Evening journal., 1913-04-14
TRI STATE In
FINE FETTLE
Gong Sounds on President
Carpenters Circuit on
April 80
CHICKS PLAY AT
HOME MEMORIAL DAY

Preparation is fast under way for
the opening Of the tenth champion
chip campaign Of the Tri-state
League, Wednesday. April 30 Two
clubs. Reading and Chester, have
been dropped from the circuit since
the closing of the league last fall,
and the season will start with but
six teams. All the clubs will enter
the race in good financial condition
and there is no reason why the sea-
son should not finish without a hitch.
The clubs composing the circuit are
Wilmington, Harrisburg, Trenton.
Allentown, Atlantic City Once again
the league will be headed by Presi-
dent Carpenter. He has been au-
thorized to firmly enforce the salary
and team limit rules which were
adopted by the league directors to
avoid financial reverses OF preceding
seasons.
The managers of the clubs for the
1913 season are: Chicks, Jimmy
jackson; White Roses, George Wash
ingtonl Heckert; Boardwalk Buds,
Johnny Castle; Tigers, Bert Conn;
Teutons, William p. Coughlin; Sena-
tors, George Cockill President Car
penter has appointed the following
umpires: Patrick III. Craven, raui
J. Crisham, Sam Seifert and Tom
Walker. Umpire John Gochnaur, a
member Of last years staff, has been
promoted to the International League.
President Carpenter has issued
bulletin of the league, a number of
changes in the schedule being an
nounced, in addition 10 many con
tracts being received. A number OF re-
leases Internationally were made
during the past month, "Kid" Dur
meyer, Altoona's premier shortstop
OF past years, and George Boelzle,
catcher, being among those uncon-
onaily released. They are free to
sign with any club.
Phil Ketter, the former Johnstown
catcher, who is some clouter, has
been reinstated by the Tri-State. fol-
lowing some recent trouble, and he
has been sold by the league to Jer-
sey City.
The bulletin follows
Changes in Schedule.
Allentown at Wilmington, May 30,
A. NJ. and P. NJ. May 81.
Allentown at York, May % and %.
Wilmington at Allentown, July 4,
A. NJ. and p. NJ. July 8.
York at Allentown, July and g.
Contracts.
With AllentOwn-Alexande Nor
thinner j J. King, Ray A Morgan
With Atlantic City-Jack Ballinger,
II. c. Wallace, Frank Horne, James
F. German.
With Harrisburg Richard Mates,
Jr., Mark Adams. Gus Dundon.
With Reading. assigned to Tri-State
League-Perry Stirling
With TrentOn-TyrOn Benner, Ed
ward T. Gribbon William Dwyer, c.
Boyd, Archie A. Aaronson, Joseph
Reese, John W. Croft. J. F. CLARK.
With Wilmington. ]. Kerr, John
V. Hendrick, John H. Wiley, Edward
NJ. Kelly. James II. Ritter, William
c. Gallagher, Henry NJ. Stoll, Fred II
Newman. James Robinson, Harold F.
Reinhardt, Edward r. Sauter. Thomas
J. Thompson, Ray Geisinger, James
A. Chollenberger, Charles Evelins
F. G. Stewart, Jr.. Walter Camburn
Thomas A. Brown. Raymond Connen
Momer Pierce, J. Howard Ksefer.
RELEASED.
BY Allentown TO York. R. S. Tarls-
ton; by Allentown to Harrisburg
John Rudolph; by Tri-State League
to Philadelphia National League Club
II, II. Llewellyn; by Tri-State League
to Jersey City. Philip Ketter; by Tri
State League to Allentown, Franl
Sheckard, Robert Scott, George ed
wards. F. S. Follansbee; by Tri-State
League to Harrisburg, George NJ
There; by Tri-State League to York
Perry Stirling; by Tri-State League
70 Atlantic City, William Cranley.
Reinstated.
Reinstated by Tri-State League
Philip Ketter.
Internationally Released.
BY Tri-State League. George Boel
zle, Edward Long. A. s. Melvin, Johr
Barker Edward McCleary. Franz
Riley, Roy Benton. w. J. Brown, Vir
gil Crawford. Charles P. Durmeyer
W. A. McClelland Charles Tully, Ray
mond Ramsey
BY Trenton-Tyron Benner. Barney
German. Alvin Powell.
By Wilmington-Ray Geisinger
William c. Gallagher. John V. Hen
drick. Harold F. Reinhardt Walter
Camburn, Thomas J. Thompson, Ho
! mer Pierce, Fred H. Newman, Ed
ward K. Ssuter.