Evening journal., 1912-01-29
TRI-STATERS
AFTER DOUGH
Both Altoona and York Get
Busy on the Subscription
Ends
FANS WANT TEAMS
AND ARE ENTHUSIASTIC

If sufficient sporting blood exists in
Altoona to arouse the men with cash
sufficient to have them put up $4,000,
the Mountain City chaps will once
more be a part of the Tri-State cir
cult
When it is almost certain that base
ball is about to drop away from a
town, the fans manage to get together
In time to prevent it. Activity shown
at Altoona the past few days is ex-
pected to bripg the results.
After a consultation with several
stockholders, two plans have been
agreed upon to solicit the cooperation
Of Altoona business men and may
open up an avenue out of the trouble.
One of the plans is for those that can
and believe in keeping the club in the
field will be given the opportunity to
subscribe stock at $50 per share and
the other is for 100 persons to pledge
themselves to pay $50 for a book of
tickets that are transferable, will adj
nit the holder to the park, grandstand
or boxes, the occupany of the latter
will depend upon those who will come
first. These plans will have to meet
the approval of the stockholders and
if they have their sanction it is quite
a concession over the condition of last
year.
The newspapers of the town have
written column after column urging
it's citizens to come to the rescue OF
the Altoona team. The papers have
pointed out the fact that baseball was
a good advertisement for the city, that
the civic pride should lead the people
to hold up the hands of the loyal few
who are earnestly giving their time
and money to keep the city in the
Tri-State League and in the public
limelight. The Altoona Mirror says:
"The Mirror would like to see our
citizens, and this includes the Cham
Der of Commerce, take the matter up
at once and help develop some scheme
to keep the team in the league. That
the management has not given up hope
entirely and that it has faith in the
national game as an auxiliary to a city
the size of Altoona. they have sent
out contracts to the players and a
number of others will roll in between
now and February /. The manage
ment, notwithstanding the handicap
that it is up against are going ahead.
signing players with the hope that
those who have the pride Of the city
at heart will come forward and hold
up the willing hands that are labor
ing to keep Altoona on the publicity
map"
York Also After the Coin.
The campaign for the raising of the
funds with which to help out the
directorate in the maintaining of the
York team was officially launched Sat
urday, when business men Of the city
were interviewed by a solicitor and re-
quested to subscribe Arrangements
we're made by II. Kister Free with S.
Horace GOtwalt, select councilman
from the Sixth ward. TO take charge
of the solicitation of the money.
A vigorous and systematic campaign
will be prosecuted by Mr.. Gotwalt and
the officials of the York club The new
solicitor is well known about the city
and is acquainted with most of the
men whom II is the desire of the club
directors to reach. He will endeavor
to show the benefits to be derived by
business men and manufacturers from
successful ball club in the way of
advertising and publicity and it is ex-
pected that the appeal will be met with
hearty response in the way of funds.
The money raised though the efforts
of the new solicitor in the subscription
campaign will be applied to the run
ming of the club this season and will
not go to pay off any back debts. The
more money subscribed the better the
article of ball York fans will witness
this coming season.