Evening journal., 1911-04-07
new RULE
FOR PLAYERS
National Association Means to
Give All Men a Square
Deal Hereafter
GOSSIP FROM THE
TRI-STATE CIRCUIT

Judging from an attachment TO the
latest bulletin issued by Secretary
Farrell, Of the National Association Of
Minor League Baseball clubs, there
seems to be a tendency on the part of
the organization TO give every one con-
cerned square deal This applies to
players. managers and club owners
alike. One Of the phrases Of the an
noupcement is as follows:
"Whon a player is reported for sus-
pension I'm the future a reason must
be given. II reason is not given then
suspension will not be recognized and
players salary will continue"
It has been a sort of practice among
managers and club owners TO place
fines and suspension on players for tho
least little reason IN the past, with
the result that many players we're
forced TO go for 10 days or more with
out pay, when they were in condition
and willing to get In the game.
The reason must he a sufficient one
or else the player will be given a
chance 10 take up his case and the
commission will then see that he gets
his pay. Harry Aubrey. OF Syracuse.
Is The first player who will get the
benefit of this new rule. Harry was
dumped for about 10 days last season
by Manager Ashenback because he
made the remark that the players were
not keeping in condition, but were
carousing.
Barton Sold to Utica Club.
Harry Barton manager Of last sea-
sons Reading team and a well-known
figure In the Carpenter organization
for several years has been disposed OF
by Managers Coughlin and Cockill to
Utica. ~ ", where he will play under
Red Calhoun. another Tri-Stater In
exchange Reading gets Catcher Phil
bin While In Scranton Coughlin signed
up Outhelder Gillin, who was in the
Southern California League. Manager
Cockill has returned from scouting
trip over the New York State circuit.
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Altoona Gets TO Work.
Altoona has started work at Hamp-
/ ton. Va: Trenton will get busy Satur-
| day and York takes up practice Mon
| day Wilmington also will start on
/ Monday. OF course. this program all
] depends on the WehintI,
The following Altoona players have
reported;
Outhelders. Hines Clark, McKenna,
Zinn; inhelders, Christ. Housell, Con-
nors Hoover. Bates. Bradle; catchers,
Hurley, Bruggy. Boelzle; pitchers.
Shultz. Miller. Adams, Rapp. Koaler.
Scott, Welsher and Duffy.
The Trenton team will have a good
hitting combination this season ac-
, cording TO the dope handed out. Will
D such sterling swatsmen as John Pau
d Davis. Aaron Kerr, Leo Haiford, Eddie
Tiemier, doc" Kerr, Warren Heist
! Jack Matthews. Eddie Duggan anC
others. and Il is this department on
which Heckert Is counting TO keep the
Trenton club up I'm the front rank this
season.
Another Team for Reading.
Fred r. Paige of New York. was in
Reading yesterday and arranged with
William Abbott Whitman 10 back team
there this season to represent the
Pennsylvania State League There are
now four cities represented, including
Reading. Pottsville. Shamokln and
Sunbury. Two more cities are to be
chosen from Allentown. Lebanon.
Pottstown, NorristOwn or Trenton,
] making IT. tlA-itNU itdENts
II is intended 10 start the season on
May % and close on Labor Day. Or
ganizer Paige says that he will not
have any conflicting dates with the
Tri-State team in Reading and It is
not his purpose to antagonize Iri-
State ball. All games here wild be play
ed az the Circus Maximus.
Bentley VIII Report.
pftehar Rov RoutlpV Of Norwich
Kansas. Will be among the York Tri-
State players TO report for practice
Monday, according TO telegram re-
ceived by President II. X, Free from
the big twirler. In immediate response
TO the notice sent him, Bentley stated
that he would leave for York within
several days and be on hand when the
bell rings Monday Bentley has been
working out for the past week and
says he is I'm condition 10 go on the
mound for light work az once. The
York management Is greatly interest
ed I'm this new twirler and Judging
from the manner I'm which he perform-
ed last season for the Enid club Of the
Western Association Bentley should
prove a valuable man for the White
Rose pitching staff. Out of 80 games
last season, Bentley won 10 and lost
s. standing third among the league
pitchers. He struck out 100 batsmen.
issued "a passes and hit 10 hatters
with pitched balls In fielding Bentley
had an average of 962 and in batting,
PIP. Wilhite. another member of the
Enid club. has also been signed BY
York and will report from Phoenix
Ariz.. on April II.