Evening journal., 1911-08-31
READING
THE WINNER
PretzeImen Will Run Up Flag
on Wednesday While Viii
mlDetOn Is Present
RAIN HOLDS BACK
ALL YESTERDAY GAMES

There we're no games in the Tri-
State League yesterday. all OF the
scheduled contests having been pre-
vented BY rain. In the absence OF
real baseball the players and fans
gave themselves over TO discussion
of this seasons work and the pros
poets for another year. The Chicks
spent the morning here and went to
Reading In the afternoon TO which
city Wednesday and Thursdays games
we're transferred. The club VIII be
home tomorrow and Saturday to meet
Lancaster in double headers each day,
provided the weather is satisfactory.
Tuesday rain checks VIII be accepted
at the gate tomorrow.
The pennant has been conceded 10
the Reading club and the Pretzelmen
have already begun to make pepara-
tions for the flag raising on Wednes-
day. September 6. At that time there
viii be a street parade, exercises NJ
the grounds to include short adj
dress and the unfurling Of the cham
pionship banner, the first ever carried
to Reading by a Tri-State team. Fol-
lowing the exercises the Reading and
Wilmington teams, leaders and tall
enders Of the league. respectively,
will play the final game Of the season.
Several of the clubs in the league
race have their positions cinched.
Reading and Trenton are in place. Il
seems. as is Johnstown. probably.
York and Altoona are doubtful. So
is Lancaster, but Harrisburg and Will
mington are looked upon to finish
where they now stand. The Chicks
will do so at least This narrows the
final weeks race. down to three teams,
York, Lancaster and Altoona. Each |
team desires to finish as high as pos
sible. York will play hard to main
tain first division honors and while |
they are battling for that Altoona /
will be doing everything possible to
dislodge them. Lancaster is right at
the heels of the Rams. This makes /
pretty inside race, almost as excit-
ing as that in the American League.
Reading Fans Enthusiastic.
OF course the greatest interest now
in the league is that being displayed |
by the Reading fans over their cham
pions. The Dutch entered the Car |
penter organization in 1907 taking |
the place of the York team, which was |
transferred there in mid-season. Curt |
Weigand managed the club the re-
mainder OF that season. but IN 1908
he was displaced by Jake l.. Weitzel.
who resigned a position with the Bell
Telephone Company to assume control
Of the club. Weitzel held the reins
throughout tho season. In 1907 the
team finished low IN the race. but the
4 <-snoVing year. Weitzel managed TO
land the team in fourth place Pop"
Foster. was the 1909 leader and under
his guidance the Pretzels fought to
the end Of the season with Lancaster,
finishing second. Last season a stock
company took over the interests OF
the team and secured Harry Barton,
the former Philadelphia American
backstop as manager. Barton had
difficulty with the players and as a
result the team finished almost in the
rut only being beaten out by York
for cellar honors.
Got Late Start.
Last spring baseball affairs looked
sad until almost time for the train
ing season to start, when Bill Cough
lin and George Cockill came 70 the
rescue OF the fans and gave the town
as fast baseball as Il has ever wit
messed. The team jumped into the
lead in the race in the first week OF
the season and has been in that po-
sition ever since, never faltering or
experiencing any kind OF a slump.
Coughlin and Cockill were the
props which kept the men gathered
around them going at steady clip
They infused plenty Of ginger and
we're two Of the hardest workers on
the nine.
The pitching stan. with Northrop
Horsey, Ramsey and Walter Manning
mas been one Of the best balanced that
mas been known in the league in q
number Of seasons. and there was
nothing lacking in any department of
the game
There has been FREQUENT talk OF a
faster class Of ball IN Reading. and
whatever turns up during the long
fall and winter Il is likely that there
VIII be hackers OF the proposition
here It IS likely that with a reiu-
venated Tri-State League Readina
VIII again be a member. The town
would doubtless support New York
state League ball. but II would seem
that tackling an Eastern League pro-
position would be a little more than
Reading could stano. However. there
are likely 10 be changes I'm the cir
cults OF three OF four Of the leagues
IN the East. and whatever turns nm
the fans have hopes OF another euc-
cessful season. with Bill CoughIIp
and Cockill at the helm.