Evening journal., 1912-07-20
CHESTER MAY
GET in LEAGUE
President Carpenter There
Today Trying to Make
the Arrangements
NEED MORE FANS
AT THE LOCAL GAMES

To preserve the Tri-State League
10 render the league more compact,
and 10 put Tri-State baseball upon
better and more profitable basis
than u has been since the inception
of the league, Charles +. Carpenter,
president OF the organization, through
his emissary. Monte Cross, has prac-
tically arranged for the outright sale
OF the Johnstown club and franchise
TO Chester. Chester is ripe for q
Tri-State team Monte Cross has
been acting for President Carpenter.
for several days in Chester, sounding
the citizens. aud his reports 10 the
president caused that official 10 leave
last night for Chester to make the
final arrangements.
President Carpenter stated that the
tangle In Johnstown could not be un-
raveled. The club by the forfeiture Of
the Altoona franchise, was moored
high and dry a prohibitive distance
from the center OF the league activi-
ties Profits were eaten up in car
fares. The president deplored the
necessary action, but remarked that
the salvation Of Tri-State baseball lay
in a compact organization and with
Chester in the league the entire eight
clubs will rest within easy travelling
distance.
Chester has been the hotbed of base
ball for years. There more minor
league stars that eventually grew into
the big league were educated than in
any other town OF its size In the
United States AT one time, not so
long ago, Chester was Just a sue
cession Of ball parks. President Car
penter will meet seevral prominent
citizens Of Chester, and he stated that
by the end of the week the Johnstown
franchise would be transferred to
that city.
While Carpenter is working hard
to keep the league together, affairs
in Wilmington are going nicely. The
owners are we'll satisfied with the
team, except perhaps. for on infeld
position and another pitcher, and are
in the market for the men.
Attendance at the games continues
slack, and with no very good reason.
Local fans have always howled for
winning team, pledging all sorts Of
support to those interested in t. This
season the owners have roped to-
gether a crowd of players that gives
every indication of getting close TO
the pennant, but the fans give the
owners no encouragement by attend
ing the games. The location of the
park and its size are the principle
reasons which have been advanced
for the staying away of the fans.
But If the city fails to back the team
on the lot where they are playing at
present the result will be, not the
securing OF a new field. but the kill
ing of league ball In Wilmington. At
every turn the desire for an interna-
tional League team IN this city can
be heard, but il is a safe bet that
until a Tri-State team can be sup
ported here, there is no chance for
a league in which expenses are much
heavier settling in Wilmington.
Register Of Wills Henry +. Kohler
has resigned as vice-president Of the
York Tri-State baseball team, because
he is dissatisfied with/the management
Of the White Roses. He says he is
tired of paying out money TO see a
club Of good ball players mismanaged
and will not be a party to killing
the national game In York. Mr..
kohler is one of the heaviest stock
holders. having been identified with
the game in York since York had
outlaw baseball