Evening journal., 1912-03-25
TRI-STATE
HAPPENINGS
Managers Notify PLAYERS to
Report for Practice Early
Next Month
EXPECT YOUNGSTERS TO
MAKE GOOD As CHICKS

IIl-State league managers are send
ing out notices 10 the men they have
signed for the season announcing the
late on which they are expected 10
report for spring training. Manager
jackson and his squad will start daily
workouts at Front and Union streets
on April 10. and Manager Heckert Of
Trenton, will have his men get down
to work on April 8. Other league lead
ers have selected days early in April
as their initial training days.
Although the Wilmington club Will
not play many exhibition games mas
sibly none. before the regular league
schedule is tackled, some other Tri-
State teams have a hard combination
TO stack up against. George Heck
erts team of veterans is one club that
VIII play a big series Of preseason
contests. Heckert's exhibition games
follow:
April, 10, Philadelphia Athletics at
Trenton; April II. Toronto Interna-
tionals at Trenton; April II, Jersey
City lnternationals at Jersey City;
April is. Dickinson college at Tren-
ton, and April 90 Philadelphia Ma
tionals at Trenton.
After almost allowing their team to
be transferred to another city. the
rams in Altoona are coming nobly to
the front and advancing the necessary
financial support to insure a club
there for the entire season. More than
$4,000 of the $4,000 necessary to
finance the team has been collected.
while the Altoona Chamber of Com
merce has guaranteed another $1,000.
The remainder of the money will be
secured by subscription and through
the sale of boosters tickets at 81 each.
Affairs in Harrisburg are beginning
10 shape themselves for the league
season. The bleachers and grandstand
on the island park where the games
are played. will be completely over
hauled and repaired before May l..
John Black, former treasurer of the
II. A. c. being placed in charge Of
the work. Manager Cockill has or
dered his men to report April Is. II.
w. Cough. city comptroller. has been
made treasurer of the Pennsylvania
Exhibition Company. the new stock
concern which has taken over the
Senators.
Wilmington's team is beginning to
become a reality. Manager Jackson
is working hard and has collected a
bunch Of young men and veterans
from other leagues. Many new faces
will be seen in the Chicks lineup
this year Among the players al.
ready under contract are the follow
ing: Abbott. from the Baltimore
Athletics" Bransfeld. from Murray
Hill. n. j.; Reilley, Clifton Heights. \.
j.; Smith, Philadelphia Nationals; To-
bin, Philadelphia Americans; Wyoff
Sunbury; MADEIRA. Bloomsbury; Mil
Ter, Springfield: Scott, Burlington. y.
j.. Byrne. Ocean City, y. J., aud JAS
bee, Detroit. Mich. Harry Johnson
who played with Chester teams last
years is the latest boy to sign He is
an outfielder who seems to have the
goods.
In George Moore, of Altoona. says
Tom O'Neil. the we'll known Johns
town umpire and former big league
pitcher, Bert Conn has signed up one
of the most promising young pitch
ers i'm the slab and sawdust box busi-
ness today. Moore is a spitball art
ist who played last season with Phil
ipsburg in the Mountain League
O'Neil, who umpired. on that circuit
last year, saw Moore's work at close
range and in the more than 20 games
during which Tom stood behind him
there was plenty of chance for the
showing of a claw foot.
Two members of the Seaford anna
teur baseball team OF last year have
moved into faster company and have
left TO report TO the new clubs.
SLEEPY" Parsons, first baseman for
several years on the Seaford team
has been signed by the Reading Tri-
Btaters, and William d. Noble, OF
Preston, Md. who caught for Seaford
last year. has signed with Altoona.
Howard A. Weaver. Of Williams
mort, has purchased the interests OF
Thomas Gray and George Cockill II
the Reading Club.
Mr. Weaver last season played in
field positions with the Worcester
team in the New England League ano
played with Fall River team in 1905
and 1910 II is likely that he will play
the seond base position in the Read
ing lineup this season.
Patriarch Havana 10c cigars. Selak