Evening journal., 1913-02-08
THREE THREE CHICKS CHICKS
ENTER The
HOLD-OUTS
Kerr-MeyerS and MCKenna
Back on the Trl-State
Salary Cut
MANAGERS ON THE
CIRCUIT ARE BUSY

Reports from every city on the Tri-
State circuit warrant the opinions
that in reducing the salary limit a
good move was made toward putting
the Carpenter league IN a class that
will command the attention Of clubs
higher up and in need OF future
greats Chester is tho only town that
has not shown any activity and as
Rll contracts must be In the HANDS Of
the players by Feb L. the fans are
al loss 70 understand Chester's ST.
lence
Jimmy Jackson has announced
another lot of youngsters who viii
Try for places with the Chicks this
year Jimmy also reports a "hoid-out
squad"
So far he has not signed any of the
players reserved from last years
team. Several OF the men he has com
, municaieG with appear 10 be dlssat-
isfed with he cut in the salary limit
which of course means that they viii
have to play bali for less money
Among those who have become
holdouis are Doc Kerr "Texr Mey-
ers and Mckcnna 70 rs understood
that all of these men want more
money. Jimmy says he has given
each player the privilege Of buying
bis release and they viii now find out
just how valuable their services are
60 other clubs.
Several new men are now ON Jack
sons string and he is promising to
give Wilmington the best ball team
that it has had for years. He has Sc
cured options on several young play
ers that have been taken up by big
league clubs and " they are farmed
Out they will probably be sent 20 VIII
mington, which is of course good
news TO the local fans
Jake Weitzel has so applicants for
The position of manager for the Read
. ing team. but there are three men he
has under consideration. and Il will
be one OF the trio who will be select
ed OF the one who stands the best
chance Weitzel says 'aThe manager
whom expect viii be selected is well
known TO the baseball fans over the
country He is former big Lacquer.
with lots of experience and is of the
aggressive type. He will be In the
game every day. This is the kind of
la player-manager the people want"
The Seashore Amusement company.
which will finance the Atlantic City
team formerly the Lancaster team.
has filed a certificate OF Incorporation
at Mays Landing. The capital stock
Is $4,000 The incorporators are
John II. Myers, Harry r. Hendrin.
Rs Hery j. Ryder, Jacob G. Leber and
William Anderson.
The Trenton owners have great
faith inNBort Conn and believe he viii
prove to be the best leader that Tren-
ton has had since Jack Carney wore
Trenton uniform He will manage
end play first base. Conn has always
been liked in Trenton and he is con-
sidered by most of the fans as one OF
the best men that ever wore a Tri-
State league uniform He gets along
well with the players and is able to
handle some bad actors that other
managers had to let go Conn an
nounced that he has signed a Young
sier by the name of Powell from
X Chestnut Hill and another by the
name Of Dunn from Jersey City. The
later is highly recommended by Char
lie Girard.
II With Manager "Bnl" Coughlin
signed up 10 manage the Allentown
team this year and with the contracts
already signed and forwarded 10 the
players everything points to an early
Nj getaway this year in that city Under
a new ruling of the league the con-
ltracts are TO be returned by the play
ers by the first OF March The man.
Il Iagement has received number of
offers for several of last years play
ers. but as yet no action has been
II &.laken. Lines are also out for mum.
8 Der of promising young players and
DR. Ballet president Of the club says
zsthere is no doubt OF the fact that All
Il ientown will be on the baseball mar
s. leyen more emphatically than last
81 season.
7 Raymond Bressler, an eighteen