Evening journal., 1913-09-23
YORK MAKES
MONEY OUT
OF BASEBALL
After Team Was Rounded Up
Fans Began TO Attend
Games
GET MUCR MONEY
| FROM PLAYERS SALE

YORK, Pa, Sept. 23.-According to
! recent announcement made by one
bf the directors Of the York base ball
flub, the season just past was one Of
the most successful financially to the
White Roses since its return TO the
TFi-state league Indeed. it is expect
ed that the final report, now being
ifepared, viii show the club several
Kindred dollars ahead. something un-
usual to the York directors.
NNork, as did all the other clubs, got
sSbad start at the beginning of the
sspson, due somewhat to the bad
E,tather. but largely because the fans
Vfuld not turn out to see the poor
a,hbitons gwen by all the teams at
that time Put as the season prog
Fffscd the managers rounded their
a,hms into playing form and with the
Rfurn Of better exhibitions the crowds
atso returned. AT first fans did not
ctro to pay to see collection of play
Rs fighting for positions, more in a
ltenncr TO have the game over and
With no tenn work whatever
OFhc sale Of players has helped the
nlt chase OF Doc Milliman by Bing-
htmtoa CLUB for $500. with the pros
Htfts OF having him drafted by an In
Wnaiioral league club when itg draft
ing season opens. meaning several
Wndred dollars more. viii 60 a good
Hdy with the club. Then there Is also
the sale of Joe Knots. after his fight
Ylh Manager Hcckcrt, for whom a
t,tm OF 5000 was re eivcd from the
kfTanton club of the New York State
Hague by the White Roge directors.
However. the Scranton manager has
fNfd a protest and wants the sale an
ne4lled for the reason that Knots re-
ftees 70 come 10 the terms offered,
aHfr he was sold. and would not re-
Fflrt Both clubs. have placed full re-
ntfts In the hands of President Far
TM, Of the minor leagues, and the
dtrision should be reached by next
wSek
qhe draft OF Kavanaugh and Shaw
efhough the latter Is uncertain yet,
btbught in goodly sums. Information
hfa been received that Kavanaugh
40 be seen in a Detroit uniform next
Fehson instead of an outfit at Cleve-
iapd, which club drafted him. II Is
stod the draft for "'Kavy" was made
h&. the Maps at the instance of the
|Fihers' management. This was done
"a. give Detroit better chance for
HIM at the drafting time, both clubs
Dqt in bids for him with the expected
result that one Of the two obtained
HIN. Nothing has been heard so far
frRm the National Commission in re-
gtfd to Shaw. but Clarke Grinith. as
well as the York directors. are await
iIlg action in this case The draft
money for Shaw has not been received
from St. Louis.
nNhen the season opened last spring
Kbrk had 16 players signed only three
otwhom finished the season with the
White Roses. There are eight on the
reserve list at present, as follows;
Catcher Thomas Philbin, Pitchers
Gbs Schmidt and Karl Williams. Sec
Dhh Baseman Jack Morrison. Short
stop Mike Lynch and Olthelders Frank
SYayne, Charles Johnson and Lefty
Wallace. Philbln. Morrison. Williams
and perhaps Johnson are scheduled
4osbecome. free agents. This will leave
OILY swayne Lynch, Schmidt and
Wallace as a nucleus for 1914 The
rules of the Tri-State League require
nfat each team file It's list of reserve
pRyers with President Carpenter not
QRer than September %.