Evening journal., 1912-06-17
KEEPING TRI-
STATE INTACT
League Meets Tonight to Ad-
Just the Circuit
Change
CHICKS KEEg Up
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

The week ended with Wilmington
In fourth position in the Tri-State
League race and the team in better
shape than ever During the week the
franchises Of Altoona and Lancaster
were transferred to Reading and At
iantic City respectively and at the
meeting of the League in Harrisburg
tonight it is likely that the sale Of the
Johnstown interests to Paterson N. j.,
will be announced.
The special meeting will develop all
the things that are now lying dormant
in the Carpenter organization and be-
tore the session in ended there is little
doubt but that all the fans will know
Just how the league is consutlted.
With Reading. Atlantic City Patterson
and the cities now in the league on the
trail OF the clubs the old Tri-State
should take on an entirely different as
pect and the things that now look so
iiscouraging may all work out for the
best.
The action Of the Lancaster club in
beating Il out of the Red Rose city
came as a surprise to every one II
has been an open secret for some time
that the Red Roses We're not drawing
at their home games in the way that
was desired but no intimation of their
intention OF leaving for other quarters
was given cut When President Myers
learned, however. that Atlantic City
was hot after a team in the league he
opened negotiations for the use of the
inlet grounds and -clinched the bargain
thus beating out the Johnstown man
agemant, which was also ldesirous OF
ding to the New Jersey resort city
After next Friday the Lancaster club
will become the Atlantic City team.
Johnstown came here Friday TO
play their regular games having
accepted the consideration Of 5000
from the Chicks TO play here instead
of going TO the Flood City for the
game. Rain prevented the double
header Saturday The Jawns play
two games here ftoday sand on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday so 70
Trenton instead Of playing at home
These transfers Of games make II so
that Conn's team is not due again in
Johnstown until July 4. and by that
time some arrangement is likely to be
made taking the club elsewhere There
IS little doubt but that Johnstown fans
have seen their last Tri-State baseball
this season.
Ira Plank, brother OF Eddie Plank,
Of the Athletics; Roth, a pitcher who
belongs TO Baltimore and Cruckshank
the Bucknen college team new men
signed by Manager Babb, will arrive
threading this evening.
- Opeer are the turns OF fate and base
ball Lennie Frost, one Of the most
popular members of the York team
and as good a catcher as has donned a
White Rose uniform for several years
has been released by Jack Mnninge
released outright and no effort made
TO sell him or otherwise dispose of his
services. Frost was injured severa
weeks ago and has Remembering from
a bad wrist since that time, but while
he was on the hospital list York was
not forced to count him n member oi
the team and in retaining him was no'
breaking any league rules. Manning
offered stan excuse that he had sign
ed two Experienced" players.
Another thing Manning has sign'
p Pitcher Hitchcock. the tall, lanky
awkward boy who wasywith York sew
eral seasons ago and failed TO mak'
good Since that time Hitchcock hal
consistently failed TO deliver the goods
and has Just been allowed to go b,
Johnstown