Evening journal., 1912-09-16
TRI-STATE
LEAGUE WILL
COME STRONG
Not One Town Has Announced
It's Withdrawal From
the Circuit
MAKE GAME FASTER
NEXT YEAR, THE PLAN

Not one word has been heard from
a Tri-State town that organized base
ball ended with the present season.
There has been much talk regarding
the dropping out Of York, Trenton
and Atlantic City, but there is moth
ing to cause the fans any uneasiness
as to the game in 1913. Prohting
by the experience Of this year. which
proved that TO give the fans good clean
baseball means liberal patronage,
the hackers are inclined 20 do still
better next year.
But one team can win a pennant
each season in any one league. But
the game can be improved and made
SO exciting that the fans will keep
going I'm record crowds all season.
This is the desire of the men who
have backed the game since the Tri-
State started and while year after
year there have been rumors of
changes in the policy Of the Tri-
State and also regarding the leader
ship. the organization has maintained
It's existence intact and promises to
do so for many years to come.
Harrisburg will remain in the Tri-
State unless there is some strong in
ducement offered to get the Senators
into the New York State League. York
Is coming back strong and may have
George Washington Heckert as lead
ed. Manager Heckert has an offer
from Binghamton, but feels safer at
home. especially when he will have
some of his own money tied up In
the game John II. Myers. of the At
lantic City team, has announced that
he will be back in the game and all
he wants is the privilege 10 allow
his team to- play the games on the
road until June 10 in order to permit
the summer residents at the seashore
to land.
Bill Coughlin announced that the
hackers at Allentown are still I'm the
game with the cash and do not want
to give up at this time, but, like Har-
risburg, would like an opportunity
TO get into faster company il pos
sible. II Is believed, however, with
some changes the Tri-State will be
fast enough. Reading is also looking
for a new berth, but Jake Weitze
will keep with the Tri-State as Ions
as there is an opportunity to make
money and a likelihood that tn,
majors win take up the Tri-State al
farm for future greats. Chester
is not looked upon as a certainty
Here is what the Chester Times says
The question has been asked OF
ten, will Chester be on the Tri-Stat,
circuit In 1913? The men who are
back OF this movement to have the
village OF Penn represented have de-
cided to hold n meeting and thresh
the question to it's final conclusion. In
a recent letter President Carpenter
asked that theS50 deposit be forwarded
so that the officials could have a bond
filed in the regular manner. After that
is done a list of players will be for.
warded and among the list will in.
clude the men that are eligible, play.
ing with the team this season. From
the standpoint of the majority Of fans
and their word is final. the Tri-Stat,
club with the abundance Of pep tha
is necessary 20 whip together a win
ming combination and with a team
that can hold its own with the othe
seven clubs, Chester Tri-State bal
will pay. The team that representa-
this berg during the season jus
closed was not a winning combina
tion. at the same time the fans wer
quite loyal, despite the fact that Car
tain Conn. who was with the club a
the time. claimed that the games wer
not patronized.
IF the fans will turn out 20 see
losing team play ball, as they did
this town. then Il stands TO reasO
that a winning team viii have crowd
that will surely place the team upo
a paying basis"
A Trenton dispatch has the follow
ing:
Trenton All Right.
Trenton will again he representa-
in the Tri-State baseball league. TIL
fact was CLEANED In talk wit
James II. Let's, president of the loci
club, and man regarded by man
as one Of the leading benefactOrs ,
sports in town. Mr.. Let's also Il
1t be known that not the least ste
had been taken toward securing
new manager, nor would there be an
move until next spring.
The financial matters of the clu
will be formally disposed of at
meeting OF the stockholders 10 I
held IN about ten days, and at whiC
time the future Of the club will !
decided upon.
"The good-natured president Of Il
club was also warm in his defenl
OF the ball club grounds, known
Morris Park. He declares that Il
park Is many feet larger than Il
regulation size demanded by Il
league and thatiit is also bigger tn;
several of the Tri-State parks
other cities. In fact Mr.. Let's b
leves that the right field is fully
long as the right field of the Philad,
phia National ball park.
The determination OF the clul
chief stockholders to give the bas
ball game another try will mean n
Trenton will be given another chan
10 enjoy minor league baseball. II
doubtful if a change will be made
ball parks"
OF course Peter Cassidy will
main In the Tri-State as long as th'
Is a league. and he will have 70
watched closely next year.