Evening journal., 1912-02-01
JACKSON
STARTS THINGS
Lid Lifts on Local Sport With
Coming. Of Chick
MANAGER
IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE FAST TEAM

With the coming of Jimmy Jackson
as manager Of the local Tri-State
club baseball affairs in Wilmington
are expected to hum from now on.
Jackson is due here this afternoon
to sign his contract and after The
fOrmality is disposed off he will be
given a line on the men the club has
under contract and will at once ge.
busy on the scouting job. Jackson
is an Outiielder who played with the
Scranton New York State League last
year and by reason of his long eN-
perience in the game knows many
fast men whom he will endeavor to
bring here. He will have full con-
troll of the team on and off the field
and is being counted on to make
good.
This is the last day the teams of
the league have to file their S2.00D
guarantee bonds with President Car
penter. The Wilmington owners have
filed theirs and word comes frorl
Altoona that theirs will 90 up today
If Lancaster puts up today the old
league will be intact although Al
lentown made a pretty loud knock
yesterday to get in. Should Lancas-
ter fail TO qualify today it is alto
gether probable that Allentown would
get the franchise
According to the news from AL
toona. Charlie Babb, a protege Of
"Muggsy' McGraw and a former big
Lacquer has made application for the
berth Of manager as has Scout Nc
Carthy. o. the St. Louis Cardinals.
The latter was in Altoona last season
and picked up Jimmy Clark. who is
now a member of the Cardinals.
The terms offered by both men
were satisfactory, but neither was
been made to keep a club in Altoona
the shopmen will be asked to rally to
the support of the team.
An effort was made to dispose Of
the Altoona franchise, but pur-
chaser could not be found. and rather
than have the franchise revert to the
league the fans decided TO try base
ball for another season
The team will continue under the
same organization as last year. the
Altoona Athletic Association still re-
naming intact.
York Trades Bowman.
Secretary Edwards. OF the Bing-
hamton Baseball Association. of the
New York State League, has an
nounced that Pitcher Jack Pappalau
had been sold to Troy. It was also
stated that a deal had been effected
with Jack Manning. Of the York Tri-
State League Club. whereby Catcher
Monohan and Inhelder Riley are
traded for Second Baseman Bowman
Pappalau has been under suspen-
| sion by the Binghamton team for re.
fusing to accompany them to SYra-
cuse on the last Sunday Of the 1911
season
Allentown Again Tries.
Word from Albany is to the effec
that the Allentown delegation wal
unsuccessful in purchasing a New
York State League franchise at th'
meeting OF the managers Of that cir
suit in Albany. The fans in Bing
hamton protested vehemently agains
the selling OF that city's franchise
and a long conference ended withou
result. II was found that Albany /
for sale. and the Allentonians wer
dickering to purchase IL when It wa
found that. even If they did buy tn
stock. the team would have to remail
in that city. The result is that tn
hope Of getting a New York Stat
League franchise for Allentown
about gone. and negotiations will b
started to get into the Tri-State.
Tri-State Wins Suit.
The suit instituted by the Tri-Stat
League against the American Bond
ing Company. Of Baltimore. TO re
cover $4,000, tho amount Of the bon
given by the Wilmington Exhibitio
Company, owners of the Wilmingto
Tri-State club. for the faithful pei
formance Of its contract to remain j
tho league throughout the season &
1905. has been decided in the Blai
/ County Court I'm favor Of the league
4 Wilmington threw up the sponge o
July 21. 1908. but the club was mair
tined by the league.
/. The jury found that Wilmingto
y owed the league s2.659.47. less S659.4
for players turned over to the lcagu