Evening journal., 1911-10-03
.TRI-STATERS
TO TALK PLANS
Meet at Harrisburg Tomorrow
to Discuss Next Years
Probabilities
SOME OBJECTION TO
LOW SALARY LIMIT


y of the directors to be held in Harris |
burg tomorrow. Notices have been |
sent to the Representative Of each |
club in the league. Business OF inn
portance, much pertaining to the sea-
son closed recently will be trans
acted, and it is likely that at that
time announcement will be made OF
the outlook for next season.
This will be a preliminary meeting
to the annual session of the league,
held in January of each year. At the
fall meeting business affairs hanging
over from the preceding year are
usually closed up and the organization
placed on a new basis for the season
to come Both Thomas NJ. Brown and
Peter F. Cassidy will be Wilmington's
representatives at the meeting. They
will make a report on the standing
and definitely announce Wilmington's
intention to remain as a contestant
for the 1912 pennant. Each Of the
club directors or representatives who
will attend the meeting will submit
reports on the showing made during
the past summer. The 1911 pennant
will not be officially awarded to Read
ing until the January meeting.
There is a deal Of interest centered
in this weeks meeting, because Of the
rumors going the rounds that there
will be some teams to withdraw from
4 the organization. Nothing is sure about
several clubs, there being some hang
ing on the fence, so to speak. What
they will eventually do is a question
of moment to the league as we'll as
& the fans, for change in circuit is
. usually detrimental to the league.
4 Altoona and Harrisburg, as we'll as
& Lancaster. are said to be in bad shape
4 financially and may not care to enter
3 the race again. On the other hand.
4 there are fans interesting themselves
to the end that Tri-State ball be re-
4 tained in those cities and the result
Of their efforts TO interest capital IN
the respective projects may bring
about the desired results.
Talk Over Rules.
There is little doubt, also, but that
the meeting will bring out the ideas
of those in attendance on the ques-
ltion of league rules. There is much
objection-well merited, too-to the
rules covering the salary limit and
the farming" of players. This has
been a bone OF contention for long
tending to either make more radical
or less binding will, IL is said, bs
taken. The question will come up
of that there is a certainty. Wha
will be done is another matter Som'
Of the club heads on the circuit have
Expressed themselves as opposed t.
the low salary limit and some hav'
also spoken about the prohibition o
the use of players with strings at
tached. other representatives remaiI
silent and it will be their vote tina
will make a change If one Is made.
President Carpenter has prepare
a statement for the season just clos
ed and will submit it to the league.
shows that attendance records 10
1911 exceeded those for the year pre-
iceding. This is contrary to the state
iments made by many club ofhcial
4 Carpenter believe that the absenc
iof a close an dexciting race prevent
led the teams from drawing even be-
tier. President Carpenters statemeI
follows:
Notwithstanding the 1911 bssebs
season has not been exactly a SUI
icess in numerous leagues throughol
1.-THE country, the fTri-State wei
Through intact, and It is highly prol
liable the present membership will in
mediately proceed to arrange for II
game in the same cities during 191
THE league, has received no motto
lof any member desiring to discontinl
its franchise. which is good for Il
next four years, nor has 1t receive
any application to supply any vacai
,cies
Increased Attendance.
while all statements Of atten
|| I,IL .
lance have not yet been filed with Il
loffice. I believe the league as a who
twill show increased attendance ov
1910. There was room for improv
iment, but a race that lacked excitiI
features was responsible for the po
business in some of the cities, coupl
with several weak clubs whole bac
,ers made every effort to strengthe
but failed in reaching the standa
Of the leading clubs.
Success in a baseball league d
81 Npends absolutely on the clubs beil
punched and within striking distan
of first place, and other views a
lvanced from time to time, rehecti
lupon club owners policy pertaini
Ito salaries and other private matte
Twill not prove a remedy for any u
satisfactory condition.
-vanced have no weight, which is &C
: ,clusively shown in the cities that We
lin the lead. The patrons of the 81
lcessful clubs last year are apparen
satisfied and all the cities will be s.
listed if the league is fortunate enou
to have close race. In the tabser
of 1t, major league players, OF 'salar
=totaling $4,000 per month will find
-second division clubs complaint
sThe banner crowds throng the
parks every season when the parti,
.lar league clubs are within striki
0 distance of first place. AS baseb
sis conducted in an absolutely hon
manner there Is no panacea that v
bring about the much-desired succe
but a trust in luck for at least
majority of the clubs in hailing d
tance Of the pennant.
"The department of the players {
season was admirable, not a seri6
"a outbreak. and four ur1pires who sta
ed the season were satisfactory III