHT
FOR GOOD SEASON

The action of the Tri-State League
at its recent meeting in Harrisburg
in obliterating the non-optional agree
ment clause in the league rules is
bound to improve the article of ball
played by the teams on the circuit.
Next season there will be players in
this league who belong to major
league clubs throughout the country,
men who are being held in reserve
subject to recall at any time, fast men
all. some of them as good as the MEM
bers of the big league teams but only
kept from regular berths on the
majors because they are not needed.
Around such men as these the Tri-
State League managers will build
their teams.
The crack of bat meeting ball and
the shouts of the umpires has hardly
died out on the Tri-State League cir
cult but already the clubs are laying
plans for next season. The managers
or team directors are visiting major
league cities and comforting with the
big fellows" in order to have reserva-
tions made of any players who are
not needed by the majors after the
spring training. These men can now
be accepted by Tri-State teams with
impunity. They will, by their play
I ing, make the game better next year
on the Carpenter wheel and even
though a team does suffer by the re-
call OF "farmed" player in mid-sea-
son. as many fans fear. the game will
/ have been the better for their pres
ence while they were here.
There is little probability of there
being a change in the circuit for next
season. Altoona was the only doubt
/ full club. but the directors of that
team are now almost confident that
they will be able to raise the neces-
sary money to finance a team. They
! held a meeting recently and discussed
/ the proposition. They will make n
final answer to the league before the
| first of the new year. The general
sentiment in the Mountain City is that
everything will be in readiness for
the launching of a club there again
next season.
This insules a fast combination OF
ball teams fer next season. or should
at any rate. A majority of the teams
/ made money last season, even despite
the fact that 1911 was an off year in
baseball. With the abolition of the
non-optional agreement clause and
the probability that the salary limit
on individual players may be taken
off at ths next meeting the outlook
Is indeed bright for successful year
In 1912. President Carpenter is optl.
mistic and the magnates all about the
, circuit are confident of success
b Everywhere fast teams are the predic
; tlon,
Drafting Doesn't Hurt.
The Tri-State was not seriously I'm
. terfered with this fall by the drafting
, Of players. OF course the best ma
, terial was taken away, but in thu
, places of those men there will b'
others equally as good next year
Money must be spent, however, anG
If it is not the fans will feel that they
. are not getting their just dues. Thl
baseball public of the cities compris
ing the Tri-State path have spen
good money in years past for al
. article of ball very mediocre, to sa,
, the least. and they now expect to b.
shown a game that Is clever. ThI
fan is tired paying to see amateurl
and "dubs" perform. He wants Il
see a few real ball players.
II is a fact that big league man
ayers consider the Carpenter League
an ideal place for the training o
young players. They will be NOR
/ than willing to loan men, out to thi
league with strings attached next sea
I son. York. through the efforts o
7 President II. Kister Free, has beef
promised several players by Conni
Mack, of the Philadelphia Americans
What comes from Mack is usuall'
good At least York fans think sc
Lancaster is making arrangement
, with several major league teams {
, secure players. according to Presiden
Myers. of the Red Roses, and Coughli
Z and Coclill, at Reading. will not
behind In the matter OF securing mel
George w Heckert, at Trenton.
pulling all Of the wires he knows ho'
. to I'm order to secure options on play
= ers in the fast set and will Ian
. several, of that there Is no doubt Han
Z risburg, Johnstown and Wilmington
. too, are working overtime trying I
y line IN material for the 1912 seaso
e and all I'm all there is every prospe,
u of a great vepr. The old-time rivalr
Y will come hack especiallv II the n
dividual salary limit is removed Th'
. will nermit of the acquisition Of se'
u eral FIRST class men. around whom N
, Youngsters will ~ in snugly and 20
make teams that will he interestin
to watch
70 Tn Altoona an effort viii he uai
10 get some bic league manager inte
ested enough 70 send all his read
m material there-those men not needr
t I'm the regular course of events TT
5 same will he true OF the other clul
IN the league.
stock C0mpanv NJ Harrisburg.
:, In Harrisburg the fans have Prei
d confidence IN the new stock cNmpar
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