Evening journal., 1911-01-12
SALARY LIMIT CUT
CHEAPENS GAME
Tri-State League Fans Are
Dissatisfied With New
Ruling

The action OF the Tri-State League
in reducing the salary limit from
s2.475 a month to $1,000 has resulted
in a great deal OF discussion amons
the Harrisburg fans and has also
brought forth storms Of protest from
Lancaster and will likely not meet
with the idea of baseball fans In
many cities on the circuit. The only
thing that il can mean is cheaper
baseball, i'm fact Glass Z or even ID
baseball turned out by a Class B
league. The burning question now is
how is the Tri-State going TO retain
it's few stars and give the public any
kind OF baseball at the present limit
when other leagues of the same class
are paying almost double the salaries
man can secure In the Tri-State.
Lancaster Turns Back Players.
As the result of the low salary
limit the Lancaster club has sold Out
fielder Joyce, TO Scranton. has turned
back Catcher CSdman TO Omaha, and
has called of several deals which
we're pending for players whom Man
ager Hogan realizes cannot be signed
at the new limit. President Myers, OK
the Lancaster club, is authority for
the statement that Williamsport has
disposed of Shortstop Marhefka TO
Utica. and Altoona has sold Shortstop
Duhmyer and Second Basemen Short
ell to Utica and Pitcher Harvey Teal
to Elmira.
II was hard enough to get some Of
the stars. and there were few i'm the
league last season. TO sign for Sl75,
but this year only few men can be
given that figure while the others will
have to be signed at figures ranging
from $40 to Si5O to allow a manager
to keep within the $1,000 limit. The
officials Of the clubs, not the man
ayers, say that they can compel the
players to sign at their figures or not
play ball, but It will not be real earn
est baseball that the Tri-State fans
} will see from n dissatisfied lot OF
players, working for half the salary
they could secure in some other
: league.
. Carpenters Election Not Popular.
The election Of Charley Carpenter
b for "a five-year tenn and his denial
: that he had been elected last January
for a three-year term was also a sur
prise. William s. Tunis, the Harris
D. burg representative, stated just a few
weeks ago that Carpenter had been
: elected for a term Of three years at
3 the 1910 meeting and that the Harris
. burg directors were under that im-
preston lt may be that Mr.. Carpen-
! ter i'm his dual Office of secretary fail
b ed TO take careful minutes OF his
three-yoar election. Carpenters re-
election is not popular i'm HGrrisburg
p and other cities. but he has his hold
on the men who represent the various
! clubs and his pet schemes will have
7 to be carried out If the Tri-State lasts
the five years.
I, Rule Violations Not Punished.
i No announcement was made of any
r action in the cases OF the Williams.
) pert aud York clubs for having farm
) ed players during the 1910 season, tn,
| former with Ness and Hardin belong
Z ing to Detroit and the latter Bale,
the property of Buffalo. In the lob
bies President Carpenter is reporte,
to have said that he could not fin,
the Williamsport club under the pres
ent circumstances as they would qui
the league. The case against the Yor,
club was fully explained by H. Kiste
, Free and the club was exonerated.
A'oNnt AN0NfNa
Various opinions are being express
ed over the action taken by the leagu
and there are rumors that an effor
J will be made to raise the salary limi
b TO S2l00 az the next meeting whicl
will be held before the season begias
Several of the clubs figure that the
can make money al "A S2.iO0 limit AM
J that they can secure better player
e with the added 5000. There is ais
{ opposition to the S175 month in
{ dividual salary limit and this ma
4 also be changed at a future meeting
= II is said that the various clubs ne
b ported their losses on the season a
= follows: Williamsport. $4,000: Johns
D town. $4,000; York, $4,000. Readin,
e $4,000; Harrisburg, $4,000: TrentoI
5 $1,000; Lancaster, $4,000: Altoon;
a S1.7OO.
q This amount represents the tot
j loss of the gate for the season, br
y through the sale OF players m
e amount was materially reduced fc
Il some clubs, notably Altoona whic
= was able 10 turn out the only none,
maker OF the season through the sal
e of Pitcher Steele. Thirdbaseman IN
e gerton and Outfelder Coulson.