Evening journal., 1911-03-20
TRI-STATE VETS
WANT MORECOIN
Managers Would Willingly
Pay Men Better Salaries if
League Permitted it
PICK WILMINGTON
FOR FIRST DIVISION

dissatisfied with the salary OHeleu TOT
the coming championship race. Under
the existing baseball laws they are
forced to play or be placed on the sus-
pended list Baseball critics say there
will doubtless be a feeling Of unrest
throughout the league this season
which would have been dispensed with
II the salary limit had been placed
high enough 10 pay men what they de-
serve or even a discontinuance of the
individual limit of S175.
There are not so many holdouts, the
managers aver. but the men now
sending in their contracts are express
ing their disgust at the salary cuts
they are receiving. Baseball players
are the most ambitious men in any
profession and any retrogression is !
considered by them discredit to their
ability The talk usually handed out
by the holdout is that he can make
more money i'm business than playing
ball at salary offered but this old cry
is no longer taken seriously by the
manager The manager does know,
| however, that many players could oh
tain more money with other clubs than
he is able TO pay, and in some cases
arranges a trade or sale This method,
If carried out extensively, may event
ually strip the Tri-State of all its men
of ability and leave nothing but mex
perienced youngsters.
Wilmington For First Division.
Followers of the national game are
already beginning to size up the vari-
ous teams in the Tri-Statt with view
of determining which have the best
chance TO finish high in the league
race At present IL looks like Reading,
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for the first division, but then how Of
ten do preseason calculations go
wrong wnen the Fourth OF July rolls
around? However, the fact cannot be
disputed tnat Bill Coughlin and George
COckill have a most formidable bunch
OF players lined up. The same is true
OF bert Conn at Jonnstown and George
Heckert at Trenton. Pete CASSIDY is
not falling far snort of the others nign
mark ana will enter the league dasn
determined TO win. Altoona, Harris
burg, Lancaster and York nave not
1ned up anything IKE championship
material as yet Dut Jnen before the
middle OF the season tney may spring
surprises.
COckill Gets Busy.
George CocKill is losing no time in
making things hum about Reading. lie
has secured mis- release from Montreal
and accompanying II goes Outnelder
Bailey VINO was with York last season
a catcher and a pitcher Cochil also
has the promise OF another nrst class
twirler nom major league team. ht
, has gained the confidence OF the fans
/, and rs sure to be popular ia Reading.
/. Conn After Fast Ones.
. AT JohnstOwn Bert Conn is making
a big move 10 get together a fast team
His players VIII report April 10 ano
by that time Conn says VIII nave OBJ
tained money enough by subscription
, TO insure the team rOr the entire sea
, son. The hotel men are cancelling
their debts against the association and
giving considerable cash besides. Conn
will try out a number of recruits from
! the hills about the Flood City and be-
lieves he will be able to pick out sew
eral fast men from the bunch. Bert
has landed three promising young
sters from about Philadelphia and has
, his eye on a young catcher of abil-
l ity.
Manager Selbach of the Senators
has announced the official list of play
! ers who will appear with Harrisburg
- this season to be as follows Catch
ers, Stroh. Mayes, Scott. Fry; pitch
g ers, Myers, King, Beach, Fittery
q Forsythe, Shawkey, Scanlon, Leidig
q infelders, Fink. Hespergen, Ioggen
: sen, Bell, Anderson; outfielders
= Freese, Lockhard; holdouts. Eichber
4 ger, outfielder; Freeman. Rutherford
and Adler, infielders; and Gaskill
h pitcher. Selbach expects great things
Il from his youngsters. He will keep n,
i slow man with the club. he says, an'
v has decided to have everyone hust
"a ling.
- Within the next three weeks th'
t Altoona Club. led by Manager Ram
y sey, will start south for the sprint
training. Only those men who Ram
a sey believes he will be able to use viii
"a make the trip as money is no NOR
plentiful i'm the MOuntaineers' cam
= than I'm any other Tri-State quarter
a Ramsey is not experiencing any difi
~ Guilty i'm signing up his men for thi
season and states that all Of the vete
rams will be in the fold when tn
y gong rings for play ball"
! Wilmington Fans Anxious.
70 Wilmington fans are now gettin
D. anxious for the season to open. TIL
ut fans know they have fast team an
u Pete Cassidy is losing no Opportunit
to remind them of the fact Neve
az before has Wilmington known such
n hustling leader as Pete. He talk
le baseball continually and alwsys ha
r a crowd of eager listeners about hii
rs when in the central section of th
D. city.
p Manager Hogan has issued ca
ne to the Lancaster candidates to r.
~ port April l6. The Rossmere ground
ne are being put in condition for Il
games and have been leased for al
At other year by the club. The gran'
on stand will also undergo a number
III improvements.
lis The Trenton holdouts "Bill' Cls
nd and doc" Kerr have come to tern
~. with Manager Heckert and the fo'
he leader is now wearing a most engal
er ing smile. Clay and Kerr were Hecl
IS ert's only cause OF worriment this se
list son. Both men Heckert states are d
m. serving Of more money than the leag'
ng allows but he is unable to pay
as under the circumstances and has
at persuaded the players. Kerr did q
ad OF the Tigers catching last seas'
nut and wants to do the same again th
ite year.
tie "Foley's Honey and Tar is the be
on cough remedy I ever used as
,rn | o,,ickIxy etonned a severe cough III