Evening journal., 1912-12-16
TRI STATE
MEETING
The NEXT
President Carpenter Making
Plans for Annual Gather
ing Of the League
ALL THE LAST
YEAR TEAMS TO STICK

Charles F. Carpenter. president OF
the Tri-State baseball league, is max
ing arrangements for the annual
meeting OF the league. which will be
either tho latter part of this month
or early IN January President Car
penter has not yet definitely decided
where the meeting will be held, but
when the call is issued IL will be eth
or Harrisburg or philadelphia. Some
Of the managers are in favor OF tho
latter city for the reason that u Ia
now the most central city on the cir
cult.
The circuit will be the same as last
year and will be composed OF the fol-
lowing clubs Harrisburg. YORK,
Reading. Allentown, Wilmington,
Chester, Trenton and Atlantic City.
Lancaster. Altoona and JOhnstown
lost their franchises during last sea
son and will not be represented in the
league this year,
Harrisburg Allentown. York and
Trenton have already started plans
for the coming season and the indica-
tions are that the season will be one
OF success. Wilmington and Chester
have also made some plans and with
a rivalry stirred up between the two
cities both viii be materially helped
and the league strengthened. The new
circuit win be more compact and this
will eliminate travelling expenses to
a large degree.
That Trenton will again be repre-
scented IN the Tri-State league was
definitely settled last Wednesday az
ternoon. when William J. Morris was
elected president OF the Trenton Base
ball Association. which will conduct
the Trenton team next season. Mr.. Nor
ris. thenev president. has been identi-
fed with the club for several years,
and the playing grounds Of the Tigers
were named in his honor. The other
officers OF the club elected were
George Barlow. vice president; James
Let's. secretary and treasurer. The
board OF directors include the above
named officers and William l.. Wal
dron Louis Levine William Walker,
Frank Weeden and Charles c. Hill.
The question Of securing a manager
for next year was discussed, but
nothing was refnitely decided upon.
Harry Steinfelt. formerly Of the Chi
coga Cubs: Monte Cross OF Scranton;
DOC" Atkin Of Baltimore. and Char
les Babh. OF Altoona we're all mem
toned for the iob but no one was de-
cided upon u was only decided 70
keen the club in Trenton after failure
TO sell tho franchise plants. etc. for
$1,000. This price was considered eX-
ceedingly low but as there were nc
offers made the principal owners OF
tho club declared they would take one
moro chance.
Tho baseball fans Of Harrisburg
think IL costs too much TO see thi
eqmoe. owing 20 their having TO so &,
Island park across the bride as a tOl
is charged each person The fans
want free bridge. and the Harris.
burg Indcrcndcnt SAYS the following
AZ p result of interviewing a fan; "Thf
average attendance for the year at the
ball games In all the years that Har-
rishurg has been represented in the
Tri-State league he said, has been
from $4,000 to $4,000 Now. then. let
MS say. he continued. that Il was lust
30 000 For argument sake II must
he admitted that large number went
10 the grounds by trolley. However
60 per cent and that is very low went
by way 81 the bridge. In other words
about $500 went into the hands OF The
bridge companies each year as the re-
suit Of The baseball fans attending the
game. In the several years the fans
have contributed thousands Of dol
lars.
Bill Coughln. who managed the Al
lentown Tri-State club last year AND
who was captain Of three pennant
winning teams for Hughey Jennings
in Detroit and managed the Williams
port Tri-Statc team for two seasons
1909 and 1910. has purchased the Blat
ter hotel, at 52l Jackawanna avenue
Scranton, from A. S. Harding Cough
lin will have the place remodeled AM
a manager will conduct the business
for the ball player Six thousand dol
lars is said to be the price paid 70
the business Coughlin will not Civ
up baseball but will play with ant
manage the Allentown team next sea
SON
Harry Davis, who is one OF tn
most experienced men in the baseball
business today. may be tho new lead
ct Of the Reading team Hc has no
signed With any team for 1918. and
Is said, that he Is anxious to go [
Reading and build up a pennant-wir
ming club.
Davis and Connie Mack are clos
friends and the latter. who is tn
heaviest stockholder in the local team
may place the former captai nof tn
worlds champions here.
Wallace Nutting Pictures. 25c {