Evening journal., 1913-12-24
OPPOSITION
TO CARPENTER
FOR LEADER
Rumble From Harrisburg for
PhiIadeIphian TO Head Tri-
State League
HECKERT BOOM IS
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

There is an opposition against
Charles c. Carpenters reelection to
the head of the Tri-State League, and
IL will take definite shape some time
before the league meeting. says the
Harrisburg Star Independent Presi-
dent Carpenter has not yet set a date
for the meeting, but everybody con-
nected with the game in this circuit
believes the meeting will be held next
month.
Most every club in the league has
come out unofficially for an eight
club circuit and some of them for a
change in the presidency. After
silence broken only by one circular
since last season, President Carpenter
issued a statement favoring a six
club circuit and working for lots Of
oompetition and a close race to get
the fans interested.
1t is known definitely that some
of the men back of baseball in this
league have been writing around get
ting individual opinions on the man
ner in which the league is being rur
and some of the men who have put
money into baseball year after year.
have come out in no uncertain terms
against the present management of
the league. 1t is known that there
will be opposition to President Car
penter when he comes up for re-elec-
ton. The Heckert boom is not taken
seriously and it begins to look now
as if the presidency would be offered
to a Philadelphia newspaper man.
George Graham is favored for the
position.
Whether there will be Tri-State
baseball next year or not depends on
the issue for the presidency and not
on the size of the circuit. was believ-
ed some weeks ago. The Heckert
boom was not taken seriously and he
is not expected to come out for the
league head.
A baseball man was asked yester-
day by the sporting editor of the
Star-Independent if Carpenter had
been elected for a term of more than
one year. He said he did not think
so, as Mr. Carpenter was reelected
last year and the year before. When
asked about the Tri-State rules he
said he did not know If there were
any rules in force. When asked
about the local situation and whether
: Manager Cockill would be retained
for another season he replied that he
lcould not tell until II was definitely
decided that the league would be con-
tinued.
who will start. the opposition
against the reelection of Mr.. Car
penter is not known. but a sentiment
against him has been created in Tri-
State circles. it was learned. and II
viii take definite shape at the league
meeting. Mr.. Carpenters salary as
president, secretary and treasurer OF
the Tri-State is $1,000 a year.
1--WE have three Philadelphia news
paper men i'm the salaried positions
at the disposal OF the league. and
they could divide the salary any way
they see fit.n said a prominent base
ball man. This plan seems to be
widely favored over the circuit
: Directors of the Pennsylvania
Amusement Company owners of the
Harrisburg franchise in the Tri-
State, will meet next Tuesday after
moon to decide on the action the Har-
risburg club will take at the league
meeting. How the local club will in
struct its representative is not
known No action bearing on the
local club. such as the election of a
manager. can be taken until after the
, league meeting.