Evening journal., 1912-02-24
TRI-STATE
HAPPENINGS
Renewed Activity Shown by
Managers on the
Circuit
EECKERT'S OLD MEN
COME IN FOR ReASTS

Lancaster Tri-Statc League baseball
team, the list Of leaders in the Car
penter organization is complete
Johnny" Castle was elected leader
OF tho Red Rose team this week and q
contract has been sent him. He will
play in the outfeld i'm connection with
his duties as manager.
Castle has had managerial expert
ence He led the Steubenville, Ohio
club OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania
League and ass tied Hank Ramsey in
Altoona a part of last season. Castle Is
fast man on the bases and covers a
large territory In the outiicld. He was
an applicant for the managership Of
the York club before the local direc-
tors decided upon Jack Manning
Castle bears tho stamp OF approval OF
Charley Doom. of tho Philadelphia Ma
tionals. and Connie Mack, leader Of the
Philadelphia Athletics
Manager Castle will enter upon the
work at Lancaster with a determine
ton TO replace the Red Rose City upon
tho baseball map with team equal t1I
that OF any team IN the league. lie
has been given full authority to sign
and release players and TO make
trades it is stated. and has already a
1umber of deals for players pending.
Castle has always been known as
hustler and will doubtless live up TO
his reputation this season.
All of the managers i'm the league
are becoming more or less active with
the approach Of the spring training
season and are casting about for good
material George Cockill, IN Harris
burg. has lines out for a good third
hascman and a shortstop, together
with . new catcher and pitcher Tie
has signed several new men but does
not have his lineup ready to announce. !
Bert Conn. in Johnstown. believes
he has strengthened his-team by the
addition OF Rankcn Johnson. secured
from York in exchange for Jimmy
CLARK Johnson is good pitcher
lIIc was ono of the best in the league
last season but is regarded as cN-
tremely difficult TO handle I'm Read
ing Managcr Coughlin is at present
trying to arrange for a suitable play
ing field. Some trouble is being eX-
.perienced there and q is possible that
the Pretzols may be seen upon a new
field when the season opens. Coughlin,
who is former American League
player. cNpcctssto get the cream OF
Hughey Jennings cast-olfs this season
with which TO strengthen Reading.
Newspapers i'm Trcnton are taking
kindly hings "a. Manager Flcckcrt be-
caHsc OF bis lineup Of veterans play
ers. The Trenton scribcs contend
that younger mon should be signed
They admit that the veterans are
good men but the fans there want
some new faces aud Hcckcrt. e is
said. is setting himself TO the task
Ono Trenton paper has this to say
on the matter 1T may seem ecvcrc
to pan The old man but baseball fans
are a peculiar tribe Of animals ard
unless they see some real acton,
baseball stands good chance Of
losing a bin oi us popularity Those
who jam their way on a packed trolley
car. si- in The boiling sun aud miss
the evening cakes will not do such
thines long II they are going 10 wa;ch
game played bv old men. There arc
too many contests being played about
the lots by Youngsters who. while
they may. haot n LOT Of easy ones.
will be m ihc game at all times with
no end Of ropprr.
Wilmington has Signcd Joseph A.
Byrnc, a Philadelphia man. 20 cover
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Monte Cross. Byrnc has played with
a number Of Philadelphia somi-pro-
fessional teams and Is rated as a
clever player. T. IS understood that
the PLAYER is the property Of the st.
Louis Americans
Must Purchase Release.
The Johnstowu club officials have
written President Free. OF the York
aIr.I. rI.... H.. DO. D..
Manning The Flood City club dc.
clares il will not permit York n
use Manning until his release Us pur
chased from them. President Ere;
declares the action to be a surpris,
to him. but SAYS York Will not hu,
Manning.
When the York team signed Man
ming II was on the understandin,
that he had been made n free agcn
by Bert Conn Of Johnstown. Com
stated a that time that he would givl
Manning to York provided Jacl
could make good as manager. as
favor to the player On this agree
mont Manning signed Now. IL ap
pears, the Johnstown directors vii
insist on Manning reporting there
unless his release is purchased by
York However. President Free con
tends. Manning did not receive q con
tract from Johnstown this season
When q club fails to send a pros
pectiye player a contract within the
allowed time such player consc-
quently becomes a free agent.
Stutz a HoldOut.
Kid Stutz. the peppery little short
stop Of the Reading club. is a hold
out He has written 10 Manager
Coughlin as follows: 'Youse guys
gets All the money and its the limit
or nothing for me this year.
Trenton Gets Matthews.
fHeckert has secured the services OF
Pitcher Bill Matthews from the
Wiikesbarre club. of the New York
State league and will use him at
Trenton this season. Matthews is a
former York twirier.
AN EPIDEMIC OF COUGHING
Is sweeping over the town. Old an,
young alike are affected, and the strait
is particularly hard on little childrei
and ON elderly people Foleys Hone
end Tar Compound is a quick. safe an
reliable cure for all coughs and cold
Contains no opiates.